JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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archiebald
I've been using ASUS motherboards and graphic cards bought from Yamada Denki, Laox and Akihabara in home built computers for over 10 years, but it is true that ASUS notebooks have not been imported (under their own name at least) until recently.
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archiebald
SuperLib,
And so it should be. If the continuing massacres haven't yet convinced people that there is something wrong with the US gun culture yet, then it NEEDS to be continually debated until something changes.
Sympathy is not going to bring those people back or save the next random victims. But if enough people eventually debate it and eventually get the message across that US (non) gun control is not working, then maybe these people's lives will not have been snuffed out in vain.
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archiebald
A step in the right direction.
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archiebald
This is great. I remember when the Wii was announced and was going up against the Xbox360 and PS2, everyone said it would fail due to the specs.
But what it has proved is that game playability and content is far more important than pixels.
A nice case of substance over style.
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archiebald
European1,
Laugh, I nearly fell off my chair. The first handyphone I had could send text, but that was an awful long time ago. Every phone I've had for the last 10~12 years has had full email access.
SMS is from the dark ages my friend.
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archiebald
JeffLee,
And if you are correct then what is wrong with that? The real strength of Japanese industry is that they take on board new technology, wherever it may have been originally invented, and they tweak it and develop it over the long term.
As an example, cameras were not invented in Japan but who's your global daddy now when it comes to camera brands?
Cars were not invented here either but who is the dominant producer of cars in the world right now in terms of numbers sold and number of world class companies(despite the recession) as a result of constant innovation.
Where others tend to cut back at the first sign of recession, Japanese companies - my small one included, continue with R and D and generally come out stronger as a result.
It's natural that there will be cycles in regional strength as new countries develop but Japan has been pretty much at the top of its game for nearly 40 years now. I don't see that changing too much.
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archiebald
This team needs to come to Nagano, especially the eastern part.
What's the point in having clean cities if they simply dump their garbage in the countryside.
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archiebald
nightflesh,
Your case doesn't hold up. How many of the Japanese players currently playing in MLB said no? They are also risking their season just as much as the US players.
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archiebald
This is just a blip that will be all but forgotten about in a year or so.
Besides, since most Japanese companies generally try their hardest to keep staff on despite poor order books, they will be very well placed to pick up the pace when recovery starts.
It is the short sighted western companies that lay people off at a hint of a downturn to appease the shareholders that will be in trouble.
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archiebald
bakabaka,
The difference between Japan and for example the US or Europe is that guns are easier to get hold of. How many times have we heard in recent months of nutters shooting up a load of people then turning the gun on themselves.
This crime reported here is just another manifestation of the same crazy urge in my opinion. Just the methodology is different.
In other words, Japan is no worse or better than any other developed nation in this respect.
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archiebald
It already works in many chargers but at very short range.
My electric toothbrush charges by induction - no physical contact.
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archiebald
I find it hilarious when gun supporters start bringing the frontier spirit and the US constitution into the debate.
You guys need to look at your calendars, this is 2009, not 1809.
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archiebald
Speaking as someone who has visited several cities in Iran for a total of 3 months, all this hogwash about Iranian people being indoctrinated is pure tosh. Ask anyone who has ACTUALLY travelled to Iran such as the American wrestling team and you will hear only good responses.
Don't confuse the Iranian people with politicians.
Oh, and another thing. To fully understand the relationship between the US, Europe and Iran you need to read a little further back in time than 1979.
Do a little study for the period from around 1953 up to 1979 and you may understand a little why Iran feels upset at the actions of the US. It includes US support for a non-elected head of state, which is at the very least, somewhat hypocritical.
Obama is doing the right thing now, unlike that idiot president before him.
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archiebald
I wonder if she had an underlying condition that caused her to fall in the first place. Brain tumor could have caused her to fall.
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archiebald
skipthesong, Not sure about your comment but to clarify what I meant - The international reputation and goodwill that existed post 9/11 was flushed down the toilet by the arrogance of the Bush administration. Not only did it drag America down to new lows amongst the Arab world (and made the world far more dangerous as a result) but relations with many of Americas traditional allies was strained close to breaking point right up to the day the US voters came to their senses.
I am not saying Saddam wasn't evil, but he was a known entity and Iraq was not a safe haven for Al Qaida or a recruiting ground for Iran under his rule.
I never believed from day one that there were any WMD and even if there were, the possibility of using them to attack the US or western Europe was virtually zero.
Thankfully that era is drawing to a close and I hope Obama can try his best to restore the US to where it was before the previous incompetent incumbent put his finger in the pie.
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archiebald
I got my US casualty figures from here;
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm
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archiebald
Say What??
That is utter twaddle. Guns are not wanted in the UK because they serve no other purpose than to increase murder rates. Look at the stats for any developed nation in the world and you will see a direct correlation between gun ownership and mortality rates.
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archiebald
If Saddam had been left in power and the US had never invaded, lets think what might have been different?
Just a few points that come to mind....
1) Over 4,000 US servicemen would be alive (not including other nations)
2) Over 30,000 US servicemen would be uninjured and many would not be requiring lifelong rehab.
3) In excess of 100,000 Iraqis would be alive
4) Over US$2T would not have been poured down the drain (again, not including other nations)
5) Saddam would still not have WMD
6) Al Qaida would not have had a foothold in Iraq
7) Afghanistan could have been cleaned up properly
8) Pakistan could have been dealt with more effectively (and they DO have WMD)
9) The US would have a far better international reputation and be able to use its political power far more effectively now.
Any one got any more?
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archiebald
The ironic part of the Honda pullout is that Brawn GP (ex Honda team) is currently proving to have the fastest car in testing for a long way.
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archiebald
Betzee, yes the people might complain but the government is shrugging its shoulders and saying, "blame our customers"
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