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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blvtzpk
Does one play mahjong on a board? Shogi, yes. Chess, yes. Go, yes. Checkers, yes, Monopoly, yes - they're all played on boards, but I thought mahjong simply needed a table. Opinions?
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blvtzpk
One more thing:
The common practice of owning two phones may be being overlooked here, methinks - the one they had when they entered the uni, plus the one being 'offered' to them at the 'prestigious' universities.
Posted in: Tokyo university gives away iPhones to nab truants via GPS
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blvtzpk
Pardon me, but I like to pick up on this comment:
Do these universities use it in the same way as the 'prestigious' universities are planning to use it:
Or do Stanford University and Duke University use the phones simply
Or do they also track absentees with these devices as well? I'd say if they do, that's an invasion-of-privacy matter that US lawyers would be onto quick-smart (unless students waive their rights to privacy by accepting the devices, I guess).
Could we have some clarification on this matter?
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blvtzpk
So much for their prestige...
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blvtzpk
How many stories of Krispy Kreme have JT run? I know the company is not adverse to dropping of boxes of their wares at media outlets to get favorable press. So, get on the scales JT crew!!!
Moderator: Sorry to disappoint you but we received no doughnuts.
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blvtzpk
They change their story after a good ol' session of traditional waterboarding.
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blvtzpk
I thought he just stepped out of "Roger Rabbit"...
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blvtzpk
Another advertisement masquerading as 'news'.
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blvtzpk
Homeless, jobless, and apparently penniless, at least he can't blame it on being drunk or 'stress'. Kudos Ishikawa-san for your honestly and (ahem) 'frankness'! :)
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blvtzpk
@medievaltimes
Possibly a poor translation? If someone falling pregnant and therefore bringing about a marriage is 'encouraging' to another, then that someone needs to do some substantial reconsideration of their priorities, morals, logic, or (d), all of the above!
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blvtzpk
A flamethrower works wonders. Clears the air and the pathways in front of you. The gas tanks weigh a bit though. Just have to consider it a workout.
@nandakandamanda: Money on her bedroom table?
Hint: If you stop treating her like a 'lady-of-the-night', she might not run away. :)
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blvtzpk
He has the 'curtain' hairstyle which I abhor, and, herefornow, if he is rapidly thinning he should be a man and shave it off. I have no respect for anyone who chooses the combover/barcode look. As soon as I see it, I have severe doubts about the person's integrity. That goes for toupees as well. "What do you have to hide???"
As for his wife (AKA 'The Joker', AKA 'The Incubator'), with her perma-grin, the less said the better.
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blvtzpk
Because these events have little to do with the product or service, and more with the human prop that fronts the show.
And - let me guess - she has no idea or interest in the movie, and was just told to turn up to face the journos.
Am I right?
Hmmm...yes?
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blvtzpk
@WilliB
Perhaps, but they probably have editors demanding they ask daft questions in order to get the 'scoops' and soundbites publishers think the public wants.
And, as you know, the local public here can't get enough talento gossip, y'know! ;)
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blvtzpk
So why do I see him on these sorts of shows all the time?
How about putting your paycheck where your mouth is?
Just a tad hypocritical, ne? ;)
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blvtzpk
@tonywang - the one on the right is his party badge - LDP (someone will correct me if I'm wrong). The one on his left is his 'I Loves Mangas' otaku pin. ;)
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blvtzpk
A Star is Born ;)
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blvtzpk
Clearly a 'simulation' by the player on the right. Red card him and get him off the field.
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blvtzpk
From the look on Hanks's face, I think he has just pulled something, and it's not the Israeli actress next to him.
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blvtzpk
In terms of getting what it has to get done, it (and its staff) does a good job. I've never had to wait terribly long for check-in/Immigration/Customs, even after the introduction of the fingerprinting system. I am often astounded how quickly the bags arrive on the carousel after a flight. However, it does feel a bit soulless when you exit the aircraft, and after Immigration/Customs, exit into the reception hall (or whatever the post-Customs space is called). I'd like to have the option of buying some duty-free goods when I exit the flight like you can in cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore's Changi etc - does anyone know why they don't have this feature?
The shopping/eating is probably good for Japanese, but falls far short of places like Changi, for example. As for reading matter, finding something written in any other language than English is both difficult and pricey.
The other up point for me is the inexpensive shower rooms in (I think) Terminal 2 (the one that has had the latest update in its duty-free shopping area). After a long, post-work trip out to the airport, I've often taken a shower, changed clothes and used their private lounge. Inexpensive (Y500 for 30 minutes shower room time, then unlimited private lounge use) and a pleasant way to start a trip. They have small sleeping rooms as well, but I've never availed myself of those. BTW, I've used the Terminal 1 shower rooms and, although they were newer, they were VERY cramped. Terminal 2's shower rooms are almost like a business hotel style bathroom.
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