JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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blvtzpk
This is more of a 'meet-squirt' than your typical 'meet-cute' romantic comedy scenario.
Anyhow, I can't wait to hear how the first date goes!
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blvtzpk
BTW, what is an eikaiwa teacher's lie? And when do they lie?
"Yes, I'm single."
"There's nobody else but you."
"You're the best student in my class."
"I'm sure you'll get great a great score TOEIC/TOEFL/IELTS."
"I lost my cell phone. I'll call you when I get a new one."
Posted in: Which professions, other than politics, do you think have the biggest liars?
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blvtzpk
(Doubts claim) "Oh yeah?"
Posted in: Which professions, other than politics, do you think have the biggest liars?
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blvtzpk
Look. Here. I'm a worthy recipient, even if it only involves the Y30m increase on your previous year's contract.
But if you want to give it all to me, I won't argue.
Posted in: Darvish youngest to reach Y300 million in salary
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blvtzpk
Depends what you're doing in the photos and who you're doing it with (or to). ;)
Posted in: Facebook change gives users more privacy controls
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blvtzpk
Carriage returns mean nothing in this system - sigh. Mentally insert commas between items above, but if you can't: Advertisers (sorry to those of my friends in the advertising industry), Real Estate agents, Used Car Sales people, Shonky Mechanics, and Lawyers (creative use of 'the truth').
Posted in: Which professions, other than politics, do you think have the biggest liars?
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blvtzpk
Advertisers (sorry to those of my friends in the advertising industry) Real Estate agents Used Car Sale people Shonky Mechanics Lawyers (creative use of 'the truth')
Nevertheless, this is a broad brush - there are exceptions in EVERY field. However, when bending the truth is in the interest of pushing your product and service, then it could be applied to any profession.
And from the nature of the question - excluding politicians - is the implication that all politicians are liars, so there's need for them to be discussed?
Posted in: Which professions, other than politics, do you think have the biggest liars?
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blvtzpk
JD - rockin' that hobo look.
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blvtzpk
Funnily enough, not a lot of discussion on this anniversary in Japanese media. Doesn't go down well with the LovePeaceJapan image, I guess.
Posted in: Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later
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blvtzpk
An episode of 'House'?
And here I was thinking they'd released another zombie movie...
Posted in: Mika Kano lends her voice to 'House'
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blvtzpk
All too true, but nicely said. I fear that, even while be an extremely careful driver, some dimbulb will make a dash across the street either on foot or in a car, or a bicyclist will ride up towards my car in the middle of the night with their light off, traveling on the wrong side of the road. And I'll be held to blame.
RIP to the person killed, and my concern to those injured, but people just have to be more roadwise here: car drivers, cyclists, pedestrians - the lot.
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blvtzpk
My brother-in-law is a senior police officer. Recently, he had to go for a 'special training course' for a number of weeks. Part of this 'training course' required him taking something in the vicinity of Y1M along for the trip. Why? I was told the nomikais (read 'drunken binges') they would be having most evenings after their 'training' had finished for the day and the macho bonding and networking would take place in the local izakayas or whatnot. Given that this is the culture - an older relative, retired from the police force from the same prefecture said that this 'fun money' was par for the course - if you want to get promoted, doing a good job and learning new skills isn't enough - you gotta pony up the money and get blasted with the boys.
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blvtzpk
Female photographers...like lady doctors, right?
Look what feminism has done to the artistic world!
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blvtzpk
bamboohat - there's a preview button - please use it - your ramblings are just rambling.
Case closed!
I always find it amusing that those who equate abortion with murder are often unquestionably pro death penalty. But of course, that's another hot topic discussion point. ;)
Posted in: What's your stance on abortion?
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blvtzpk
nice catch
Posted in: Woman catches 10-year-old boy who falls from 3rd-floor window
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blvtzpk
Good responses so far to a classic hot button topic (who chooses these?).
Anyhow, I'm a man. Ultimately it is not and should not be my call.
Finally, I'm more worried about the furries than the furies (whatever the latter may be...the former are scary enough!)
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blvtzpk
Correction:
Rather than point out what may be a statistical misinterpretation, would you care to conjecture why this is happening amongst the rural population? Would it be that they living with a "disfuncational state of interpersonal relationships and...self imposed isolation" even though they're out in the sticks?
Posted in: More Tokyo train stations start using lights to stem suicides
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blvtzpk
Rather than point out what make be a statistical misinterpretation, would you care to conjecture why this is happening amongst the rural population? Would it be that they living with a "disfuncational state of interpersonal relationships and...self imposed isolation" even though they're out in the sticks?
Posted in: More Tokyo train stations start using lights to stem suicides
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blvtzpk
As I've said many times, she's Ms Bland. What do you expect?
Posted in: Yukie Nakama's new TV drama suffers low rating
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blvtzpk
A tragedy, but I also wonder what actually happened. Having only started driving in Japan of late, the number of people I have to look out for who are not looking where they are going, riding bicycles in the dark on the wrong side of the road - it's just unbelievable. I just hope to hell that even driving safely, under the limit, and keeping an eagle-eye on the road that someone won't pop out in front of me. I am by no means siding with the hit-and-run driver here, but when pedestrians and cyclists take as many risks as they do here, and the onus is primarily on the driver of the car no matter the behavior of the victim, as a motorist it makes me shudder.
Posted in: Man dies after being dragged by car for 160 meters in Yokohama