JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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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boonme
"yen's strength not economically justified" what does he know! He has zero experience in the markets, so you know he can only f--k things up.
Posted in: Azumi says yen's strength not economically justified
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boonme
illsayit what is wrong with these athletes showing their support? I think it is a lovely gesture of goodwill.
Posted in: Running with hope
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boonme
This story is way off track and is sensational nonsense.
The U.S. government doesn't need to break the encryption code to discover what the "insurance" file contains because it already knows what is inside. Assange asked the White House weeks ago to help Wikileaks vet the remaining 15,000 files. And all the talk of destroying their website or erasing files isn't going to do much good given that news organizations around the world have already downloaded the file and are just waiting on the encryption key to open it.
Enjoy some irony with your Monday... U.S. Senators have today called on "Whistler Blowers" in the UK and Scottish governments to leaks evidence of a link between the release the Lockerbie bomber and an oil deal.
Can the U.S. government have it both ways? Sounds like it.
Posted in: Plugging the WikiLeak: What can U.S. government do?
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boonme
I've climbed many mountains around the world and Fuji is not high on the list of memorable climbs. Its a large ashtray jam backed with hordes of people. Litter is everywhere along the trail and the climb itself isn't very interesting or imaginative. However the views from the top can be breathtaking.
Posted in: Sunrise
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boonme
It is so very simple.
Eat a balanced diet and do structured intensive exercise regularly.
Posted in: Majority of weight-loss products fail to cut kilos
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boonme
The women in this case is an African American and not Japanese.
Posted in: Couple charged with killing son of Japanese film producer in Beverly Hills
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boonme
Blatter is a corrupt old fart. You can't take anything he says seriously but you can't remove him from power either. He is worst than Havelange.
Posted in: Blatter apologizes for referee errors; says FIFA will reopen debate on video tech
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boonme
Finally... Now how long until they can get rid of Narita.
Posted in: ANA to launch 5 international routes from Haneda
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boonme
Its mainly adidas at the world cup.
Posted in: Super Sonic Wave SP spikes
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boonme
The Judge made a big mistake by allowing her to return to Japan on holiday. He simply didn't understand what was going to happen. But it was clear to the husband that this might be the result and he was trying to stop it from the outset.
The thing is in the U.S. parents have the right to see their kids. They may not always have joint custody but they can get visitation rights. But in Japan the woman can and often does cut the kids off completely from former foreign husbands and there is nothing the husband can do to gain access. It really is criminal but in Japan its shoganai.
So the more pressure that is applied on Japan to change its system the better. I put my hands up to this guy and salute him for trying against all the odds. I hope he can gain access to his children in the future.
Posted in: Dad who tried to take kids from Japan sues Tennessee judge
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boonme
Wish there was a link to the NGO's website so I could donate to this very noble cause.
Posted in: Retired cop's NPO patrols popular suicide venue
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boonme
A few years ago it used to cost 500yen outside Tokyo Station.
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boonme
Speaking of the shoe shiner. I got my shoes polished there on the way to work once. Sure your shoes look shiny after a quick 20 second buffing but they leave WAY too much polish on there. So much so that it gets all over your trousers later in the day. Avoid them unless you want an expensive drycleaning bill.
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boonme
Look at where the grounded pigeon has positioned himself.
Its gonna cop-a-look up just as that sweat honey takes a seat.
That is one iiyashi bird.
Looks like its mates are too hasukashi to make a similar move as they are holding back on the 'nampa' fence.
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boonme
Only the low end macbook came down in cost the highest spec macbook actually rose in price.
Posted in: Apple revamps MacBook laptops
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boonme
As the J population continues to age and shrink you will see an increase in daycare centres. Everyone will have to work or hire more foreigners. Probably a bit of both.
They need to allow men use of the facility as well and whats with the one day policy? I guess it is to give grandma and grandpa one weekday off nappy duty.
Well I suppose it is a start in the right direction.
Posted in: Mizuho Financial opens in-house day-care facility
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boonme
Youdontknow:
Visa?! He is gonna be welcome to stay in Japan a long time. Might even become a celebrity.
He is more entertaining than most of those monkeys on J-TV.
I'll bet this Ninja will have himself parked at a local eikaiwa in the next few weeks. He will probably fit right in as a model english teacher. The students won't even realize that he is off his trolley when he starts mouthing off. Probably think it is part of the lesson.
I would suggest that the Ueno Zoo employees him in the monkey cage. Or better yet let him make friends with that green polar bear. They both like chasing after little men in uniform, they both like swimming in nasty water and they both have enough blubber to make it comfortable through the winter together.
Posted in: British skinny dipper released into friend's custody
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boonme
This may initially feed Asian demand for Ivory but the move could back fire by creating even more demand for the white gold. Instead this could lead to further poaching pressures in the future. I fear it is a slippery slope.
Posted in: South Africa to sell ivory to Japan, China
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boonme
While I thought the video was funny I'm left wondering how this guy got let off so easily.
Video shows Baldie trying to hit the police with a plastic pole. He was swinging away with some force. That is assault in any ones books.
Now if you get into a fight with a J-cop and get arrested be prepared to spend several weeks in jail.
This guy is one lucky mother ......
Posted in: British skinny dipper released into friend's custody
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boonme
Ash?*
Its a volcano, and the mountain in one big ash pile. When descending you kick up loose soot.
Posted in: Record number of climbers scale Fuji in summer