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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Dale Berry,
I think North Korea's thinking is most of the Koreans in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were forced slave labor kidnapped from Korea. If Japan hadn't kidnapped them, they wouldn't have been under the bombs when they were dropped. Therefore, Japan should pay for a) kidnapping people, b) using them as slave labor c) causing them to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I think.
Posted in: Team of Japanese doctors in N Korea to examine A-bomb victims
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noriyosan73-
From the article:
free airfare.
I suspect the free tickets will be on a Japanese airline. It's a way for the government to subsidize JAL et al without giving them bailout (bad phrase for an airline, eh?) money.
Posted in: Japan to offer 10,000 free trips to foreigners to boost tourism industry
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But before he explains, they think a 300-page book on why Japanese people stare at foreigners is pretty credulous?
Posted in: 'You lookin' at me?' Fake book soothes race relations
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A company I'm familiar with does something similar for employees of at least one year. Company pays their salary but the worker can study abroad for six months; usually languages but they could study any business-related subject if accepted by the school.
Posted in: Toyota to offer study-abroad program for job-offer recipients
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Editors,
Probably better written as "groups with female vocalists." Unless you mean the group uses pre-recorded but invisible female singers in their live performances. Or countertenors.
(source link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countertenor)
Posted in: NHK president pledges crackdown on artists with yakuza ties for 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
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One million yen. Small potatoes. Consider that in the US, Billy Bob Thornton's daughter just got 20 years in the slammer for the death of a child in her care. Difference? Prosecutors think she killed the child. She said she didn't. In this case it Might be an accident (though continually slamming a child on a mat seems to encourage the accident to happen.)
But still, 1,000,000 yen versus 20 years? Where is the life of a child more precious/important?
Posted in: Judo instructor found guilty over child’s death during training
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Good. Glad to know TEPCO is covering its butt before any investigation. I guess they Have learned something.
Whenever you have employees dying on the job, shouldn't management take a look at what they were doing and, oh, I don't know, think about writing a manual to avoid those 'accidents'. How many TEPCO employees usually die in a six-month period?
Posted in: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant worker dies
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Wow, this doesn't read like a PR release at all. I mean with sentences like
I mean, why go into any specifics as to what those features are that address these contemporary needs? And how many times can you say ECO, environmental, and friendly in one paragraph?
Posted in: Nissan Serena wins Good Design Award 2011
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Bicultural, Nicky,
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. I'll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitresses.
Posted in: KanjiSpy iPad app ends Tokyo street-walking frustration
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zichi,
These days, about 20 minutes. I have to re-boot a lot but fortunately, as gaijinfo points out, there are some interesting apps I use to help, i.e. iDrink followed closely with iSleep (iPassout Lite, as it were).
Posted in: KanjiSpy iPad app ends Tokyo street-walking frustration
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I have a similar app but I call it MyBrain. Because, in my first year in Japan, I was
so I did something I developed called iStudy. Once I iStudied, I put the kanji I learned and remembered in my MyBrain. Very handy - I usually have it with me when walking the streets.
Posted in: KanjiSpy iPad app ends Tokyo street-walking frustration
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I didn't know that garbage pit had a name. And despite the - probably months - of effort that went into choosing a new name, I still don't find it charming or clean. But if it makes the merchants' association happy, and gave them an excuse to go drinking, well, who cares?
Posted in: Tokyo tourist draw shoots self in foot with bizarre name change
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Is this decision based on science or politics? Is this decision made by the same government that has continually lied about radiation or by a completely independent agency?
Posted in: Gov't lifts evacuation advisory for 5 zones near nuclear plant
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I like the shape, size, and color. The car? Meh.
Posted in: Ghost car
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I think the writer meant to write:
I have a feeling that the penalty in Japan would be a suspended sentence and a 'heart-felt' apology.
Also the headline is misleading. They aren't forgoing their pay. They're forgoing a certain percentage (25 - 50%) for three months. I'm sure their reduced pay is still higher than your average salariman, though.
Posted in: Auto parts firm execs to forgo pay after $200 mil price fixing fine
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The most palatable firings I have run across included the current company introducing those about to be fired to another company who needed employees; also, I've seen the current company help finance re-education for those about to be let go - so they could get a marketable skill. Basically, the company did what they could to help the person find another job. A generous severance package also helps.
Posted in: If business conditions necessitate letting some staff go, what do you think is the best way to make firings more palatable, both to those being let go, and to those who are staying?
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Very progressive of him.
Posted in: Saudi king revokes woman driver's lashing sentence
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I fully expect to see Edano wrapped up in a scandal soon. One that will force him to resign from METI and perhaps keep him from becoming prime minister next year. TEPCO knows an enemy when they see it and responsible leadership is one. They'll work overtime finding something on Edano just to get him out of the picture.
Posted in: Edano raps TEPCO over high salaries, compensation forms
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I'm constantly confused as to why beaches in Japan insist on having loudspeakers blaring JPop at distorted volumes when the sound of the waves smashing or rushing up the sand is better.
When I find a beach without the Jpop and crowds, I keep it to myself, not write about it.
Earlier this summer a friend wrote to me about the beauty of Shimoda and I felt like checking it out.
Posted in: Izu Peninsula: Follow Perry's Black Ships to Japan's best beaches
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I believe Mr. Shindo should look at car companies, electronics manufacturers, textile makers, and tire manufacturers to see how strong a sense of responsibility some Japanese companies have to their workers. And the part about
means labor costs. And as labor costs rise, companies seek cheaper employees (be they imported Japanese-Brazilians or overseas).
However, since he was probably addressing the people of Kamaishi, his vote of support for them is admirable.
Posted in: Manufacturing often means making things in one place for a long period of time, developing technology, having a lot of employees, and employee loyalty is also a necessity. It's not like finance, where you just look at a screen and push buttons.