JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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browny1
Bogi - totally agree. How embarrasssing for them and their slapstick. Messi looked like "wtf is this?"
But after watching that game, now I understand what true brilliance in soccer is.
The skills and the understanding displayed between the whole team - breathtaking.
No Diving.
No Faking.
Offense is Attack.
Defense is Attack.
Wow! And I'm not even a real soccer fan.
Posted in: We are the champions
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browny1
To all you who believe the Yakuza are "Robin Hood" types and doing a service are just embarassingly flouting your ignorance.
Beneath a thin veneer of "politeness" you will find a corrupt violent stain that permeates through out society. Any money goods or services "offered" to help less fortunate ones, come from despicable crimes, causing untold misery for many.
Blood Money doesn't even begin to describe it.
Posted in: Yakuza involved in Fukushima clean-up: reporter
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browny1
Nothing is black or white, but some of the "experts" on here seem to think so.
No women / girls were abducted????
So all of these old ladies after 20 years of weekly protest are just simply liars?
Because the fascist jack boot korean govt of the 60's didn't support it's citizens doesn't mean the accusations are false.
Posted in: Former sex slaves hold 1,000th protest outside Japan's embassy in Seoul
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browny1
Kentaro75 - are you suggesting backing by Ishihara makes it the truth?
After all he recently decscribed the great earthquake tragedy as heavens punishment for wrongdoers.
His personal viewpoints on the Nanking tragedy should be considered as worthy as a grain of salt.
Posted in: Christian Bale denies Nanjing Massacre film is propaganda
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browny1
Right on MM.
The slaggers come out like a broken record.
I'm sure Y.O. contributions to making this a better place for many far exceed the collective zilch from the mockers.
Do something - make a change.
Posted in: A helping hand from Ono
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browny1
While Y.O. may not be to everyones liking, I doubt there's a more maligned person in the "star set."
She does a tremendous amount of charity work.
And Nicky - sorry, but the "Why is she helping children in poor countries when people are suffering here?" line don't cut it with me.
Say "Cheese" all.
Posted in: Yoko Ono visits Fukushima to meet children
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browny1
All commercial technology has to begin from somewhere.
For one of a milion examples, Imagine, initially very expensive digital cameras, taking over from "real" film cameras. Now they give them away with pizzas.
If you think there's no future in electric vehicles you'd better saddle your horse.
Posted in: Nissan Leaf electric wins Japan car of the year award
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browny1
Giants(read Yomiuri) - the disease of Japan Baseball.
Baseballs downward spiral in Japan can only be halted by the promotion of free-thinkers (Kiyotake) and the removal of the autocrats (Watanabe).
But it aint happening soon.
Posted in: Yomiuri Giants fire general manager Kiyotake over feud with owner
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browny1
Buraku - totally agree.
Perhaps the foto itself is not a good reproduction, but add the fur and she becomes decidely 50's.
Innuit wear fur as a necessity - Tarento wear fur as a sign of ignorance.
Posted in: Aya Ueto wins Fur of the Year award
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browny1
Just saw this on the tv and the strangest thing was that no one (neighbours, friends etc) appears to have noticed.
I mean there was still washing on the line - 6 months ~ year - WTF !!!
And the rent in arrears dispute???
Posted in: 'Family' of skeletons found in Sendai house
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browny1
Iken - the majority of businesses all over the world do not fire their president & CEO after a 10 min inside kangaroo court.
And esp they don't do if there's an obvious hot investigation going on.
And I don't think Woodford is finding the grapes particularly sour - in fact quite sweet I suspect.
Posted in: Fired Olympus CEO dismisses internal probe
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browny1
Christina - as a Shikoku local I can assure you I've heard the term "Kagaa" uttered / mumbled many times - especially by country folk(men).
And yes the Udon campaign is a humorous commercial attempt at attracting attention - and it's working. More udon tours = more money to the locals.
Posted in: Kagawa starts campaign to 'change' name to Udon Prefecture
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browny1
Goals0 -
Not a lot has been reported, but...
Facta did comment on this issue and in fact it was these very same stories, when brought to Woodfords attention months ago, set him to confront Kikukawa about these matters.
After being told to the effect that he needn't worry about it (I mean he was only the president) he became determined to go out on his own fact finding mission.
Several months later and here we are. If I had to choose sides at the moment, I think I'd pick Woodfords - Kikukawas looking more and more like the house of cards.
But you never know.
Posted in: Shareholder groups call for investigation into Olympus deals
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browny1
rarara -
I referenced your post - "browny1, I have been always..........that Lebanese executive as an ideal business leader."
I never said he was ideal. Simple.
Got it.
Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster
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browny1
rarara- you need to read more thoroughly comments made, because you often misconstrue the lean.
Example being my comment re Ghosn - I merely used him as an example whereby your "literacy ranking system" would deem him illiterate in Japan. I never made any further suggestions re his popularity, efficiency, or general competence.
Your frequent "off on a tangent" forays - who cares in this topicwhether or not you made money by not following goldman's or whoevers advice - just is an attempt to deflect pertinent comments. You come across as very bitter, which you may or may not in fact be.
Your original comments calling woodford an illiterate gaijin salesman certainly set the tone - and set yourself up for scrutiny.
Good luck sir in your investments.
Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster
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browny1
With Swiss Toni on this one.
rarara - your pointed remarks re woodford's literacy surely betrays your intent. I suppose ghosn of nissan is also illiterate (in japan). Perhaps one could suggest that as a major international company olympus has done little to understand the international creed that is their bread & butter. One foot on the platform the other foot on the train. But I don't want to entertain such in this discussion.
More on, irregardless of time lines, available information, ceo nationality, and other angular furbies, the crux is, this is olympus's problem of olympus's doing and olympus is suffering and will continue to suffer. This time the over-feathering of their own corporate culture's nest has rotted the eggs - and we all know the dire stink of that.
Olympus has failed itself. That's it.
Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster
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browny1
rarara -
facta may well be prominent in the business/corporate/economic world, but it certainly is not mainstream in the general interpretation.
Until today this story HAS NOT been widely reported by the commercial networks, which are what the majority of citizens access to get their fill. WHY?
And while I agree some brokerage houses announcements seem questionable - good spot, that doesn't change the ever increasing probablity of Fact that Olympus have been carrying on as if they were still in the 80's and their actions have caused huge losses for their shareholders - now 43% in a few days. In this day and age of increasing interconnectivity, transparency and whistle-blowing - you'd think the boyz @ olympus would be much more on top of it. But it seems they thought in order to cover their trail they could put the top pony in a desk by the window with no-one to talk to.
Honestly who'd want such derelicts in charge of the ship. The fault is theirs and theirs alone. They will not escape this. And eventually every bit of the popular media here will report on this - sacrosanct blue-chip or not.
Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster
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browny1
rarara - Woodford also knew of the facta articles months ago. He questioned the boyz over this. He was told don't worry. He authorised Pricewaterhouse to investigate. They announced their findings a week or so ago. So the shyte hit the fan last Friday.
You don't need to slag on woodford to somehow give an air of balance to the deviousness. Olympus are capable of maintaining such, alone.
The BIG mystery is why the mainstream media have stayed away from this in droves. Since when has a 36% fall ($3+billion) in a couple of days by a blue-chip company, not been newsworthy enough to be taken up by the locals??? Too hard to face??? Too many touch ups??? Too damn corrupt???
Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster
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browny1
Jared - not sure but it seems you haven't experienced much of what envelops us every day.
Money off suffering is what drives the world media, in fact it drives the world. Think War, Think Poverty, Think Despair and that's what we bathe in every day.
To dump on some folks who with considerable thought and resignation decided to show the tragedy as it is, tells me more about you than them.
I hope the documentary is an enormous success in the sense it pries open the eyes that are wide shut.
Posted in: Grief of March 11 disaster laid bare in new documentary
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browny1
GW - I agree.
There is no way known LDP can cry - But we were just pawns at the mercy of bureaucrats!
Their abiding incestuous relationship with the other powers to be created the frankenstein system.
Trying to diminish their responsibility as leaders of a nation don't cut it at all.
Posted in: LDP chief grills Noda in Diet Q&A session