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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ca1ic0cat
True. But since he was in the South he probably would have been shot if he started hitting people.
Posted in: Man walks into Wal-Mart in Georgia and smashes 29 TVs with bat
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ca1ic0cat
I like the idea of asking people to give choco outside of the office. It's kinda bad form to mix relationships at work. But it happens.
On the other hand this guy does enjoy chocolate. I keep a bag or two of the mini individually wrapped stuff in my desk drawer and when things get tense in the bullpen I'll walk around the area and offer a piece to everybody. Thirty second tension break and the chocolate helps. Especially since nobody can smoke any more.
Marketing ploy? Hey, I don't know who started valentine's day traditions but sure, the marketing folks have piled on. It's a cute custom in any case and uniquely Japanese. I like it.
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ca1ic0cat
This is just sad. What is it with the random attacks? From cutting girls hair to stabbings it's just plain weird.
Nigel, I'm sure Japan is still safer than some places but the random attacks seem to be increasing both in number and violence since the last economic downturn started.
Anybody have some data on this?
Posted in: Man arrested after stabbing high school boy at train station
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ca1ic0cat
And the proof of that is where? On the website that claims that all towers have demolition charges in the basement perhaps? Because, as a systems engineer, I can tell you positively that this is not true.
Calling people looney might be considered offensive but spewing the drivel that the government helped the terrorists without providing any solid evidence or links is definately offensive. I once offered to fire a person working for me for spouting such crap. If you were in front of me now I'd offer the back of my hand.
Posted in: Newly released aerial 9/11 NYPD photos show WTC collapse
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ca1ic0cat
Uh, chotto, the claim is that the docs were legit but the regime needed something to pin on him so they could lock him up. That can happen in places like Burma or NK.
Posted in: Myanmar court sentences U.S. man to 3 years in prison
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ca1ic0cat
I like it. Kind of cute, if you ask me. I always stock up on the HUGE Hershey's choco at the grocery in the US and bring a dozen or so back. The OLs love it.
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ca1ic0cat
Yeah but you'd die smiling.
You screwed up that baton hand off! Who, me? Yah, you!
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ca1ic0cat
Any large company is going to have powerful political connections. That Toyota's connections can no longer save them shows the extent of the problems that they've put into their cars. You have to wonder how much damage this is going to do to Toyota. I don't think they are going to recover this year; or next.
Posted in: The influence game: Toyota's powerful DC friends
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ca1ic0cat
Just a reminder that there are a few regimes almost as repugnant as North Korea.
Posted in: Myanmar court sentences U.S. man to 3 years in prison
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ca1ic0cat
The latest is that Nationwide has disclosed that it told the NTSB and Toyota in 2006 that it was seeing and "uptick" in claims based on uncommanded acceleration. There is another, less researched, report that goes back to 2003. There was a topic introduced today on the FJ Cruiser forum about strange happenings with brakes.
I have no data to support any of the above but I can say that it's going to be a long year for Toyota. Reminds me of the Ford Pinto.
The other problem is that Toyota is lashing out at the American media. That's about the worst p/r mistake you can make.
Was it just last year Toyota passed GM for the largest market share in the US? Or 2008? What a debacle!
Posted in: Toyota to recall 437,000 vehicles worldwide for Prius, other hybrids
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ca1ic0cat
I really don't think that Cheney is going to go to London any time soon. It would be nice to have him explain himself but I imagine the testimony would go something like Blair's in any event.
Posted in: UK's Iraq war inquiry turns focus to Bush officials
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ca1ic0cat
In the UASF a full bird colonel is a high rank. Might be a middle rung elsewhere but it's up there in the air force.
I would have thought this guy would have had to pass a few psych profiles along the way but given what happened at Ft. Hood maybe those things aren't so thurough after all.
Posted in: Top Canadian military official charged with 2 murders
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ca1ic0cat
If you look at all the stuff big pharma and the insurance companies get in Obama's health care package you realize that they own all of DC, not just the republicans.
In the meantime it's now incumbant on the republicans to shut up and do something constructive. This is what they say they wanted. If they blow it there won't be much of a change in congress this fall.
I'd say "put your money where your mouth is" but we all know how that works in politics.
Am I being too cynical?
Posted in: Obama invites Republicans to health care talks
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ca1ic0cat
The more posturing this guy does the more likely it is that somebody will take him seriously and decide to do something to stop him.
Posted in: Iranian president orders production of 20% enriched uranium
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ca1ic0cat
That's the dear little pipsqueak for you. His Chinese masters come to call and all he can do is prattle on about violence. I wish the Chinese would re-educate this guy. He's a bloody nuisance.
That would be progress.
Posted in: N Korea threatens South amid push to restart talks
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ca1ic0cat
It was a good game and I liked the results too.
I also liked the Who ending the show with "We Don't Get Fooled Again" but that is a different topic...
Posted in: Saints beat Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl
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ca1ic0cat
Nice pic. I never made it past the 7th step but I'll get to the top when I finally have the time.
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ca1ic0cat
After his behaviour it doesn't much matter if he went on his own or was pushed. He should knock off the booze and get a good shrink. Nobody likes a nasty drunk.
Posted in: Asashoryu's retirement: Did he fall or was he pushed?
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ca1ic0cat
That's pretty amazing. Surprised there isn't any frostbite at least.
Posted in: Swiss skier survives 17 hours under avalanche
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ca1ic0cat
But how is it going to look if the guy puts them on his head?
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