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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chinpira
"worth 150 million yen"
Current market price of gold, 4100yen per gram Weight of tree, 12Kgs or 12000grams,
Intrinsic value of tree if melted down into gold 49.2 million yen.
Must have been VERY hard to make....
Posted in: Golden tree
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chinpira
Why wait TWO FULL DAYS to release the girls photo and a description of what she was wearing to the public? Is it police pride? Did the parents object? I don't get it..
Its obvious that the most critical time to be able to catch and follow leads are very early in the investigation and this can only be done by appealing to the public who may have seen her in the early stages of her disappearance....Every second counts and while having the police walk around in long grass searching the area using long sticks is all well and good it has its limits, especially seeing as she may have been taken by vehicle and on the road immediately after her abduction.
Posted in: Police continue search for baby girl feared abducted from car in Oita
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chinpira
The key word is "caught" not killed. You see folks, these whales will be transferred to large holding facility and eventually be put on large water bed treadmills, be fitted with electrodes to monitor their condition during the research. I'm quite sure they will be released back into the wild once the research has completed. I am anxiously awaiting the results of the research to learn about what makes these creatures tick.
Posted in: Japan says it has caught 195 whales in northwest Pacific
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chinpira
I think the pranksters forgot the part in the variety shows which shows about 50cm worth of foam and cushioning at the bottom of the pit to absorb the fall..... and more importantly the crew were on standby to pull them out...
@smith
I find it more disturbing than baffling. What it suggests to me is that the paramedics - if you can call them that here, don't even have the right to pronounce it if the victim has expired. So if a paramedic is technically not authorized to determine if a victim is deceased, what is their level of expertise in being able to actively revive or stabilize a patient? I think in Japan the only "first" aid you're going to get is once you arrive at the hospital. Sad but true, so stay safe everyone.
I also find disturbing that that I have often overtaken ambulances (with sirens blazing) whilst on my bicycle.
Posted in: Husband, wife die after falling into pit on Ishikawa beach
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chinpira
OK, I'll take a guess too... Similar to Iijima Ai when she quit show biz he will not be seen or heard of much until his body is discovered by his wife or close friend in either an obvious suicide or suspicious death, say - within two years.
Posted in: Comedian Shimada quits show business over reported ties to yakuza
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chinpira
Oh man, bring on the thumbs down barrage, seriously how stupid can you be? 30 times to different accounts? When you make a transfer you usually need both the name of the account and the account number... All 30 accounts had her sons name on them? Even if the name was correct she didn't find it strange that on each occasion the account number was different? Absolutely no sympathy for the likes of this woman, the 29 million was a waste in her account. At least with her funds out on the street the money is circulating and helping the economy be it circulating in and around the underworld.
Posted in: Elderly woman transfers Y29 million to man posing as son in trouble
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chinpira
Shame Softbank's network is so slow though. Nice that they are pushing Apple's rival Android OS. Glad I stayed on the Docomo network, got the Galaxy S2 last month, awesome phone and much better than the iPhone... best of all is the speed of the docomo network, (4 - 5 times faster). Even if the iPhone5 turns out to be a brilliant device it will still be crippled by Softbanks poor data network.
Posted in: Softbank to release Yahoo! smartphone in September
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chinpira
Saw the report this morning. The "life Jackets" were basically square cushions with two loops that you supposedly put your arms into and use by placing it on your chest allowing you to float facing up... it would be impossible for a child to use let alone a 2 year old as there is was no way to actually fasten it on. They reported that most people actually used them as a cushions, which makes sense as you could not even wear them.
The operators are definitely to blame here.
Posted in: 2 dead, 3 missing after tour boat capsizes on Shizuoka river
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chinpira
In general, I'm ok with capital punishment but in this case it seems as though this man has been convicted on circumstantial evidence and assumptions on his state of mind based on his divorce and loss of work.
I recall that this was an Adult Video viewing establishment. I don't see how "reliable" any witness accounts could have been, seeing as most patrons would have been in their own closed rooms, engrossed in their entertainment and probably in a tripodded state.
The very reason the causalities were so high points out that design of the building was not one that promoted openness and mingling with other patrons. One would also have to question how "reliable" could the witness accounts be, coming from the caliber of people visiting this kind of establishment.
Posted in: Man sentenced to death over 16 arson murders
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chinpira
They should have never stopped the vehicle free "pedestrian paradise" in the first place. The actions of mad man Kato could have taken place at **ANY ** busy intersection around Tokyo. Ginza also has a "pedestrian paradise" where the street is closed to vehicles on Sundays yet it continued as normal.
Just because one lunatic chose Akihabara it made Akihabara a danger zone?
During the trial reopening of the Akihabara street in January it was so heavily policed by volunteers, officials, unformed/plain clothed police that it seemed more like the North/South Korean demilitarized zone than a place to enjoy some Sunday shopping. You could not even ride your bicycle in the street which was never an issue in the past. You could not even stop in the street whilst walking and take a photo... if you do stop you are quickly urged to keep moving.
Simply an amazing response to an event by one mentally disturbed person almost 3 years ago now... unbelievable.
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chinpira
Tahoochi at 9:53 AM JST - 10th February
I can think of 3 reasons...
1) This country labels drug USERS in at almost the same catagory as hard criminals and are stigmitized and generally shunned by society. Instead she should be treated for her addiction not simply caught and locked up.
2) They are after her with more zeal than a regular person simply because she is known as a "talent" which is wrong, ie the police are putting on a nice show for the media.
3) They are wasting our tax money on an international manhunt for a person who is only hurting herself by using drugs... ie she is not a dealer.
Posted in: Philippines confirms fugitive stripper Minako Komukai arrived in Manila
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chinpira
Sad to see its number one in the best seller list at Amazon Japan.
Posted in: Ichihashi's book goes on sale; says he hopes to give royalties to Hawker family
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chinpira
Its a sad reflection on this society that in spite of now being "graduates" and about to enter the work force to become 'shakai jin' they have to entertain the un written law of strictly black suits, white shirts no dyed hair and pony tail for the females... yes thats right folks, leave all individuality at home, resistance is futile.
Posted in: Job-hunting
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chinpira
Sounds like a cut down version of "no-pan shabushabu"... which was banned a few years ago.
Posted in: Mirror floor at bar exposed waitress' underwear; owner arrested
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chinpira
Perhaps it has a ball-less mouse too!
I wonder what marketing hype they'd come up with for my 2560x1600 monitor... SUPER SUPER HD?
Posted in: PC features high-definition LCD monitor
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chinpira
Must be that new "3000 Strikes and you're out" law which was passed a few years back.
Posted in: 17-year-old arrested for reporting around 3,000 false crimes
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chinpira
Actually it appears that any damage caused by the monkey will covered, in addition to the 200,000円.... Crazy plan none the less.
Posted in: Marauding monkeys have Y200,000 bounty on their heads
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chinpira
No surprises here - apparently no shame either, freely admitting guilt. Typical. Unfortunately the culture is constantly glorifying the fantasy of the teacher/student relationship. How many TV dramas/movies out there base their storyline on a young, uniform clad schoolgirl and an older man? You don't see this in many other "developed" cultures. Why was he back on the job? Society here is very forgiving on "public nuisance" cases. I'm sure he'll get off with another slap on the wrist. Grow up Japan.
Posted in: Former principal rearrested for committing lewd acts with primary school girls
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chinpira
Ever seen a sad, angry dolphin???
The doliphins curse... the shape of their mouth appears to be a smile... ALL THE TIME... I'm pretty sure the "smile" would be there while drowning in a fishing net/ speared by a harpoon gun and even in death.
Posted in: Dolphin show
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chinpira
Suspenders!
Posted in: Which fashion trend do you most wish would die?