JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- 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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chinpira
Well, now that he has a broken face he can sit in the priority seat without fear of reprisal. Perhaps this was her way of giving the guy a free pass to priority seats for while to come. Nice to see there is some spark left in some old folks.
Posted in: Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
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chinpira
It not used by Japanese as a derogatory word at all. It may sound derogatory since non Japanese simply take the literal English meaning of "half" and perceive it and directly translate it the way "half" is used in the English language. Its just another butchered English based word compacted and used by Japanese to describe a person of mixed heritage. If anything, it seems to be used in complimentary form.
Posted in: What do you think of the word "hafu," the Japanese term used to describe anyone who is half-Japanese?
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chinpira
Its actually 5 megapixel... anyway with small sensors and lenses more megapixels = more noise.
Posted in: New iPhone arrives
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chinpira
SMS? Who uses that anymore? People here stopped using that 10 years ago once mobiles started supporting email...
Posted in: New iPhone arrives
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chinpira
Q) Permission from Distributor Lionsgate and Director Louie Psihoyos to copy and distribute 200 DVDs of their movie "The Cove"?:
A) A few emails, links to this JT discussion and related news.
Q) 200 blank DVDS?:
A) 1559YEN
Q) Time to burn 200 DVD disks?:
A) About 24 hours on a single burner.
Q)The reaction of the right wingers as the movie is distributed free of charge to any passerby in their vicinity?:
A) PRICELESS
Posted in: Dolphin hunt film canceled in Tokyo after protests
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chinpira
Its fantastic. If you have the hardware (Large 1080p TV/projector,AV AMP, 7.1 channel system etc) there is no going back to DVD. I buy and rent Blurays exclusivly. DVD is history.
Posted in: What do you think about the Blu-ray disc format?
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chinpira
if it was a foreign language how did einstein know it was a demand for money ?
Good point... so even though he was holding a knife in a threatening manner you think he might have been saying "HEY! IT SURE IS COLD OUTSIDE, YEAH?!?"..... or maybe he was shouting "HEY, SOMEONE SUPERGLUED THIS KNIFE TO MY HAND, CAN YOU HELP ME?!?".... Would be interesting to see how you would have coped in this situation...
Posted in: Man attacked, robbed in elevator
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chinpira
Only 1.5 years after the event. Nice.
Posted in: 16 security cameras installed on Akihabara streets
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chinpira
This guy may or may not have some valid points but he really needs to get someone to help him with his attire. Maybe I've been here too long but its difficult to take someone seriosly when dressed like a bum, especially in this country.
Moderator: At the time of this press conference, his luggage had been lost by the airline.
Posted in: Moore urges Japan to recover caring social security system
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chinpira
Kyokushin Karate！ (極真）
押忍！
Posted in: What is the most efficient martial art to learn for one's protection in the real world?
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chinpira
@Altria
I would have given them $3.3m in fake Zimababwe dollars and airbombed their getaway boat.
While I love your air-bombing plan, why fake dollars? It would be cheaper to use the real currency. An egg is worth about $50Billion (Zimbabwe Dollars) in that currency.
Posted in: Somali pirates free 36 hostages after getting $3.3 million ransom
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chinpira
Anyone actually saw the video footage of this event? You know, if you stare at this photo for a while you could almost swear that Obama is taking his time in this position and seems to really be bowing for a long period of time... because....its..... a.... P-H-O-T-O.
If you saw the TV broadcast you would have seen that he shock hands and gave a split second bow to go with it. Nothing as dramatic as this image may portray.
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chinpira
I heard on the news that the Ferry Company is also a potential candidate for receiving the payout. I hope it doesn't turn out that way though, 10M to a company isn't such a big deal but to the guy working there it would change his life quite a bit.
Posted in: Dividing up Ichihashi reward money worthy of its own investigation
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chinpira
@DenDon
Actually only the first 30 people per day can get it for 777YEN.... after this its 1450YEN for everyone else... full poster here:
http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/F/228003/original/bkposter09101402.jpg
Unlike previous MS OS's win7 has been out in public beta for sometime prior to release... a lot more stable then previous OS releases which didnt get the same amount of public testing win7 has already gone through. I've been using the Beta since March and its been solid throughout.
Posted in: Windows Whopper
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chinpira
Here are three more photos of this fantastic event.
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/nqouu6V3woh/Triumph+Japan+Introduce+New+Campaign+Girl/IVkJk1uDnYS/Hiromi+Nishiuchi
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chinpira
"Catches" Oh, so its a tag and release program. I hope they let them all go after they complete the research.
Posted in: Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro
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chinpira
Ah all the comments were a nice read.
About re-election, I remember reading somewhere that he has no intention of running for another term after his current term ends in 2011. So hopefully he'll either resign before this or worst case he'll be phased out along with analogue broadcasting in 2011. Either way its good that he'll just be remembered for his failings as governor. Even with the Olympics in Rio it won't make much difference to the viewers watching it from home in Japan... Japanese media like to zoom in and stay focused on the Japanese athletes exclusively so its easy to forget that its an international event anyway. It might even be worth creating a Japan Olympics with only home grown competitors taking part, more gold medals will be won this way and no complaints from all the foreign fearing locals.
Congratulations Rio!
Posted in: Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on behind-the-scenes deals
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chinpira
I hope the nenkin system gets fixed... otherwise people are going to have to work until they're 80.
Posted in: Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000
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chinpira
What is all this talk about "glancing over the shoulder" to confirm for oncoming vehicles? Yes Japan has many roads where no dedicated sidewalk are available... in this case you walk right along the edge... not in the middle of the road! A visually impaired or blind pedestrian would do the same. Its up to the driver to drive with caution and appropriate speed when sharing a road with pedestrians. If blind pedestrians are having to rely on engine sound in order not to get sideswiped then they are already playing a dangerous game and should either change the route they walk or find some other way to get from A to B.
Posted in: Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind
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chinpira
Why not just have the cars emit a foul (environmentally friendly) odor? The blind can smell their way clear with no additional noise pollution. But seriously I don't get this "problem"... when do the blind have the need to hear if a vehicle is in their vicinity? I presume they are only on the road when crossing the street... and this would be an intersection when the light is green and the signal is ticking them to cross....
Posted in: Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind