JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Part Time Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥9,000 / Day per 4 class shift
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cjapan
If I am not mistaken, English companies get around this because most (if not all) part-time teachers are under itaku contracts and are not considered part-time. So regardless of how much you make or how many hours you work, Eikaiwa companies can get around it. If I am wrong, please someone correct me.
Posted in: More part-timers to become eligible for health insurance, pension programs
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cjapan
Rainman1 has it right. The main target for these flights in and out of HND are not for tourists but for business passengers. When you look at the flight schedule from US to HND you will see these flights leave late at night giving the business passenger a chance to finish up work, go home maybe, and head to the airport. As for protecting JAL and ANA, not so, look at the connection between SFO-HND. It arrives at 10:30PM which is ok if you are a tourist or a business passenger staying in Tokyo or live in Tokyo/Kanagawa region. ANA though has the upper-hand between the two and is getting more passengers.
On a personal note, I was supposed to be on the Delta flight from LAX-HND before the earthquake but was canceled by Delta due to lack of passengers.
One of the biggest drawback for tourists is the fact that you can't check-in to your hotel when you arrive. Some hotels might have a special rate but most hotels won't let you check-in until 3pm. So you are stuck wondering around the city in your zombie state(that is if you didn't get any sleep) until you room is available. There is also taxi service provided for a flat fee starting from (5,000 yen) for various regions in Tokyo.
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cjapan
They actual have the same store in Little Tokyo in LA. The menu is really hard to read though but they do have photos like this. Prices are the same and even have the bikuri don challenge. The taste is decent and the only complaint I have is that they just need a little bit more seafood with the rice.
Posted in: So many choices
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cjapan
Being from this area, I have traveled this road many times from Las Vegas to St.George which is about 1 1/2-2 hour drive (add 40 min to get to Cedar City). I can tell you the drive is very easy with only a few curves that are found when driving through a small section of Arizona. The drive is very boring though between Las Vegas to Cedar City with only a few cities (St.George and Mesquite, NV) along the way. It is very easy to fall asleep and if the driver had a late night or was overworked and had to get up early, it is a disaster waiting to happen.
There have been so many times I have had to pullover and get out and walk around just to stay awake.
Glad to see the power of Utah help with translating for the tourist though. You can thank the LDS faith for that one (aka Mormons) as they send many missionaries all over the world and a good percentage of the population in Utah speak a 2nd language.RIP and a speedy recovery to the others. Too bad you won't get to see the beauty of Utah and you are left with this bad image.
Posted in: Bus driver under investigation for fatal crash in Utah
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cjapan
All I got to say is thank god for the ADA here in the US. My wife and I just had our first baby and I can only imagine how life would be like if the ADA didn't exist. I can go to a store and know that there will be a ramp to go down if there are stairs where as Japan, I gotta search for the elevator and can't count on ramps like I do here. Of course, here in the US we got a lot of space compared to Japan but that isn't an excuse to ignore people with disabilities and people needing ramps and no step buses.
Posted in: Building a barrier-free society
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cjapan
However, an autopsy revealed that she had probably been dead for one week before her body was found, but could not pin down the cause of her death.
I smell something fishy here...someone paying the cops to cover up some unwanted press? How can you NOT pin down the cause of the death? Isn't that what they are trained to do? PR people for Ai san doing their job I guess.
Posted in: Ai Iijima's last days shrouded in mystery
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cjapan
Boarder you can get English information at Vistor Centers in major cities/tourist attractions. In Tokyo, head to Yurakucho and go to the Tourist Information Center (same floor as JNTO HQ which is located on the 10th floor www.jnto.go.jp) In Kyoto, Kyoto station has a great vistor center with loads of information in English. All you got to do is aks when you go to various places. Also for anyone needing guides...there are guides called, Goodwill guides who will be take you around to various sites and all you got to do is pay for their food, transportation, and entry fees. Hope this helps.
Posted in: Students help foreign tourists in Akihabara