JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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curlygene
everton2,
I'dlike to speak for Jack as he's probably too busy to read JT: I would rather look like I do than think like you do.
Posted in: Jack Nicholson looking for one last big romance
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curlygene
Why the hell are still you running this story, JT? It's been festering here for over 2 weeks now. Don't you have anything fresh to replace it with?
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curlygene
grsmaz,
Actually, Hitler just called himself a christian. Big, big difference, buddy.
Posted in: German historians want Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' republished
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curlygene
They ain't fathers, Sarge. Just...sires. And that's why they're AWOL.
Posted in: Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya
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curlygene
Sorry. I hope the guy is at peace.
Posted in: Memorial concerts for X Japan guitarist hide to be held
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curlygene
Wonder how many fans they were able to rope into going?
Posted in: Memorial concerts for X Japan guitarist hide to be held
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curlygene
Some14some,
Well said! Bad news is depressing, true, but maybe it helps to keep the majority of those who watch it on the straight and narrow.
Posted in: Woman arrested for beating sister to death with rock in Yokohama
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curlygene
Alfie in Tokyo,
If it's discovered that the woman is responsible for her actions, and it was murder, and not a terrible accident, then at the very least it would probably stop her reoffending, and send a clear message to others that this kind of thing is wrong. It's all quite simple, at least on paper.
Posted in: Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya
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curlygene
Anybody read Frank Herbert's Dune? The same strategy was employed in it, and also by a group of religious fanatics against an empire. This story's quite eerie in the parallels that can be drawn to that novel
Posted in: 38 killed in Baghdad clashes
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curlygene
Poor child. Poor woman. Poor plumber. It's so desperately sad that Ritsuko felt so helpless that she took it out on someone even more helpless than herself.
Posted in: Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya
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curlygene
Surely the oldest profession in the world should get the most respect. This is Japan, after all!
Posted in: Which professions do you respect the most?
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curlygene
someone did that already, damn it.
Posted in: What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them?
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curlygene
Everton2,
Some did that already. Alfieintokyo's parents.
I have yet to see a kid spank another, or give them a slap on the back of the hand. Punch, kick, headbutt, etc., yes, been there, done that, when I was a kid. It wasn't because my parents spanked me though, it was because I was a kid, and I was angry. In fact, my parents taught me in no uncertain terms (you know what I mean)that hitting other kids was wrong. And you know what, I stopped doing it partly because I knew how much it hurt. The old warning "let's see how you like it" is a pretty good way of teaching kids a little consideration for others, I suspect.
Posted in: What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them?
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curlygene
Blue Tiger,
I agree. The former is abuse; the latter, punishment. As long as that punishment is followed up with loving support to help the kid improve, then I don't see a long term problem with it. The problem with the enforcement of any sort of consequences, corporal or otherwise, is that lack of support after the offence.
Williamsmith,
Perhaps you'd like to reconsider your opinion. As I just suggested, discipline followed by support, including teaching kids HOW to avoid doing bad or stupid things, should be part and parcel of every parent's toolbox.
Maybe you just need to define more clearly what you consider discipline to be, as I can't imagine that you're suggesting we should not correct our kids when they, for example, hit another kid!
Posted in: What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them?
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curlygene
This is the most refreshing review I've ever read on Japan Today! I though making fun of a product would have got you the sack and forced you to have to work at the Japan Times. It sure the hell ain't another ad posing as news, capone.
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curlygene
And you just beat me to saying "you beat me to it", dammit! Katanana or English, it still sounds like Mickey D's is finally saying it like it is.
Posted in: McWrap Chicken
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curlygene
JT,
We are all deeply grateful for the translations of Japanese news stories that you provide, and it's good to see that even prefectual governments can come to their senses and overrule their leaders.
However, could you please, please get your people to use English words like "celebrity", "star" "actor", etc. rather than the Japanese "talent". Or would you at least consider proofreading the stories before putting them up? In fact, I'd be happy to oblige; For a small fee, of course!
Posted in: SMAP meal set suspended at Osaka prefectural government office
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curlygene
Blue Tiger,
Think before you speak next time. Read telecaster player's comments and try to understand the logic behind them, and just try to imagine yourself in the position of the baby. Which would you prefer if your life was literally in the hands of a woman who was going to get rid of you one way or the other? I'm not trying to be nasty, mate, but you need to try puuting yourself in other people's place first. In fact, you should also put yourself in the woman's shoes and ask yourself what you'd do? A little sympathy, and even empathy goes a long way.
Posted in: Body of newborn baby found in Saitama river
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curlygene
Thanks for the update, JT!
Posted in: Bladeless blender
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curlygene
Sabiwabi,
Are you suggesting that, assuming that creation of a state by "force" is wrong, Israel has no legitimate claim on any of its territory? And if so, Israel could "stop the war" by giving it all up?
Posted in: Hamas rejects Carter's call to halt rocket fire on Israel for 1 month