JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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darknuts
The base was there first. When it was built atsugi was the closest city. That's why it's called Atsugi base even though Atsugi is a half hour away. When the base was built, people had the sense not to build it in the middle of a densely populated area. Unfourtunately people moved there afterwards and now they complain about the noise. If the base was moved again, the same thing would happen. Bases provide jobs and where there are jobs, communities are built. And this is not just a US base. It's shared base with both Japanese and us military plans operating yet people are turning this into a 'yanks go home' issue. If the us military left japan that base would still be there. This could have happened with a Japanese plane and no one would say a thing. They should not have allowed homes to be built so close to an airstrip.
Posted in: U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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darknuts
The okinawans should have stuck with the original deal. It wasn't perfect but it was better than nothing which sadly, it seems like they are gonna get. I blame Hatoyama for opening this can of worms.
Posted in: Okinawa fears revised plan may leave Futenma where it is
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darknuts
Sounds like Casey Anthony. Only this woman was honest enough to admit what she had done.
Posted in: Oita woman confesses to lying about daughter's abduction, burying body
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darknuts
I think he learned a lesson from the last guy who did it. Go early so no one will see you. Seriously, this is the second time. The emporer can't be happy. I wonder what they are going to about this?
Posted in: Man in underwear swims palace moat 'to meet emperor'
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darknuts
@globalwatcher
A violent drunk is not a threat to society? I'd hate to see him after a full bottle of wine.
Posted in: Japanese man fined $2,500 for assaulting Delta flight attendant
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darknuts
@Japangal So that's how it works. Thanks for clarifying. $2500 is too cheap! It should be $5000 at least.
@ironchef She would have to sue him in Japan cause once he leaves the states he's outside their jurisdiction. Course I'm no legal expert either.
Posted in: Japanese man fined $2,500 for assaulting Delta flight attendant
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darknuts
So he paid a total of 12,500 dollars? Serves him right! I wonder if the FA will get any of that money.
Posted in: Japanese man fined $2,500 for assaulting Delta flight attendant
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darknuts
He'll swing by the nearest Japanese embassy, grab a new passport and be back in japan before u know it.
Posted in: Japanese passenger arrested in Hawaii for punching Delta flight attendant
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darknuts
@kapuna I do hope ur being sarcastic. Lol!
Posted in: Police at first turned away surrendering Aum fugitive
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darknuts
As a driver in japan of 8 years, I've had to dodge everything from crates to ladders, yes ladders. It's the responsibility of the driver to ensure all external loads are fastened. If a strap is defective that can be determined after the fact but in most cases it's just people who are careless and don't think item will fly off the vehicle. I saw one guys vehicle get hit by a bucket that flew of the truck in front of him. Also, when they say "thrown" from the vehicle they mean thrown by the wind and other physical forces as the vehicle speeds down the road, not throw by the person though that would be included.
Posted in: Motorcyclist faces manslaughter charge for fatal accident involving his briefcase
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@ choy123
The article said the brief case was improperly fastened.
Posted in: Motorcyclist faces manslaughter charge for fatal accident involving his briefcase
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darknuts
As if the tolls weren't expensive enough. Well at least I know not to take the shuto again. You just lost my money...
Posted in: New expressway toll system goes into effect in Tokyo, Osaka
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darknuts
@Kevin Teh
Kevin there are many cases of botched lethal injections resulting in the person suffering emense pain. In some cases executioners spend up to 30 minutes poking the condemed with needles in an attempt to find a suitable vain. In other situations the correct amount of anesthetic is not administered resulting in the patient being awake and able to feel the lethal injection when it is administered but unable to move or scream because of the second chemical which completely paralyzed the body including the lungs. The result is a feeling of asphyxiation and extreme pain. Doctors say it would feel like every vain in your body is on fire.
Posted in: Japan has year without executions
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@ stanley52
Yes, arrested, detained and conveniently released after the children were returned to the mother and he promised not to try to take them again. If it wasn't illegal he never should have been stopped to begin with. Why would the police hold him for three weeks and then make him promise not to do something that was perfectly legal? Savoe was released as part of a deal not to take his children because Japan did not want to face the negative publicity of putting him in jail. You also have not visited the link i posted or read the article or read the law excerpt that is at the bottom or we would not be having this discussion. Thanks anyway...
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother
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@Stanley52
If so, why was the mother not arrested in Japan?
That is a good question. I could use the "r" word but i don't want a visit from Mr. Moderator. I could counter your question with this one though: If its not illegal then why was Mr. Savoe who is a Japnese citizen arrested when he did the same thing? If you go to the site i posted you can see that the law exist and was used before in another court case. So why wasn't she arrested? I don't know. Maybe he didn't bring up this argument in court?
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother
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@ cleo
It's not that the US courts assume that America its the best place to live for the child. Americans believe that the best thing for any child is to have access to both parents provided one is not a danger to the child. We believe that separating a child from a loving parent is one of the most damaging things you can do to a child especially a bi-racial one. This is why the mother got such a good deal. They could have just given her a reduced sentence or deportation for bringing the child back instead she got off scott free for a very serious crime so she could be a part of the child's life and I'm sure she will be granted supervised visitation at least. Why? because its best for the child to have both parents. This is why Japanese don't understand us get so upset about this issue. They don't think its a big deal for child to lose contact with on parent. We think this is one of the worst things you could do to child and even after all of these court battles and moving the child around, she will be happier and much better off in the long run because she will know both parents.
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother
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darknuts
@ critoba1@aol.com
I have to say I totally disagree with your take on separating a child from their environment. You grossly underestimate a child's ability to adapt. Children are delicate in some ways but not so delicate that taking them out of their environment will damage them for life. According to the father, this girl has started to adapt to her life at an amazing pace. She was hanging out with her old friends within 24 hours of being bought back. Keep in mind that this girl was born in the US, is an American citizen and had never lived in Japan before the mother took her. Where was all this sympathy then? She lived in the US for far longer than she did in Japan. Truth is many kids in the US move around when they are young and can you imagine the life of a US military child being moved to many places around the world every few years? I work on a military base for 8 years and i haven't known or heard of anyone who is mentally "messed up" or depressed from having moved around a lot when they were kids. I do however know many people with friends from all over the world and who have a better view and understanding of other countries and their cultures.
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother
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darknuts
@stanley52
What the mother did was illegal in both the us and japan. And the Japanese have enforced this law in the past. You remember the case of Mr. Savoe? The American/Japanese citizen who tried to take his kids to the embassy with an intent to get them back to the states? If it wasn't illegal in Japan why was he arrested? There was also another case of an individual who was arrested and convicted for the same thing. There is a written law that makes it illegal to permanently remove minors from the country of residence. Its considered trafficking even when done by a parent.
A copy of the law can be found here:
http://www.crnjapan.net/TheJapanChildrensRightsNetwork/jlw-pcpnij.html
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother