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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delitachan
Of course, as I stated earlier, it's thier deal, thier money. That doesn't mean I can't state my opinion on what I think about it :P
Most of my Jfriends over there live in Tokyo and all of em pretty much don't like the otakus a lot :P. My boyfriend loves foreigners, but he wishes that they'd enjoy Japan for other things than anime.
I wouldn't compare it to hotrods though because in the end, a hotrod has more use/value than a costume.
Posted in: Gov't gives foreign cosplayers official welcome
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delitachan
Oh gosh, China wants to control everything the people do...isn't anyone worried if China ever decided to take over the world?
Posted in: China reneges on Internet freedom during Olympics
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delitachan
Add with that $1 quality and service, 15-cent security measures.
A friend of mine hated it over there.
Posted in: Budget Bangkok: 15-cent trains, $1 meals
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delitachan
Haha...well go on to my university where 90 percent of the students entered in Japanese class are big anime fans. They lose interest rather quick and the class size reduces to about 8 (last I enrolled, Japanese Level 2, there was only 3 of us). A friend of mine runs a Japanese club at the high school (he's a teacher) and he says he had 50% of them drop out after they learned they wouldn't be watching anime but instead learning about the culture and language. And a BIT of anime. I'm not saying they SHOULDN"T do it or that anime is VERY VERY WRONG. My point was that anime fans generally aren't very serious about the culture and language. They believe that Japan is strictly all about anime and it's sad because Japan has much more to offer. :(. I hope they discover all that when touring Japan. Well we're in agreement in one thing, they're having fun. I wouldn't spend hundreds of dollars on a costume though...
Posted in: Gov't gives foreign cosplayers official welcome
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delitachan
Gawd dangit. Why wasn't this available when I was visiting last month! >:( I didn't even know you could use credit cards in Yodobashi or Bic.
Posted in: Experience Tokyo with Visa
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delitachan
And that last line - "I learn about culture through anime." This is what is somewhat bothersome...anime doesn't accurately portray thier culture any more than Superman portrays American culture. You learn some things, but not a lot! I admit I grew up on lots of anime but the traditional kind of culture you learn from being there. Again, just my opinion
Meh, it's too late at night to be ranting. :P
Posted in: Gov't gives foreign cosplayers official welcome
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delitachan
It's a dorky thing to do and my beef against the anime otakus is that that's thier ONLY motivation to come to Japan. Nothing else. My b/f hates those types.
Just like they're allowed to parade around in costumes as they please, we're all allowed to give our opinions here on this board, whether you agree or not.
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delitachan
Use it as in don't have all the lights on at 1am or 10pm. Darken the rooms whenever it's your bedtime so it can help you sleep faster.
Last year's trip to Japan gave me a good jet lag for a month after I came back. This year, I got back abotu 3 weeks ago and I managed to beat it by using light effectively (and tons of Tylenol PM sleep pills).
When I go to Japan, I always insist we go out,c hill, etc because if we just hang out in the hotel room, it's zzzz for me. Even sleeping at the right times in Japan, I always wake up real early (6 am).
Posted in: Beating stress and jet lag
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delitachan
Why don't they just hike up the prices of tuna? Less people might want less tuna if it really hits thier walletbook
Posted in: Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna
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delitachan
Another senseless tragedy shakes head. I think what's more important here is why the guy had to risk his life just to avoid a speeding ticket, thus endangering the girl he was with as well. Doesn't matter if it's an underaged girl or not.
Posted in: Motorcyclist dies, school girl passenger injured after police chase in Yokohama
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delitachan
Google wants a piece of the ol pie...but nothing will dethrone Wikipedia.
I have a serious addiction to that website :P
Posted in: Google launches rival to Wikipedia
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delitachan
That's pretty mean of his critics. The guy is doing his best to get things in order there in Osaka and it's bad enough people are starting to give him hell for his weight. Get real. A lot of Japanese people do not exercise at all. If he started frequenting the gym more, the criticsm would focus on how he spends more time on personal hobbies than office issues. Geh.
Posted in: Weighty issues for Osaka Gov Hashimoto
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delitachan
Go to Ebay and check the listings yourself. Facts enough.
My point being that the console is not sold because OMG EVERYONE LOVES THE WII AND ITS AWESOME GAMES, but a lot of people are doing it to earn cash.
Posted in: Nintendo's Wii top-selling video game console in U.S.
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delitachan
Oh please, at least you all HAD a swimming pool in your all's schools.
It seems like that girl may suffer paralysis. I've heard of lots of incidents like these and the end result is almost always the victim being paralyzed due to trauma.
Posted in: 10-year-old schoolgirl suffers head injury after diving into pool in Yamagata
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delitachan
What a jerk. Toss him in the slammer.
Posted in: Man held after demanding Y20 mil in shopping mall bomb plot in Shizuoka
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delitachan
They DO realize that most of the Nintendo Wiis purchased are sold on Ebay right?
Posted in: Nintendo's Wii top-selling video game console in U.S.
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delitachan
The S. Koreans need to calm down already. Just the thought of beheading live pheasants gives everyone the image of a bunch of nasty savages. I don't see Japan doing any kind of protests, whatsoever.
The only ones further hurting the relationship are the S. Koreans.
Posted in: S Korea reportedly plans to build hotel on disputed islets
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delitachan
Importing cheese? From where? The cheese there tastes like plastic. I agree that they need to focus on local production. Still, the meiji milk is yeeecchh!
Posted in: Meiji Dairies to raise cheese, margarine prices again
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delitachan
Dang, everyday crimes like these! Ibaraki, Aichi, Osaka, Tokyo...and my boyfriend just said the main headline tonight in Shiga prefecture was a car was run over. :(
Posted in: Man arrested for stabbing father, daughter during stroll in Ibaraki
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delitachan
My b/f said that when he saw it in the news, they reported this man had already done something similar. He kicked a woman walking her dog. Why wasn't he in jail already???
Posted in: Man arrested for kicking Chihuahua puppy to death in Aichi