JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Core Developer - コアディベロッパー
- Midokura Japan K.K. - ミドクラジャパン株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥10.0M / Year Negotiable
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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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electric2004
Well, the 50 Man is not for 5 adults, but 2 adults, 2 childs, and 1 Baby. If I remember correctly, they are advertising for approx. 60000...65000 Yen per person. So there is some difference between advertising and reality.
Posted in: Heading for a Scandinavian adventure
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electric2004
Last week on Wednesday was a real adventure for me and my family with 3 kids to fly from Narita to Duesseldorf via Copenhagen.
Although we had tickets from Narita to final destination Duesseldorf, we could only check in from Narita to Copenhagen. Then in Copenhagen we had to pick up our complete luggage and try to find a flight to check in again. Remind you, with 3 Kids: 5 years, 2 years, and 1 year old.
At first we were told the wrong place to line-up, take a number and wait. Then while there was only one more flight from Copenhagen to Duesseldorf, my wife lined up there, and I jumped the line at the counter, where one can change the ticket to the new flight.
We could not check-in the baby car - for this one has to leave the airport in Copenhagen and go to a wodden shed near the taxi stand, where one can drop oversize luggage. But nobody there to receive.
Running back to the checking counter, skipping the waiting lines ... and telling the person at checkin, that there is no one at the handling place for such luggage. They made a call and confirmed that the person will come soon. Back out, dropping the baby car and going the the gate with carrying the baby. I forgot to say: Changing the tickets for the 2 adults and 2 kids with seats was finally no problem, but the computer did not accept changing the ticket for the baby, because it does not have its own seat. The worker at checkin has encountered the problem already before, but even with the help of a second worker was not able to solve. So they had to write a ticket by hand for our baby.
At boarding time, we made it to the gate, to see that no personal was there to start the boarding. This was late by another 15 minutes, but not announced, because, well, no personal there. Did I mention this before related to the oversize baggage drop (at first no staff), to the understaffed checkin-counters and the understaffed counters at the place, where one can change tickets?
Yes, this is a Scandinavian adventure - rebooking a flight in Copenhagen, when the long haul flight from Narita has a problem or is delayed. One knows, there is only limited time, but one has to take a number, and wait ... wait ... wait.
It seems to me the standard of SAS has decreased over the years (I have been using for 10 years) because of cost cutting by management. Also gradually they are decreasing the mileage benefits, and cutting the miles, which one can acquire for each flight.
Even if there is only a small price reduction, the number of miles is reduced to just a quarter of the standard value. On the other hand, a price of 500000 Yen roundtrip for a family of 5 including 2 kids and one Baby does not sound like a bargain.
Well, there is a catch, the FUEL surcharge. Even a small kid (15kg or 20 kg) has to pay the same surcharge as an adult. It is in the order of 3 Man Yen per Person. So in total equivalent to one ticket price.
Posted in: Heading for a Scandinavian adventure
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electric2004
He should have asked for "Supersize".
It seems his motorbike was more expensive than what he was able to get away with.
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electric2004
limbo:
Good Post. Planning is the key. With our first child, after one year maternity leave, my wife wanted to work again, but no daycare available at this time in Yokohama, so she continued staying at home and taking care of our Baby. Now several years passed, and we have 3 children (5 years, almost 3, and 1 year). The oldest goes to a private kindergarten (3rd year), and the middle one had his niuenshiki today. And sometimes (once a week) the Baby can stay at nursery in the morning, when it is necessary.
And they all smile, when Papa comes home in the evening. (one ... two hours family and playtime).
Sounds and is much more positive than "Daycare blues". Of course, it is not in Tokyo, but in "Inaka" in Ibaraki.
Posted in: Daycare blues
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electric2004
One protons has a mass, which is equivalent to approximately 1000 MeV (Mega electron volt). Send this once through an electric field of 1MV (1 Megavolt), then it gains kinetic energy of 1MeV.
Send it 1000 times through an electric field of 1MV (1 Megavolt), then it gains kinetic energy of 1000MeV=1GeV. Then the kinetic energy is same as the mass equivalent.
Send it 7 Million times through an electric field of 1MV (1 Megavolt), then it gains kinetic energy of 7000GeV=7TeV. Then the kinetic energy is much higher than the mass equivalent. To build up this energy, it takes time.
However, when such a highly energetic particles collides head-on with another particle of same mass and energy, then the energy is almost instantaneously released.
And this energy then creates new particles, with a mass slightly lower than the energy available.
So the transfer is:
1) energy put into the particles so that they reach 7TeV
2) some particles collide head on
3) kinetic energy is released
4) new particles can be created
5) if there is energy left, it gives radiation (basically light)
Posted in: Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning'
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electric2004
The one on the right already started to look like an obachan. The second from right seems to have forgotten to take her headache pills. Then the second from left has a nice posture and seems relaxed yet strong minded. My choice.
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electric2004
tclh:
Sorry to disappoint you. It did not mean, that the Energy of 7TeV was generated by the collision. What the article wanted to say that there are 2 particle beams traveling in opposite direction. And one has to feed energy into these beam to make them reach the final energy. In other words, a lot of energy - taken from the electric power network is necessary to keep the particles on their way around and to accelerate them. Then at the collision point kinetic energy is partly converted into matter.
Posted in: Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning'
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electric2004
For Matsumoto-san, please see: http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2010/03/29/index.shtml
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electric2004
Ouch!
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electric2004
All of a sudden it became clear, that the non-smoking sign near the weapons storage indeed has a meaning and should be followed.
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electric2004
So the character building does not go into the right direction.
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electric2004
Or probably ex-boyfriend.
Posted in: Aki Hoshino in good shape at 33
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electric2004
So her boyfriend, 20-year-old racehorse jockey Kosei Miura is on the jump to ride the next horse.
Posted in: Aki Hoshino in good shape at 33
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electric2004
I hate polyester. Together with sweat, soon bacteria will produce a smell.
Posted in: 'Healing' undershirt for men
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electric2004
So in some sense, the taxman has blood on his fingers.
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electric2004
Last week I bought to shirts in size XL (e.g. 44) and was disappointed. They were to small for me. Some years ago, it was still possible for me to by shirts at Uniclo, but now it seems the product were getting smaller. And they are by no means reasonable priced. One shirt is 2980 Yen. For this price I can get an Italian designer shirt (neck 44) in Germany. And then I know it fits.
Posted in: New Uniqlo store
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electric2004
TokyoXtreme:
It exists as a headset, for example from Bose.
Posted in: So you think you have a great business idea?
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electric2004
Actually with 3 kids in the family, it seems to me the amount the health insurance has to pay balances what I have to put in.
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electric2004
Because she still could not finish it.
Posted in: Miss Mister Donut
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electric2004
I bought it some time ago. While reading the text was fun, listening especially to the male speaker (Jeff Gedert) was definitely not. In most cases he pronounces the English sentences in a way, a high level banker (or likewise consultant) in the USA is speaking to subordinates. If the subordinates do not follow immediately, they have to fear to be fired.
Then the Japanese version of these expressions was much more polite and considerate.
On the other hand, when a female actor spoke English sentences, and another female voice actor spoke the related Japanese sentences, this was much more consistent.
On a sidenote: I had the MP3 CD in my Navigation and Audio system, when I was driving together with my family. Lucky I was able to skip the passages about "bedding down" and "swear words" before my kids could start to understand and ask what is going on there.
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