JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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Large, heated composting toilet (from Canada, to France), lots of stuff from USA, clothes etc, flowers in Japan, for Japan, books/toys from uk/usa/ hi-tech goods from cant remember, not France, Towable Dog Carrier, from Germany, Sim cards from anywhere they are cheap. Always price first, is what counts, second - is the sheer joy of Global Shopping - from the total comfort and stress-free zone of my fake futon, in fffffrance. only one small disappointment so far - a really naf book - I thought i was ordering something else. Plan to do MORE. Almost everything from everywhere. Boo to SHOPPING ON LEGS.
Posted in: Have you ever shopped online from foreign countries? If yes, why?
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there are some wonderfully ancient trains still in service, in Japan, keen photographers are probably doing a public service in collecting photographs of them, as those trains are not likely to survive much longer.
Posted in: JR to press charges against train hobbyists for disrupting services
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What a horrible world itd be if everyone believed that revenge is justice. I cant think of anything much less resembling justice - than revenge.
Posted in: Father of Akihabara killer quits work; mother hospitalized
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It's hard to think of any of the people involved, the people who were injured and died, the man who took the inexplicable path and killed them, his parents, his family, even the neighbours and fellow workers - without feeling desperately sad. The fact is - that 'mistakes' are made at every moment, and there's not one person in the universe, who can be sure that his/her next act - will not be at least a small part of the cause - of someone elses grief. Thats why dealing with, managing, guilt, shame and blame - has to be among the most significant of emotional lessons to be learned. Before that though - is the even more important lesson of personal responsibility - ie - that one is capable, (& single handedly, no matter what influences), of making or breaking lives. Ones own, as well as those of loved ones, and strangers. Parents do well if they can talk about that, so that their children appreciate and understand that they have that kind of personal power, and that they learn to have care, & respect, for themselves & for others, for their own sakes as much as anyone elses. To learn to care, to teach ones children to care, to love - is not easy. By example, is probably best - love your children, and they learn.
Posted in: Father of Akihabara killer quits work; mother hospitalized
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certainly gives the media a whole lot more to sell as news, if all that 'stars' are NOT doing, or NOT going t'do, is lapped up as vital information.
Posted in: Namie Amuro turns down offer of special Grammy TV show
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Its as foolish to attempt to obliterate the dark side of his character and make him a saint, because of his music, as it is to obliterate his music because of the dark side of his character. He is likely to be an inspiration for many decades, for many reasons, for millions of people. Hopefully - not for his reputed taste for young boys for sex, etc.
Posted in: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' DVD rakes in Y1.6 billion in one day
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It would be such a crying shame, if any of the wonderful talent of mankind, was, even in part - disregarded because of mankinds infinite errors. Let beauty, all 'goodness', always redeem whatever faults there are. That doesnt mean that there must be no retribution for faults, only to make sure that darkness, evil, doesnt 'win'! - and that the best may be permitted to shine through, whatever the worst may be. I have heard people say, who I would never imagined in any 'pop' scenario, that the movie is remarkable and very entertaining. I hope you all enjoy it.
Posted in: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' DVD rakes in Y1.6 billion in one day
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the guy made good music, good in the sense that millions of people liked it. I dont see why its necessary to consider whether he was also morally reprehensible, or not, or if he was a child molester or not. Is there any real reason why someone who is in any way 'evil' could not also be gifted, musically? Is it necessary to invent imitation people, in order to enjoy music?
Posted in: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' DVD rakes in Y1.6 billion in one day
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and dont forget to watch the Eisei company 'marketing concept', movie.
Posted in: Vitamin tablets to relieve fatigue
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sctaber56 wrote, at 02:52 PM JST - 24th January; If a person who is a permanent foreign resident must pay certain taxes, such as income tax or property tax, then they should have the right to vote in local elections, regardless of citizenship.
I support this view. To prevent permanent residents from voting, from taking part in the democratic process, especially since they are obliged by law to contribute to the nations resources, via taxation, I would describe as a clear breach of their most basic human rights. I dont think anyone should tolerate that situation without making their objections known.
Posted in: Should permanent foreign residents have the right to vote in local elections in their country of residence?
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Subo's voice is ok, but there must be millions who can 'sing' as well as she can. Her global popularity has much more to do with her having broken through rigid, accepted social barriers, concerning physical appearance, that currently operate on a world scale.
Chubby, plain people are expected to accept second class citizenship and it is very few who would dare, even for a moment, to consider serious competition with popular glamour, and deal with the inevitable, ensuing mob ridicule.
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Using the word 'HOUSEWORK' to describe the work that is essential to maintain tranquility and healthy living of a 'HOME' ....was a major MEGA goof. It conjures an image of a lot of dumb 'women', or house'wives' who cant figure out how to switch the TV off, and the juicer ON.
Keeping a HOME fit to live in, and return to - for peace and relaxation, to share with the family, after a day at the office or any place where humans rub shoulders and exchange connections - needs the kind of skills that few people can learn without a lot of useful experience, from their own childhood and upbringing. It isnt something that gets done in an hour or two of shuffling clothes, edibles and crockery through this or that machine.
'HOUSEWORK' - the cleaning mending part - is microscopic in comparison with 'HOMEMAKING', although to anyone who thinks of it as easy or undemanding - I suggest they go at once to their own cupboards, bathrooms and toolboxes and check out the level of organisation, and cleanliness, before commenting further. (Timtak - hallo!)
Posted in: Between work and the long commutes, people are exhausted when they get home. We need to regulate work hours to create a system in which men will be able to participate more in housework.
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I will go for the 100 yen shop model, it's a very strange world you live in, nemoflow, where all 'human needs' must resemble so closely, your own.
Posted in: Compact pocket pedometer
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There are a lot of variations online, at around 40$ - laser 'pointer' mice. They do all the same things as ordinary mice but are wireless and can do it from 40 feet or more, away. Dont see the point of 'compact'.
Posted in: Super compact mouse
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a very weedy thing to think about... I dont think anyone would have noticed or cared, even if thay had done it it the rush hour, unless a big crowd of running men with or without clothes, looks like some kind of protest, or was in some way threatening?
Posted in: 10 Keio Univ students face charges for streaking through station
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Thinking on, I dont care about vocabulary, as any sounds/words might be used to express a good thought or idea. It's the ideas expressed that annoy, or not. Dressing them up in perfectly enunciated vocabulary, as poetry or prose, wont make garbage into perfect logic or beautiful thoughts. One written word makes me growl a bit - thats the often seen 'occassionally'. Mixing languages looks like a good way to go, to me - it seems to be the natural way for change and developement to happen.
Posted in: Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation?
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There are so many very emotional issues between making and breaking cross-cultural families - that anything so sensitive as decisions in law, concerning the childrens' upbringing, should not be considered without court representation and full support for both parents and the children, taking CULTURAL DIFFERENCES into account. I cannot understand how anyone is surprised if someone fails to keep laws imposed in any other way - that seriously affect the lives of parents and their children. I repeat, USA law - is not the voice of god.
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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'Working harder for peace only makes sense if there is an obvious determination (no matter what kind of mess they are in) on both sides to find the peaceful way. If there is not that shared determination, its just like a sad, bad marriage where one partner offers themselves as a sacrificial lamb, in the 'hope' that things may change. They very rarely do, & may only get worse. If one side is committed to total control, and to any subterfuge necessary to bring that about - then ALL 'working harder' amounts to rattling peas in a tin can.
Posted in: Iran to 'blow up the heart of Israel' if attacked
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hmmm - I just thought of something - what if there was an international sign, a facial gesture, or a hand gesture - something like international road signs, that might be read and understood by anyone. It might be very very small - but specific - so that the abductor did not notice it being communicated. Then if its taught in schools - or is generally available as useful information....
Posted in: Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
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From the evidence - it seems that this girl has been immensely brave. Im interested to try to work out ways that she - (or anyone who ever finds themselves trapped in tight corners like this situation) - might find ways to communicate their difficulties, without exacerbating the situation. Something along the lines of the guys in those prison camp photographs taken by Nazis to demonstrate all was well for the prisoners, when it was not. I suppose statements that are very obviously wrong to anyone who might suspect that all was not well - but which the abductor would not understand, or some kind of gesture.... there must be something.
Posted in: Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily