JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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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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farhaan
Ban Alcohol and save hundreds of lifes a year.
Posted in: Drunken man arrested after man falls to death off train platform
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farhaan
I am shock to see that more than half of the voters voted it is 'Art'. I didn't know that more than 50% of the people think that way.
Posted in: Sexual images of minors in manga: Art or obscenity?
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farhaan
Yes thay are talking about Muslims. I am a Muslim too and living in Japan from last 10 years. It goes like this; Muslims must pray (Salaat) 5 times a day. In non-Muslim countries when a company hires us as a employee at the time of contract we talk about prayer break on Fridays afternoon for Friday prayer (Friday prayers must be done in Mosque only) and the Month of Ramadaan. We ask for extra one hour lunch break time on Fridays to go to Mosque for Friday prayers then we compensate that one hour. Other than Fridays Muslims pray afternoon prayer (Zuhr) in lunch time without disturbing work. I worked in one of the biggest company here for 7 years before resigning and never had any problem for my prayer breaks. I used to pray in conference room of the company usually. My Japanese boss and colleagues were always co-operative in this matter. In fact when I first arrived in Tokyo to join this company my Japanese boss find the nearest Mosque from the company and Halal grocery stores in Tokyo and handed me print out.
He must be talking about Friday prayer and its time can't be changed as every Muslim should must go to Mosque to pray it.
And I found that almost all companies here including companies like Toyota agrees for this prayer break for Muslim employees without any problem. And I didn't find any problem with Japanese related to Muslim prayers or other Muslim rules.
Posted in: Reconciling foreign workers' prayer breaks with production deadlines
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farhaan
For me alcohol smell of oyajis is more disturbing than someone talking loudly next to me in Tokyo metro. This is life and sometimes it becomes important to make/recieve call in trains. I also do that and I don't think anything wrong in that.
Posted in: Man punched in face by fellow train commuter over phone manners
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farhaan
I wonder, why that male partner of women didn't go to rescue that child instead of her !
Posted in: Woman drowns while trying to rescue child at Chiba beach
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farhaan
It is not model number or serial number. It seems it is lens type number used in this camera.
Posted in: Camera unit for vehicle rearview monitoring
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farhaan
First day of me in Tokyo I was outside of Shinjuku station late night roaming around and thinking how to go back home as I missed the last train to my destinaton. Then suddenly 2 cops came and questioned me and I answered them in English which they didn't understand and I was not good in Japanese that time. They hold my hand and took me inside the koban and more senior cops sorrounded me and started questioning and 2 cops were proudly standing in the door to make sure that I shouldn't escape. They asked my ID but I didn't show them then they called somewhere to ask for English speaking officer to translate which took 30 minutes till he arrived. At last when I showed them my ID and business card they apologised me but I started screaming on them for their behaviour of holding my hands and taking my time. To compensate their mistake cops said they will drop me home in their car which I agreed happily. Cops saved me from waiting till morning for the train. It was a good experince with cops.
Posted in: Tell us about any encounters, either good or bad, you have had with Japanese police.
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farhaan
If they do that then there will be pirated news websites with support of ads.
Posted in: Murdoch: Media must get readers to pay for online news
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farhaan
Softbank's TV commercials are one of the most stupid ads I have seen. I hate all these dog family CMs of softbank.
Posted in: 'Uncle' Tarantino becomes newest member of Softbank's 'White Family'
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farhaan
I will definitely break his hands first before handing him over to police.
Posted in: If you saw someone you thought was murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi on the street, in a restaurant or on a train, for example, realistically speaking, what would you do?
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farhaan
I dont understand why in Japan so many people go missing.
Posted in: 19-year-old university student missing in Shimane since Oct 26
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farhaan
This b!tch don't deserve to be a mother.
Posted in: Woman held for taking indecent photos of 6-yr-old daughter for sale
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farhaan
Above I said "should be extended to minimum 75 years" because if a person committed a crime at the age of 20 yrs old and that criminal may still be living after 75 years and can be prosecuted.
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farhaan
Should be abolished or limitation should be extended to minimum 75 years.
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farhaan
Great and concerned article.
I am thinking how to escape from this b'llshit as I never want to pay again to this system.
Posted in: Health insurance gets more complicated with new visa law
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farhaan
I am really against it since I came to Japan and I stopped paying insurance (hoken) and pension (nenkin) two years back.
OK GUYS. WHY DON'T WE BECOME ONE AND FIGHT AGAINST IT.
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farhaan
They can't do it. Even if they do it they won't get enough subscribers and loose advertisers and its money which they are getting now. For readers there will always be free source of news/information website with support from online advertisemnet.
Posted in: Many newspapers around the world are considering charging fees for readers to view online content. What do you think about it?
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farhaan
But drivers of hybrid cars is not blind to press break if they see a blind person in front of car which is rarest of rare case. Japanese driver's rules already teaches to slow down your vehicle if they see a pedestrian on the road. so why this hue and cry !
Posted in: Japan studies noisier hybrid cars to protect blind
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farhaan
Israel is playing with fire. Why they want to construct there where they can never ever live peacefully.
Posted in: Israel approving new West Bank construction
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farhaan
Whatever, Sony is the best in the field of Audio and Video. I have almost all new products from Sony. My mobile phone too is Sony Ericsson Walkman keitai. Soon going to buy new version of PS3 and Mylo.
Posted in: Walkman outsells iPod in Japan