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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freakashow
Those senior citizens who keep voting in this xenophobic mayor are just as nuts as he is. It is no wonder how I often see younger athletes cringe (like Sawa-san) when he does obligatory greetings with them. All they can do in front of him is crack an forced smile and shrug.
Posted in: Ishihara calls Kan, cabinet 'not Japanese' for not visiting Yasukuni Shrine
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freakashow
NickyWashida: I agree. Countries lending advice and help to other countries is nothing new and could go a long way towards helping to solve various problems. In this case, U.S. law enforcement has had some degree of success in dealing with riots and could lend some much needed help in this area. The same when Japan lends help and advice in earthquake and disaster relief and prevention to other countries, and vice versa when foreign CEOs come to Japan to help turn around Japanese companies.
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freakashow
Who did you call in the ward office? And which ward office are you talking about? Sounds a bit fishy to me. In any case, I have no clue as to what this has to do with this article's topic.
Posted in: 'Streetwise' South Korea drops Japanese legacy
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freakashow
Nope, only you are saying it. In the article, it only says that Japanese players were wearing black armbands in memory of Matsuda. I've also read one post above which said, "they did it for Matsuda". There's nowhere in this article, or posts which says they won "because of Matsuda's power". Only you are saying it. I see no problem with athletes remembering their fallen comrades, and even playing the game with his or her memory in their hearts. I've seen this kind of "remembrance" happen everywhere, and in just about every sport. There is nothing wrong with that at all.
Posted in: Japan beats S Korea 3-0 to extend unbeaten run to 13 matches
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freakashow
smithinjapan: Yes, but it's not only the Japanese media that do that, but many other countries' media outlets too. I've seen time and time again, many young and up-and-coming sports stars, put on a pedestal before they've accomplished anything; in many parts of the world. One such "star" I recall was the Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova who was known more for her good looks than her tennis ability. Actually, she retired without ever winning a WTA singles title (only titles in doubles). I also recall a young American soccer player named Freddy Adu getting so much publicity, Nike contracts, etc., and yet prove that he wasn't quite the soccer prodigy everyone claimed him to be. It's part of the "everyone wants to worship a hero" phenomenon. It's just an unfortunate part of the human condition.
I would have to disagree with that, since I've seen so many articles about Japanese athletes here that have placed 4th or not placed at all; yet make it seem as if they did so well. If anything, it's not that the Japanese media forget about them, but make every little thing, like Ichiro going 1-4, or the Japanese volleyball team missing out on a medal, as it was a tremendous accomplishment.
Posted in: Adam Scott leads Ishikawa by a shot at Firestone
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freakashow
SmithinJapan: True, no one's said he was "nothing", but you yourself did once say "he's going to fall harder than Ai-chan does in table tennis" about two years ago when Ryo qualified for the British Open. Which leads me to think that you had doubts about him even before he had his chance to get his feet wet in the PGA golf tour. I'm pretty sure you also said "the kid's going to buckle and go down in flames. Of course, THAT won't be mentioned in the J-media." But I forgive you for your short memory.
While I agree that Ryo has had a fair deal of hype generated towards him from the media; to me it is the same hype I witnessed Tiger Woods getting since he was a freshman at Stanford University, before he ever turned pro. I remember getting sick of the constant running of the old Mike Douglas Show footage with little Tiger putting with his Dad on the show. Thankfully, Ryo gets less attention from the media than he used to, and thus is performing well and "living up to the hype", as many news reports abroad have written. I guess Tiger is the one young player who could live up to all the publicity that was generated towards him, since he grew up with it his entire life.
Bottom line is that Ryo has had the hype of many young players like Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, etc., and there have been both believers and doubters, as with all young players that have been hyped up. But I guess that's human nature. People love their celebrities and people who they could look up to.
Posted in: Adam Scott leads Ishikawa by a shot at Firestone
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freakashow
I'm kind of on the fence when it comes to nuclear and wind power. On one hand, nuclear power, has the rare potential to be quite dangerous. On the positive side, it is the most energy efficient. As for wind power, it is clean and won't damage the environment (at least not aesthetically). However, it takes up much space, and produces far less energy than the amount of money you need to put into building and maintaining it. I've also heard some accidents happening from broken blades (those things are quite fragile).
So, I propose that if we want clean inefficient power like wind, then we must all give up a lot of our daily conveniences(or at least be ready to pay a lot more in tax money to fund it). Using computers, air conditioning, refrigeration, etc, should be given up by all people, so that we could live without nuclear energy (as well as fossil fuels, since we know those can kill you as well). As for me, I don't think I could give up conveniences such as that, so I'm willing to live with some energy being provided by slightly risky ways. The best bet would be to have a combination of wind, solar, and nuclear power.
SquidBert: True, but I would also categorize costly solar energy, and wind energy programs as being things that have been badly managed and could potentially have serious bad effects. Naive people think that as long as it sounds clean, it should be the best way (not even thinking about where the money is coming from to fund them).
By the way, I wouldn't categorize "car accidents" as something you can control. If I'm doing the driving, yes, I do have some measure of control (unless it is caused by the other driver(s)). However, if I'm in a taxi, bus, friend's car, etc. I'm at the mercy of their skills. Fact is, that many times the driver lives, while the passengers are the ones that are dead. Don't think they ever had any control in their own deaths.
Actually, even heart disease, can't be controlled. Many people think of "coronary heart disease" as the only form of heart disease, which it isn't. Don't you know that many other forms of heart disease are purely genetic? Some are even due to environmental factors like diseases such as Rubella. IMO, DNA and getting infectious diseases is not something you have a whole lot of control over.
Posted in: European wind power output tipped to treble by 2020: report
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freakashow
I'm kind of on the fence when it comes to nuclear and wind power. On one hand, nuclear power, has the rare potential to be quite dangerous. On the positive side, it is the most energy efficient. As for wind power, it is clean and won't damage the environment (at least not aesthetically). However, it takes up much space, and produces far less energy than the amount of money you need to put into building and maintaining it. I've also heard some accidents happening from broken blades (those things are quite fragile).
So, I propose that if we want clean inefficient power like wind, then we must all give up a lot of our daily conveniences(or at least be ready to pay a lot more in tax money to fund it). Using computers, air conditioning, refrigeration, etc, should be given up by all people, so that we could live without nuclear energy (as well as fossil fuels, since we know those can kill you as well). As for me, I don't think I could give up conveniences such as that, so I'm willing to live with some energy being provided by slightly risky ways. The best bet would be to have a combination of wind, solar, and nuclear power.
SquidBert: True, but I would also categorize costly solar energy, and wind energy programs as being things that have been badly managed and could potentially have serious bad effects. Naive people think that as long as it sounds clean, it should be the best way (not even thinking about where the money is coming from to fund them).
By the way, I wouldn't categorize "car accidents" as something you can control. If I'm doing the driving, yes, I do have some measure of control (unless it is caused by the other driver(s)). However, if I'm in a taxi, bus, friend's car, etc. I'm at the mercy of their skills. Fact is, that many times the driver lives, while the passengers are the ones that are dead. Don't think they ever had any control in their own deaths.
Actually, even heart disease, can't be controlled. Many people think of "coronary heart disease" as the only form of heart disease, which it isn't. Don't you know that many other forms of heart disease are purely genetic? Some are even due to environmental factors like diseases such as Rubella. IMO, DNA and getting infectious diseases is not something you have a whole lot of control over.
Posted in: European wind power output tipped to treble by 2020: report
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freakashow
Exactly. These two idiot governments are INSANE.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
I say we put this two numbskull governments (Japan and Korea) in a room and let them duke it out.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
tmarie: So what you're saying is that as long as it's happened before, then it isn't newsworthy? Well, if I follow your logic, then you could also say that what is happening in Syria isn't newsworthy. After all, governments killing their own people been going on for ages. Look up Stalin, Hitler, and Hussein. You must have a short memory, because you don't even remember what Kadhafi did to his own people in Libya. They are all tragic news stories, but nothing new. Civilians get killed by their own governments constantly, and so what is happening in Syria is nothing new. From Africa, to South America, to Asia, and even to Europe, this kind of news has happened and been happening.
Bottom line is that IMHO, both types of news stories deserve to be reported.
Posted in: 25 found dead on refugee boat off Italy
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freakashow
tmarie: You should read the article carefully and not just look at the headline. This has nothing to do with boat people from China. Nor does this have anything to do with "snakeheads". These are refugees fleeing Africa. Besides, there are two articles already on JT about the killings in Syria. If you're so interested in it, why haven't you posted on those articles?
Posted in: 25 found dead on refugee boat off Italy
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freakashow
tmarie, Yes, dead refugees on a boat have been an everyday occurrence IN RECENT WEEKS. Just like the killings in Syria have been an everyday occurrence IN RECENT WEEKS. So what's your point? So are you saying people dying in one country is more of a tragedy than people dying in another country?
Posted in: 25 found dead on refugee boat off Italy
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freakashow
Actually, I'd say these two governments childishly bickering are of a low-level.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
Exactly. These two governments are childish idiots and their form of diplomacy won't work.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
These two countries' governments should be ashamed of themselves. Childish bickering is simply unnecessary and not fruitful. Shame on both of them.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
And what makes you such an authority on what's "big" and what's not? For some, this is bigger news, and for others news in Syria is bigger.
Posted in: 25 found dead on refugee boat off Italy
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freakashow
These two countries are acting like little kids in a playground. In fact, worse than little kids.
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
When will these two governments ever learn ...
Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul
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freakashow
Depends on when the movie studio decides to release it.
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