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
Bush's legacy will be one who spent asked for and spent more money than any President before him. The end result, sure, less militants (and overall less people) in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have to give him that. Good job!
People in Katrina-hit areas still without a home, but hey, they still got their lives and each other .. Good job, Dubya!
Home foreclosures at record highs, but at least it relieves them of that home that was too expensive for them to buy anyway ... Good job!
oh, I shouldn't forget to thank Mr. Bush for my stimulus check I got for duly paying my taxes, even though I am an expat living overseas, and know of not one other country in the world which requires its citizens to file taxes from abroad. Thanks!
Consumer prices are up to it's highest amount in 17 years, resulting in a surge in inflation, puting a squeeze on the average taxpayer's money...but hey, it makes us stronger and more knowledgable in how to save every penny. Thanks, Dubya!
Fuel costs at over 4 dollars a gallon! Maybe that was his tactic all along... drive oil costs up so that we all have to go green. Use the car less and take public transportation, or bike to work. Good one, Bush.
Yes, we are safer at airports. We have to pay more for flying, more for checking in, go through more security, be fingerprinted, not be able to choose our seating anymore (unless we pay some money), but at least we are safer. I have to give Bush that. Thanks.
Posted in: Bush agrees to time 'horizon' on Iraq troop cuts
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freakashow
More on Starbucks:
"California will now lose 88 stores with two each in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and 10 in San Diego.
Florida will lose 59 stores, including three each in Tampa and Palm Beach Gardens. Louisiana will lose 13 stores, nine of them in Baton Rouge"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/18/starbucks-reveals-closuren113593.html
Posted in: New frappuccinos
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freakashow
I gotta agree. Never been a fan of franchise shops. Starbucks, Tully's, etc. Seems like Seattle thinks they know coffee, but they don't.
Went to one in Santa Monica and the service sucked big time. Give me the old fashioned Mom-and-Pop anytime. Glad to have found one in Kamakura the other day. Nice, quiet, place to read a book. Coffee the way I like. They even had Earl Grey tea, Darjeeling, and a variety of herbal and floral teas, if that's your pleasure.
Posted in: New frappuccinos
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freakashow
Westurn,
Hey, nothing new. Back in the U.S., everytime I go to a movie theater, they check my bag if to see if I'm carrying in some outside food or drink. I can see why too: They want you to buy their food and drinks, which ends up being way too overpriced.
Here, I don't get anyone looking in my bag.
Posted in: New frappuccinos
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freakashow
Interesting point. Coming home too tired to spend with the kids 4 nights a week, may have a negative effect on the family unit. I guess we'll have to wait and see if this Utah experiment works.
Posted in: Utah is going to 4-day workweek to save energy
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freakashow
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autoscontentlandingpages/596/stingiest-sippers-the-10-most-fuel-efficient-vehicles-in-the-us/;ylc=X3oDMTFkNGYxaTloBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawNzdGluZ2llc3Qtc2lwcGVycw--
Posted in: GM retains lead over Toyota
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freakashow
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/aponbige/autosales;_ylt=AsQDd3qOkZ8yV63QHTg4653N67EF
Posted in: Toyota facing tough decisions over vehicle prices
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freakashow
carlosgodoy1
I agree. United Airlines, Northwest, and Continental should just fess up and state prices as they should be. But no. In the States all they want is to nitpick the consumer here and there. Going from San Francisco to Washington, there was no mention of fuel surcharge costs, extra baggage prices, etc.
Posted in: Spiraling airfares put squeeze on both passengers and airlines
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freakashow
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autoscontentlandingpages/593/hardest-to-get-cars/;ylt=Aof0OedvjOP1Es1r.tSfNiQazJV4
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freakashow
"Thinking nations have learned long ago: "Never trust America!""
"North Korea's Stalinist media claques bleat the very same thing. Got another slogan for us?"
I guess that goes to show you that birds of feather do indeed flock together.
Posted in: N Korea trying to divide Tokyo and Washington, says Komura
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freakashow
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Probably less than it took to blast North Korea's nuclear cooling tower.
Posted in: Glacier
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freakashow
And if winning games, and being the best at sports, Olympics, etc; while pumping billions upon billions of Americans' taxpayers money into a war most did not want, at the expense of Americans' welfare (e.g. food costs, inadequate health care, homelessness on the rise, rising fuel costs), is all that you care about, then all I have to say is to each his own.
As for me, I'm fed up already. And even on his way out of office, our dear leader is proposing to ask Congress for another 162 billion dollars to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars! Where can that money come from, but our own taxes, which could be going to a lot of other things that I could think of. Even my hardline Republican coworkers have had enough.
Enough with the "my way or the highway" attitude.
Anti-Americanism? Yes, it is out there. Is it warranted? Well, frankly speaking, most American citizens are honest to goodness people. Unfortunately, our current government has so eloquently painted us in a bad light, not to mention the nice little target on our backs. What credibility and respect as a leader has now been turned to fear, and private loathing by nations and people who will cower and say nice things about us when we are looking, but say otherwise behind our back, as is done with the class bully at school.
Posted in: Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows
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freakashow
Oh and this just in, Americans are now among the leaders in the amount they must pay to fly. Not only are there extra charges for your second piece of luggage, curbside check-in, choosing your own seat, booking using your frequent flier miles, but from August 18th, a fee will be levied for all drinks, including soft drinks, coffee, and bottled water. Imagine paying 2 dollars a pop for bottled water? And there's no way around it since you can't bring in any liquids into the terminal anyway.
Posted in: Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows
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freakashow
Valid point, Westurn. But you fail to mention that the U.S. are also leaders in fraud cases (as evidenced by the spate of arrests made of real estate companies in the U.S. concerning the mortgage crisis), bad food (as evidenced by the bad tomato crisis and other food problems facing the U.S. nowadays), and homelessness and inattentiveness to those in need of homes (as in the number of Katrina victims still without one).
Oh, and you mentioned the "Iraq violence down" article, but you failed to mention the recent "Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad" article which was printed June 18th. Things that make you go hmmm..
Bottom line: "With great power, comes great responsibility" (or at the very least accountability). The U.S. has great power, but has shown very little responsibility, if any. We can thank our current government for that. The U.S. government has had the gall to say "We are the ones with power, so we should not be held accountable for any crimes we may commit in the pursuit of our goals!"
Well, I still would like to believe that the end does not always justify the means.
Posted in: Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows
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freakashow
Westurn;
Yes, and leaving in record numbers and being mad at having been ripped off so many times.
Oh? Let's see, when was the last time an American movie has ever won a major award at a major film festival abroad, like Cannes, Berlin, etc. ? Hmmm ... It seems Hollywood has even had infighting of its own. Can't even pay their own writers for Christ's sake. Fact is, Hollywood earnings are at record lows. So much so that they have to look overseas for ideas. Why is it that there have been so many remakes of movies already made, like American versions of so many Japanese horror and animated movies, Korean action and dramas (does "the Host" and "Il Mare" ring a bell?), etc.
Yes, by being #1 in having done business with the most number of sweatshops, cheap labor, and being #1 in having the most civil lawsuits filed against it in the world. Do I even have to remind you of companies such as Microsoft and Nike to name a couple? They alone have had so many complaints of copyright infringement and cheap labor bordering on slavery.
-By inviting American professional sports teams to various venues around the planet including China, London, Mexico, Toronto, etc !
Inviting? Hah! More like American companies trying to earn a buck "pushing" their products overseas. When the market in their own country gets so saturated and disgusted with their own product, where else can they go but overseas. Yeah sure, go somewhere that doesn't know or doesn't care about the MLB steroid problem, or tainted refs in the NBA.
Yup, you haven't convinced me one bit.
Posted in: Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows
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freakashow
Westurn,
Exactly, then why do you like to bash Japan so much when people have been:
-visiting Japan in record numbers -sure, the J population is down, but the population of foreigners living in Japan is way up - J pop musicians like Kuraki Mai, Exile, etc. popularity is soaring in Asian countries such as Taiwan, Singapore, and Korea. - J car companies have been consistently been placed in the top five in terms of safety and affordability. - Foreign manufacturers continue to look to J technicians for high-precision products such as intricate shell casings for cellular phones - sushi classes and other aspects of J culture has been growing in popularity abroad.
- more and more Australians, Americans, etc. have become more interested in learning Japanese. Fact is, the Japanese language has been a more popular subject lately.
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freakashow
I agree, Bobby Valentine is a class act. He even has one a Japan World Series with the Chiba Lotte. Although The Marines are struggling, they are playing pretty good ball. It's taken awhile, but the J players are now seeing the virtues of playing with heart and not worrying about team play. At the same time, Major Leaguers are seeing some of the virtues of playing as a team and playing "small ball". Just look at how much better the Chicago Cubs are playing. The reason for it is that for the first time in recent history, the Cubs are among the league leaders in pitches-seen-per-plate appearance. They average almost five pitches per plate appearance and thus are among the leaders in walks. Fukudome has been a real influence on former swing-away hitters like Ramirez and Lee.
Posted in: Valentine: Maybe MLB should let players compete in Olympics
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freakashow
The best way of course is just to choose not to eat beef. A lot of my J friends have been doing so not only for health reasons but cost as well. Then again, with the World Food crisis, everything in the world is expensive.
Posted in: More bull over U.S. beef