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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griff
the myth of japan being an electronics buyer's paradise is generally long out of date. i frequently had to disappoint visitors expecting to be able to pick up exclusive models for the best prices. singapore/hong kong are where that scene's at these days
Posted in: Buying a camera in Japan? Think again
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griff
america really loves a system where, when you're up, you're up, when you're down you're DEAD, with absolutely no middle ground whatsoever
pretty sad.
Posted in: Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate
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griff
i wouldn't kick koyuki out of bed... but she's popular because she fits that more traditional j-woman stereotype. which is fine, i just hope she's also someone who's fun to be around. for her sake
Posted in: Five hot actresses to star in BeeTV’s cell phone drama
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griff
beautiful. not.
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griff
yikes. that's some hot womenz
Posted in: Five hot actresses to star in BeeTV’s cell phone drama
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griff
i thought that when i left japan i could leave behind these kinds of out-of-date chauvinistic tv pairings. then i watched strictly come dancing
Posted in: Sakai, Fujiwara to host Japan Record Awards
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griff
left = yes, please! right = no, thank you
Posted in: Super Fit
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griff
if something is decreed to be beyond criticism then it would rather suggest that without protection it wouldn't be able to stand up to criticism
Posted in: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
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griff
i'll say what i always say when this topic comes up: we have nothing to fear from islam. they hate each other at least as much as they hate us
Posted in: Do you see a clash of civilizations coming between the Islamic and Western worlds?
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griff
unfortunately, grossly overpopulated japan leaves little room for romance and excellent photography often masks these realities
Posted in: Autumn glow
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griff
this really wouldn't surprise me. people have very short memories. just present something as odd and traditional and pretty soon people will forget that it really isn't
of course, this doesn't just apply in japan
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griff
seems the more ridiculous the better in the world of "fashion"
Posted in: Sayo Aizawa picks up SKY PerfecTV! fashion award
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griff
seems in j-pop quantity is an oft used substitute for quality
Posted in: AKB48 drop in on Tamori
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griff
meanwhile, in the real world...
Posted in: Dividing up Ichihashi reward money worthy of its own investigation
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griff
the low rate of violent and petty crime in japan has next to nothing to do with the police, and everything to do with organised crime and social tendencies.
Posted in: ICHIHASHI ARRESTED BY POLICE IN OSAKA
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griff
fantastic news. this is really one chapter of my time in japan that i'm glad to see (hopefully) nearing a close. at least there's now some hope of finding out what happened
Posted in: ICHIHASHI ARRESTED BY POLICE IN OSAKA
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griff
that's a load of rubbish. macs these days mostly use the same kinds of components to pc boxes
Posted in: Microsoft CEO calls Japanese response to Windows 7 'fantastic'
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griff
...but a shame that things like kimono relate so little to how people live in modern japan now. need to build a modern identity for yourself as well...
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griff
great! they know who did it. now we just have to wait for him to turn himself in..........
Posted in: Man seen taking money out of murdered Chiba Univ student's bank account
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griff
i wonder about this. seems he pretty much sold the rights to his estate in order to dig himself out of debt a few years back. this movie is those interests trying to see a return on their investment
Posted in: Jackson's 'This Is It' earns $20.1 mil worldwide in one day