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
9 members?! don't exile have something like 15 members? obviously quantity over quality then
Posted in: DA PUMP rock party at Tokyo Disney Resort with new single 'SUMMER RIDER'
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griff
and the supporting evidence is? seems to me that most child abductions are as a result of pressure from the japanese spouse's parents
Posted in: Most child abductions by Japanese women are a result of spousal violence.
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griff
i got a pretty cool view when i did it. unfortunately i didn't quite make it to the top in time, but was still a great experience. definitely fun to make a mistake and return through suicide forest
Posted in: Fuji sunrise
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griff
biometric security is surely the answer
Posted in: Twitter hacked by old technique - again
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griff
the chinese believe that they are in fact descended from homo-erectus, not homo-sapiens like the rest of us. look it up
Posted in: Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study
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griff
i dont know about that. seems its always been immensely profitable
Posted in: War: Is it getting more hellish, or less?
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griff
and make it clear that helping at the scene of an accident will reduce the punishment by a grea deal, if not removing it entirely
Posted in: 17-year-old Ibaraki boy dies after being found bleeding with tire marks on his head
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griff
married at 18/19, kid at 20, but i very much doubt anyone around the couple suggested that perhaps they were rushing into things. both would be getting slapped on the back for fulfilling their societal obligations so prudently. parents are terrified of their children not get married. getting married too young is not considered an issue
Posted in: 22-year-old couple arrested for burning 2-year-old son with hair dryer
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griff
the number one solution is not to work! unfortunately a lot of places of the developed world consider adapting labour to suit the seasons as a relic of the past, thinking it more modern to compensate by turning on the air-con and burning yet more fossil fuels
Posted in: What do you do to stay cool in summer?
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griff
nail on head. i can't help thinking that the robot obsession says something about human relations in japan...
Posted in: Japanese scientists grew up watching robot cartoons, so they all want to make two-legged companions. But are they realistic? Do consumers really want home-helper robots?
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griff
not in japan, they're not. see my above post. universities are supposed to mould young people to fit the needs of japan inc: obedience and deference to authority are the no.1 requirements. companies expect to train their workers in any skills they will actually need for the job
Posted in: Japanese universities are under pressure to improve their quality of education in an increasingly globalized world.
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griff
interesting choice of words, lfragain!
Posted in: Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims
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griff
it amuses me when religions put death sentences on those that dare to convert away from the religion. if they were truly sure that their way was the one and only way then it wouldn't be necessary. ideas like this expose the fact that organised religions are at their heart far more political than ideological
Posted in: Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims
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griff
i can understand that it is preferable that bystanders do not escalate a situation with over-zealous involvement. however, the certainly that you will be punished for attempting to be a good samaritan hardly encourages people to look out for their fellow citizens. and then add to that the ineptitude of the boys in blue
Posted in: Man arrested for umbrella attacks in Shinjuku
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griff
indeedy do. the j cops seem only obliged to protect the japanese populace, and will also do their best to weasel their way out of that responsibility wherever possible. so much for upholding the peace.
Posted in: These cases are very hard to investigate. It's difficult to know whether people were just drinking too much or if they were actually drugged.
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griff
parents serious overestimate their influence on their children's upbringing. as soon as kids enter full-time education the peer group overtakes parents as the model for their development. think about the most significant experiences that shaped the person you are today; did they happen in the home? i'm willing to bet that the vast majority happened outside of the home, interacting with your close social circle.
parents certainly can do a lot in the early years to teach kids good general lessons that will help them to negotiate life's challenges, but once their spending a lot of their time outside of the home you'd better hope those you entrust them to have the same priorities as you
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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griff
japanese education is largely a ritualistic exercise in sifting out those most willing to jump through society's hoops. in that sense it suits japanese society rather well, but as Kageyama probably realises, falls flat on its face outside of this country's borders
Posted in: Japanese universities are under pressure to improve their quality of education in an increasingly globalized world.
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griff
whilst i agree with herefornow's sentiment, i'm not happy that the modern standard of success is always judged to be rising to the top of the capitalist crud heap. as such, i would like to raise kids who succeed in the art of living. what that entails is rather up to them, but i'd like to suggest that it has a lot to do with ascertaining the things in life that really matter, such as the relationships with the people around you, and striking a happy balance between business and pleasure.
considering this, i'm afraid the japan teaches children the very opposite
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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griff
people only object to telephone conversations because they can't hear the other half of the conversation. thus, their desire to eavesdrop is left unsatisfied.
anyway, considering the other things we see in public on a daily basis, i still find the uproar about women putting on make-up to reek of thinly veiled sexism. yes, you must look beautiful, no i will no make any allowances in order to allow you to become so...
Posted in: Older men up in arms over slovenly female behavior
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griff
if the birthrate is going to increase then the government are going to have to convince more and more unsuitable people to become parents. after all, the system falls apart if there aren't a constantly increasing supply of drones to be unpaid in the labour market. sigh
Posted in: 22-year-old couple arrested for burning 2-year-old son with hair dryer