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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herefornow
Wow, thousands of sweaty hot J-folks squeezed together -- without any deoderant. Thanks, I'll pass.
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herefornow
Wonder what the folks at Audi think. One the one hand, they are getting great exposure for their logo, since this picture will be all over the place. On the other hand, is that really the image they want? Personally, I think she looks terrible, the make-up and hair makes her face look round and fat. But, the outfit is hot She'll defintely win this year's Metropolis Halloween party costume contest.
Posted in: Reach for the Universe
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herefornow
Mark -- No, she attended because she was voted "Best 2012ist".
Posted in: 2012
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herefornow
JenniferKim -- You make a very valid point, but I don't think the stereotypical comments offered here by some posters are "racial" per se. I think they are based on commonly observed behavior by J-women based on societal norms and pressures. Now the fact that the vast majority of the single women here happen to be of the Japanese "race" is undeniable. But, I think what most folks are suggesting, including myself, is that these ladies could make themselves much more interesting and attractive if they would throw off society's expectations of them. For example, I have met numerous Japanese women who have lived and or traveled overseas extensively, and they are very exciting and interesting, and do not need to pray for a husband, although most J-guys are intimidated by them. So, I don't believe it is any way a racial thing, just a result of the way the society here is going -- women who want men, and herbivorous men who want their Mommy.
Posted in: Praying for a hubby
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herefornow
Sorry, meant swim.
Posted in: What do you do to stay cool in summer?
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herefornow
Swin in my apartment's house pool.
Posted in: What do you do to stay cool in summer?
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herefornow
Who knew she even has feet?
Posted in: Aki Hoshino frolicks on Kamakura shore for opening of Crocs beach house
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herefornow
Cleo -- thanks for the laugh. You are to be commended for doing such a wonderful job of raising your kids, but, extrapolating that to the whole of Japan is simply foolish. For every kid like yours, there are 1,000 in Shibuya every afternoon and on weekends, who are clueless about anything other than what they are supposed to wear, and how to make dates on their mobile phones. And, with as much respect as I can muster, your comment about having kids who understand and appreciate minorities is pretty ignorent and very biased. Just remember, when you get on a train and leave that lovely little village of yours and come to Tokyo, where no one knows you, you are still just another gaijin to the kids staring at you on the train. And that is sad in the 21st century -- that a supposedly well-educated and advanced society still classifies people that way.
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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herefornow
Wow, how original -- let's get the two over-exposed Miss Universe gals to stand next to a car. Guess the agency for Lexus worked overtime to come up with that. (These gals were at an Audi event less than two months ago.)
Posted in: Beautiful wheels
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herefornow
I'll take odds the kid doesn't come within ten strokes of Tiger after two rounds. By his own admission, he's pretty good by Japanese standards, but is no where near world class. Especially in his short game, which The Open demands. Even so, as others have said, it should be a great learning experience for him. I just hope NHK and the other TV stations can keep some perspective in reporting it. And, that when he misses the cut, they'll still cover it.
Posted in: Woods gets Westwood, Ishikawa at British Open
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herefornow
Two sides to this coin. His business is good now, because companies are bringing expats home. The problem is, they are not being replaced. So, come late summer, when the usual wave of expat families would be coming to Japan to start school at the various international schools, this company will be hurting. Japan is experiencing a serious net outflow of expat talent.
Posted in: On the move
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herefornow
Cleo -- if you want to believe that because not everyone in other places aspires to or reaches greatness, but at least they are encouraged to do so, as opposed to Japan where kids, particularly girls, are encouraged to seek nothing better than getting married and making bento boxes for the hubby and the 1.3 kids, then go ahead and feel that Japan is a good place to raise kids. Just so long as those kids never need to really interact with the real world -- that's the one outside of Japan -- because then they will fail miserably due to poor language skills, a myopic view of history, and a total lack of understanding of things like minorities and how they can make a society great, rather than just pose a threat to the Wa. Personally, I'll take pride in reading the background of the woman who Obama nominated yesterday as Surgeon General and know that being safe isn't everything. That some risk is worth the tradeoff.
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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herefornow
Cleo -- nide try, but wrong. It is very much about location. The odds of producing a woman who will truly impact society are near nil in Japan and you know it. Because the society does not want or expect that from them. No real role models exist -- certainly not their teachers. All the teachers do is rote, rote, rote, there is no individual encouragement. Women don't go to work here at someplace like Toyota or Sony because they dream about becoming an executive there, because they know that will never happen. They go there to find a husband. How sad is that. That 50% of the population is NEVER encouraged to seek or expect to ever maximixe their potential. Stop kidding yourself. Raising a child in Japan, particularly a girl, is dooming them to a life of predictacle mediocrity. That is the sad reality brought on by a total lack of individual motivation and the society's emphasis on not rocking the boat. And over 60 years of LDP-led male dominance. How else do you explain Japan's pitiful rating on women's success in reaching places of authority here?
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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herefornow
The_True -- your English may not be great, but your thinking sure is. If you read all the posts of those who think Japan is a great place to raise kids, they all basically strss one theme -- It's safe. Not a one of them thinks Japan will help make their kid strive for greatness. In other words, so long as you will settle for safe mediocrity, Japan is a wonderful place to raise kids. Just don't ask yourselves in 20 years if you really gave your kids the chance to truly maximize their potential. For all those that think Japan is so great, just ask yourself one question -- Could Japan produce someone like Barak Obama, Michelle Obama, or Satamayor, the Supreme Court nominee. We all no the answer. And, in my mind, that says Japan fails as a place to raise kids.
Posted in: Is Japan a good place to raise children?
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herefornow
Several trainers at the Gold's I go to use this method. Based on the results I've seen from their clients -- mostly ladies as the article indicates -- it seems to work. Maybe so much at adding mass/bulk, but definitely in adding strength and tone. And, the trainers are continually monitoring their clients through out the workout on some kind of computer to maximize the work out and reduce the potential risk.
Posted in: Fitness regime makes light weights heavy
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herefornow
Wonder which one has more "air" in their head? My vote goes to the one on the left.
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herefornow
Softball and golf.
Posted in: In August, the International Olympic Committee will pick two sports from softball, baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens and squash, to be voted on for inclusion in the Olympic Games. Which two would you like to see in the Games and why?
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herefornow
Agree with Ito-san. Getting splashed with hot and cold water and Tobasco sauce is the funniest thing anyone could come up with? No wonder those idiotic variety shows are so popular here -- some people must actually find that crap funny.
Posted in: NON STYLE wins Y10 million for best reaction in Softbank mobile video contest
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herefornow
Applaud the sentiment of the poster/effort, but it is a perfect example of why J-kids speak terrible English. Even the Education Ministry does not take the time to get the English correct. At a minimum it should be No! DrugS. More correctly, it should be No Drugs! (And, I am not an English teacher, so I have no personal axe to grind.) Really poor example for the Education Ministry to be setting. Would they make the same mistakes if the poster was in Japanese? Doubt it.
Posted in: Anti-drug poster featuring Yukie Nakama to go up at schools nationwide
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herefornow
soothsayer -- I would have thought you sensed the heavy measure of sarcasm that was intended. I was trying to point out that many customers here are dysfunctional since they spend so little time together sharing common interests. This one is dysfunctional because they do. Isn't there a happy medium here in Japan?
Posted in: Teacher, wife busted for filming women in toilet 'just for fun'