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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imacat
Whenever I walk past a love hotel I think:
"Damn! There are people in there having a much better time than me."
It's a thought that encourages me to use them as often as possible with an attractive Japanese lady... and such visits are about the most fun I've ever had.
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imacat
Kaldi is good for Mexican stuff I think.
Costco and Kaldi... my two favorite shops in Japan. Oh wait, Tokyu Hands is equally favorite.
Posted in: Costco reshapes wholesale industry
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imacat
It's always interesting to hear tight-fisted foreigners complaining about the cost of the shinkansen.
I sometimes get the impression that these kind of people are just happy with the slowest and shoddiest service, as long as it's cheap.
They seem to have no concept of paying a little more for a fast and comfortable journey.
I think the shinkansen is great and I always enjoy catching one in Japan.
Looking at the shoddy rail services in other countries (UK, US) the shinkansen service is something that Japan can be very proud of and is something we should learn from.
Can't wait to catch the Hayabusa some day...
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imacat
I'm a big Costco fan. Have to admit I always enjoy going there. I can cycle to the Tama-sakai (Machida) branch in a few minutes so often pop in to browse around and see what's new. The kids love the hotdogs and pizza and I love the price so sometimes just go there for a junk-food dinner.
Usually I buy coffee and wine. The Kirkland/Starbucks coffee beans in the red or green bags are great tasting and great value imho. Nice selection of wines too at various price points.
Seasonal stuff is great and always pick up a big real pumpkin around Halloween.
But what they should really do is have one or two late evenings a week when the store closes at 10:00pm. That would be very welcome to avoid the weekend crowds and be able to get there after work.
Posted in: Costco reshapes wholesale industry
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imacat
Why do all of their cars have to be black? Why not have one in, say, red mica metallic or even silky beige?
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imacat
Dennis the Menace (Beano), Union Jack Jackson (Warlord), Lord Peter Flint (Codename: Warlord, Warlord), the Jocks and the Geordies (Dandy), the Modern Parents (Viz), Victorian Dad (Viz)
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imacat
This must have been a wake-up call for her husband that something was wrong with their relationship.
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imacat
I've been to Qatar for a business trip.
Everyday, on my hosts' advice, I took the taxi from my hotel to the company. It took precisely 2 minutes.
One day I thought I'd be adventurous and walk.
It only took about 10 minutes but was the most uncomfortable walk I had every had.
I arrived at work drenched in sweat, gasping for breath and almost unable to move for 30 minutes.
Ridiculous climate!
Air-con stadiums? It's an outrage on all levels... environmental, sporting, cost...
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imacat
I've come to think that in Tokyo there will be at least one hot babe in the car, whatever line and whatever time. Usually more than one. Often much more.
Compared to the London Underground, it's an absolutely fantastic train system.
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imacat
Under the little chap's sweater is no doubt a Kamen Riders OOOs Henshin Belt (DX OOOs Driver).
It's a pretty cool item.
OOOs is pronounced oh-zu, if you need to ask for one at Toys-R-Us.
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imacat
Perhaps we could have the miniskirt police doing similar pat-downs when we enter Japan...
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imacat
@Piglet
Awesome post. You completely hit the nail on the head. I wish you a very Merry Christmas this year with your nice family.
I can't believe the Scrooges posting here. The Christmas lights in japan are really nice... go and enjoy them with family, friends or bf/gf! If they start in November that's all the more time to enjoy them.
What kind of person would start scowling when they see something as harmless as Christmas lights??!!
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imacat
Nobody said they were.
Posted in: Both ship captains to blame in whale protest sinking: NZ gov't report
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imacat
Many won't have heard of international agreements such as the Madrid protocol. This designates the Antarctic as a 'natural reserve, devoted to peace and science'.
What a wonderful document! Isn't it amazing that, in this world filled with greed and hate, countries could agree to such a beautiful thing... and remember, this agreement also manages to ban mining down there.
So what does Japan bring to the table?
A huge Victorian-era style killing fleet, burning 1000s of tonnes of gasoline to travel to the far ends of the earth to greedily grab whales for oyajis in izakayas... spitting in the face of every single one of the countries nearest to the Antarctic...
Well done, Japan! So great to see you keeping in the spirit of the Madrid Protocol.
A country imposes its values on a pristine environment on the other side of the earth, and then has the bare-faced cheek to turn around and tell people, oh, it's "our culture". And the only response you have is a lame attempt at a joke... sad really.
Come on now, tell us, what do you have to say about Japan's repeated cries of "food culture, food culture, food culture"... a culture which demands to grab whales from the other side of the globe... tell us what you really think about that...
I'll tell you what I think... if my country and government was claiming a culture which needed to be supported by grabbing beautiful creatures from the other side of the globe I would want nothing to do with that culture, because it's not culture, it's just greed and arrogance...
Haha, you walked into that one, didn't you. I oppose that trade... so what's your point? Try to elevate your arguments above the high school debating club level.
Posted in: Both ship captains to blame in whale protest sinking: NZ gov't report
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imacat
Why on earth is Japan even in the Antarctic?!
They are always going on and on about needing whales for their precious food culture...
Since when did Japan's food culture include areas on the other side of the planet??!!
Remember this is a pristine wilderness environment... it's sheer greed on the part of the Japanese to demand to take whales there. Think of all that gasoline they are burning to get their huge Victorian-era fleet all the way down there.
It's completely out of step with world opinion, and also out of step with all the countries nearest to the Antarctic, countries who naturally consider this area to be their neck of the woods.
Count them on your fingers... every single one of them opposed to whaling... South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand...
How incredibly arrogant and nasty of Japan to ignore their opinions.
And for what?! So a few oyajis can get a plate of whale in an izakaya. What's more important for the Japanese? Making friends with their neighbors on the world stage or those izakaya oyajis? It makes one wonder if there is not a reason why Japan is having so many disputes with its neighbors!!
Take whales closer to home Japan and get out of the Antarctic. It's an environmental wonderland down there... why can you only see it as a place to plunder...?
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imacat
Excellent system and beautiful ladies traveling on the system. Perfect.
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imacat
This is just excellent excellent news.
Calling all red-blooded foreign guys... the coast is clear in Japan!
Japanese guys are mostly faint hearts, so it's up to us to treat these Japanese ladies properly.
Go get 'em lads...
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imacat
If the GH1 is anything to judge by, this will be a wonderful camera.
Beautiful images and beautiful video with interchangeable lens flexibility in a package much smaller than an SLR.
If you don't need video you'll probably look elsewhere, but if you are (like me) a parent who is sick and tired of lugging round an SLR and a camcorder then this camera will be an excellent solution.
Seriously, the video is simply awesome and you can also take really great still pics.
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imacat
I accompany some Japanese students to a US university on an academic visit some summers. It is science related.
The American students we meet have (in almost all cases) never been to a foreign country and, as far as we can tell, have no inclination to visit a foreign country or learn a foreign language.
It seems we are all supposed to come to them...
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imacat
adds a lot to the discussion, well done.
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