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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Matsui was great as a Japanese power hitter. In High School they touted him as the next Sadaharu Oh. He hit 50 homeruns the year before he went to MLB. But everybody knows, the dome is a home friendly environment. And so is the Japanese baseball, which is different (lighter?) than MLB ball. I remember Barry Bonds commenting "If Matsui hits 30 home runs a season that would be outstanding." He never did. Tops was what 20-something. Yes he won the WS MVP last year for 3 HR's in the series (One game?). But again, that was the highlight of his storied career, outside of the museum his father set up to take FULL advantage to his namesake.He was a consistent, dedicated, very Japaneseque in nature with humility and discipline to a tee. Ichiro is still far and away the greatest Japanese player to play in MLB bar none. Nomo was sensational for the public interest he created and the pioneering timing of his challenge. Matsui and others owe him alot, as does Nomo owe Japanese baseball from the 1930's alot, according to Robert Whiting's excellent book on Ichiro...a must read for anyone interested in the history of JPB.
Posted in: Matsui's status with Angels unclear
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Klein2 you mean Hatoyama not Hosokawa (about 20 years ago).
Posted in: Support rate for Kan's cabinet falls after Senkaku incident
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So glad no one made curry with the damned things!
Posted in: Poisonous mushrooms may have been sold at festival in Tokyo
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elbudamex, ditto. To boot, dogs are given more consideration than people by most of the owners. Its like they can understand J-language better than foreigners. Ever get that one? Now they stay at the prestigious Hotel Okura?What next? Green cars? Dogs only trains?
Posted in: Hotel Okura Kobe opens dog-friendly rooms
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"I'm tired of hearing people say, "What happened to Japan?" as though some superior spirit should just exist despite being inferior in many ways and doing nothing to improve the situation. Perhaps this will motivate Japan's youth to do a little more and work a little harder."
What chu talkin about Willis? I mean Smyth? Since when is this news? Change now? Please. Motivate Japan's youth to do a little more? They'll just continue to blame others ad infinitum, including but not exclusively China, and USA, next Korea then whoever is next up. That's how the consciousness of these people exists from cradle to grave.They have been this way ever since the Senkakus islands existed.
Posted in: Rally for Senkakus
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Rumour has it he's living with Kim-san in North Korea. They're playing chess/shogi alternatively connected to their respective dialysis machines, both talking about their glory days, or as referred to above OBL might not be on this earth anymore. In which case, Kim is playing with himself.
Posted in: Osama bin Laden softens tone in audiotape message, but to what end?
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Hiking taxes by 40%. Its a gimmick. Just like the gimmick of golf range owned/operated by a smoking family. Recently they put up a sign, "No smoking inside the waiting room". But in the outdoors range, they allow smoking galore. I told the guy at the register today, it should be opposite. When people want to take a break from the athletic activity, they can go inside and smoke, but when they are on the range, there should be no smoking allowed. He looked at me and blushed, out of anger of being criticized (as they often are) or embarrassed, I couldn't tell.
Posted in: Japan hikes taxes on cigarettes by 40% to curb smoking
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Japan is going through its own austerity sweep. Now Europe, will the world economy recover? Maybe not like we've known it for decades.....is what people are saying.
Posted in: Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe
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A win is a win. I'm sure Sharapova was surprised. But I'm sure she also was jet-zoned/lagged out of the synch and all that. Come on. Do you think she really prepped for this event? Just a top along the way. That being said, Date-K sure showed she ain't no crumb. And woe to anyone who takes an opponent lightly. Even a 40-year old opponent. Its a great lesson in the power of believing in one's self. Even Date is surprised with the results, I'm sure. But deserving!
Posted in: Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Pan Pacific
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smith san, of course you know why. I know you know why, because I always look forward to hearing your words which I value as being of my top 3 favorites of all contributors. Its because this is a society that treasures youth AT ALL COSTS, quite literally. Since Oda is 34, there's nothing special about him winning. But an up-and-coming teen, with somehow much brighter and bigger future, now that's something to latch on and root for!...or so they imagine.
Posted in: Oda leads Ishikawa by 1 stroke at Panasonic Open
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Why did you cry? I read one version of another/same Hagakure book in English. There seemed to be alot of tales about the ritual of cutting ones stomach (hara-kiri). And part of it involved sending a formal letter to your best friend to do the honor of cutting off one's head after the first ritual was completed. And then the friend wrote back that he would accept the honor....Is this type of thing what made you cry?
Posted in: Hagakure: The Code of the Samurai
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Its because she's young, blond, attractive (nice body too), and RICHER THAN all posters combined!
Posted in: Paris Hilton leaves for U.S. after being denied entry into Japan
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In a sense, its no big loss either way. Other than the monstrous distance of the travel. Think she ever imagined she might have trouble getting in?
Posted in: Paris Hilton leaves for U.S. after being denied entry into Japan
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"I just wanted to meet Hello Kitty and the talking robots, show up for an event in Roppongi, and go shopping in Ginza. And I was also hoping to get in on a Sumo event, if there was a seat available. What's the big deal?"
Posted in: Paris Hilton leaves for U.S. after being denied entry into Japan
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"the gratingly cartoonish SMAP pitchman Katori Shingo",...that description sums it up best. they are all gratingly cartoonish, in my opinion.
Posted in: TV, movie producers sucking up to talent agencies
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Paul McCartney, Paris Hilton, Whytney Houston. No one is above the law. This is one of those cases where your thankful for lawful abiding citizens. And IronBeard, needed only to add "WA HA HA, HE, HE, HE, HE, choke uh, uh, uh, WA HA HA HA HA ...refrain and repeat.
Posted in: Paris Hilton leaves for U.S. after being denied entry into Japan
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I'm not excusing or condoning rape as a means out of the recession, but who in their right mind would go to a man's apt, 1, and actually go into the door, seeing 3 men in some cramped 1-2-3 dk. Give me a breeeeeeaaaaaaaaaak!
Posted in: 3 firemen arrested for alleged gang rape of woman
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I met some beautiful Iranian women, actually one out of three was beautiful at Shibuya the other day. I asked here about Iran's future. She said, "I wish the USA would attack my country." Why? I asked somewhat surprised. "Because then we could get rid of these old xxx keeping democracy stifled in our country. We want freedom!" hmmmmm, in my opinion.
Posted in: Ahmadinejad says future is Iran's
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fondofi, of course there were. But haven't you noticed how everything is "none-of-my-business", and "that's you're problem, and you're problem alone" syndrome here? in my opinion.
Posted in: Man held for cutting woman's pants with scissors on train
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And then when you get there, you have to wait as the people file through the narrow gates to get out of the station. And they have these wierd, criss-cross areas, whether inside the train station or outside in the streets, where if you don't look in at least 3-directions, someone will side-swipe you with their bags, their walking, their riding against traffic on bicycle or what have you. The rule of thumb here, is WATCH OUT WHEREVER AND WHENEVER YOU LEAVE YOUR DOORSTEP! and I'm not kidding, in my opinion.
Posted in: 67-year-old woman killed by train after trying to cross tracks