JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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jforce
Having the Olympics is not only ecclesiastical whiteout, but a highly irresponsible move while in the midst of a 20-year recession. This is nothing but parlor tricks. Keep the Olympics in one place and stop the IOC from exploiting tax-payers and bankrupting cities.
Posted in: Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid a symbol of recovery: Noda
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jforce
@albaleo&netninja: Couldn't agree more. Marriage should definitely be outside any government. It is personal. Now it's the legal issues that become a burden. Personally, I believe that marriage is a partnership for the mutual benefit of the couple. Couples should be ready to take on the responsibility of entering said partnership (which obviously most people don't based on the high divorce rates in the western world) and they need to understand that if the partnership fails things get messy. Here is where we need to fix things ... who cares who gets married.
As for Takeshi: He has an opinion, and he's entitled to it. People should calm down because it will be forgotten in a few days until the next dumb comment pops up.
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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jforce
Silly to deny any adult the right to be married, but what is sillier is wanting to get get married and then get divorced. There is a huge problem with this institution and the evidence is clear that people do not respect it to begin with ... ahem over half of marriages fail. I hope gay people are ready for all the court battles over money and lawyer fees. My hope is people will embrace civil unions or common-law marriages thus omitting the religious and conservative bile that has hindered civil liberty for eons.
Posted in: Obama becomes first U.S. president to back same-sex marriage
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jforce
New Zealand leading the way again. Good job.
Posted in: New Zealand offers contraception to women on welfare
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jforce
The actual testing of athletes is a huge business. They don't want to solve this problem anytime soon. So I say allow certain performance enhancing drugs. I want to see humans excel at the highest level and if some drugs help them do that, then who is to say it's bad for the sport? They already have performance enhancing equipment, supplements, trainers, etc...
Posted in: Giants pitcher Moto banned for 100 games
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jforce
Happens all the time up in the Alps regardless the season. The tourists come in droves unprepared for weather with the wrong gear, tires, manners, etc... This group was highly unprepared.
Posted in: 8 elderly climbers perish on 3 mountains in Northern Alps
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jforce
Good to see. Now he's got to keep his control and spontaneity. One month is fine and dandy, but it's a long season and the hitting class of the majors is A++.
Posted in: Darvish named American League Rookie of Month
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jforce
Great player and a great producer. He's got a good arm, plays the field well, too. 72 RBIs in his last season is not too bad. I'd easily give him a 5th or 6th spot on a roster. He could DH for a few teams, too. I don't think he'll be in AAA too long (maybe 2 weeks), then it's back to the show. The Rays have a good lineup, but it's too bad they're in Florida.
Who cares if Matsui speaks English. And, he could easily join any of the teams in NPB ... not only as a productive member, but for putting people in the seats and ad money.
Posted in: Hideki Matsui eager to get started with Rays in minor league
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jforce
RIM should really focus on selling it's OS and security platforms. The actual Hardware is quite lunky in design and has been suited for customers that wanted practicality over flash. I'm not sure they'll be able to modernize within the year seeing as they've not released a product on-time in the past 2 years. The clock is ticking.
Posted in: BlackBerry bets big on apps, touchscreens
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jforce
Where was this survey carried out, anyway? I'll bet it's different for city people as to countryside. As for the actual topic - suicide - I find it the most selfish and weak thing a person could ever do. It's a copout on taking responsibility. If people in their 20s are seriously thinking about suicide then it's definitely due to their fear of having to take some responsibility for themselves. I do agree with most of you that there is a mental beatdown on kids from an early age, and that the idea of friendship and relationships is pretty hollow. But, that's nothing I think anyone of us from other countries hasn't had to survive.
Posted in: Over 25% of Japanese in their 20s have considered suicide
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jforce
Seriously? Do you need a writer for NPB? I love it and would be happy to write for you. Going to need a JSKY subscription and a bit of cash, though.
Posted in: Japanese baseball results
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jforce
Japan to help exploit nantoka-stan.
Posted in: Japan, Kazakhstan to jointly develop rare earths
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jforce
The Jays haven't won a game against the O's this year (0 for 6) ... Then again it's only April and I'm sure Balty will fall apart.
Posted in: Orioles complete sweep of Blue Jays
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jforce
Easy to make a profit when your rates are so high and your the only game in town. I wouldn't call JAL a competitor.
Posted in: ANA posts record operating profit for 2011
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jforce
... And the government wants to legalize casinos in this country. I see suicide numbers on the rise.
Posted in: Man attempts to kill himself, sons with chlorine gas
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jforce
More gambling ... albeit classified as "legal" is just what society needs! Prepare for all the addicts to neglect children and burn away their savings, crime to rise, and seniors to directly deposit their pensions back into the system. Casinos are code for "cash strapped nation".
Posted in: Bets on for legal casinos
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jforce
The reality of University costs is nothing new. It's the relevancy of having a "higher" education that should be in question. Is it really worth the money? Do you make it worth it? Should you really be taking that loan to go? If the students could honestly answer these questions I'm sure there would be a different resolution. There are a lot of really good colleges and tech-schools that teach practicality and reality for a fraction of the price. Get a skill and hone it students, because all the theory you learn in Uni will probably land you in a crappy service job, or back in school.
Posted in: Quebec student protests over tuition escalate
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jforce
China threat? Job loses? Gee, I guess we don't give the people of Okinawa any credit at all. The first step is to have a referendum on the matter. If the people of Okinawa vote the US out, then so be it. Live and die with your choices. I can't imagine the costs of keeping that base there already for both Japan and the US.
Posted in: U.S. to move 9,000 Marines from Okinawa; no change to Futenma plan
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jforce
"Japanese Astronomers find most distant galaxy cluster" ... still searching for mates.
Posted in: Japan astronomers find most distant galaxy cluster
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jforce
So are we surprised, yet? He probably though it was a drive thru ... (badda bap ba da bap!)
Posted in: 79-year-old driver backs his car into Nagoya cafe