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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jinjapan
well, look at the alternatives. alcohol. much much worse. tobacco. a big killer. wonder what the stats are worldwide for people dying from alchohol or alcohol related deaths. death from tobacco use. & death from marijuana use. marijuana gets such a bad rap & i'm not sure why . of course you shouldn't operate heavy machinery while stoned, but you sure as hell shouldn't use heavy machinery when consuming alcohol. tobacco even causes 2nd hand deaths. meaning you shouldn't even be near a person smoking tobacco.
Posted in: Should marijuana use be illegal?
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jinjapan
not in the near future, but i would think 10-15 years down the road newspapers may be near extinction. much quicker & up to date news on the net. not to mention the growing worry internationally about the environment. see what happens.
Posted in: Do you think reading newspapers will become a thing of the past in the Internet era?
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jinjapan
well, they sure have to police their sites better. china doesn't seem to have a problem doing that, so why can't the rest of the world? ahhhh. it might cost a few extra bucks.
Posted in: Should operators of websites be held criminally responsible if users post death threats, notices of intent to commit crimes, instructions on how to build bombs, etc?
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jinjapan
anyone out there who wouldn't take deportation over forced labor for 5 years ??
Posted in: Russian sumo wrestler banned for life
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jinjapan
up to 5 years in prison with forced labor, or deportation. sounds like they are being rather kind to foreigners .
Posted in: Russian sumo wrestler banned for life
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jinjapan
sparkling water with a twist of lemon
Posted in: What drink do you recommend to help cope with hot, humid days?
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jinjapan
thank you lfragain. my point exactly.
Posted in: Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors
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jinjapan
is there any study out there which says daylight savings time would reduce power usage ? if so, please post the link. the only complaints i hear is that the japanese salary many will actually work longer hours in summer as it will be light longer & they can't leave the office when it's light out.
Posted in: What are your views on daylight saving time?
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jinjapan
i hope the japanese complain about not having tatami rooms when they travel overseas. then maybe everyone would notice how idiotic this all is.
Posted in: Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors
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jinjapan
well, if this would help or not is of course debatable. but, hopefully it would open people's eyes & more companies, offices & people in general would follow suit. You have to start somewhere.
Posted in: Do you think curtailing convenience store hours would be good for the environment?
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jinjapan
compare the rest of the world's professional athletes or entertainers, as some have suggested, & you will see they are well underpaid. they have 6- 15 day tournaments a year. not to mention all the exhibitions throughout the year & strenuous workouts daily. only a 3% pay increase in 7 years? come on!! this guys may look fat & lazy, but they work their butts off. when sumo is in your area next time, go to a stable & watch a practice session. then see how you feel.
Posted in: Inflation-hit sumo wrestlers demand pay raise
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jinjapan
A little off the topic, but i wonder how many foreigners, who have been here for 2,3,4 years or more, can speak, read & write Japanese ? For the average japanese, there may be no need for English. But, in professions like banking,import -export, medical profession, just to name a few, English is most definitely needed. Picking thru the comments above, a few do hit the nail on the head as there is more than 1 reason why the Japanese are weak in English. The schooling system(mombusho) is obviously the biggest problem. Lack of confidence is another along with fear of making mistakes. It seems as these days more parents are taking the matters into their own hands & enrolling very young children, as young as 1 or 2, into English conversation schools. Still to early to tell if this will bear fruit. But, hopefully it will at the least, clean up their pronunciation & help with their confidence & start realizing it's okay to make mistakes. As we said growing up "you learn from your mistakes".
Posted in: Why don't Japanese speak English better than they do?
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jinjapan
well, now that she's been arrested she will become more popular than before, so probably happy about the situation. i know i had never heard of her till now. will be on the lookout now for sure.
Posted in: Porn actress, producers arrested for filming in rear of dump truck
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jinjapan
and everyone wonders why there's a food shortage worldwide.
Posted in: Australia world's fattest nation, U.S. 2nd
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jinjapan
mary poppins
Posted in: Who gets your vote for the most evil movie villain of all time?
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jinjapan
what i suggest to you guys is ask the japanese what the word means & why they use it. stop assuming what they think it to mean. you will also get different answers in the different age groups. but, if it really bothers you guys, then just go home.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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jinjapan
most of the japanese who use the term "gaijin" have no clue what the actual meaning is. to them it just means someone other than japanese. there are many words or sayings out there which the japanese have no clue about the true meaning or connotations . like "half" to most japanese it just means someone with 2 nationalities.or the other horrible saying "bakachon" camera. again, most japanese have no clue as to the true meaning. just have to learn to ignore the japanese naiveness.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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jinjapan
1 million yen for 142 grams . must have been some pretty good smoke :-)
Posted in: Unsuspecting passenger returns cannabis after sniffer dog test botched at Narita
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jinjapan
although i don't feel suicide is a bad thing, when used to escape some wrong doing is wrong. rjdjr states above that white collar criminals just get basically a slap on the wrist. this is mainly because they drag everyone else down with them . they should just accept what they've done as wrong & as they say " do the crime do the time" . or if you are going to rat on others because they have done wrong as well, then do not plea bargain. as for suicide, if someone is not mentally ill & they feel they've just had enough of life, or they are in such pain from a serious illness, it should be their prerogative what to do with their own life. so, if they want to "move on" then so be it.
Posted in: Do you think suicide is an honorable way to atone for a crime or scandal?
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jinjapan
as the old saying goes, "it's better to be safe than sorry" . especially after last weeks article when the police gave a man doused in kerosene a cigarette & lighter. don't want to put your children in their hands for protection.
Posted in: Fukui school cancels sports festival after threat against children