JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
-
- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
-
- 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
-
- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
0
jinjapan
latin american countries don;t want the usa to legalize marijuana as it would cut into their profits substantially. they make much more money having it illegal & smuggling it into usa.
Posted in: Latin American leaders question Calif move to legalize marijuana
0
jinjapan
actually, i never really thought of a stereo, computer or tv as an electrical "appliance" . but they are .
Posted in: Which electrical appliance in your home would you find it most difficult to live without?
0
jinjapan
speaking of wills ,which aren't very common in japan, the law here is 50% to your spouse & the rest is split amongst the children. that is if you don't have a will. so, if you're not too fond of your better half, i'd suggest getting that will done asap.
Posted in: Death and the expat
0
jinjapan
biggest problem is they don't do any actual investigation. they just spirt out what everyone else is saying. how many times have you heard a headline change as more "facts" , or the correct facts come out .
Posted in: Are evening newscasts headed for shift?
0
jinjapan
with 2 kids in the house, i'd be lost without a washing machine. fridge is a close 2nd.
Posted in: Which electrical appliance in your home would you find it most difficult to live without?
0
jinjapan
from what i understand, the cities & towns can't afford the garbage pickup . or so they say .1 of their cutbacks.
Posted in: Why are there so few benches and garbage bins in public places in Japanese cities?
0
jinjapan
looks as if i'll be heading to tokyo next week :-)
Posted in: Hooters to open first Japan restaurant in Tokyo on Oct 25
0
jinjapan
although katakana doesn't bother me per say, there are some problems with it. 1 being that the japanese don't know the actual meaning of many of the words being used. they'll tell you it has no meaning in japanese only to look in the dictionary & find an exact translation of the katakana word being used. also, they could change the way they write out the katakana to make it sound more natural. like ハロ (pronounced ha-ro ) instead of the more natural ヘロ (pronounced he-ro ) very simple adjustment . although not perfect, closer . also, is japan being "occupied" by the u.s.a. or being "protected" from its evil neighbors?
Posted in: Too much katakana contributing to Japan's malaise
0
jinjapan
the mom & pop restaurants here offer very nice & friendly service. as well as minshuku's & ryokan's (japanese inns). as many here have stated, you can't, or shouldn't , expect much from a chain shop.
Posted in: In Japan, the customer is not king
0
jinjapan
*
Posted in: And then there was Ichiro: MLB teams in process of shedding Japanese players
0
jinjapan
in bali it was the noisy aussies. in hawaii it was the japanese. in japan it seems to be the chinese & koreans. in europe it was the americans. everyone's a bit noisy when on holiday.not to mention the group mentality when on a tour. it's your time to let loose from the daily grind . that being said, you should so some respect for the country you're visiting .
Posted in: In your experience, which country's tourists are the least well-behaved whenever you have seen them out and about?
0
jinjapan
*it covers up to ¥400,000 now for births i believe, which was more than enough for both of our kids.
Posted in: Japan's health care system delivers the goods
0
jinjapan
kira kira, very good point! wayyy too many drugs are dished out here & more often than not, they tell you they're not sure what the problem is, but take all these drugs anyway. also, many of the elderly take huge advantage of the system. going to hospitals just because they're lonely or a bit cold in the winter in their houses.govt. should put something in place where the elderly would have places to go in these instances overall though, a very good system & 1 reason i most likely will have to stay here. couldn't afford health care back home.
Posted in: Japan's health care system delivers the goods
0
jinjapan
if he had just entered the disputed waters, he should have not been held. but, as he rammed 2 japanese vessels, he should have been arrested & detained.
Posted in: Do you agree with Japan's decision to release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with a Japanese patrol boat that was pursuing it near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea?
0
jinjapan
my phone can call other phones. does that mean it's a "smart phone " ?
Posted in: Do you use a smartphone or feature phone (any cell phone that is not a smartphone or PDA)?
0
jinjapan
i voted i don't know. although it seems as if there is global warming going on, it's difficult to say it's a "fact". around 1 billion automobiles. motorcycles. not to mention the tons of co2 factories spew out by the minute. & the over 1 billion cows gassing away & whatever else emits co2. all this, i would imagine, has some effect on the climate .
Posted in: Do you consider global warming just a theory or a proven set of facts?
0
jinjapan
although i feel there should be testing more often for people after a certain age, i wonder what many of the japanese elderly who live in the countryside would do. many towns, like mine, have no buses or trollies to get people around to supermarkets, banks, p.o.'s etc.... also, many of the elderly farmers commute to their fields & so on for farming .i guess they'd either drive illegally or just stay at home & starve to death.
Article Unavailable
0
jinjapan
i would think that most people don't even realize where the cameras are, so can't have any more feeling of security.
Posted in: Do surveillance cameras in buildings, stations and on streets make you feel safer?
0
jinjapan
i think the only one surprised by these scandals is the media. when discussing sumo with the japanese people, even since way back when, they have always mentioned gang connections, drugs to beef up. fixed matches & so on.
Posted in: Scandals expose sumo's shady underbelly
0
jinjapan
all the beef i've tried i'd say nothing compares to japanese beef. now for kangaroo steaks, aussies the way to go for sure.
Posted in: Playing for high steaks