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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joetheplumber
Why do you think many Japanese businesses are broken or cannot recover? The Japanese Yakuza have a negative impact on small business confidence and survival. Maybe Mr Hatoyama will now rectify this long standing problem in Japanese society.
Posted in: Reporter's look at yakuza gets personal
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joetheplumber
Time they went after the real crooks out there. I mean it is good they caught this one but perhap an example over an too many cooks on the job.
When you do need their presence police are nowhere to be seen.
Posted in: 40 police cars, 100 officers, one copter mobilized to chase 2 thieves
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joetheplumber
If N Korea were to keep their promise and show determination towards peace many countries would help it. It would enjoy being a memnber of the international community.
Posted in: S Korea, Japan say no aid until N Korea disarms
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joetheplumber
"Not sure why they were getting aid before....."
Because N Koreans have shown positive moves at times, but always go back on their words. If only for once they do as they say. One minute they are halting nuclear work and next they are back at it again.
Posted in: S Korea, Japan say no aid until N Korea disarms
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joetheplumber
North Korea will get what they need from their Chinese friends. And ofcourse other countries which oppose the US. I am sure the pressure applied by Japan and S Korea will not work. It has not in the past.
Posted in: S Korea, Japan say no aid until N Korea disarms
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joetheplumber
It goes to show that to win you need diplomacy. Neither Japan nor the US had what it takes to win a bid. Beside Ishihara seems a little hostile to foreigners. He is a contradiction.
Posted in: Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on behind-the-scenes deals
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joetheplumber
Obama ha smore important work to do. Fix the economy. Leave the Olympic bids to Biden.
Posted in: Chicago's Olympic loss is blow to Obama, too
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joetheplumber
She could always play a role that does not require speaking English.
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joetheplumber
Don't worry Mr Hatoyama has the solution. He will rectify the crumbling medical system. Reform!
Posted in: Japan’s medical infrastructure crumbling
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joetheplumber
Or too many unsatisfied customers...the students.
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
Or too many schools in the wrong places?
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
Some Nova schools deliberately knocked back students even though there were time slots and teachers available on any particular day. I thought this was a wierd practice. In fact I could see Nova failing 5 years earlier than it did. They had many wierd practices.
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
Hitomi should go to hollywood. She would be a hit.
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joetheplumber
In my opinion, English should be taught by professional teachers. In no way should conversation schools hire anyone without proper qualifications. They have a responsibility to the paying client to provide professional services. Nova may have started doing the right thing, but as it became bigger it lost the ability to provide professionalism. It charged students high fees and treated its teachers badly. How could it have survived?
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
jonnydesu:
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
A good conversation school looks after teachers and students. Good teachers need to be rewarded and bad teachers sent on their way. Nova failed because it promoted inept teachers and lost some of its best teachers, because they were ill treated. Nova's fall was on the cards. Other schools must learn and change if they are to survive.
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
Many English conversation schools continue to treat their teachers badly. The emphasis is to please only the students. With this attitude most good teachers take off. So you are left with teachers who are inept and inexperienced. About time teachers were treated with more respect and less fine print in their contracts.
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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joetheplumber
Posted in: Bush officials face liability for anti-terror policies
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joetheplumber
Much worse....adaydream
Posted in: Bush officials face liability for anti-terror policies
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joetheplumber
Actually some of America's strongest opponents are in power now. It is the Democrats who sell-out America and apologies to their adversaries. They should be charged.
Posted in: Bush officials face liability for anti-terror policies