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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jonnyboy
you can do damage with boiling water... especially to the face
Posted in: American consul general in Okinawa doused with coffee
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jonnyboy
it's the celebrity media making a fuss over him, and they have no interest in other players, unsurprisingly so. the sporting media should give a balanced coverage. whether or not they do is another matter
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jonnyboy
the weed-related silly season continues...
Posted in: Masatoshi Nakamura sheds tears over son's drug arrest
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jonnyboy
the "problem" is that nouveaux riche are only tolerated in japan as long as they don't impinge upon the status quo. then they will get taken down by the old boys, as happened to horiemon.
Posted in: Horie says legal system unfairly crucifies rich and famous
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jonnyboy
it would be nice if hanami really was about walking hand-in-hand with your beloved through the park, taking time to appreciate the beauty of nature for a few hours before returning home...
Posted in: Cherry blossoms
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jonnyboy
shame smellivision would present you with the beautiful odours of thousands of drunken revellers and the associated trash piles. not too peacefully quiet either... don't get me wrong, hanami parties can be a hoot, but they are quite an ironic contrast to the supposed image of the sacred sakura
Posted in: Cherry blossoms
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jonnyboy
shinkansen is the bullet train
did this driver just get incredibly greedy? or just dumb?!
Posted in: Man arrested after taking taxi from Tokyo to Fukuoka and refusing to pay Y359,230 fare
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jonnyboy
bamboohat, yes would seem to be a death knell for japanese manufacturing. this seems to be how it always happens regardless of where you're talking about, britain, US, japan, etc.
Posted in: Japan warming to cheap foreign gadgets amid slump
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jonnyboy
and that they're alive and well!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1559151.stm
Posted in: Which conspiracy theory would you most like to find out the truth about?
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jonnyboy
the only other good pic that came up on google images was the last JT one! the rest were a little frumpy. but hell, she's only human!
Posted in: Jane Z
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jonnyboy
the widely held belief that japan is some sort of futuristic sci-fi paradise, like something out of the Jetsons, is an example of very successful PR, but a complete myth that really needs to be put to bed
Posted in: Why I’m bullish on Japan
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jonnyboy
she looks fantastic here, but not so jaw dropping in other pics of her online
Posted in: Jane Z
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jonnyboy
this does seem to be about US figures... anyway i guess nhk was at least below the bbc!
Posted in: CNN in third place in prime time for first time
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jonnyboy
no disrespect to the mythbusters guys, but i don't recall them becoming the recognised international authority on truth
going to watch the vid now anyway!
Posted in: Which conspiracy theory would you most like to find out the truth about?
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jonnyboy
i object to listing the theory about the AIDs virus having been created in a lab: AIDs isn't a virus, for a start, it's a syndrome. there are in fact some interesting theories that suggest AIDs doesn't actually exist as we think it does at all, and that HIV is not an associated virus
Posted in: Which conspiracy theory would you most like to find out the truth about?
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jonnyboy
i think you're totally missing the point of that little saying
Posted in: Japanese teach Parisiens about street tidiness
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jonnyboy
the japanese economic miracle was all born out of the direction and momentum that came out of its WW2 defeat. ever since the asian financial crisis it's pretty much tread water. now, needing a new direction i don't have much confidence it'll be able to dramatically focus itself as it has in the past
Posted in: Why I’m bullish on Japan
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jonnyboy
isn't this the classic Wa way of saying no?
Posted in: A change of name could mean it becomes confused with the U.S. state of Georgia, but it's a serious complaint and we'll give positive consideration to the matter.
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jonnyboy
regardless of headline grabbing features, keitais are cheaply made with features packed in so as to look good in the brochure but with no regard whatsoever given to real-world functionality. the rail-pass & e-wallet features are handy benefits of japans closed mobile market, i'll grant them that, but try getting a phone with bluetooth? and try keeping your phonebook, calenders, notes etc. synced up with your computer. good luck.
the problem is that certain manufacturers have such solid deals with certain networks that there isn't anywhere enough competition in order to actually deliver high quality phones. plus the market is saturated so manufacturers want people to toss their keitais every 18 months.
the likes of nokia have to compete and deliver to customers on a world scale. nec and hitachi do not
Posted in: Why I’m bullish on Japan
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jonnyboy
i take it you haven't used a nokia recently?
Posted in: Why I’m bullish on Japan