JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 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
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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kirakira25
Any 58 year old stranger kissing or attempting to kiss my 8 year old daughter on the cheek or anywhere else without my knowledge and BOTH mine and my daughters permission I would construe as obscene. Sorry! Maybe I am overprotective of my daughter, and if so, I am more than happy to finance the therapy she will need in years to come. Right now my main priority and I believe responsibility is to protect her from perverts like this guy.
@michaelqtodd - you are right, a LOT goes underreported here, like the little girl I knew last year molested in a park. Her parents didn
t want to report it and bring shame on the family. She was 7. They havent gotten her any help and she remains traumatised. The only reason I know is that my friend was a witness to the guy disappearing with her. Unfortunately she had her own kids to watch and by the time she realised what was going on it was too late.Posted in: Man arrested after trying to lure 2 school girls to his home
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kirakira25
"Give me a kiss?" said the 58 year old stranger to the 8-9 year old little girls.
How do we know he was intent on committing obscene acts???! This alone is obscene - as far as a mother would be concerned at least.
I would like to know how come he got them as far as the front door but they didn`t go in. Did they escape? Were they being dragged against their will?
Posted in: Man arrested after trying to lure 2 school girls to his home
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kirakira25
Let`s hope now that this highly discriminatory society actually allows them the opportunity to participate in society.
Posted in: Older people go back to school to learn new skills
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kirakira25
You
re kidding, right??! I know loads of people here looking for extra-marital activities - and getting it regularly. I wouldnt assume anything on a date.Posted in: What makes Japanese women say, 'I never want to see that jerk again!'
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kirakira25
I`m not remotely surprised. In the last year I have witnessed two kids being knocked down on the street with bicycles and the riders fleeing the scene. One got her head caught in the spokes and has permanent scars, the other broke his leg. They had no idea if the kids were even alive when they fled the scene. Some people just seem to have no conscience at all.
Posted in: 63-year-old man killed in hit-and-run in Mie
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kirakira25
Why is it a problem to smoke on the street? Because, Mr DeJong, when you walk your children down the crowded Tokyo street the butts are at EYE level. When the wind blows, it blows ASH in my baby`s pram (it really happened to my 3 month iold daughter), and because unless you are not actually breathing at all, if you are anywhere near a smoker you CAN smell it a mile off.
Posted in: Make way for the Butt Police
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kirakira25
@semperfi
Thank you for your intelligent comeback (and no, I am not being sarcastic, I think what you are saying is genuinely interesting!) When you say you think he hasn
t gone far enough, do you mean that you think the west IS entirely to blame for Japans problems, and if so, why exactly?How nice to meet someone who can respectfully be at completely opposite ends of the debate from me! You make me WANT to understand your point of view!
Posted in: Too much katakana contributing to Japan's malaise
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kirakira25
@semperfi
OK then, let me rephrase:
Language evolves, and Japan`s use of Katakana is simple evolution, not a deeper reflection of a loss of cultural identity. Indeed, most Katakana words sound more Japanese than they do English anyway. Running around not using 14th century Japanese does not indicate a loss of cultural identity.
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s loss of cultural identity is reflected in the malaise and general resignation of its people. It sometimes feels like the country has "given up" on itself. I dont think that has anything to do with the internationalisation of Japan, it has to do with Japans inability to develop and change to meet the challenges of a modern world.To me, this guy seems to be nothing more that a nationalist hellbent on blaming America and anything foreign in general for all Japan`s problems.
Posted in: Too much katakana contributing to Japan's malaise
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kirakira25
@semperfi
No, it isn`t. There are many reasons for Japans loss of cultural identity, but using Katakana is definitely NOT one of them.
Posted in: Too much katakana contributing to Japan's malaise
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kirakira25
@jason6: the majimekun post I was responding to has been deleted - that`s why it looks confusing. Mods: please delete my response above too.
Posted in: Japanese man convicted of child sex in Cambodia
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kirakira25
I just want real milk in my coffee, not those horrible creamer things. I can get in in Starbucks, and Tullys, but virtually nowhere else. Excelsior have just clued into it and started allowing it, but in many places I have even offered to PAY for real milk before, and they refused and let me leave rather than making a sale AND extra profit.
Posted in: In Japan, the customer is not king
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kirakira25
Ah yes! Ban Katakana! That will solve all the economic and social issues in Japan! Why didn`t anyone think of that before??!
Posted in: Too much katakana contributing to Japan's malaise
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kirakira25
@majimekun - so it`s the girls fault???! SHE WAS 13!!! And already totally messed up having been repeatedly raped by men just like this guy!
Posted in: Japanese man convicted of child sex in Cambodia
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kirakira25
If you believe the tripe this guy is blustering, and think based on this rubbish he deserves forgiveness, then I think most people would be glad you are not in it either.
Posted in: Ichihashi sends letter of apology to Hawker's parents
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kirakira25
Wish they were flying to London from Haneda :(
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kirakira25
This pair are just pathetic.
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kirakira25
I agree with them that the bankers and politicians are a major cause of this problem, but Europe has enjoyed an extravagancy for years that could never sustain itself in the long term. These changes are necessary and realistic, the only problem is that - again - it is the ordinary people who will be paying for it and suffering most.
Posted in: Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe
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kirakira25
Surely, surely the judge and jury aren`t going to be swayed by this obvious attempt to get leniency. If he was so sorry, why was he on the run for so long? Changing his appearance? Trying to evade capture?
He is sorry he got caught - nothing more, and I can
t believe he would continue to put the Hawkers through this torment. Glad they can see it for what it is. This may wash in Japanese culture but it aint gonna mean a damn thing in ours.Posted in: Ichihashi sends letter of apology to Hawker's parents
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kirakira25
To add: lets not forget that right now people are thinking about their Shogatsu trips.
Posted in: Japan issues travel alert for Europe
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kirakira25
Am I being overly cynical here or do you think the Japan Tourism Ministry has something to do with this? After all, it`s very cheap to go to Europe right now and blow all your yen away in another economy....
...and we all know what will happen if the J government issue a travel advisory. My God, I had students cancel their holidays in Hawaii when the US went into Iraq!
Posted in: Japan issues travel alert for Europe