JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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kp123
The hostage seems to be not all there. These border incursion thrill-seekers are complicating matters in a dangerous world.
Posted in: Carter leaves N Korea with freed American
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kp123
For expats living in Japan, a strong Yen is a great position to be in. You're wealthy as all get out. Downside of course is that you're in a higher tax bracket with the IRS, provided you are filing.
Posted in: Soaring yen threatens disaster for most, but profits for some
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kp123
Intuitively, I believe Pres. Obama is a secularist having no deep conviction for any religion other than going through the motions of a person of Christian faith. Nothing wrong with that as religious beliefs are a private matter and not necessarily requiring politicians to wear them on their sleeves. Many Americans tend to conclude that if you don't look American, you're a foreigner or not cut from the same cloth and the President with a Muslim name can only have them conclude that he is of Muslim.
Posted in: Growing number of Americans incorrectly call Obama Muslim
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kp123
Hope the judge or DA's throw out the case. Kobayashi may have grievances but needs to be careful in the future as he can potentially be subject to deportation for a misdemeanor and could be placed in detention until such time he is. But, I doubt he will face that prospect. Whether it's feasible for him to do or not, he might consult an attorney to file his grievance against MLE for restraint of trade or whatever reason for his argument.
Posted in: Ex-champ Kobayashi arrested at New York hot dog event
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kp123
Something about Sarah Palin that rings tinny. She's on Fox News but adds very little value or insights of any significance to the programs. However, she is truly a capable politician with star power who can command a following.
Posted in: Ethics probe: Palin legal defense fund was illegal
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kp123
I've sat through many Japanese board and committee meetings and would say the author of this article is quite correct about the Japanese business style. I have one observation why meetings take so long : the Japanese language. It is imprecise to the extent that it requires face-to-face discussions that written action notes often times fail to accomplish in Japan. A Japanese executive would rarely approve and sign-off on a written memo without discussing the issue in length with the originator and his members.
Posted in: Japanese company meetings: Getting by at the table
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kp123
Whoever that guy was, he's an absolute jerk whether in Japan or anywhere else for that matter. If spouses have a disagreement, do it behind closed doors. All of this talk about cultural differences and individuality about behavior has nothing to do with this incident.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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kp123
I'm suprised no one mentioned that Delta and JAL formed a tie-up just short of a merger in joint business ventures earlier this year as one of the measures to get JAL out of bankruptcy. For this reason, I believe Delta received preference over United. AMR also vied Delta to join JAL while United stayed out of the picture. Though AMR failed, they were rewarded with a slot at Haneda anyway.
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kp123
I wonder if geologists and volcanologists can correlate earthquake activities and volcanic eruptions?
Wonder if geologists and volcanologists are able to correlate earthquakes with volcanic eruptions? There was a large earthquake in 1703 in Edo that killed 108,000 people about the time before Mt. Fuji erupted. Maybe I'm just blowing hot-air with this surmisation. Climbed Fujii-san twice and recommend it to those who haven't yet.
Posted in: Iceland's volcanic activity keeps Fuji-watchers on their toes
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kp123
Hmmm.....President Obama makes similar statements about all the other issues facing us. He's very cautious by nature and avoids tyring to raise our expectations for fear of failing. I trust he won't pull the plug on the other issues as he will with Iraq and Afghan.
Posted in: Obama: Afghan war will worsen before it improves
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kp123
What isn't clear and may be someone in Japan working for or knows GS first hand can clarify : were the profits from shorting CDO's also to the benefit and protection of their CDO investors of this financial instrument or was it exclusively for GS's benefit? If the latter, I'd say GS is very culpable. Maybe this will be cleared up by Blankfein at the Congressional hearing this coming Tuesday.
Posted in: E-mails show Goldman Sachs boasting as meltdown unfolds
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kp123
It is more than apparent that the AZ law is symptomatic of the fully blown frustration and intolerance American have over illegal immigrants working and living in the U.S. A wake-up call to Congress to get off their duffs and implement an immigration bill we all want. It's a clear message that more States will soon follow to do the job for them. It is reported today that Utah is now introducing a similar bill as they fear illegal immigrants will flock to their state from AZ when their law takes effect after 60 days. It will have a snowballing effect among most states. Can Obama mobilize his troops to legislate a federal immigration bill as he did with HC? I doubt it; not this year. Too much at stake for the incumbants before the mid-term elections. It is clear that Congress will defer taking action until next year.
Posted in: Arizona governor signs immigration enforcement bill
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kp123
This article answers my question about which passenger gets priority boarding. It seems unfair that passengers scheduled on a cancelled flight go back to the end of the queue. I'd probably buy a new ticket.
Posted in: Flights resume in Europe but many remain stranded
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kp123
I was a long-time traveler to Japan over the years as well as living there but unlike hotel management structures outside Japan, future managers and directors as Mr. Sadayasu is in Japan typically start out as bell-boys as this article indicated and work up the management chain. I've known a couple of directors at the Imperial who were bellmen when I first stayed there in the late 40's and early 50's. So if you meet bellmen at a Japanese hotel, be nice to them. They'll remember you well and will treat you accordingly when they become the big shots.
Posted in: Room at the top
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kp123
Japanese live with the myth that whaling is still part of their culture. It may have been in certain parts of Japan years ago, but not today. I had ochanko ryori several decades ago with whale meat and it tasted different, if not outright terrible. Never again. Blue fin and whale are illegal in the U.S. Nobu's and a Japanese sushi restaurant were recently fined for serving them, respectively.
Posted in: Japan's food culture is an endangered species
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kp123
Oddly, I'm a smoker and do so for reasons I believe are more out of habit than addiction and have smoked for years. Yet, if I know I can't smoke in certain venues (i.e. airplanes), it doesn't bother me one bit. So I support these no smoking laws even as a smoker. Even if they banned smoking as illegal across the board, wouldn't phase me one bit. Yet, if I know I am permitted to smoke, I will do so. I never smoked at work for years even before the ban took place.
Posted in: Anti-smoking 'monsters' have smokers on the run
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kp123
As he did with Netanyahu, President Obama may have rubbed Karzai the wrong way couple of weeks ago. Karzai's behaviour appears to be a common reaction to whatever indignity Obama imposed on him is my guess.
Posted in: Afghan leader Karzai threatens to join Taliban
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kp123
I'm still not convinced there's a wide-spread problem with Toyota. I drive one but not a problem. 50 incidents out of 8 million vehicles is a pretty low average.
Posted in: Toyota hit with $16 mil fine over recalls in U.S.
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kp123
Knew that Karzai was too good to be true.
Posted in: Afghan leader's anti-West comments draw fire
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kp123
Anyone in Japan know if the R-C in Tokyo is a franchise or owned?
Posted in: Ritz-Carlton Tokyo celebrates 3rd anniversary with special room package