JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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Apple dethrones Google as company with most respected image in eyes of consumers
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JFA plans to hold Under-20 Women's World Cup match in Fukushima
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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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kyushujoe
@Zenny
A quote from Wikipedia, defining the "Big One" in Japan:
"A megathrust earthquake expected to happen in Tokyo, Kanto area, Japan with the epicenter in Sagami Bay where the Filipino Plate and North American Plate movements cause big earthquakes regularly, with an interval of approximately 70 years."
As to where to move them, I reckon "Anywhere where big quakes are less likely to strike" would be a good start.
Posted in: Rebuilding northeast Japan to take years, billions
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kyushujoe
I wonder if any of this will serve as a wake-up call regarding the movement of at least some of the trappings of government, industry and finance out of Tokyo before the Big One strikes. Because if this had been Tokyo, and not Tohoku I find it hard to see how we'd find a way back from it.
Posted in: Rebuilding northeast Japan to take years, billions
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kyushujoe
Muslims don't eat pork for the same reason they don't drink alcohol: they are originally a desert people, and living in the desert seriously compromises the health of internal organs, especially the liver. And pork and alcohol are decidedly toxic to the liver. It's basic common sense dressed up in religion.
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kyushujoe
Of course it's Europe. If it had been America she wouldn't have been under-age. Hell, if it had been Arkansas or Alabama she'd be married (twice) with six kids....
Posted in: Prosecutors: Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times
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kyushujoe
Ah, but you won't be saying that when you're seventy... :)
Posted in: Prosecutors: Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times
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kyushujoe
I believe you've just answered your own question.
Posted in: Parents jailed over death of 4-year-old son due to malnutrition
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kyushujoe
Yeah. Really lucky. Except that he's dead. And four-year old boys are absolutely not angels. Ask anyone who's raised one.
A bit less vengeance-flavoured sentimentality might be a good thing.
Posted in: Parents jailed over death of 4-year-old son due to malnutrition
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kyushujoe
We've all been on this planet long enough to know that this is what the media do, full stop. No need to kick Japan.
Posted in: With hope
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kyushujoe
@xrc
Not necessarily. A friend of mine got caught at Fukuoka airport with a few grams of dope (not meth, but still...) in his jacket pocket after a trip back home. The customs guy stared him in the face, told him to be "very careful" and sent him on his way.
Posted in: Komukai denies drug allegations; says she is not afraid of arrest
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kyushujoe
Wizened girl.
Posted in: Wizard girl
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kyushujoe
@sailwind
It's called the National Health Service in England. And, though not without the odd problem here and there, it works pretty damn well. Still, if it were you, Sailwind, I wouldn't hesitate to hand over a few coins to ensure your complete recovery :)
Posted in: 14 Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
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kyushujoe
@Sailwind You obviously don't like government. There are a lot of folk like you out there, especially in the States. I suggest you all club together and buy a island where you can set up a society free of civil servants and the "public trough". When crimes are committed you can solve them yourselves, when people get sick you can treat them yourselves and when you get invaded you can defend yourselves. It'll be great! A combination of Lord of the Rings and The Road. Good luck.
Posted in: 14 Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
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kyushujoe
Civil servants (at least in my country) link their pay claims to inflation. Profit, obviously, doesn't enter into it. When a country's economy is prospering, why the heck shouldn't people who work for that country benefit?
Posted in: 14 Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
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kyushujoe
No. A ridiculous point. Would you suggest that people who work for Toshiba are "servants" of Toshiba, and should therefore not be allowed to demand better pay/conditions from the company they "serve"?
Posted in: 14 Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
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kyushujoe
So the folks who live there, in Osaka, aren't "people"?
Posted in: Japan's largest slum attracting new breed of visitor: backpackers
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kyushujoe
Should be "...when they naturalise."
Posted in: Women file suit to keep their surnames after they marry
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kyushujoe
Not this one again!
goddog, listen carefully: NOBODY has to take a Japanese name why they naturalise. Nobody.
Posted in: Women file suit to keep their surnames after they marry
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kyushujoe
They look like a newly-wed couple that's just had their first fight and they're both waiting for the other one to say "Sorry".
Posted in: Grammy man
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kyushujoe
What are you saying? You honestly believe there's no film industry in Iran or Turkey or Egypt? Just three Muslim countries famous for their movie output.
Posted in: Muslims seek change in way Hollywood movies portray them
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kyushujoe
I hope not. It's stupid, offensive behaviour, but hardly worth prison.
Posted in: Senior Chiba police officer arrested for indecent exposure on train