JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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lostrune2
The headline would've been more eye-catching if the girlfriend was 11 years his junior.
Posted in: 23-year-old man arrested over death of girlfriend 11 years his senior
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lostrune2
The ad is just the way things should be, haha!
Posted in: TV commercial of the week: adizero vs MiniSkirt
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lostrune2
He could had holdout and not worry about it, since Japan is not a signatory of the Hague Convention, haha.
Posted in: American man, Japanese wife settle dispute over son, 8
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lostrune2
Here's from someone I know living in the NY metro area:
"The chair, monitor, shelves, and hanging flypaper were shaking. At first I thought it was just vertigo or nearby construction, but then it kept going for many seconds, and everybody around me felt it too. Then I immediately checked the US geology website to confirm."
Posted in: Rare quake rattles eastern U.S. seaboard
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lostrune2
The reasoning for the make up of the teams is population and density. It has always been the US vs. International in the Little League (LL) finals.
Because of its huge size and thus greater # of LL baseball-playing towns, the US has a lot more LL baseball town teams (basically, one town = one team) than any other nation, so they are divided into regional champions.
Then the population density factor was put in after teams from Taiwan won the LLWS for 17 years in a row. Basically what was happening was a given population-dense town in Taiwan had its pick of players from some hundreds or thousands of kids, which made it unfair since most other LL towns aren't as dense and thus don't have nearly as many kids to choose from. So in those population-dense towns, they have to further divide into separate teams. Part of it to make it more fair, and part of it so that as many kids as possible get a chance to play for a LL-eligible team. After all, that's the main mission of the LL organization - to have as many kids playing the sport.
Posted in: Japan beats Saudi Arabia 13-4 at Little League World Series
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lostrune2
Not taken as fact, but the burden of proof is on the prosecution side. The prosecution has to prove that he's guilty. The defense does not have to prove anything, just poke holes on the prosecution. It's not an equal sides of he-said-she-said. Her side must go above and beyond any reasonable doubt. (And DSK has not been convicted of anything yet, so the prosecution cannot use the French issue in the US court.)
Posted in: Prosecutors ask judge to dismiss Strauss-Kahn case
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lostrune2
Ya guys gotta think of this from the point of view of a juror. Prospective jurors with no preconceived notion of the case will be the only ones chosen. Only evidence admitted in court can be used. Anything outside of that, like from the news channels, will be disregarded, including the legal issues in France where DSK has not yet been tried in court, let alone convicted as a rapist. And all 12 jurors have to agree. And let's not forget what happened in the Casey Anthony case.
Posted in: Prosecutors ask judge to dismiss Strauss-Kahn case
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lostrune2
With no other witnesses to the incident, it all boils down to "he said vs she said" and whether the prosecutors believe they can convince all 12 jurors, beyond any reasonable doubt, that a non-consensual sex happened - or how good of a chance for success while spending taxpayer money whether they should even try.
She could still sue him in civil court though, if she can raise enough money from sympathizing contributors to fight his undoubtedly high-priced stable of lawyers.
Posted in: Prosecutors ask judge to dismiss Strauss-Kahn case
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lostrune2
Anyways, with the fall of Gadhafi, he won't be living the privileged life in Libya anymore, so just let him suffer there.
Posted in: Scotland seeks contact with Lockerbie bomber
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lostrune2
Apparently it's news because she's a cougar in Japanese terms, haha!
Posted in: Ex-Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe comments on public kiss claims
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lostrune2
Step 1: Prepare your home to be tsunami-resistant
Step 2: ??
Step 3: Profit
Posted in: Locals must be more active in tsunami readiness: experts
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lostrune2
The problem with Toyota truck was that it was under-powered. So a hybrid truck has to be able to haul first and foremost - that's what you buy a truck for.
Posted in: Ford, Toyota to work together on hybrid trucks
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lostrune2
This fight is mainly the fight of the Libyan people, not NATO. Besides, there's more honor in proudly wearing your uniform and differentiate yourself from civilians, instead of cowardly hiding among innocent civilians to use as your shield. Represent!
Posted in: Gadhafi nowhere to be found as regime teeters on brink of collapse
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lostrune2
Only one of either powerhouses Japan or Taiwan can now make it to the international bracket championship game.......
Posted in: Mexicali beats Hamamatsu City 3-2 at Little League World Series
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lostrune2
miniature devices
Posted in: In what technological or scientific fields is Japan still ahead of the rest of the world?
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lostrune2
A prison guard robbing a cop............. Sounds like a setup for a joke!
Posted in: Prison guard arrested for trying to burgle cop's house in Yamaguchi
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lostrune2
The opposition has already taken Green Square. It's all over TV.
Posted in: Clashes reported near Gadhafi compound in Libyan capital
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lostrune2
JT already had the people at "Teenage Girl".............
Posted in: Teenage girl motorcycle daredevil wows Japan
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lostrune2
Who believes Iranian theocracy evidence? They say their own people protesting are foreign interlopers. It's like Burmese government evidence against Aung San Suu Kyi - it's junk bonds!
Posted in: Iran sentences 2 American hikers to 8 years in jail
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lostrune2
That is not military technology, not like the internet which was military technology yet look where it is now.
Posted in: Tsunami was tracked by radar for first time