JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Part Time Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥9,000 / Day per 4 class shift
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Going to hell in a handbasket.
Posted in: Plum job
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Interesting...
Google charges $0.11/minute to call a mobile phone in Japan, while my Softbank "W White" (Double White) discount plan charges 21 yen/minute (actually 10.5 yen/30 seconds) to call a non-Softbank phone, such as Docomo or au.
For anyone with a smartphone, this is a much cheaper way to make mobile-to-mobile calls, especially given current exchange rates.
Posted in: Google plugs free PC-to-phone calling into e-mail
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No, they did the concert at base camp. Even with guides and sherpas, it isn't that easy to summit...
Posted in: Rockers embark on musical pilgrimage to Mt Fuji to fight cancer
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I can see people wearing these on the streets in the not too distant future.
With Crocs, of course...
Posted in: Bath robe and towel in one
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It's called Fukuroda no Taki (袋田の滝).
Posted in: Death of Maki Goto's mother followed downward spiral
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people who can't seem to board without a steaming, venti-sized coffee balanced precariously amongst a newspaper, paperback, several large bags and a laptop.
Posted in: What behavior or habits by passengers on planes bother you the most?
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Perhaps because the show is broadcast in other countries as well? It's on many cable networks here in Japan, but they call it "Dr. House" instead. Season 4 is just starting, and it's a great show. He's a misanthrope with a sharp tongue...
Posted in: 'House' is world's most popular TV show
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Maria - it was "Nippon no Kuroi Natsu - Enzai" (日本の黒い夏─冤罪).
It was indeed a good movie, and it cast the police in a rather bad light.
Posted in: Ken Ishiguro to star as wrongly accused in drama about sarin gas attack in Matsumoto
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the police won't improve their investigation techniques until the courts demand it. as long as judges rubber-stamp guilty verdicts at a 99.9% rate based solely on single-person accusations and backroom confession tactics, there is no incentive for improvement.
Posted in: Police stymied by ineptness, lack technical savvy
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Interesting that the pirates make no mention of France, which has been much more aggressive in storming vessels held for ransom and killing/capturing pirates during the past few months.
Posted in: Somali pirates vow retaliation after captain freed
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onewrldoneppl:
Gotta disagree with you on this. While Yanai might personnally buy some foreign brand-name goods, it's difficult to argue with what he's done for the Japanese economy. Fast Retailing and Uniqlo drive an entire ecosystem of advertising, distribution, production and retail operations in Japan. And, while they manufacture wherever it makes the most sense, they also work with Japanese textile companies, and their collaboration with Toray for the development of the HeatTech line of clothing is a prime example. Also, as Japanese companies, Uniqlo and Fast Retailing pay salaries, taxes and employee benefits for more than 8,000 employees while simultaneously providing quality, low-cost clothing for Japanese consumers.
If Yanai wants to buy a few foreign cars, on which he also pays Japanese taxes, I'd say he can do so without upsetting the balance too much.
Posted in: Japan's richest man calls goverment policy 'superficial'
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Nice tears. Now I'm impressed with his acting skills.
Posted in: Masatoshi Nakamura sheds tears over son's drug arrest
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It seems clear we will eventually be getting most of our content from the net, in HD quality, when we want it. I even question the necessity of the push to digital TV broadcasts - except to sell more TVs, of course :-)
Given the switch to HDD recorders, I wonder if anyone has performed any studies to try and measure the effect that time shifting has on advertising effectiveness. The poor content aside, the ROI may be going down quickly...
Posted in: Is television going the way of other obsolete media?
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What's that old joke?
Brazil is the country of the future - and always will be.
The "white people with blue eyes" gambit is similar to that used by the likes of Chavez and Mugabe...
Posted in: Developing countries want say in world finance
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This is the key point, IMO. If you don't increase productivity, overtime costs continue to remain high, and the work-life balance is unachievable.
The problem is that the bucho sitting at the front desk has most likely spent most of his adult life in the present inefficient system and might not be up to the task of driving change...
Posted in: Work-life balance more important than ever
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never mind names. it would be a major step forward if they could get some of their flight attendants to greet customers at all.
Posted in: American Airlines adds customer-recognition technology
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His name is Smiley Kikuchi.
This Japanese Wikipedia entry discusses the case, including today's news: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AF%E3%83%81
Here's his blog: http://ameblo.jp/smiley-kikuchi/
Posted in: 18 people to be prosecuted over insulting messages on comedian's blog
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Here's our man:
http://www.bigissue.jp/vendor/vendor110.html
Posted in: Life is a Big Issue
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ultradodgy: Try a Google image search using her name. For even more hits, enter her name in Japanese: 道端ジェシカ I think you'll find some "less manly" pics...
Posted in: Glamour girl Jessica Michibata makes the right moves