JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Commission Based
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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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majimeaussie
This was a horrible case of incompetence. But that's par for the course for j-cops.
Easy to answer. Most of the police don't carry handguns.
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majimeaussie
And it is always good to associate alcohol with car drivers isn't it!!
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majimeaussie
Felt it pretty strongly here in Chiyoda-ku. Felt like one of the biggest for a few years, particularly considering it was so far away. It also went on for a long time.
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majimeaussie
Now that the yen has been at about 80 to the dollar for a while maybe Apple should start using that exchange rate rather than 120.
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majimeaussie
@ frungy, triumvere and bdiego
From reading the article I think the difference in law is not related to the comment you highlighted but to the following two comments:
It doesn't state what the threshold of coercion has been lowered to. Is saying "I will kill myself if you don't have sex with me" enough coercion to get convicted of rape? There is not enough information in the article to know. Additionally,
This appears to indicate that you could be charged with rape for "feeling up" someones breast. Admittedly, in other countries you can probably get charged for other reasons such as assault for this but probably not rape.
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majimeaussie
Since when are "miniskirt police" a girl band?
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majimeaussie
I haven't flown Garuda for years so can't comment directly on this award. However, I believe they gave the award for best economy class in Asia to Royal Brunei a few years back. At that time I did fly them several times and they were were the worst of several Asian airlines in my experience. I don't trust how they decide the winners.
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majimeaussie
Or maybe people should have more details on the name of the festival in case they bought mushrooms at "a festival" and want to be careful.
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majimeaussie
If you don't live in his electorate you did not vote for Rudd, you voted for the local Labour Party candidate. That is how it works in Australia.
While it seems to have happened quickly at the end it seems to have been brewing for a long time. From what you hear it seems that he comes across well at the beginning but then starts to rub people the wrong way.
My personal opinion is that he has done an OK job but there have also been a few big stuff ups and bad press about his actions when things haven't gone his way.
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majimeaussie
It amazes me that people seem to think the danger is over. A small crevice in one of the engine blades from impact with the ash could still fail reasonably quickly due to fatigue.
I hope that they greatly increase the engine inspections of the planes flying through the affected zones.
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majimeaussie
Bicultural, they are there most weekends and seem to number more than 80 a lot of the time.
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majimeaussie
An image character??? So not even a person any more? That's a shame because as others have said she is cute.
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majimeaussie
So 99.9% accurate. I they have 50,000 people go to Akihabara on a Saturday is the 50 false alarms (with evacuation?) or 50 terrorists getting through?
It takes 3 seconds so by the time the alarm goes off the person is already through and in amongst the crowd.
That is 2 extra problems above the previously mentioned issues.
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majimeaussie
I find it ironic that they are simultaneously doing the new model release and recall of the Sai.
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majimeaussie
kirakira,
I understand your feelings. My wife gets upset with me for wanting to keep my son safe. The problem we have is that my son hates sitting still and after a short period of time becomes inconsolable if strapped into is seat. If he was still facing backwards it would be even worse...
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majimeaussie
Kirakira, I always found Hanamasa to be the best for turkeys, particularly their store in Shinbashi.
Sarge, google it. There are instructions on how to cook it.
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majimeaussie
Yes you have to be VERY smart to name hem "gluons"
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majimeaussie
When I was first here I asked about this a bit as I had seen someone stand behind a police officer and pee on a building without any issue. He actually acknowledged / thanked the cop when he was finished.
Apparently, the etiquette is to pee only on public type property (and with a bit of discretion). Private property is likely to get an upset owner calling the police.
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majimeaussie
It could also be a technical reason. I had a Mazda RX-8 and for floor mats bought in Japan there was a hole that goes over a clip in the footwell ensuring the mat would not move. Whereas, RX-8 floormats bought in Australia did not have this and could therefore move around. Or was it the other way around.
The real question for me is, there is a cheap and simple solution in place in some markets, why isn't it being used in all markets worldwide?
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majimeaussie
My question as well
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