JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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mansen
this is such a sad story.....
Posted in: 3 family members die after falling into feed silo
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mansen
That's take it easy on the JET(I think that's what it's was called). Maybe over 90% of JET are not qualified to teach in there own country. That's why they are "assistant" teachers in schools in Japan. I weight a large portion of the problem with the Japanese English teachers and the Monbusho. Japanese Egnlish teachers are trained teachers that should fully support the JET and not complain most of the time. I believe JET program was established by the Monbusho to help Japanese teachers and students to get a taste of "native" english.
I could imagine it would cost a whole lot more of money to bring in qualified/experience native english teachers to Japan. If they every do decide to do that, I have a feeling Japanese teachers would feel inferior and complain that they might lose there job.
Posted in: What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel?
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mansen
I read somewhere that over 70percent of reported bullying happens in junior high school. Maybe it's because kids reached puberty and they start to have to look after themselves=most fragile period. Someone should really look into why over 70% bullying occur in junior high and really do something about it
Posted in: Student hangs himself in Hokkaido; note hints at being bullied
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mansen
another sad tradegy. RIP...
Posted in: Ibaraki man dead, 2 others missing after being swept away by currents
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mansen
RIP
Posted in: Father, 4-year-old son drown on fishing trip in Kumamoto
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mansen
There is nothin wrong dating OLDER man/women...
But, as long as my daugther is living under my house, eating my food or using my money(like paying for cell phone bill). She needs to follow rules set out by the family. That includes "NO dating 18 & older".
If she has a problem with that. I would take away her cell phone previledges.... man...I hope it s that simple...
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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mansen
If the man had raped kumamoto's daughter and kumamoto killed that man. I will be very lenient of kumamoto if I was a juror. As a father, I would praise the kuma, since I would want to do the same, but probably dont have the courage.
In this situation, kuma just got out of hand. What if his daughter and the 38old man were in love? Or if that umemployed man hit the summer jumbo lottery and didnt have to work... Or because the daughter hated his father because he has been abusing her, physically or even sexually and the daughter wanted to get out of the house(not a mention about the mother in this article)... The pt im getting at is we don't know anything from this article. It's just wrong to assume the 38old man was a sleeze ball and kuma should get off easy just by reading this simple article.
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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mansen
i wonder where the mother was during all this...
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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mansen
with the easy availability of teenage girl owning a cell phone and the advancement of internet tech, like dating sites, it has become a huge problem in japan. parents should be able to unsubscribe the internet access...actually the cell companies should be able to turn of internet access if parents want it.
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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mansen
The problem with teachers and staff in Japan is that they all probably were the instigator or the receiving end of bullying when they were students. I heard from my colleagues that when they were students, bullying was part of school. ANd they said it was a lot more tougher back than(30yrs ago). The teachers didn't care at all nor the parents, he said everyon(PTA) indirectly accepted it as part of school education.
I asked him how he dealt with it. And he told me it was simple, the bigger students bullied him, and when he got bigger, he bullied the smaller kids.
Posted in: What is the best way to combat bullying in schools?
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mansen
This is a very serious problem in junior high school in Japan. Bullying accurs usually by 2 or more people. I believe it s because of peer pressure...you won't do it alone, but if you have a group who thinks it s ok, they end up doing it together, because they think it s alright since others are doing it. And usually it escalate from there.
When I was a kid, I was bullied. I wanted to get a bat and beat the crap out of him, but I didn't because I fear the consequences. Some of those bullies became very good friends of mine later on in my life and became very successful in life.
Some of you might not agree, but I think educating is the best way. Schools in Japan, should start a mandatory curriculum class to prevent bullying and get the parents involved. I really think most of the bullies just don't fully understand the stituation and gets got up in peer pressure.
Posted in: What is the best way to combat bullying in schools?
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mansen
Never liked Uno. SPoiled Brat! And very dumb. Her husband should suck it up. He knew what he was getting into before they got married. Man... I really hate the way she talks...her voice... just want to slap her silly...
Posted in: Uno Kanda and husband’s cell phone snapping contest
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mansen
fds-how do you know they weren't prepared?
Posted in: Woman drowns trying to save son in Miyazaki
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mansen
I can't believe some of you are blaming the parent in this case.... I am not even gonna waste my time explaining...
Posted in: Woman drowns trying to save son in Miyazaki
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mansen
the kid was 5 yrs old.... the parents should and will end up in hell!
Posted in: Man, woman and child found dead hanging from tree in Nagano
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mansen
She did no physical harm to no one, but herself. Just leave her be.
Posted in: What do you think Noriko Sakai's fate should be?
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mansen
unworthy pic of the day.... what would the photographer like us to comment on...
Posted in: Pajama party
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mansen
If I am an iranian in Japan. I would have be one of the people protesting in front of Iranian Embassy this past month so I can apply for asylum in Japan.
Posted in: Asylum seekers find little refuge in Japan
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mansen
I remember there was a guy name " Giant" in Japan. He competed in all kinds of eating contest in Japan. Beat Kobayashi easily and all other competitors in Japan a while back. I never seen him lose a match. I hope the "Giant" could go to US and prove he s the champ.
Posted in: Chestnut beats Kobayashi to win July Fourth hot dog eating contest
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mansen
"He said the girl was screaming but then suddenly became silent."-i really didn't need to know that.
Posted in: 2-year-old girl dies in hit-and-run while crossing street in Yokohama