JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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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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michaelqtodd
Have Hanami Parties been cancelled?
Posted in: Spring has sprung
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michaelqtodd
Great story and hope it reaches the people in Taiji
Posted in: Porpoise left by tsunami in rice paddy returned to sea
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michaelqtodd
Nice post seaforte03
Posted in: Bungling, cover-ups define TEPCO
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michaelqtodd
Could easily have been done online
Posted in: Do you think gatherings like this week's summit of APEC leaders in Yokohama are a waste of time and money?
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michaelqtodd
I think the child is talking about a Japanese wrestler wining a sumo basho supposedly their own national sport
Posted in: Anti-China protest
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michaelqtodd
I was a JET.For Lisa here to say she was overpaid is quite staggering and I believe the root of the problem. Some people decided you see to do the bare minimum and this is why the program has faltered. Others however who looked for "work" and attended PE clases,cultural groups etc and encouraged students to engage in English in informal situations.These JETS were far from overpaid
Posted in: Grounding the JETs
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michaelqtodd
Was a good event but kind of ironical that as a marketing related event they pretty much kept it a secret. Barely anyone watched the livestream.Barely anyone discussed it before or during the event on Twitter or Facebook
Posted in: Ad:tech Tokyo looks at how consumers are defining media landscape
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michaelqtodd
I sincerely wish you can one day achieve a level of participatory democracy like we have achieved with this movement.
@TimRussert Dude "Participatory Democracy" ?? Nearly all Republican supporters vote. If even only 75% of Americans bothered to vote the Democrats would have smothered the Republicans.If 100% voted can you imagine the results? Why don`t you make it so everyone has to vote like say Australia?
Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
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michaelqtodd
Happy Anti-Whaling day Niki.Love your work
Posted in: Niki Caro talks wine, whales and how to enjoy a full-bodied life
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michaelqtodd
No @MisterCreosote I do not think so.The Dow rose because the Fed (for all intents and purposes a government department with a fancy name) just bought $600 billion of treasury bonds. Basically a hand out to keep mortgage rates low. None of the companies whose shares went up sold anything more or got more clever at making stuff
Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
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michaelqtodd
@genji17 Its not for governments to create jobs.That is what entrepeneurs do. American government has got so big that they do not even know how many people are on the payroll any more.
America could start by importing a whole lot less and doing a lot of skilling up. Cut the people employed by government in half. Turning off the TVs and closing the fast food restarants would cure the health problems.Withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq.Start working together instead of "campaigning" as you say would also be good
Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
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michaelqtodd
So the American government has been increasing spending (including payments of interest on existing debt) at the rate of what $150 billion a year? And the Republicans have promised to CUT spending by $100 billion a year. So the US is going to reduce borrowing and printing of money by $250 billion plus cope with ever increasing cumulative interest payments? This next year is sure going to be interesting to watch
Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
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michaelqtodd
This is great news. Hard for any of you to imagine what a big deal the publicity from movies like this does for an export and tourism dependent, tiny, far off country like New Zealand,especially in Europe
Posted in: 'Hobbit' films to be made in New Zealand as planned
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michaelqtodd
The power of the increase of online shopping
Posted in: GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
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michaelqtodd
@arrestpaul I only used California because that is one I am confident of spelling right. Surely some where in America is making a profit lol. God bless you all if you return to the Republicans tomorrow
Posted in: Republicans, heading for big gains, ready agenda
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michaelqtodd
@TheMarion totally agree
Posted in: U.N. biodiversity meeting ends with agreements to protect ecosystems
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michaelqtodd
Australia also has the second worst record in the world for Co2 poisoning
Posted in: U.N. biodiversity meeting ends with agreements to protect ecosystems
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michaelqtodd
Just watched the Elvira spoof of Christine O`Donnell on You Tube. "I am you" ( but with bigger tits) Pretty funny. Nearly 15 million Americans out of work? Wait for a years time after the Republicans stop Obama borowing more to keep propping up failing companies and industries.There could be double that out of work
Posted in: Obama tries to salvage Democrats as final dash begins
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michaelqtodd
Wow.Thats a big profit that these companies are making on the strong yen. Surely that creates opportunities for new businesses to start up in competition.Or is everything in Japan so controlled by the big fish that competition is impossible?
Posted in: Windfalls from soaring yen not necessarily passed on to consumers
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michaelqtodd
@stevecpfc Its ALL about the money.99% of the world who know about it and maybe 99.9% want this stopped.So they should stop. End of story. There is almost no money in the dolphin meat. About $1000 per dolphin.So without live capture there would be no industry.But live ones are worth $67,000 each. I reckon the best way to fix it is a massive protest and boycott of the airline that is transporting them to China, America (one went to a Sea World in the US this week)etc
Posted in: Taiji meeting on dolphin hunt set for Nov 2; public to be barred