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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morriconelover
Good luck to the new rulers of Libya. Facing a hard task. And to people here talking about terrorism...well, Gaddafi was the biggest terrorist of them all. Decades of depraved dictatorship finally came to an end. And anyone who knows just a bit of Libyas population would know that a lot of people strive for a moderate version of Islam and sure it wont be an easy task since Gaddafi pretty much spent a lot of time playing tribes and fractions against eachother...but now is the time for a new beginning.
Posted in: Japan to unfreeze Libyan assets
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Well, S. Korea was a military dictatorship until 1993, so pretty recently. And the turmoil of political problems between Japan and S. Korea has always been big. But my South Korean friends also blame their own politicians for creating a lot of tension and the political environment is pretty bad. There is a growing group of S. Koreans who also think that the problems between North and south korea are worsened because of S. korean government rhetorics.
Posted in: 4 Japanese lawmakers to be banned from visiting island near Dokdo
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morriconelover
Not only facebook or twitter, but also social networks like couchsurfing has helped spread a lot of information about what is going on in Japan, and people could get connected with info about volunteering and donations. Social networks online is becoming a bigger and bigger thing in peoples way of gathering information.
Posted in: How important have social media like Facebook, Twitter and mixi been in disseminating information and organizing quake relief aid activities during the current crisis in Japan?
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morriconelover
@SolidariTea Talk about being discriminating!...You naturally assume that all muslims are uncivilized??...Well, your ideas doesnt reflect Japan being a civilized country at all. And if food is Kosher, then muslims can also eat.
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morriconelover
Im surprised no one knows about Kagaya, which must be one of the most personal of the crazy places around Tokyo. all the rest like alcatraz or the Lockup are just chain restaurants in comparison. Search for kagaya on google, and you will know what i mean.
Posted in: What are some of the most unusual themed restaurants, bars or cafes you have been to in Japan?
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morriconelover
Well, no work, be it book or movie will ever please anyone. "Norwegian Wood" was the first Murakami book i read, and i could identify with the character. Looking forward for the movie, mostly because i have liked the vietnamese-french directors movies for years before i even heard of Murakami. Definitely one of the talented moviemakers of today. Will be interesting to see how this movie is compared to his other beautiful movies.
Posted in: 'Norwegian Wood' debuts at Venice Film Festival
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morriconelover
The lack of architectural city planning in japanese big cities is really headshaking for me. I spent a good deal of time in Kyoto walking around in the city, and next to really beautiful old machiya-style houses there are often the worst business concrete buildings that are built totally out of sync with the older buildings. Its sad to see older buildings give way to buildings that are just functional but in generel is not considered beautiful.
Posted in: Local residents fight to save historic school buildings in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
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morriconelover
not having Pam Grier from her role in COFFY is a big mistake.
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morriconelover
Seeing that there are many types of bars in Osaka, they could randomly have walked into a place that was a private members club and problems could have occurred when they were refused entrance. Or it could have been a prostitution-type of bar, or a yakuza hangout. Unfortunately the article doesnt elaborate on this. Personally there are many bars i try to stay away from if i dont know the system of that particular bar. Even in my homecountries Denmark and thailand there are several places i wouldnt go.
Posted in: Canadian rock band Sum 41 singer hospitalized in Osaka after attack
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morriconelover
Funny that its often americans that complaint about not being able to follow a movie if it have subtitles:P
Posted in: Would you rather see a movie that is not in your native language, with subtitles or dubbed into your own language?
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morriconelover
As a generel rule, i only watch movies in its original language. In Denmark, only programs for children are dubbed into danish language, nothing else. So i love subtitles. But i also love seeing old b-movies from the 60ties/70ties from various european countries. In Italy for example for movies like action and horror movies, the movies were often made with dubbing from both italian, spanish, french, german and english dubbing. So sometimes there were no real original language to the movies. In those cases, i dont mind seeing them with dubbing.
Posted in: Would you rather see a movie that is not in your native language, with subtitles or dubbed into your own language?
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morriconelover
I find this article a bit laughable, but of course these kind of generalizations does have its truths and falses. I myself try to give advice about do and donts in Japan to other people coming here, but often its japanese themselves who are telling people what the do and donts are. Sure are are a lot of things that stay the same in Japan, but in a way because of the pop culture and trends in society changing, there IS a lot of dynamical things also. For example there are more and more young couples who want to share responsibilities for raising children and sharing housework, and i hear more and more company people complaining that the young japanese who start working in a company doesnt wanna drink with the seniors working in a company. But in generel an advice are given on basis on an individual persons experiences about things, and of course other people may not share that viewpoint. If i asked an american for advice about mentioning about american politics or why the US seem like such one-sided country, then i might get the advice that there are certain things i should not talk about. On the other hand if you meet a liberal type from california or New York, or even a liberal from the mid west, then you probably would be advised differently. Basic point...get the advices, but dont see them as holy truths.
Posted in: If a longtime expat starts offering you advice, walk the other way
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morriconelover
@Zenny11 Of course because Japan lost the war, then they have to answer to history in a different way than other colonial nations. Countries that were on the winning side can relax more on these issues. But there are also many historical differences when it comes to colonial systems throughout history. Look for example at the difference between south Korea and Taiwan when it comes to dealing with Japans colonial past. In taiwan there is a totally different attitude towards Japan than in south Korea. Of course there are commonly accepted theories as to why it is like that. South Korea is still seen in some way a young nation that can gain a lot from playing with its muscles, and not only towards Japan, but they also have to look strong against north korea nad China. taiwan has for many decades been against influence from China, so in the post-ww2 years, the politics of taiwan chose to move towards a less critical approach to Japans colonial past in taiwan.
Posted in: Do you think that ceremonies for victims of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should include references to the victims of Japan's acts of aggression before and during World War II?
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morriconelover
crazy stuff. In Denmark the police cannot be fined for something like this. They would most likely be driving in the wrong direction on purpose.
Posted in: Officer ticketed after going wrong way down one-way street
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morriconelover
I love how the service is in most places in Japan that i have been to. I prefer to yell out the SUMIMASEN than having a waiter in my face from time to time. I am from Denmark where its often uncommon to have small restaurants, and something like counterseats are rare except for a few cafes or if youre in a bar. I love sitting at a counter in a japanese place, and as someone else pointed out, then its much nicer to go to places where the staff isnt like robots, but are more personal and will treat you like a friend and not just give you the standard treatment. I admit it can be a bit annoying sometimes not to get the main dishes at the same time, but it also sometimes depend on what type of place youre eating in. In Kyoto, if you go into a small local place, depending on what you order, there is actually an etiquette for how orders should be served depending on youre ordering sashimi, fried food, or something completely third. It has something to do with how the tastes should follow and compliment eachother. But for other restaurants it might just be that they are just expected to bring the first finished dish out as soon as possible. Japan is full of local franchise places, and some of them are wonderful franchises while others may look shabby and with lazy service. About the standard of food hygiene in Japan. The system in Japan is quite different from how things work in the US and in scandinavia. In the US and scandinavia, the inspection of food production is not as strict, but there is an extensive system of controlling the health regulations at all restaurants. In Japan they have an extremely strict system of food production, and the import/export is heavily regulated. My girlfriend works in company that deals with these issues, and what she tells me about rules and regulations enforced is mindblowing to how relaxed it is in europe. So because everything is so strict with food production, then there is little control with the eateries/restaurants themselves, but this in turn mean that even though a restaurant looks dirty and greasy, it can still maintain a level where the food is safe. Of course both systems can have a lot of flaws. but in generel my stomach has a lot less problems eating out in Japan than compared to in europe.
Posted in: What are some differences you have observed between waiters and waitresses in restaurants and cafes in Japan and other countries and also the way in which customers treat them?
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morriconelover
A lot of whining here. Try going to Bangkok and hear the trucks that drive around in the small sidestreets there. Pretty much the same as in Japan, but in Bangkok you just have a lot more aggressive people driving around.
Posted in: It’s time to get rid of sound trucks
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morriconelover
CapnSinbad, this is a theft crime common all over the world. Dont see how your point would be more or less valid in specific to Japan as compared to other nations like Denmark or the US for that matter. You have lots of people also in most other countries who steal even though they dont need to. Its called being a cleptomaniac, and it occurs frequently in nations whether they are full of regulations or being pretty liberal.
Posted in: Teacher arrested for stealing woman's wallet while on train
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morriconelover
A friend from Kyoto told me that the reason that some restaurants are doing it is to give the image that they are now open and in business. And as i am now in Kyoto i noticed that only the more old style traditional restaurants are doing it every day. Appearently it is a custom from old days. A signal that they are now open for business. Quite possibly from the days when people didnt have a watch.
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morriconelover
I rarely go to see mainstream movies, but only go for small arthouse cinemas. As long as there are people interested in cinema as an art form, then besides the big mainstream places that have to reinvent themselves every 10-15 years, then i think there will still be an audience for the small cinemas as well, but everything is gonna be digital and the places that only show movies on oldstyle film reels is gonna die out.
Posted in: What do you think the movie-going experience will be like 50 years from now? For example, will people still go to cinemas to see movies?
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morriconelover
Probably the same pleasure people in ancient Rome got from watching gladiator games. Only difference is that some gladiators volunteered for their career.
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