JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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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.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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morriconelover
@wakarimasen. Times are changing. It was on request from 180.000 signatures gathered that the legislature was proposed for changing the law. Without change in societies, we would still have slaves and homosexuals would be forbidden. Talking about tradition, then tradition is something that changes all the time. So i find it amusing when people talk about tradition. For example looking at sakura (cherry blossoms) was centuries ago just a thing that the ruling class in Japan did. It was never something that commoners would spend their time doing. Now everyone is amazed by how Japanese watching Sakura is. The same with many western traditions. What people did 500 or 100 years ago as compared to today is often two different worlds. The majority of young people in Spain obviously believes that bullfighting is outdated and they may be more concerned about the wellbeing of the animal than to consider bullfighting a tradition that deserves to be treasured. Wake up and smell the change. Also you dont see samurais in the street in Japan practising their swords on burakumin people anymore.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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morriconelover
@galileolover Maybe because there is Yuzu in it???;)
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morriconelover
All over the world the laws have been changed in response to anti-terrorist laws. The few times i have been to internet cafes in Japan in 2007 i still had to sign up by writing a registration document. Dont think i had to show personal ID, but i still had to provide the information which was contained in my personal ID anyway. And several countries in europe now are also changing laws for example for buying a cell phone or sim card now so you have to register your ID or social security code when buying a subscription. Unfortunately its extremely few real criminals who are gonna get caught this way, and instead the bureaucratic burden is gonna get bigger.
Posted in: New ID requirements for Net cafes unlikely to deter cyber-crimes
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morriconelover
Dont see the connection between Sakai and the school. Two totally different matters. Besides, it is most likely that around 50 percent of students at Copenhagen University have done some kind of mild drugs like smoking weed, but no matter what would happen to any former student, celebrity or not, then it would be unthinkable to link a person with that persons school. At least in northern europe.
Posted in: Noriko Sakai's university loses certification
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morriconelover
Interesting to see how many commentators here are in favor of beating and physical assault. Since it is illegal, then there isnt so much to discuss actually. But a complaint could be made to the bus driver and he should have gone and told the boy to move. Vigilante justice for something as stupid as a bus seat is not acceptable. They teenager boy may or may not have been a punk, but it is actually not illegal to stay seated even though its a priority seat. And in generel in Japan, many young and middleaged people do sit on the priority seats. Many elderly people even refuse to be given a seat when i offer them one cause many are in excellent health and dont want to seem weak.
Posted in: Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
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morriconelover
@Yuriotani. Have you even been to South Korea? Recently i took a trip there and yes i am aware of the political bashing between South Korea and Japan, but most people i met there were really interested in a positive way about japanese people and japanese culture, and many even speak simple japanese. So try and learn more about South Korea instead of just reading the newspapers.
Posted in: S Korean, Japanese activists send leaflets by balloon toward N Korea
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morriconelover
Besides Avatar, then all the other stuff labeled a 3D movie has essentially been made in 2D and then modified, so it never really made sense to make a big fuzz about the 3D thing yet. The big production companies saw that Avatar was a big hit and they had to cash in on it. Im sure things might be different in 5-10 years, but its simply too early to really talk about 3D being successfull.
Posted in: What do you think about the whole 3-D thing, with PC and TV makers rushing out new models, and more films being made in 3-D?
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morriconelover
@lovausa There is a spice measure scale calle SCOVILLE SCALE. Look it up on wikipedia. It also lists how spicy different are, for example how spicy a jalapeno is compared to the pepper used in pepper sprays.
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morriconelover
The second story seemed so strangely put together that i didnt really understood what it was about.
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morriconelover
The horse race scene from "BEN HUR" starring Charlton Heston. I get a kick out of it every time i see it.
Also the ending of the original 1960ties "Planet of the apes" is filmed in a way i would label as spectacular. At least memorable.
Posted in: What do you think are some of the most spectacular scenes ever filmed in movies?
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morriconelover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_film
Posted in: Nikkatsu revives successful porn genre of ’70s and ’80s
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morriconelover
@Honestdictator: As i mentioned, watch some of the old 70ties and 80ties stuff from Japan when we talk about Nikkatsu or Ping eigas. Many of the movies belong more in the art house department because of the style of directing and not as porn. Please see some of the movies before just talking without having seen any of them. Many of the movies from back then are shown as film retrospectives in art cinemas across europe and New York and do have a big cult following. Its actually as far away from "porn" that you can get considering that the target audience is supposed to be people who want to see "Porn".
Posted in: Nikkatsu revives successful porn genre of ’70s and ’80s
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morriconelover
@Paulinusa: I was mainly pointing out how the output was from the industry in the 70ties and 80ties. I did say that the genre faded out into cheaper production from end 80ties, and whats left is more close to hardcore and cheap productions that doesnt have the style or the talent among directors making these movies today. You need to check out some of the old stuff.
Posted in: Nikkatsu revives successful porn genre of ’70s and ’80s
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morriconelover
Most people commenting here appearently know nothing about japanese film history. Many of the Pink eiga and Nikkatsus roman porno movies were genre movies with high production values and were often filmed by very talented movie directors. Some movies are more subtle than others, but i can assure people that these movies have a lot to offer. The genre really lost a lot in the 80ties because of changing times and a different film industry. The sex shown or concealed in these movies often dont overshadow the stories present in these movies. The movies may not be Kurosawa or Ozu, but definitely are worth watching for people interested in good genre cinema.
Posted in: Nikkatsu revives successful porn genre of ’70s and ’80s