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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motytrah
Palin is a fanatic of abstinence only education. She wants it to be the law of the land. That's why she's a hypocrite.
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motytrah
I'm pretty sure I've seen male Pursers (some airlines call them infight directors or whatnot) for JAL. They usually have a uniform that looks more like similar to a flight deck officer. But they essentially manage the FAs, go over special requests and VIP treatment before flights. I doubt you'd see them unless you fly up in First Class.
JAL and ANA are both unionized, however, I would guess like most J-Jobs for women, the career ends at marriage. I have seen some older women on JAL, almost always in the business and first cabins, and pretty rare at that.
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motytrah
I bet he confessed while in custody. Maybe even cut a deal to turn in people.
Posted in: Man arrested for drug dealing on Internet forum 2 channel
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motytrah
I doubt it. But you can certainly play to the tastes of the inspectors. I initially found it interesting that Michelin Star Pro Gorden Ramsey didn't get anything for his restaurant at the Tokyo Conrad. Then I ate there and it made sense. Blah.
Posted in: Critics dispute Michelin regard for Tokyo food
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motytrah
Do you actually have some facts to back that up? Labor costs for any airline are typically very low per seat mile. You can look this up in the financial report for most major airlines. A major wage cut for front line staff would trim a cent or two off the cost per seat mile. That's not going to bring wider seats.
Really? How do you figure? In the US almost every airline labor group has made serious wage concessions, some up to a 30% pay cut. Yet airfare are on the rise and seat pitch is on the decline.
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motytrah
The Chinese coaches claim Japan's team is just as small as his.
Posted in: IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts
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motytrah
Yes, it's a western conspiracy against China. rolls eyes China has a history of doing this. China's own Yang Yun, a double bronze medalist in Sydney, said during an interview aired on state broadcaster China Central Television that she was 14 during the 2000 Games. If China losses medals it has no one to blame but themselves.
Posted in: IOC asks for investigation of China's gymnasts
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motytrah
It does. Some of the Chinese airlines actually do that and apply surcharges. In particular the ones that have recently joined global alliances that are now getting westerners on award tickets.
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motytrah
That's not the problem with Chinese Starwood properties. They are high end hotels and most guests know better. The issue is they don't honor the agreements of Starwoods Preferred Guest program many times. There are various upgrades and freebies one is supposed to get when you reach a certain level. It's spotty if you'll actually get it.
Posted in: Starwood signs 100th hotel in China - Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng
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motytrah
The iPhone is cool. But without eWallet features I think it's doomed in Japan. They need to ramp up a special J-Model by 2Q 2009.
Posted in: Top Japanese cell phone innovator praises iPhone
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motytrah
I thought the Japanese way was to work the overtime AND not claim the extra cash.
Posted in: If you had a big date planned for tonight and your boss suddenly asked you to work overtime, would you tell the boss no or cancel your date?
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motytrah
Talk about sending the B team.
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motytrah
Ever work with people out of the east coast. I see that style used a lot. It plays as well in japan as it does in the midwest.
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motytrah
Just watch a couple Takashi Miike Yakuza movies and tell me who's more mixed up about the subject. Japanese Media or Foreign Media.
Posted in: Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media
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motytrah
Fly Business or First Class. Nice lie flat seat. Works like a charm.
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motytrah
Happy Gilmore!
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motytrah
Last I checked the games are in China not Japan. I'm not aware of any cultural issues with the host country and jubilant display by Phelps. I think people are going to be hard pressed to actually cite a reason why he was out of order by any countries standards.
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motytrah
It's just not random hating on XXX Asian country. There are several cases detailed over on the Flyertalk forums.
Posted in: How airlines deal with 'customers of size'
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motytrah
You think that's bad, at least the US airlines are polite about the whole thing. If you're a fat westerner in coach flying on a Chinese airline there's a pretty good chance they'll ask you to step on the luggage scale so they can determine a surcharge.
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motytrah
She does have a picture perfect smile. Wonder if she had braces early in life. Definitely doesn't have classic overcrowding common in the Mongoloid ethic group.
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