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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mrsynik
We can only hope that more people like these guys have the courage to escape successfully from that brutal and disgusting regime north of the 38th parallel, and in turn it become an uprising that leads to the collapse of the regime similar to what we've seen in the Arab world this year. Sadly, Kim Jong Ill keeps his people even more suppressed than Ghadaffi and similar Arabic despots so sadly it will take something major for an uprising in North Korea to ever eventuate.
Posted in: Return trip
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mrsynik
Yay! Even less choice. Good luck my gaijin mates who want to get a tin of baked beans - you'll have to order them in from Singapore now.
Posted in: After a half-century in Hiroo, National Azabu to close Oct 31
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mrsynik
My biggest fear about flying is if I was ever to be in an aircraft during a barrel-roll. Looks like this flight came pretty close to having one. 130 degree turns I would certainly notice if I were on board.
Posted in: Co-pilot error almost caused ANA plane to turn upside down
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mrsynik
Can it simulate accidents like aircraft control systems can? Might be useful when the bosses at JR's and other railways in Japan pressure their drivers into dangerously breaking speed limits in order to keep to a schedule.
Posted in: Hitachi develops integrated railway systems simulator
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mrsynik
Flexibility in Japanese telecommunication services - what an innovative concept!
Posted in: Softbank no longer sole network as KDDI set for iPhone 5
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mrsynik
No official connection, just something in common. Lloyds TSB and Lloyds of London have both lost money.
Posted in: Disasters drive Lloyd's of London to 1st half loss
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mrsynik
None of the people at the head of Railtrack took their own lives as a result of the Potters Bar & Hatfield accidents here in England, but people were made certainly accountable - and lead to Railtrack being abolished. This guy shouldn't have taken his own life for this - a drastic overreaction. Instead, he should have seen what he could do to improve from the accident that lead to these circumstances.
Posted in: Body found in sea off Otaru identified as JR Hokkaido president
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mrsynik
What do you mean could? It already has. An example, I went shopping for a TV recently since returning from Japan - not one of the Japanese branded TV's was actually made there. They were mostly Chinese made, with others from Taiwan & Thailand.
The same for the automotive industry, only the top end stuff is made in Japan now, the less costly components and lines are made off shore because Japan is just too expensive.
Posted in: High yen could 'hollow out' Japan's industrial heart: Noda
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mrsynik
I look forward to Andrew Jennings' next outing on BBC's Panorama on the scandal ridden FIFA. Hope he gets to interview this guy.
Posted in: Chung calls FIFA boss Blatter a 'little brat'
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mrsynik
So, how exactly will these phones avoid the same problems that afflicted the public payphone network that also failed on 11 March? Will they have a hot line to the bat-phone or something? Are these phones to be on a different circuit to the aforementioned public phones?
Posted in: Seven-Eleven stores install phones for emergency use
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mrsynik
Did he watch Falling Down and forget to bring his bag of guns?
Posted in: Enraged customer parks car at McDonald's drive-thru window for two hours
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mrsynik
That's just the drab sarariman wear they all dress in. I agree with the short sleeve comment - they look nasty, and like you should be in school or as a coach driver in Outback Australia. I wore thin fabric long sleeves during the brutal J summers I experienced.
Posted in: On the move
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mrsynik
Beg to differ. Japan's long term economic outlook is bleak. The high-end technical sector may provide some relief but even the big J companies are moving so many services and manufacturing jobs off shore. There's no population growth nor immigration to stimulate domestic growth either. Would the last one turn off the lights as they head out please.
Posted in: Japan's economy shrank more than government's initial estimate
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mrsynik
The boys at Top Gear already made something similar out of a Hilux which they dubbed as a 'Toyboata'.
Posted in: Toyota cruiser
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mrsynik
Fingers crossed that the AB's will choke in the finals as normal.
Posted in: Games against Tonga, Canada will be key for Japan at rugby World Cup
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mrsynik
If government of J could actually keep a PM in office longer than 12 months for once and grow a pair, then they'd raise the Sales Tax which is what they've been talking about doing for ages. Not just for any loss of taxation revenue due to reduced smokers, but to start tackling the Fuji-san sized debt the government owes.
Posted in: Health minister wants to hike tobacco tax so pack of cigarettes costs Y700
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mrsynik
This columnist clearly never lived in Japan, or never had to go shopping for himself. If he had, he'd have found Tesco's to be a life saver if you want to eat something from home once in a while. Feel sorry for my gaijin mates still in Japan who crave a simple fry-up one morning and can't get one of the basic ingredients for it easily.
Posted in: Tesco failed to imprint itself on this fragmented, hyper-crowded and competitive consumer market. Japan's notoriously conservative and fussy shoppers simply had too many other choices.
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mrsynik
If it weren't for all the radiation stuff, that would be the tastiest, free range beef!
Posted in: More than 1,000 cattle running wild in Fukushima radiation zone
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mrsynik
How is this headline relevant to Japan Today?
Moderator: Bizarre question. There probably isn't one news site in the world that only carries stories about its host country. I think you'll also find that the Dodgers have a Japanese player.
Posted in: Chinese investors back record Dodgers bid: LA Times
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mrsynik
But the pubs & post drinking establishments such as curry houses or kebab shops weren't - where it's cash only!
Posted in: Seven Bank Ltd