JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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mushroomcloud
Why do tourists continue to stay away from Japan, despite the fact that there are many places of interest far away from the crisis-affected areas? What should Japanese tourism officials do to promote Japan as a safe destination?
Because Japan has the new stereotype of being extremely unsafe. Since Japan is so small, and Fukushima is still spewing harmful radioactive contaminants into the soil, water, and air, the image is that the entire nation of Japan is one destination to seriously avoid, at all costs.
Japanese tourism officials should not try too hard to promote Japan as a safe destination, because that would insult the intelligence of people who would prefer to travel to other countries where their health would not be compromised.
Posted in: Why do tourists continue to stay away from Japan, despite the fact that there are many places of interest far away from the crisis-affected areas? What should Japanese tourism officials do to promote Japan as a safe destination?
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mushroomcloud
Japan is unsafe, plain and simple. Japanese mothers have low level traces of radiation in their breast milk.
Posted in: Why do tourists continue to stay away from Japan, despite the fact that there are many places of interest far away from the crisis-affected areas? What should Japanese tourism officials do to promote Japan as a safe destination?
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mushroomcloud
Sign should read "It informs to Wen Jiabao! Fukushima Produce! Still radiation contaminated!
Posted in: Rally
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mushroomcloud
Now it is time for Japan to thank all of the Chinese people for providing generous aid to Japan in her desperate time of need. It is also time for Japanese people to swallow their sour grapes by accepting the fact that they are the lesser party in the China-Japan relationship.
Less black trucks, more realization of Japan's diminished status. Much better China-Japan relationship.
Thank you.
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mushroomcloud
Poor Japanese.
Or, the Japanese are poor.
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mushroomcloud
My friend flew into Tokyo against my advice, and the plane was near empty. I recently flew into Shanghai and the plane was jam packed.
Too bad these events are becoming permanent.
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mushroomcloud
Japan needs to get her act together and clean up her radiation mess before worrying about other countries discriminating against her.
I wouldn't want to buy a thing from Japan, for fear of radiation contamination.
Too bad Japan's radiation stigma will last for many years to come. China has every right to keep strict import laws and restrict Japan's radiated food, radiated industrial products, and radiated people.
It's the right thing for China to do. Keep out the radiation tainted Japanese.
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mushroomcloud
The article essentially makes the statement that Japan is finished.
Posted in: Disasters challenge plans to reinvent Japan Inc
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mushroomcloud
I think elbudamexicano has a very valid point here. Japanese from Hiroshima and Nagasaki were certainly subject to discrimination after the war, from other Japanese.
Not only will all Japanese now suffer from 'radiation' discrimination abroad, but now everyone from Fukushima Prefecture will be radically distanced from the rest of Japan.
It's a double whammy.
Posted in: Japan's disaster becoming contagious abroad
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mushroomcloud
Japan will make it out of this, but the nuclear crisis will have a severe impact on Japanese exports both near and long term.
The world must continue to aid Japan in her time of need.
Posted in: Shoppers' appetite for spending is being restrained by a feeling that it is inappropriate when nearly 28,000 are dead or missing and more than 180,000 survivors huddle in shelters. What effect do you think this attitude will have on the economy this year and what is the best way to encourage people to start spending again?
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mushroomcloud
So the half life of plutonium is a few hundred thousand years.
Japan will be on 'maximum alert' for a very, very long time.
What on earth were they thinking?
Posted in: Kan says Japan will remain on 'maximum alert' to deal with crisis
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mushroomcloud
Buy American, or German.
Posted in: As Japan shutdowns drag on, auto crisis worsens
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mushroomcloud
China offered to help on a massive scale, but it was Japan who was reluctant to accept due to pride issues.
These countries are neighbors, so setting aside national agendas for the sake of saving lives should be the right approach here.
Japan immediately responded to the Sichuan earthquake with a dispatch of rescue professionals.
China is returning the favor.
Posted in: China reports radiation on 2 Japanese tourists
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mushroomcloud
"China, truth. Two words which can never be used in the same sentence."
Japan, radiation. Two words which can now always be used in the same sentence.
Posted in: China reports radiation on 2 Japanese tourists
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mushroomcloud
"the chinese are really trying to kick japan whilst its down...i don't believe any statements from them, esp when they refuse to give any facts or numbers ..."seriously exceeding" ..what a joke"
Laughable. China has offered massive assistance in relief aid, along with providing rescue professionals. Hardly what I would call kicking japan whilst down.
Posted in: China reports radiation on 2 Japanese tourists
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mushroomcloud
Oh no!
Quarantining everything and everyone coming out of Japan will be next.
Posted in: China reports radiation on 2 Japanese tourists
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mushroomcloud
I saw pictures of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo with a total of 15 people there, all employees.
Tokyo must be a ghost town for foreigners.
Posted in: Uneasy tourists shun Japan amid radiation fears
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mushroomcloud
I think Japan is a very dangerous place to visit now.
So does most of international community.
Hope Tepco can fix this.
Posted in: What do you think about all the panic buying of bottled water in Tokyo after reports that radioactive iodine exceeding the limit for infants was found in tap water in some wards?
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mushroomcloud
Makes the Japanese more paranoid then ever.
Japan was already paranoid about everything involving China. Now, Japanese are paranoid about everything involving Japan.
Posted in: How do you feel about the nonstop television coverage of the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis? What effect do you think it has on the public?
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mushroomcloud
I guess Japanese are either scared of Chinese food imports for fear of it being poisoned, or frightened that Japanese food sources are now radioactive. Or afraid of American beef for mad cow disease.
Got to give it the Japanese. They are the most insular people on earth. Hopefully, non-radioactive food aid from other nations, namely, the United States, China, and South Korea, will help the 500,000 tsunami affected Japanese who are now starving.
Posted in: Radiation discovery fans food fears in Japan