JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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namabiru4me
no one is "running" TEPCO. They are just reacting to one incident after another.
Posted in: Gov't OKs further Y690 bil for TEPCO, but wants say in running utility
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namabiru4me
Get a Wii... then you can at least play games together!
Posted in: We're bored. We have nothing to do. I don't have anything to say to my husband anymore. It's much better to come here than just sit in the house watching TV all day. We need some excitement, too.
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namabiru4me
Of course it will change...or it will cease to exist. One change will be Takayama's resignation.
Posted in: Olympus president promises changes and a new board
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namabiru4me
I think he unfriended him in Facebook!
Posted in: Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba
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namabiru4me
TEPCO is broken, so of course the thermometer is too!
Posted in: TEPCO blames high reactor temperature reading on broken thermometer
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namabiru4me
Almost a 1/2 a billion US$ at the current exchange rate...Amazing they are still a company!
Posted in: Olympus reports Y33.08 bil net loss for 9 months to December
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namabiru4me
Toshiba should not waste it's time on this...instead they should provide it to someone with content. For 22,000 yen, it is quite expensive when I can import 2 Kindle Fires for less
Posted in: Toshiba e-book reader
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namabiru4me
@ timtak That would be an interesting product...a huge TV with integrated computer / gaming platform / internet all in one! Hmm...
Posted in: Incoming Sony CEO Hirai refuses to abandon TV business
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namabiru4me
They are difficult to import and register AND many people in Japan buy local...if the local dealer does not have the car people are unwilling to go through the time and hassle.
Posted in: What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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namabiru4me
It makes sense that they would continue with TVs...but they have to cut out production costs by just stamping their name on a set and calling it their own...like Visio. Sony is in the entertainment business. Anything that relates to entertainment, they are going to try and keep their options open.
Posted in: Incoming Sony CEO Hirai refuses to abandon TV business
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namabiru4me
So, teachers can now received reprimands, pay cuts or be suspended for not singing? Holy cow!!! I wonder if my company is going to "give me a choice" to recite the company policies like all the Japanese minions or take a pay cut!?!
Posted in: Supreme Court rules making teachers sing 'Kimigayo' is constitutional
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namabiru4me
1 Euro is a good deal, but...then again not. Keep in mind, the buyer has to keep on 1500 workers and pay their salaries and benefits, pay taxes on the value of property and equipment, have a product to produce, have suppliers for raw materials and parts, and so on.
For the RIGHT company, yes, it could be a good deal. But given the failures of other companies in the Netherlands, and given the current economic situation, it may not be such a good investment.
Posted in: Mitsubishi willing to sell Dutch plant for 1 euro if buyer keeps workers
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namabiru4me
I tell my kids that they have the "right of way" BUT if they get hit by a car, they will lose no matter who is at fault.
Posted in: Woman killed in hit-and-run involving three cars
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namabiru4me
The company I work for has a factory in the EU also...and are cutting hundreds off the payroll. Very sad!!
I agree with presto345...the union and workers should show solidarity in trying to find a way to keep Mitsubishi there.
Posted in: Mitsubishi Motors plan to end European production a blow to Netherlands
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namabiru4me
Only the panels are being produced in Japan. Production is increasing dramatically in China and finished product being imported.
Posted in: Exporting from Japan is nearly impossible as the more we sell the more we lose money.
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namabiru4me
This is sad... I know several Iranian people, and they are very nice and down to earth. Their country is controlled by a man they would prefer not to have in power, but they cannot remove him easily. Several of these people I know are now out of Iran due to him and his control.
So, it is sad that the people of Iran will pay the price if Israel attacks. Additionally, as many have pointed out, there will be a renewed push towards fear of terrorism, real or imagined, that will most certainly impact the liberties (freedoms) around the world.
Posted in: Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran
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namabiru4me
They lost their edge on innovative, new products and they abused their brand by pricing it too high in comparison to similar products. Additionally, I think they also price their patented or proprietary formats out of reach so it never becomes mainstream (memory, betamax, etc, etc.)
Posted in: Sony is forecasting a 220 billion yen loss for fiscal 2011, its 4th straight year of red ink despite massive cost cuts and restructuring efforts in recent years. What do you think are the main reasons for Sony's decline?
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namabiru4me
I don't mind...as long as: 1. You eat food politely - no making eating noises, lip smacking, no sucking your teeth clean... 2. You pick up your mess when you are done. Don't leave it in the seat. 3. You DON'T stink up the whole train with your food!!! I hate people who walk on with fast food...it makes the whole train reek of it!
Posted in: Good manners
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namabiru4me
She went insane on 4 separate occasions?? And broke the legs of the babies! She is pure evil
This women should be put away for a long, long time.
Posted in: Woman sentenced to 4 1/2 years for breaking babies' legs
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namabiru4me
How long is Japan going to let incompetent nincompoops run and regulate this?
Posted in: 8.5 tons of radioactive water leak from Fukushima plant