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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nedinjapan
You have not been to one of the bad ones. I cannot forget when I entered one on my long travel through Niigata along the coastline. It was so dirty and spooky that I was scared like I had got into a ghostly haunted mansion. The only wise thing I did, I decide to check the room before letting my car get locked in. It was infested with all sorts of insects and pests. Some so called love hotels have not been furnished for decades. they are located on the inter-city roads and in rural areas. The Japanese move industry can actually use them as the most natural filming locations for horror and crime movies. The haunted love hotel of japan!
Posted in: The story of love hotels
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nedinjapan
Now the big question is: Will Godzilla Rise out of the Nuclear Mess in the Ocean? (And When? In 10~20 years?)
Posted in: Fukushima nuclear pollution in sea was world's worst: French institute
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nedinjapan
I would say this is proof that Misery Loves Company!
Posted in: 36% of single Japanese women more positive about marriage since March 11 disaster: survey
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nedinjapan
Dont take the Japanese wrong! They dont seriously like the taste of whale meat. The tasty parts are too expensive and most Japanese are more economical than to spend money for that! The main reason they hunt whales is because whales are competing with the Japanese over fish! If you eat a fish that belongs to the Japanese, that means war! You may be a Chinese, a Russian, a Korean, or just a whale or a dolphin!
Posted in: 52% of Japanese favor whaling, poll shows
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nedinjapan
Apparently, the formal meaning of Gaijin is Alien! I have an Alien Registration card! Am I an Alien? Am I like a Martian? from a Japanese perspective, maybe! I belong to a different "species", although who can mate with Japanese! I am so different! I need different medicines and do not appreciate Food served her, and my taste buds are different! Yes, I am an Alien!
Posted in: Gaijin -- just a word or racial epithet with sinister implications?
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nedinjapan
Such a pity! I can make a dish with mainly Eggplants that I love; it is really tasty! I guess the problem is in preparation. Every food needs proper processing to taste good. Japanese cooking may follow a similar recipe for different vegetables and that is why ...
Posted in: Eggplant most hated vegetable among kids
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nedinjapan
You wouldn't believe if I said I saw probably a prototype of this 3-4 years ago while resting inside a hot spa and looking up in the sky! My guess then was it was a small UFO of lilliputian aliens or military project especially because it was close to a military training zone and they had a maneuver earlier that day. It was spherical, flying at about 200 feet above the ground, seemed to be a bit larger than this photograph, and in a different color, maybe brown. It flew in a straight line north-southward at low but consistent speed. Anyway, interesting to see this announcement now ...
Posted in: Japanese inventor develops flying sphere drone
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nedinjapan
Very wise decision; they should have done it earlier. I can simply imagine how the attitudes of the committee members would be different during their meetings simply because of this change! A big plus for this simple but powerful solution!
Posted in: New nuclear safety agency to be set up under Environment Ministry
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nedinjapan
This is too broad and you have not defined the scale of your survey. I have had a similar attitude and experience to you and I cherish every relationship I had but a few have left me with a bitter feeling. The problem is that for many Japanese ladies, dating which leads to a physical relationship, SHOULD lead to marriage even if the relationship does not work properly in other aspects. You may think this is a rather small issue but its percussions will affect so many aspects of the relationship that it may become frustrating for both sides. As an example, my Japanese male friends have advised me a number of times that my dates would be very different after marriage! According to them, a lot of sweetness you see in relationships will turn to sour after marriage because they were simply emotion work, fake, or marketing tactics! So you see, even when it seems that the relationship is working, you cannot be sure that is going to hold for long! There are all so many other issues that are raised because of the same root problem. I guess you can write a book on it ...
Posted in: Japanese culture and dating
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nedinjapan
Perhaps they should run a program on me running out on gasoline in a big city in Japan a few hundred meters from a couple of gas stations but none would fill my tank up! I had to call JAF and wait for an hour for a few liters of gasoline...
Posted in: Nissan fumes over BBC TV program 'Top Gear'
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nedinjapan
They got all their fame showing off their buttocks; see what they show their fans when they have got the fame! Disappointing!
Posted in: Love-1 Festival
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nedinjapan
I dont think so! Peoples choices are limited by the artists ability. Today we have a severe shortage in the ability of singers to also produce good lyrics. Japanese people are limited by this and have only two choices, keep listening to meaningful old songs which becomes boring after a while, or get used to the nonsense of new songs which sound new! Sad fact for Japanese art ....
Posted in: Japanese prefer nonsense songs to message songs. It’s a hassle to think about the future, or about society. People want entertainment, not a message.
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nedinjapan
There is so much variation in quality they need to be inspected! I entered one on my way to Niigata and it looked like a haunted building, dirty and spooky! I got scared and left as soon as I could! On the other hand, some have the best facilities you need for a short rest and are so convenient. Their location also needs to be controlled because in some parts of the city they are such a mismatch! In short, the love hotel needs to be regulated better...
Posted in: What do you think of love hotels?
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nedinjapan
Listening to her songs gives me a bad headache. Too much noise to cover for flaws, I would say ...
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nedinjapan
This is a job for one of the SMAP characters, the one(s) who looks like a truck driver. They can make it into a J-film and beg people to go and watch it.
Posted in: A Japanese version of JFK's assassination
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nedinjapan
He has Dracula nails! They are black and cut through steel! Cool manga look!
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nedinjapan
I think the fishes living in waters around the islands are safer with the Russians! If the Japanese take over the islands, you will see these fishes being swallowed by Japanese talents on TV everyday.: -)
Posted in: What is the best way to resolve the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the four islands off Hokkaido?
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nedinjapan
They are put up early because Japanese customers need to be reminded of the shopping season. They cannot decide fast what to buy; so they start thinking about it and looking for it until they finally buy something at Christmas time. If they are put up late, 50% will not be able to decide what to buy! It is about decision-making, in the end!
Posted in: Why do you think that Christmas decorations and illumination displays are put up so early in Japan?
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nedinjapan
A gadget for Ninja assassins!
Posted in: Pen-scissors combo
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nedinjapan
Cleo, How can you possibly waste 1.8 liters of whiskey to make some Umeshu? Whiskey and I both feel offended!
Posted in: Plum liqueur with blend of lemon and ginger