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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nisegaijin
So what did he do wrong?
Posted in: Ex-champ Kobayashi arrested at New York hot dog event
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nisegaijin
thats why i love japan
Posted in: Japan Expo in Paris
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nisegaijin
Does anybody know what will be departure/arrival time for these flights?
Posted in: JAL to fly to 6 int'l destinations from Haneda
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nisegaijin
What ANA got Honolulu? That's awesome! I thought it was just JAL and Hawaiian airlines. I wonder what would be the departure/arrival time.
Posted in: ANA to launch 5 international routes from Haneda
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nisegaijin
In Roppongi? that means no more hangovers!! woohoo!! where is it? There is one in Akasaka, next to our building... lunches just got that much better!!
Posted in: Hail the King
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nisegaijin
Actually, no... It's not his job to fuff around with this spill...
Posted in: Do you see anything wrong with U.S. President Barack Obama playing golf while the Gulf Coast oil spill crisis continues?
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nisegaijin
lol, you are not gonna get away from cops if you follow the speed limit. Most Mercedes are limited at 250km/h and can reach that speed fairly quickly. He should have at least tried it. Couple of blind turns and ditch it in underground parking.
Posted in: Nara car chase ends with arrest for ignoring traffic lights
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nisegaijin
No, never. Fiscal mess Japan is in should be fixed only by significant cut in spending. Increasing taxes will leave economy if shambles.
Posted in: Do you think Japan's consumption tax rate should be raised from the current 5% in order to restore the nation's fiscal health?
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nisegaijin
Most Exciting - Football Most boring hand-egg
Posted in: What for you is the most exciting sport to watch and what is the most boring?
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nisegaijin
Germany and US got screwed. And refs keep giving gifts to Slovenia, just like in qualifying.
Posted in: What do you think of the quality of refereeing so far in the World Cup?
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nisegaijin
The dutch of the Euro were a lot better team.
Posted in: Dutch roll
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nisegaijin
Sequels make money! That's the golden rule. Besides, Hollywood ran out of ideas long time ago!
Posted in: Hollywood is bombarding us this summer with lots of sequels and remakes, such as "Iron Man 2," "Sex and the City 2," "Toy Story 3," "Shrek 4," and "The Karate Kid," among others. Whatever happened to creativity and originality in films?
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nisegaijin
kirakira25, By law nobody but a few departments of the government can ask you for your passport. By another law, a ryokan or any hotel does not have legal the right to refuse you, provided that you can pay for it. Next time somebody gives you this kind of crap, remind of the law and tell them that losing a law suit may be very expensive. You have to be very firm and determined with these aholes, but never lose your temper because its an automatic loss
About credit cards. it's a mixed bag. I got perm residence, maybe that helps, so I got a car loan very easily. Before i was pr, i got credit cards from citi, DC and JCB, while denied from JACCS and some other crap company, so just go to another vendor and try your luck again.
Posted in: Why Japanese property managers are so strict on renting apartments
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nisegaijin
No, it's not extortion. It's the market, which is, i must add changing significantly. When I was searching, I looked at the apartment, liked it and said, I will rent, move in within one month if my conditions are met: My conditions were no key money, and landlord accepted it. Everyone is happy. It is called negotiations, and it is part of business. What you see listed as key money is landlords offer, all you have to do is counter that offer. Now, some stupid Japanese real estate agencies are not good at this, so what you do is you write down the name of apartment, location and room number and go to other agency that you think will negotiate and you try again. If that doesn't work, then try your luck with different apartment, but make sure real estate agency passes your offer to landlord.
Keep in mind, you are not gonna get hit with anything which is not on the contract, so don't scream extortion if is a condition for you to move in! It's free market and all you have to do is find a better deal.
Bottom line it is extremely tough for landlords right now, and one month of vacancy can be a big hit. Imagine paying mortgage for somewhere you don't live with no income from it, so they are trying to compensate with key money. Given an offer to drop it, but move in immediately will guarantee income, while refusing such offer will put landlord at risk of further vacancy. So it's a business decision and quite often management company will push the landlord to accept, especially if he is on guaranteed rent program.
So, folks, it's not about scam and extortion, it is up to your understanding of market and ability to conduct business deals.
Posted in: Why Japanese property managers are so strict on renting apartments
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nisegaijin
He needs to do another Fifth Element.
Posted in: Besson lets his imagination run wild
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nisegaijin
I've been in Japan for 22 years and yes I have been discriminated and not allowed to rent, and yes it feels extremely bad. But this is their private property, it is their right to do whatever they want. Government doesn't come up to you and say that you have invite bunch of Indians and Ainu to your next birthday party. You only invite whoever you want. But private property laws should go both ways. Nobody is asking you to disclose your origin, so there, next time you are in real estate office, just tell them you are naturalized Japanese, the only think they can ask for is your drivers license, that doesn't have any origin stated on it.
Posted in: Why Japanese property managers are so strict on renting apartments
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nisegaijin
Unfortunate about the arm, but nothing wrong with good old scrap.
But sometimes I wonder why do these cell phone "rules" even exist?
Posted in: Man punched in face by fellow train commuter over phone manners
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nisegaijin
I agree, those should be banned immediately. At 130 decibels if you install it on your car, it will be illegal! So it's a "cultural" thing, but is brass band in Germany, yet you didn't see those over-shouting entire stadium. Come on FIFA, make at least one good decision and remove that crap from stadiums!
Posted in: Constant drone of vuvuzelas killing World Cup atmosphere
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nisegaijin
Everything that is wrong with Japan, really.
Posted in: Asako Hara shows her form on the LA street dance scene
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nisegaijin
Rina's parents own everything to Mrs Koike and the surfer dude. Never mess with the ocean!
Posted in: Woman drowns while trying to rescue child at Chiba beach