JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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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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Can't someone come up with a better translation of "gyudon" than the literal "beef bowl?"
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If it's possible to make any article of clothing "fashionable," Japan will do it.
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"Please note the crow in the sky."
The Japanese reads as a stronger warning.
Posted in: Crows nest
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Both parties would do well to pay full attention to the impending collapse of the U.S. dollar and the exploding budget deficits, instead of dickering around about who is right and who is wrong concerning "Homeland Security."
Bush/Cheney dug a big hole to put the American economy in, but Obama/Biden are excavating a new Grand Canyon to bury it in for good.
Posted in: Obama, Cheney battle over Gitmo, terror policy
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I lived with a Japanese woman for many years who was a nurse. She did home health care during this period. There were many families who did their best to take care of elderly relatives to be sure, but there were also stories from her on a regular basis about incapacitated seniors left in squalid conditions, and not a few who were abused.
The Golden Years are often anything but a treasured time in life in Japan.
Posted in: Longevity of life a mixed blessing for Japanese
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Chiaki Kuriyama doesn't do it for me.
You'd do better to search by "Yuuri Morishita" in English or use her kanji for a search in Japanese, especially for blog material.
Posted in: No-bra gear may gain ground this summer
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Bring on the new cards! I don't have anything to hide.
Posted in: Proposed resident registry card for foreigners creates Big Brother concerns
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We know it's not going to happen soon. Other countries, especially the U.S., have been pushing Japan for two decades to do more to stimulate domestic demand and decrease the reliance on an export-driven economy.
Posted in: Finance minister defends stimulus spending package
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It's a shame the child's father is not paying some support.
Posted in: Single mothers, squeezed by recession, turning to prostitution as last resort
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See, the government handout of 12,000 yen is making a difference!
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I don't ever want anyone to see a remake of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
Phoebe Cates and the pool scene....
Posted in: Hollywood is in full remake mode this year, with "My Fair Lady" (Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle) the latest project announced. Which of your favorite movies would you absolutely not like to see remade?
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There is plenty of blame to be shared by all concerned. No one needs to feel left out in Afghanistan, and there will be more to come.
Posted in: U.S. blames Taliban for civilian deaths in Afghanistan
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I hope the two kids in the background grow up inspired to lead the way for more foreign breakthroughs in robotics.
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This was probably a staged incident. Aki Hoshino is good with fake things, and she needs to keep up the publicity blitz to rake in the dough for the people who made her career.
After she ages a few more years, she needs to find a "sister" to form a tag team act like the Kano sisters, or get into more erotic stuff like Aya Sugimoto and Hitomi Kuroki.
Go for it, Aki!
Posted in: Aki Hoshino mistaken for minor at Macau casino
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The location is not so good as everyone knows, and some of the newer security measures can be a pain in the rear.
But overall, I like Narita when compared to other airports I've been in around the world. I was in Heathrow and Frankfurt earlier this year and thought they were both confusing-with Frankfurt a multi-level monstrosity. I didn't like Dublin either, for that matter, especially the check-in for U.S.-bound flights: waiting forever in that bunker-like, claustrophobic space.
However, nothing is worse in my experience than many of the major airports in the U.S. Lazy, surly airport personnel-from the baggage handlers/thieves to the mostly useless security and immigration personnel. And is there anyone working in a gift shop in a U.S. airport that doesn't think he/she is doing you a favor by waiting on you?
I'm often critical of things Japan on this site when I think the criticism is warranted, but I'll give Japan the advantage with many things related to air travel when compared to the places I've been in Europe, and especially the U.S.
Posted in: How would you rate Narita airport when compared to other major airports around the world?
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I wish them the best of luck, but Renesas was not successful after being formed from a merger between Hitachi and Mitsubishi's semiconductor businesses about six years ago. I bet we'll be hearing more of the same from this move in a few years. This article mentions a couple of foreign semiconductor companies that are in trouble, but fails to say that Renesas was getting its butt kicked from day one by several others. I also wonder about how the Hitachi-dominated Renesas workforce will fit in with NEC. Ganbatte!
Posted in: NEC Electronics, Renesas to merge chip businesses
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The Iraqi deaths were not all at the hands of Coalition of the Willing member forces, but the U.S.-led invasion instigated the years of brutal warfare that led to said deaths.
It's time for many Bush adminstration officials to stand trial at the International Criminal Court.
Posted in: 87,215 Iraqis killed in attacks since 2005
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Deaths directly connected to the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. based on lies perpetuated by the Bush administration.
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al. are war criminals.
Posted in: 87,215 Iraqis killed in attacks since 2005
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Coming to a bookstore near you soon, the condensed version of the above in manga form titled, "Communism For Dummies."
Posted in: Communist party surges as Japan's economy withers
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Since a bulldozer is no longer a viable option, I'd say for people to take advantage of tools like the Internet to study about it, what it stands for, how they display history in the Yushukan Museum, and exchange views about it on places like JT.
Posted in: What is the best way to settle the Yasukuni Shrine issue?