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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presto345
I don't see how 12,000 kilowatts can supply 100,000 households. Correction needed here.
Posted in: Firms plan to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast
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presto345
I am sure it is, but they don't sell groceries, household appliances, daily necessities, underwear, electronic parts, etc., etc. I shop with amazon.co. jp almost daily. Most items I buy are shipped free of charge. For me Amazon is THE online shop!
Posted in: Amazon planning first real-world shop: report
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presto345
Sony will have to hold its own a little longer. The cheap imports are not going to be cheap much longer as production costs in China, Korea etc. will rise quickly. The labor forces there demand a reasonable piece of the pie.
Posted in: Incoming Sony CEO Hirai refuses to abandon TV business
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presto345
Hmmm. Am I becoming demented? Have heard these terms and more in the Japanese language from lots and lots of people during these decades I've lived in this country.
Posted in: Gov't to hike some medical fees to relieve overcrowding at large hospitals
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presto345
Pressure on Toyota remains relentless from the expected sources.
Posted in: U.S. safety regulators investigate Toyota cars over door fires
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presto345
I have not heard or read that anywhere. Could you please be a little more specific?
Posted in: Dutch workers down tools at Mitsubishi plant
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presto345
I agree with Hide. Striking for better working conditions I can understand. But this case is totally different. The employer is in dire financial straits. Trying to put pressure on Mitsubishi to maintain the money losing production facility is dumb.
Posted in: Dutch workers down tools at Mitsubishi plant
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presto345
I never visit a doctor, clinic or hospital when I come down with a cold - which fortunately is not often. Know why? Because with the drugs you get well in a week and without them in seven days.
Posted in: Gov't to hike some medical fees to relieve overcrowding at large hospitals
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presto345
This is one thing, but what the child was forced to do is cruel and borders on child abuse - if it isn't child abuse.
Posted in: Video of Chinese boy crying in snow sparks uproar
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presto345
Russia has its own agenda. Vetoing proposals in the UN is an old habit they can't abolish. Russia wants to maintain its influence in the middle east. They don't mind the killing of civilians but a civil war is not in its interest.
Posted in: Russia pushes Syria for reforms as bloodshed mounts
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presto345
This can only be harmful to any negotiations.
Posted in: Mitsubishi Motors plan to end European production a blow to Netherlands
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presto345
What it amounts to is that Russia and China condone the slaughter of civilians. Why am I not surprised?
Posted in: Outrage as Russia, China veto U.N. move on Syria
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presto345
This passage includes arbitrary claims and Carnahan's decision is arbitrary. His justice.
Peters on a crusade against Honda. A sort of vendetta? Or she does it out of the goodness of her heart? For justice, or to make a buck?
Posted in: California woman wins suit over Honda hybrid mileage per gallon
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presto345
Tanigaki makes sure he stays in the news with his obnoxious statements.
Posted in: Diet debate begins on consumption tax; Tanigaki says Noda lied to public
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presto345
Of course you don't buy it, because you don't know where to buy it, haha. The discount liquor stores occasionally sell imported beer for 100 yen a can. But those actions don't last long. I think because of severe opposition from the established domestic brewers.
Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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presto345
Thanks TO the high yen. Apologies.
Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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presto345
Ranger finds cheese expensive. True, so I import mine directly from Europe. If you don't mind buying in bulk, like 4 to 10 kilos, there are a few Japanese online shops that are inexpensive.
Thanks so the high yen camembert prices are now greatly reduced!
Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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presto345
Timtak, I largely agree with you.
So many words about pizza. I personally didn't come to live in Japan and expect to see the same pizza at the same price as 'back home'. There's an abundance of high quality food at very reasonable prices. You need to know where to look. True, beer is expensive, but as has been pointed out by others, other alcoholic drinks are cheap. The Shinkansen is expensive, but regular trains are not.
Posted in: Six things that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
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presto345
Posted in: LDP resolves to take power from DPJ this year
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presto345
One needs to be in a certain state of mind or from a particular background to be shocked by nudity or foul language. But then it also depends on how or in what context it is presented. Cable TV or broadcast, censorship is not the way to go in a 'democratic' state. But some code of conduct broadcasters and producers should adhere to might be an option.
The first time I saw a nude female on TV was in 1967. It happened just before the station signed off. Perhaps it was just a provocative deed: see what the reactions would be. I wasn't impressed, shocked or anything. It was kind of sterile.
Posted in: High court weighs policy against curse words, nudity on TV