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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qazwsx
I wonder how many of those apps are free anyway. According to Apple, there are just over 100,000 free iphone apps in the App Store
Posted in: KDDI's 'au Smart Pass' offers unlimited app download at flat rate
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qazwsx
felt sick after the niner turnover in OT
Posted in: Giants, Patriots advance to Super Bowl
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qazwsx
Niners!!! Great game
Posted in: Patriots, 49ers advance in NFL playoffs
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qazwsx
Seattle really wanted to get me,Iwakuma said. That was the most important thing.
They were maybe the only team that was interested in him this year after his injury. Blew off $15.25 mil last year (4years), got $1.5 mil this year (only 1 year).
Posted in: Iwakuma to get U.S. Majors chance at last; Nakajima misses out
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qazwsx
Iwakuma is getting much less than the Athletics offered him last year, and only a 1 year contract, not the multi-year one he was demanding from Oakland. See what getting injured in your free agency year gets you!
Japanese media last year had reported that Oakland made a four-year proposal worth $15.25 million. In terms of annual salary, it is equal to what Iwakuma made with the Eagles of Japan's Pacific League. His agent Don Nomura said of Oakland, "Their offer was low and they weren't sincere".
As an Oakland fan I must say I'm quite happy how this turned bad for him after dissing the Athletics
Posted in: Iwakuma to get U.S. Majors chance at last; Nakajima misses out
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qazwsx
For those in/near Tokyo, there is a rabbit cafe in Shimokitazawa which is cute
Posted in: Island overrun by rabbits, tourists
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qazwsx
20 something son in charge of nuclear arsenal. Scary. Or military use him like a puppet. Scary too. Interesting to see the power struggle begin
Posted in: N Korean leader Kim Jong-Il dead at 69
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qazwsx
Sounds like excuses for Ichihashi already. Of course there have been a ton of movies about true criminals/crime, but the big point here is that this movie is being made from Ichihashi's own book, therefore netting him some profits..Disgusting
Posted in: Book by killer of British woman to become film
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qazwsx
After rejecting oakland for offering him the equivalent of his Japanese salary he had a terrible year here. Ha ha ha. With darvish on the radar he's not gonna get close to oaklands offer. Matsui was ok. Hope we can keep him
Posted in: Rakuten pitcher Iwakuma to file for free agency
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qazwsx
A great innovator. I am a devotee with every iproduct, but some comments slamming Bill Gates are unfair based on his post-Microsoft philanthropy
Posted in: Tokyo Apple store staff offer silent prayer for Steve Jobs
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qazwsx
Not such a problem to find alternatives in Tokyo. Kinokuniya, Meiji-ya, Seijo Ishii..... All about the same.
Posted in: After a half-century in Hiroo, National Azabu to close Oct 31
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qazwsx
when do tickets go on sale???? Go Athletics! Saw them here when they played Boston. I was one of a handful of A's fans there amid all the Daisuke hoopla
Posted in: Mariners, Athletics to open 2012 season at Tokyo Dome
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qazwsx
Just give up on at least the 5km radius around the plant and make that the dumping ground for all the waste. Why are the govt still giving hope to those households?
Posted in: Gov't faced with decontaminating millions of cubic meters of soil in 4 prefectures
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qazwsx
It was shown on TV. The 2 knobs are similar in design but one is obviously larger than the other and they are not near each other on the control panel. The plane experienced over 2Gs but since passengers were in their seats and couldn't see outside they didn't notice. They were pressed back in their seats rather than falling out.
Posted in: Co-pilot error almost caused ANA plane to turn upside down
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qazwsx
Snore.... Once again behind Apple. Many companies have also been reported to have said they will be sticking with windows 7. They skipped Vista to go to 7. Why spend so much to go to 8..
Posted in: Microsoft previews Windows 8, stresses tablets
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qazwsx
In the vast majority of cases it's true, we are foreigners here in Japan, very few are Japanese citizens. I don't take offense at being called gaijin, unless it was said in a truly aggressive/condescending tone/situation which I have yet to encounter in my 20 years here.
What I find shameful and disgusting is when in the States, people (usually whites) say to a person who is of Asian/Middle Eastern descent (for example), "Where are you from?" Uhh, Chicago. "No where are you from??" Chicago!!! They imply that since you're not white you must have been born in another place. Only whites can be "real" Americans (conveniently forgetting the Native Americans). I daresay the same thing happens in the UK, "What part of Pakistan do you come from?" London......
Posted in: Gaijin -- just a word or racial epithet with sinister implications?
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qazwsx
Nobody I know is that excited about Obama, and I seriously doubt that there will be any improvement in the economy by election time. Obama is in serious trouble if he loses the independents and young voters. I think his only chance is if the GOP pick a candidate who is scary enough issues-wise to force people to vote for the saner Obama
Posted in: Romney, Perry spar over jobs, Social Security
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qazwsx
Try the rabbit cafe in Shimokita! I have a Netherland Dwarf and went to check it out. Small little place with about 15 rabbits. Fun for a short visit and we even bring our own for a play around with others
Posted in: Cat cafes purrfect for lonely and childless people
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qazwsx
@oracle First you say if you wanna be a "strong leader" we can learn things from Hitler, then in the next post you talk about another Hitler being terrifying. Sure many were drawn to him by his speeches which resonated with many in those economic conditions, but I would think powerful manipulator would be a better choice of words than "strong leader"
Posted in: Japanese TV show invokes Hitler as motivator
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qazwsx
It's one thing to show documentaries about Hitler, (substitute any mass murdering dictator), to try to understand how they got to their positions so we avoid that happening again in the future, but it's a completely different thing to try to teach how to use their "talents" in your life:
@Oracle
This is ridiculous! Hitler got a lot of people to do things because if they didn't, they would literally be shot. A true strong leader motivates not with fear, that should be obvious
@midoritori
That's because of ignorance. Ignorance is not an excuse for offensive behaviour
Posted in: Japanese TV show invokes Hitler as motivator