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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ronaldk
To the extent signing the Hague treaty on child abduction leads to joint custody in Japan for Japanese fathers as well, then I think Japanese have a lot to gain. Keep in mind, Japanese fathers are basically in the same boat as us.
Posted in: Authorities drop child-snatching case against American man
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ronaldk
If I am in the inner seat (not the aisle), the person who never gets up to go to the bathroom; meaning I must continually ask them.
Posted in: What behavior or habits by passengers on planes bother you the most?
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ronaldk
Gotta give credit where credit is due. This seems like a step in the right direction, and I only wish my country had made some of these proposals first.
Posted in: China pledges $10 bil funds, aid to Africa
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ronaldk
whine?
Posted in: Honda's quarterly profit drops 56.2%
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ronaldk
Any statistics on whether these marriages stay together? Nothing shocking here, rather like a Japanese omiai on a grand scale.
Posted in: Moon presides over mass wedding of 40,000
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ronaldk
But I might add that simply being different in and of itself is an attractive feature, so that the "tosser" Western males in Japan (perhaps including myself) evince a form of survivability in simply being able to cross oceans and support ourselves, and that very differentness may be attractive. Honestly though, Japan is easier on the Western males than females. However, in college one woman who resembled a walking talking hog, went to Latin America and came back with a man looking like Antonio Banderas, thus, for the portly Western ladies Latin America may be your mecca.
Posted in: Do you think women are more selective than men when it comes to who they choose to date?
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ronaldk
I agree with neverknow2. Men after a failed relationship will date anything with a pulse to resurrect their ego and confidence, then slowly work their way up the hotty list.
Posted in: Do you think women are more selective than men when it comes to who they choose to date?
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ronaldk
Although the wages are stagnant as noted above, compared to when I came to Japan in 1993, housing and most other goods are actually cheaper, so in that sense the wage buys more now. In particular one's main cost, housing is much more reasonable, especially in the countryside.
Posted in: The McJob of Asia
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ronaldk
For a 22-25 year old, these jobs aren't bad until they figure out what they want to do with their life. There are few similar opportunities in other countries that pay as well.
Posted in: The McJob of Asia
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ronaldk
My understanding is that under Japanese law a parent cannot "kidnap" their own children, so I suspect he will not be charged with anything.
Posted in: American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife
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ronaldk
"she goes unnoticed without her makeup"
Someone tell Ronald McDonald there is hope for a normal life! Just hope the red hair is not real.
Posted in: Mona Yamamoto sighted at Midtown park with new man
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ronaldk
Yes I do. Japan need to align herself with North America esp the USA, not with China. Japan need to understand that the balance of wealth and power will never shift from north america to asia in the 21st century.
Posted in: Are you optimistic that things will get better in Japan under new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama?
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ronaldk
Damn, Memorex, how old are you?
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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ronaldk
Suspended sentence.
Posted in: Kumamoto man arrested after fatally stabbing his daughter’s 38-year-old boyfriend
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ronaldk
What is a good tantra book Mr. Mael?
Posted in: Aging libidos require new techniques
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ronaldk
Well, at least she could wait a few months and make it seem like she thought about it. What a den of losers.
Posted in: Akiko Yada divorces Oshio after his arrest
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ronaldk
Well, here is an anecdote. I recently interviewed for a career position and salary, etc. was fine. BUT, when I asked to see the physical office it was depressing. 15 people sharing a window-less internal room of a bland rectangular building in an industrial area, in which the cafeteria was located--meaning, you come, you work, you eat one floor below, you work late, you go home. No trips for coffee or walking out for lunch or decent views. Man, who wants to spend 12 hours a day in that kind of environment with no other foreigners to commiserate with? Japanese companies need to put some priority in the physical setting.
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting
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ronaldk
biglittleman I like your post, especially: "Because there are a lot of losers running around Japan. Just hooking up with a foreigner wasn't smart in the past and even worse in the present." Us foreigners gotta straighten ourselves up and reprimand the losers, else we will lose our reputation.
Moderator: Back on topic please.
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting
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ronaldk
Working is overrated.
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting
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ronaldk
So the slavemasters lament that once set free the slaves refuse to toil as before?
Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting