JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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ronaldk
Well, there are so many old people now, it is too burdensome to give them all the seats. I mean, if they can make it onto the train they can stand. Pregnant women and little kids, though, I happily cede my chair/seat.
Posted in: Do you think a man holding a door open for a woman, holding her chair for her when she sits down, or giving up his seat for her are outmoded gestures of politeness or do they still have their place in today's society?
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ronaldk
Holy Smokes! Very nice. But she'll never win with that.
Posted in: Reaching for the universe
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ronaldk
I love her.
Posted in: Maiko Itai looks to the universe
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ronaldk
Well at the local pool I go to in Setagayaku, the men's changing area is before the women's and it is easy to see in to the men's area. I have seen on a few occasions about 50-ish men changing with full frontal exposure intentionally visible to passing women/girls. WTF?
Posted in: 'Sakura Police' grab two more men on obscenity charges
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ronaldk
nisegaijin, I hear ya.
Posted in: What is your impression of executive recruiting companies? Any bad experiences?
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ronaldk
Well, good for them. These are great memories. Unfortunately my wife and kids refuse to move from Tokyo, so we can only experience other countries on vacations. When I was a kid a huge trip was a drive to Florida for a week!
Posted in: The expat summer
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ronaldk
No bad experiences. However, I am surprised at how much churn there is in the job market in Tokyo.
Posted in: What is your impression of executive recruiting companies? Any bad experiences?
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ronaldk
Mickey's Big Mouth.
Posted in: Which brand gets your vote for the best beer?
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ronaldk
Piglet said "Japanese bonds are mainly owned by retired Japanese people..." I don't think this is true. The bonds are bought by banks that hold the savings of retired Japanese (think Japan Post). When the retired people start withdrawing at an accelerating rate in the coming years these banks or other financial institutions will then have to sell the bonds to get the cash to the account holder. If this happens at too fast a pace could be a big problem. Keep your passport handy.
Posted in: Election result bad news for Japan's economy
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ronaldk
Or inflation! Yen drops in value, problem solved. Also, gridlock may be good because although they can't solve anything they also can't phuck anything up as well.
Posted in: Election result bad news for Japan's economy
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ronaldk
Well, that is tough, but it should keep them out of trouble. Any more than 50,000 yen/month and we all know what the guy'll do with it... make a girlfriend.
Posted in: The shrinking state of Japanese salarymen's pocket money
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ronaldk
Wow! Never heard of a granny murderer.
Posted in: 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed by grandmother in Gunma
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ronaldk
OK. I have been baptized. I am Wo-man hear me roar! Now how about them voting rights?
Posted in: Japan split over maiden names, foreign suffrage
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ronaldk
Well tkoind2 my gaskets are fine but I may need a lube job. I think you make some good points, but the crux of your argument seems to be the feminist mantra that "Women want their own autonomy..." Good for you. I guess society's rules and customs should be ala carte anyways, just pick the ones you like and toss out the less convenient ones for autonomy's sake.
By the way, being in Japan as long as I have, family law in particular is the most slow-moving, sclerotic dinosaur of the bunch. Good luck.
Posted in: Japan split over maiden names, foreign suffrage
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ronaldk
tkoind2 relax, no need to blow a gasket just cause everyone doesn't share your psuedo-progressive ideology. Anyways I can't vote in Japan and could care less if you change your name to Mrs. Howdy Doody. I have capitulated to the current marriage custom and the shoe fits fine.
Posted in: Japan split over maiden names, foreign suffrage
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ronaldk
tkoind2's liberal regurgitation "Look people should be free and have as much civil and legal liberty as possible"--represents the same kind of drivel I and many others suffered through at US university. It is all about "you" and "your rights". Guess what, marriage is not about you and your rights, it is you asking society and the legal establishment to recognize you and your partner in an important and unique way that confers rights, obligations, and duties that have been established over hundreds if not thousands of years. Rather than anyone trying to control you, it is just the opposite, of you trying to control others who abide by, believe in and support an established and important societal institution of marriage. Last I heard noone was being forced to marry, so how can anyone construe this as being forced to change their name?
Posted in: Japan split over maiden names, foreign suffrage
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ronaldk
This is the same crock of liberal BS they force down your throat in US universities: all rights, no responsibilities.
Posted in: Japan split over maiden names, foreign suffrage
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ronaldk
I wish I was on a flight home Wednesday night...
Posted in: Anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune gets suspended prison term
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ronaldk
I've seen 3 or so of her movies while randomly watching Japanese TV. They were actually very good and entertaining. She is unique, not beautiful, with a kind of mischievous face.
Posted in: Keeping an eye on Kou Shibasaki
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ronaldk
Donuts, like bacon, go directly to waistline. Must avoid at all costs.
Posted in: Krispy Kreme summer fun