JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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rurika
You've got to admit JAL does have better seats than many airlines in both business and economy. The class J seats for example are so much better than most business class seats you find in domestic and short-haul flights in Europe.
Posted in: JAL premium economy seats wins 2008 Good Design Award
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rurika
It's well-known that a supermarket car park is the perfect spot for a 'blind date'. Let's hope his leg injuries aren't too serious and the rest of the gang get arrested too.
Posted in: Policeman run over, robbed while on blind date in Fukuoka
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rurika
She looks rough in that photo. Are the early pregnancy hormonal changes hitting her hard? Has she suddenly realized she sabotaged her career? Did the penny drop that Bun is a sleaze?
Posted in: Leah Dizon and Bun take showbiz insiders by surprise
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rurika
This so-called "financial risk" should be irrelevant. Japan is a rich country and can afford to give every pregnant woman the proper medical care needed during pregnancy and delivery whatever her circumstances. Is this really the 21st century??
Posted in: Net cafes becoming delivery rooms for poor pregnant girls
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rurika
I eat most soy products but I feel ill just watching someone eating nattou.
Posted in: Natto with sukiyaki sauce
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rurika
It's so creepy that she's going to be moulded into an idol before she even got the chance to develop her own personality. I wonder how many of these girls end up completely messed up once they've passed their sell-by date. What are her parents thinking?
Posted in: 11-year-old girl named 'best idol with glasses'
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rurika
Wage slavery isn't just a Japanese problem. This is not so different from workers on low wages in other industrialised countries. How many people come home exhausted every night for a salary that barely covers their basic expenditure? They don't have enough money or spare time for a social life and no hopes for the future.
At least in the EU we have the European Working Time Directive. Japan desperately needs to enforce a similar legislation. I can't see it happening in my lifetime though.
Posted in: Mass despair permeates working class
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rurika
I like her acting, it's a pity she seems to have such a low opinion of herself. Is it necessary for women in the 21st century to define who they are through marriage and the way they look? Surely she should be proud of her acting skills, which put her above the endless stream of cute young Japanese actresses?
Posted in: Maki Horikita looking for boyfriend as she celebrates 20th birthday
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rurika
Give me skimpy clothes over a burka any day. I don't like the increasing sluttiness of modern styles but at least Japanese girls can wear the clothes they want to.
Posted in: Japanese girls go sexier in their fashion styles
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rurika
"A number of U.S. companies, including giants Microsoft, Cisco, Google and Yahoo" I wish we could boycott these companies but they're so deeply embedded in the infrastructure we use every day, it would be nearly impossible. China is a threat to the political, economical and environmental stability of the world. We need to stop bending over backwards whenever the Chinese are concerned and start growing a spine. Why boycott the Moscow olympics and not the Beijing ones?
Posted in: Skype admits China privacy breach
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rurika
My recent interviews all featured the dreaded "tell me how your last line manager would describe you". I'm tempted to say why don't you read what he/she put in the reference.
Posted in: What is the trickiest question to answer in a job interview?
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rurika
While I agree with the general 'j-cops are useless' sentiment of this thread, I should point out that police forces around the world have similar problems. Can you name a police force that has the time and resources needed to deal with stalkers? The police can't give every stalking victim round-the-clock protection and that's the only thing that would really help. Warnings and restraining orders have little effect on a deranged person.
Posted in: Murdered Okayama woman had complained to police about being stalked
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rurika
At 12 years old the first girl was under the age of consent therefore she was raped. She wan't old enough to consent to having sex. It's as simple as that and whether she consented or not is not open to debate. It is a case of STATUTORY RAPE.
Posted in: GSDF member arrested over sexual relationship with 14-year-old girl
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rurika
There is nothing remotely attractive about Mika Kano's manners or physical appearance. I will never understand why some women try to emulate the Kano sisters. Who wants to look like an old call-girl has-been with too much plastic surgery? Most Japanese women of their generation have aged better than them, in a much more natural way.
Posted in: Manners more attractive than boobs, says Mika Kano
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rurika
The Ribwhich http://www.toadking.com/6x9=42/ribwhich.gif
Posted in: McRib sandwich
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rurika
soothsayer, you misunderstood me. My reaction was against the vigilante approach. I agree 100% that convicted paedophiles should not be released from jail, ever, until we find a treatment for them. This will stop the reoffending problem.
Then, we have to deal with the problem of first-time offenders. How do you detect them? Apparently there are very large numbers of people with such tendencies. The vast majority of them will never harm a child. It's extremely difficult to detect these first-time offenders before it's too late.
Posted in: Stalking the predators
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rurika
I find this article rather naive and ill-informed. Given that many - if not most - child abusers were abused themselves as children, they were once innocent victims too. What we need is effective treatment to break the cycle of sbuse. At the moment there is no effective therapy and offenders who are released often go on to abuse other children.
Japan has a problem in the sense that it makes disturbing material too easily available to these people and makes pedophilia look almost acceptable. It's going to take a lot of time and effort to change this attitude.
Posted in: Stalking the predators
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rurika
This goes a lot further than the usual bullying. I can't believe anyone could walk by while a 16-year-old girl was beaten and burned with cigarettes without doing anything. Knowing this went on for 35 mn makes it even worse.
Posted in: Two teenage girls arrested for beating another girl at station in Yokohama
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rurika
She looks very good for her age but she isn't a vegan or even a vegetarian. Strange choice for a PETA campaign.
Posted in: Aya Sugimoto
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rurika
ViVi models have a very short shelf life, Marie is making the best of her looks while they last. She can delay her education until she's 25, 30 or much older. These days you can get an education at any age. She's a smart girl who understands how the world works and she has a much more pleasant personality than most celebrities. Good luck to her.
Posted in: Marie spreads a bit of cheer