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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saborichan
So, does that mean if I fart, I have to take out my 'eraser' and obliterate every trace of the smell, like a JH student erases an entire sentence for a misspelt word?
Posted in: Odor eraser
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saborichan
What on earth is that 80s teatowel she's wearing in the JT pic?
As for telegraph poles - stuff them - where are the lampposts to light the darkened streets?
Posted in: Aki Hoshino to co-host new interview show on NHK
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saborichan
If it wasn't video games, the types who become hikkikomori would be reading manga, and if not manga, novels, and if not novels, porn, and so in the pursuit of escapism.
I love video games after a long day. And they were an absolute gateway from books into a more social atmosphere for me as a teen. I was a shy, bookish elementary school student who drifted off into an imaginary reverie during class - but not because of video games. When I started playing games, I came to make friends with others who did. Now, one of the biggest elements of gaming is doing it with others, whether competitive or cooperative.
Don't be too quick to paint MMORPGs or other games as social vacuum. True, the internet is full of trolls and some truly vile video games exist (like that Japanese rape simulation game recently mentioned on JT), but it's still a place based on interaction with others. After all, every blog has a writer and hopefully some readers.
Of course, that doesn't mean technology isn't hampering our ability to read body language, tone, etc - but it might be a kind of inverted bell curve; as our tech gets stronger, it's becoming more and more common to have video chatting and voice chatting. Those actually require you to speak clearly and cooperate with others given that not everyone on a channel can speak at once. So, who knows - we might find hikkikomori are quietly, haltingly blazing the way for online communication...
Posted in: Exploring the mind of a 'hikikomori'
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saborichan
I wonder if he had much experience with booze before this? My first (underage) drinking party left me in a bad way - it would be too bad if he was introduced to the turps in a 'let's get wasted' environment.
Posted in: 19-year-old college student dies after drinking party in Aichi
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saborichan
Does blocking your nostrils provide complete protection from pollen. Couldn't you breathe it through your mouth too? I guess that's where the mask part comes in, of course...
Posted in: Plugged in
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saborichan
Are those kids in the front row the coloured mochi treats, or some sort of sakuramochi ?
Posted in: Hinamatsuri
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saborichan
I wonder what was so dissatisfying about their life together.
Posted in: Woman arrested for stabbing husband to death in Tochigi
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saborichan
Iron triangle?
Posted in: Obama draws battle lines to reshape U.S. society
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saborichan
How did he do in the MLB?
Posted in: Hideo Nomo appears in TV commercials for air conditioners
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saborichan
Man. Every time some nutter comes on these boards frothing at the mouth about welfare equalling socialism and pinko commies, I just shake my head in disbelief. In Australia, we have a pretty good Medicare system, and some safety nets for people who become unemployed, etc.
It just blows my mind that anyone seriously worries that socialism will ever take roots in America, though. I mean, come on. "Better dead than red" and all those other phrases that came about. From what I understand, it's retardedly expensive to get medical treatment there. I have a friend there who was asked for $800 for a skin rash. WTF ? If a system gets that far out of control, maybe you need some pinko commies in there striking a balance.
Posted in: Obama draws battle lines to reshape U.S. society
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saborichan
Does that mean we can expect a ridiculous voice to parody?
WHY SSSO SERIOUSSSS
Posted in: 'Terminator 4' exhibition to be held in Tokyo
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saborichan
Let's start hearing proposals. If the party doesn't change, who's our next likely seat filler? Anyone clued in?
Posted in: Aso denies claims that he's 'lame duck,' damaging Japan's interests
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saborichan
Odd technical question;
Aso denies claims that he's 'lame duck,' damaging Japan's interests.
Is the comma after duck necessary?
Posted in: Aso denies claims that he's 'lame duck,' damaging Japan's interests
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saborichan
Here's a solution to your request, Skip.
All guns, current and to be produced, now require a fingerprint ID to unlock them. This can be conveniently placed near the trigger so it doesn't slow you down in a pinch; if you need to fire in more than an instant you're probably not thinking enough about it anyway.
Fingerprint IDs are to be issued at Police Stations only, and are for people 21 and over.
What's that? It's too expensive or impractical? Not if you are willing to commit enough money to the problem.
Of course, this assumes that people simply won't co-operate with restrictions on their weapons. And that goes hand-in-hand with the argument that young people are wanting to get their hands on weapons. The same young people who are committing crimes with the weapons.
My laboured point is that young people ARE using guns for crime, and that less guns will mean less crime. It's very easy to feel badass with a lethal weapon in your hand, but removing the substitute cajones will only reduce the courage of criminals. You say guns are necessary for defense, but crime won't decrease if the tools are easy to access.
Posted in: For some in U.S., guns are a way of life
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saborichan
As an avid videogamer, I say the people who made this should be tied up by their controllers and left in a shifty part of town someplace for society's worst to judge.
Posted in: Boycott of violent Japanese video game urged in U.S.
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saborichan
I don't know, i think 'The Sender' might have worked quite as well. The dead aren't explicitly mentioned.
Posted in: Academy Awards
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saborichan
If they had a car ready, the proximity of the koban is really a non-issue. With enough traffic, you'd be hard pressed to get your car on the road quickly, let alone catch someone.
Posted in: Bag with Y1 million snatched from woman 50 meters from Osaka police station
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saborichan
"Tatami-flavor charm for successful exams, JTIPA" ... Or you could lick your tatami, I suppose.
Posted in: Tatami amulet
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saborichan
"I saw it on FOX News" I stopped reading here
Posted in: Octuplets' mom says she's not living off taxpayers' money
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saborichan
But has their mettle in the ironclad metals market truly had its trial of fire yet? Perhaps if they were to forge an alliance with a better respected nation, they could temper the negative view of Chinese goods...
Posted in: Steel coils