JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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saborichan
Still, they must have money piles to swim in, right... right?
Posted in: Nomura to post record 3rd-quarter net loss
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saborichan
Abductions + mental illness sounds like a likely story. You couldn't have several babies without someone noticing, surely.
Posted in: Bodies of 4 babies found in Tokyo apartment
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saborichan
If this man can continue to make worthwhile recommendations for all-ages accessible buildings and facilities, his services will be increasingly in demand...
Posted in: Building a barrier-free society
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saborichan
One of my students was just reading something called 'taiyou to tsuki' . I wonder if the less difficult, conversational Japanese might make keitai novels a decent practice tool ?
Posted in: Cell phone novels come of age
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saborichan
Instruments are banned in my apartment block. Fortunately I can't play anything worth a damn.
Soundproofing would be lovely. My neighbor gets constant complaints from the girl beneath her, and all she does is walk around. The local officials have been called and they pretty much agree the downstairs neighbor is just batty.
Posted in: 69-year-old man stabs noisy neighbor in Nagoya
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saborichan
Yeah, it specifies 'lewd'. So whilst it might not be the items soldave mentioned, it was probably illegal.
Posted in: Junior high school teacher arrested for lewd behaviour with high school girl in Ibaraki
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saborichan
hahahhaahahahhahahah
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Sorry, got that out of my system.
I love this ! Now, whenever those young mothers see Hello Kitty as they raise their manly boys (?), they'll be reminded of the agony of childbirth. Next step: Hello Kitty Contraceptives.
Posted in: Hello Kitty invades Taiwan maternity ward
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saborichan
I guess as long as it didn't go to waste..
Posted in: Mexican chefs make world's biggest cheesecake
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saborichan
Yeah, I remember a story like this 6 months ago, which didn't include the surcharge either. I'm sure it goes up a lot in the final picture.
Posted in: British Airways, VisitBritain campaign offers Y35,000 return fare from Tokyo to London
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saborichan
Well, now the moans and groans of a man in recovery will be worse.
Posted in: 69-year-old man stabs noisy neighbor in Nagoya
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saborichan
“Wikipedia contributes to the spread of information and many people are happy with it as their only source of reference, as are many people happy to eat McDonald’s every day.”
Wow! Talk about stuck up. I'm sure the EB has a high level of quality, but frankly, there's nothing like instant online access for all the little questions you wonder about in a day.
Posted in: Encyclopaedia Britannica to let readers edit content
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saborichan
Part of the problem is precisely that spread of the word 'ijime' across the TVs and internet. The more the word gets spread around, the more of a phenomenon it appears to be, more of a thing that is either there or not, black and white - when in fact it is an amorphous thing that can be subtle or blunt. In fact, ijime doesn't mean 'bullying' in the western sense of beating on someone or teasing them; it also means isolating them socially by whatever means.
I had kids playing Monopoly, and one had a bad streak of luck and went to jail twice or three times in a row. He said be was being 'ijimerareta'. Being bullied by the universe? Come on. This kind of misuse of a term reflects poor understanding of the responsibility and effect of bullying, and in turn leads to ineffective measures against it.
Posted in: 14-year-old Saitama girl commits suicide after being bullied online
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saborichan
That would probably only promote more job losses.
Posted in: Toyota considers cutting 1,000 full-time jobs: Nikkei
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saborichan
Anyone ridden in one of these things? I like the idea that smaller, more fuel-efficient cars might become widespread... But not if everyone is going to be killed in the first accident they have. I feel sort of vulnerable already in my flimsy k-car... And it's a four seater.
I think the size is not so much the issue as the sense of safety. Who uses their car to cart a large amount of stuff frequently ? Most people are just commuting or shopping...
Posted in: Toyota considering bringing iQ ultra-compact to U.S.
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saborichan
No wire, eh? Obviously built for the no-boobs talent crowd.
Posted in: Fundoshi lingerie for women
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saborichan
Maybe it's her own hand, and Thing is the one in the water... That's where I'd be if I was a disembodied hand.
Posted in: Namie Amuro shines in the bathtub for new hair-care commercials
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saborichan
I still haven't seen Ponyo. Anyone think much of it?
Posted in: Korean western front-runner at Asian Film Awards
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saborichan
That extra hand coming from out of frame looks sinister!
Posted in: Namie Amuro shines in the bathtub for new hair-care commercials
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saborichan
I take that back, another officer saw it. At least they worked well together.
Posted in: Student arrested after threatening undercover policewoman with box cutter
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saborichan
I wanna hear how she disarmed and arrested him, or if just a stern look and a badge flashing was enough.
Posted in: Student arrested after threatening undercover policewoman with box cutter