JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Financial Advisor
- Select Asset Management KK, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥100,000 ~ ¥999,999 Paid Training Commission Based
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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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salarymanblues
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!
I am going to buy one and carry it around with me all the time, so I never have to count coins again.
My wallet just got 50x bigger - yee ha!
These guys are going to get so rich from this idea. And you will be able to spot them easily in the streets because they will have an army of 50 porters to carry around their personalised truck-sized one containing their new found wealth.
Posted in: Coin counting bank
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salarymanblues
dano2002 thanks for this tip, i am also looking for an int. school right now.
my son is in japanese youichien now (he is 3yr 9m), but he is rapidly becoming fluent in japanese and it is becoming dominant. I teach him english every evening for 15-30 mins and he is starting to spell basic words, knows his letter sounds etc. but he cannot output many english sentences verbally. anyway, we are probably going to put him in an int. school from next sept, however it is a pain to throw so much money on it when i could get the same thing or better for free back home.
one other thing to consider...university costs in japan are extremely high. this is a huge factor pushing us to just go back to uk instead of staying here.
Posted in: Guide to International Schools in Japan
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salarymanblues
I know a pure Japanese lady who went to international school in Japan.
I would rate her language skills as follows: Japanese: 100% English: 85%
(for context, I'd rate JLPT 1-kyu as 70%)
This shows that international school doesn't negatively affect native language skill development.
Posted in: Guide to International Schools in Japan
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salarymanblues
It is disingenuous to run this campaign and at the same time do nothing about the mountain of train-grope porn movies/manga that exists here.
Posted in: Tokyo police launch weeklong anti-groping campaign on trains
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salarymanblues
I feel they could have made this a 'tokyo-only' thing, as here in kansai the available schools are quite limited and it is not so hard to find out potential schools nearby then go visit them.
Also, I imagine a high % of people who use international school have it arranged by their company and just get to choose between 2-3 options presented to them.
If it becomes a bestseller, I will gladly put it in my pipe and smoke it however.
Posted in: Guide to International Schools in Japan
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salarymanblues
saru_an you forgot something:
When driving in town, never, under any circumstances, yield and allow a car to enter the road from a shop/parking lot/side road. They must wait until there are no cars around (even if it means waiting until 10pm). Doesn't matter if the light ahead is red and you are slowing down anyway, NO-ONE GETS IN FRONT OF ME!
Posted in: Man killed while changing tire on expressway in Yamanashi
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salarymanblues
Haven't seen the footage, but I can imagine the only reason the car in front slammed on the brakes was in a beginners irrational panic at seeing the car stopped in the hard shoulder.
Posted in: Man killed while changing tire on expressway in Yamanashi
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salarymanblues
It is not clear whether they mean Parking Area as in a "PA" with toilets and vending machines, or just the layby by the side of the highway for emergencies.
If the former, this is an extremely inprobable accident.
Posted in: Man killed while changing tire on expressway in Yamanashi
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salarymanblues
As long they dont touch my airmiles I will be happy.
Posted in: JAL considering tie-ups with KLM, Air France or Delta
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salarymanblues
If global economy is about to pick up, this would be a very smart move by delta to get a foothold on haneda for a relatively small investment. But if things continue to stagnate for another few years, perhaps stirfry's comment applies.
Posted in: JAL considering tie-ups with KLM, Air France or Delta
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salarymanblues
I like JAL, they have a great mileage program and they looked after us when we flew with kids.
All airlines are struggling now and I think it would make sense to merge with ANA if things continue and 2 national airlines can not be justified.
Posted in: Japan Airlines wins Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award
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salarymanblues
Tragic story, shame on the parents if it turns out to be murder of the son.
Posted in: Man, woman and child found dead hanging from tree in Nagano
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salarymanblues
This is a really easy vote-winning policy, as the vast majority of Japanese are so anti-war and anti-nuclear.
It is only really a small handful of people who have a more questioning intellect, or are old enough to remember what war is like, to understand the threat from NK and to go against the grain and push for stronger defence policy.
Having said that, generally I like the DPJ policies and look forward to them gaining power.
Posted in: Hatoyama says Japan will stay nuclear-free if DPJ wins election
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salarymanblues
There was talk of AEON supermarkets and conbinis offering superfast chargers (60-120mins) that charge you to 80% capacity while you shop. I guess they would install them in major service areas on the highway too, though perhaps the target market is city-only types (same target as Nissan Cube, which looks like it will be the base model for Nissans denki car in europe).
Posted in: Mitsubishi unveils Y4.59 mil electric car