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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Posted in: No charges will be filed against Michael Phelps
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Sure, in the event there is a lot of adrenalin flowing and there is a spontaneous, youthful response. 6 months later, in a non-competitive/relaxed environment, Phelps had more time to think through his actions.
Posted in: No charges will be filed against Michael Phelps
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It is very hypocritical that the IOC head can be upset at Usain Bolt for celebrating as he crossed the finish line at the Olympics but excuses Phelps' current situation as youthful exuberance... Why such a big difference in the way they are treated?
Posted in: No charges will be filed against Michael Phelps
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Contrary to what the article says, Japan does not play in the cricket World Cup.
Posted in: Squash poised for a breakthrough in Japan
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I checked the BA fare and the total comes up to something like 98,000 yen with all taxes.
Posted in: Jetstar Asia/Valuair remove fuel surcharges
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It seems to be just located just about where the navel would be, although I doubt that's the real purpose.
Posted in: Sapporo Snow Festival
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It just started today but usually the figure they quote for number of visitors is 1-2 million. I've never seen that many people there at one time in years gone by though :-)
Posted in: Sapporo Snow Festival
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Looking forward to the reporting on news tonight too :-) Good that the "Hantuchova pair" got this far but the Williams sisters are too good. My only question is how Serena can manage to play such top-level tennis for several consecutive days in the Melbourne heat even though the stadium roof was closed. If she wins tomorrow's singles finals, then she'll be the world's #1 again and would have deserved it.
Posted in: Williams sisters beat Sugiyama, Hantuchova in Australian Open doubles final
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Both of them look like wax models from Madam Tussauds.
Posted in: Paris Hilton
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Even if the popular opinion with JT posters is that there is no Christ, it doesn't change the reality that He does exist. When there are popular opinions about many things being right (like the Iraq war), only for that opinion to change a couple of years later, does it mean that it wasn't right in the first place? We humans are fickle and our opinions do not have any impact on reality!
Posted in: Ginza
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Did she fall off the platform? Did a moving part of the train hit her? More details please.
Posted in: Woman standing on platform dies after being hit by passing train in Fukuoka
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Good point Vagante. More human interaction is needed.
Posted in: How would you feel about having robots as domestic servants?
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Not good. Growing up doing one's own chores or letting one's children do their share of the chores is one of the key ways that RESPONSIBILITY can be taught/learnt. Of course, the same applies whether or not you have human domestic helpers (not "servants"). Children should be taught responsibility around the house because certain things will be taken for granted later on. According to an article I saw yesterday, the Obama parents said that their daughters will still need to do chores around the (White) house and that is good, regardless of status.
Posted in: How would you feel about having robots as domestic servants?
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It's nice of them to be so concerned about the mess from their own accident that they would go early the next morning to clean it up. It's sad though that they weren't aware of the option to inform the relevant authorities and let a professional clean-up crew deal with it.
Posted in: Elderly couple run over while cleaning highway in Shizuoka
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People may consider it their "right" to have a certain lifestyle, but it doesn't make it "right".
Posted in: Criticism mounts among gays over California ban
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Maybe he was sleeping because of being out so late...
Posted in: Mother dies after car slams into power pole; son survives with broken arm
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condolences to the family though...
Posted in: Mother dies after car slams into power pole; son survives with broken arm
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This is sad. I don't know what the circumstances were in this case but it is difficult to understand why someone would be out with a baby at 3am. Unless the accident happened a few hours earlier and it was just discovered at 3:15am.
Posted in: Mother dies after car slams into power pole; son survives with broken arm
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There's no reason for a phone to be priced that high. Key things it should be able to do are make and receive calls and send and receive sms/emails. It is wrong to be forking out that amount of money on something that is basically just a tool.
Posted in: Tiffany handset
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I saw one review that said that the keys are tiny. It may make it difficult to type stuff...
Posted in: Google phone to cost $179; debut Oct 22