JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- 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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sicklittlemonkey
@kokorocloud: If you're refering to Terri Schiavo, her husband didn't murder her. Her brain was severely damaged.
Posted in: Man in coma heard everything for 23 years
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sicklittlemonkey
There's an interesting short talk on TED by Jim Fallon about the genetic and environmental factors common to many killers. I hope the police catch this terrible new example.
Posted in: Police widen search for Hiraoka’s killer as grisly details emerge
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sicklittlemonkey
Balcony designs here aren't kid-safe. Mine looks part of a playground, and gets so dirty from Tokyo's air.
Posted in: 5-year-old boy survives fall from 8th floor apartment
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sicklittlemonkey
In Japan it's a one horse race really. Wii has nearly 70% of the market, with PS3 around 24%, and Xbox 360 the remainder. (These percentages are constantly changing of course, but asymptotically.)
A bit different in the US (the rest of the world is similar I think) with Wii at 50%, Xbox 360 at 30%, and PS3 with 20%.
Posted in: Sony to launch PlayStation with bigger hard drive
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sicklittlemonkey
@some14some: You mean Mitsubishi Pencil, not Mitsubishi. Different companies.
And their pens (etc) are popular amongst designers, despite the price.
Posted in: 2-color ballpoint pens
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sicklittlemonkey
But the Kindle has battery life of 4 days to a month. The target market is quite different.
Posted in: Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version
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sicklittlemonkey
Hah, I get the first 2, but straight legs ... interesting. I will have to check my stance.
Posted in: Wild Speed
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sicklittlemonkey
Klein2, that's pretty funny. (sf2k, 5138 is because he doesn't have a 50.)
I get annoyed when for some reason the register doesn't show the right amount if point cards are involved. Then I get confused in addition to the cashier.
Posted in: Coin counting bank
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sicklittlemonkey
@Altria: The oh-so-essential translator, I assume.
@LoveUSA: What, bald, with a big ... key?
Man, Rina is just too skinny.
Posted in: Wild Speed
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sicklittlemonkey
What a war zone. If only Americans could get their drugs from somewhere else, not Mexico ...
Posted in: Gunmen kill 17 people at a drug rehab center in Mexico
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sicklittlemonkey
Wow bushlover, you seem to have it all worked out. Presumably you can cite references for your claims?
BTW, NZ has a conservative (National) government at the moment, and they aren't going to repeal the legislation. NZ has a serious problem with child abuse that these laws were created to help address.
The "next level" of correction that you mention doesn't have to be violence. Rewarding good behaviour, and time out (to calm down) or ignoring (which attention seeking children hate) for bad behaviour have been studied and found to work well with less risk to the child.
To all: Don't assume you "know" what's right because it's "obvious". The real world is often counter-intuitive.
Posted in: NZ government to hold line in child smacking ban
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sicklittlemonkey
I don't understand all these people on JT ragging on Arudo Debito. He's honest and his website is informative, and he's trying to improve the lot of foreigners living in Japan by actually, you know, doing stuff. Rather than just whinging on a forum.
Posted in: Mr James
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sicklittlemonkey
From wikipedia: "A 2002 meta-analytic study that combined 60 years of research on corporal punishment, found that the only positive outcome of corporal punishment was immediate compliance; however, corporal punishment was associated with less long-term compliance. Corporal punishment was linked with nine other negative outcomes, including increased rates of aggression, delinquency, mental health problems, problems in relationships with their parents, and likelihood of being physically abused."
Basically there are less risky alternatives, and parents should learn to use them.
Posted in: NZ government to hold line in child smacking ban
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sicklittlemonkey
They're ok for the most part, but I don't like it when "kojin" drive away when a gaijin walks towards the cab.
Posted in: Taxi driver
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sicklittlemonkey
The catheter was probably for a urine test.
Posted in: Man feigns death for 3 hours to avoid police questioning in Osaka
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sicklittlemonkey
Stone the crows, haven't heard that one in a while.
Posted in: Sony unveils new, slimmer PlayStation 3 console, cuts prices
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sicklittlemonkey
@proxy and Airon:
I said 5 to 100% (the latter in Bononos). Let someone spell it out for you:
"One fundamental premise in social debates has been that homosexuality is unnatural. This premise is wrong. Homosexuality is both common and highly essential in the lives of a number of species". (Petter Boeckman of the Norwegian Natural History Museum, from an article titled "1,500 animal species practice homosexuality".)
Being present in so many animals (with whom we share many biological features) suggests a biological imperative for this behaviour which we share. Final cluestick, definition of natural: "existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world".
Humans are just another species displaying this normal, natural behaviour.
Posted in: 'Gayjin' find it tough going in Tohoku
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sicklittlemonkey
Amongst the biggest problems a gay person can have are parents like the above posters.
As the article mentions, "Lots of [Japanese] people think same sex relationships are abnormal", when in fact it is well documented that in all animals studied it is common (5 to 100%) and natural, and therefore normal.
As a parent myself, I'll love my children regardless as long they're good people.
Posted in: 'Gayjin' find it tough going in Tohoku
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sicklittlemonkey
@BobbieWickham
Depends what you mean by problem. Most parents have expectations for their children.
The fact is that around 5% of mammals are born gay, and we have to deal with that.
SLM
Posted in: 'Gayjin' find it tough going in Tohoku
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sicklittlemonkey
I don't think you guys get it.
This is not about games, but "toys" ("toy and novelty items, including key chains, figurines and soft toys") ... how is this tech news.
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