JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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smartacus
I hope there will always be newspapers. I would miss my daily crossword and on Saturdays and Sundays, at least in my home country, reading the thick papers is a tradition.
My gripe with online media is that there is too much of a rush to publish news without taking the time to verify it or even analyze it. Furthermore, too many blogs pass themselves off as news sites when they are nothing more than shriekfests.
It will really be a sad day when the last newspaper in the world closes its doors. Hopefully, it won't be in my lifetime.
Posted in: Newspapers in Japan defy new media challenge
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smartacus
How do you force a man in his 40s to return with you from one prefecture to another? It sounds like both of these sons were weak-willed.
Posted in: Couple held over murder in Tokyo linked to arson murders in Yamagata
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smartacus
So many more, but that will do for a start.
Posted in: What are some of the things you like most about living in Japan?
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smartacus
I can't count the number of times I have heard stories like this, in which a young girl gives birth at home, and her family were not even aware she was pregnant. She must be a shut-in, but the family must be a real collection of dysfunctional types
Posted in: Woman, father held on suspicion of burning baby's body in park
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smartacus
I'm surprised that this isn't bigger news. Maybe no one is surprised anymore.
Posted in: The science ministry should have told the nuclear disaster task force to pass on the data to the people. But we didn't think of that.
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smartacus
Sad news. I always used Kodak film in the 1970s and 1980s. In fact, back then, if someone had told me that one day, there would be cameras that don't use film, I would never have believed it.
Posted in: U.S. camera pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy
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smartacus
Surely, Japan needs to inject its cash reserves into the Japanese economy first and foremost.
Posted in: Japan ready to help IMF stabilize Europe
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smartacus
It's only a matter of time before someone is killed. I am completely against whaling but I also believe that the activists are 100% to blame if anyone gets hurt.
Posted in: 3 anti-whalers injured after Japanese crew throw hooks, bamboo poles at them
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smartacus
Wouldn't it be fascinating to find a piece of that rock? To hold in your hands a rock from another planet.
Posted in: Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
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Brainiac
I think Japan's subways are the best in the world for the usual reasons -- efficiency, cleanliness and so on.
But as for negative points, I'd like to see the following improved or changed:
Have subways run 24 hours a day.
Have some express services in the big cities to ease congestion.
Do away with the separate fares for the various lines. Have one fare for all subway operators and for all distances.
More seats on the platforms.
Posted in: What do you think are the good and bad points about the subway systems in Japan's cities?
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smartacus
That's what I was thinking, too. Not exactly ideal for a rapid response.
Posted in: Snowed in
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smartacus
I think many of you are being too hard on Hamasaki. I can understand how the March 11 disaster would make her want to stay in Japan. That is a very natural feeling. I wonder if the husband had any interest in moving to Japan with her.
Posted in: Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband of 1 year
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smartacus
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Posted in: Body of naked man with genitals sliced off found in apartment
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smartacus
Good human interest story. More like this please.
Posted in: March 11 disaster builds international friendships
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Brainiac
It's difficult when you have young children, trying to make sure they don't hear such language. The problem lies with TV and movie producers putting in curse words in the first place. They are not needed to tell a good story.
Recently, I watched "Reservoir Dogs," which I really like. But the constant stream of F words started to really grate on my nerves to the point of distraction.
It's why I always enjoy watching my favorite TV shows from the 1970s and 1960s and all the great movies from the Golden Age of the 1940s and '50s. Would Bogart's movies have sounded better if he had used the F word? No.
Posted in: How do you feel about the use of swear words in TV programs?
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smartacus
Nothing new or original at all. It's no wonder the box office is down in most countries.
Posted in: 'Dark Knight,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Hobbit' lead 2012 films
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smartacus
Good work by the police.
I hope all the JT readers who regularly insult the police by calling them Keystones, etc, have enough class to at least compliment them this time.
Posted in: Police capture Chinese inmate who escaped from Hiroshima prison
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smartacus
Geithner is probably landing in Washington about now. I wonder what he will think when he hears this news.
Posted in: Noda says no decision yet on reducing Iran oil imports
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Brainiac
Well, that didn't take long. I suspect that after Azumi caved in to Geithner yesterday, Keidanren and a few other powerful business groups explained the facts of life to him about what would happen to the economy if Japan's oil supply were put in jeopardy.
Posted in: Noda says no decision yet on reducing Iran oil imports
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smartacus
tmarie
He is extremely dangerous. This morning's news said that he is believed to have already broken into a home and stolen clothing. I don't doubt that he will kill without hesitation to avoid being caught. His nationality has nothing to do with it.
Posted in: Jailbreak has Hiroshima on edge