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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societymike
^^gogogo, hahaha was thinking the same thing
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societymike
I love me some Mt. Rainier coffee. Part of my morning ritual.
Posted in: Cafe Latte Almond Mocha
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societymike
The 70's era Russian technology in a modern space craft is also pretty entertaining. lol
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societymike
whaaaat? her hair looks great... what are you talking about??
Also, that fur jacket is freakin' awesome. I would be sporting it all the time if I was a women.
Posted in: Fur of the Year
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societymike
No it can't, and Japanese Government doesn't think so either, which is why they pay for and continue to ask the US for help.
Posted in: Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa?
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societymike
Foxie, they DO use the people on the bases in japan to fight in Afghanistan. Secondly, Germany situation is entirely different. The JAPANESE Government WANTS the US Military to remain in Japan. They pay for certain things to make that happen. The US also enjoys having a jump off point for the Pacific and the bases maintain stability in the region, especially in shipping and deterring North Korea. You can learn this very basic knowledge in 5min of Google.
Posted in: Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa?
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societymike
^^agreed. Politically, Japan must continue with the agreement made which technically, they haven't stopped moving forward on, they just mentioned doing so.
With that said, I do beleive Japan needs to take another look at what their needs are for security and how they could be met realistically, then JAPAN has to bring their requested number of US personnel in JP down and do away with the need for a helicopter support function in Okinawa by the US. Only then can they justify the complete removal of the USMC helicopter force in Okinawa.
Either way, once things are under way, the long term plan is pretty clear on "cleaning up" the base issue in Okinawa. Once Futenma can finally close, and once the new Hospital is completed on Camp Foster, they can then close Camp Lester, Camp Kinser, and so forth. That is already in the current plan and awaiting to be impleminted. I would also like to see the closure of Camp Courtney by moving the HQ for III MEF onto Camp Foster. This would leave the only working large US bases in Okinawa as Kadena, Foster, Schwabb, Ie shima, and Torii. In a perfect world, I would like to see the complete Marine function on Okinawa go away. There really is no need in this day and age when the Air Force can get them to the battle in such a short time. Leave only the Air Force and the Army (to maintain the Patriot defense system), even then, once Japan gets their Patriot system up and running, the US Army can leave as well.
Posted in: Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa?
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societymike
oh my... excellent Pic of the day and great size!!! Thanks JT!!
Posted in: Swimsuit campaign girl
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societymike
Such a useless silly website. Just as pointless as MySpace and Facebook. I've never seen so much viral advertising by EVERYONE for a website in my life however. I wonder how much they spent on getting all the news media and talk shows to mention the "Twitter" word over the last year.
Posted in: Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list
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societymike
^^yep, released after they paid a ton of money for it.
Posted in: Yemen tribesmen kidnap Japanese engineer, local driver
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societymike
What they didn't mention here is the fact that during his speech at the Town Hall at University of Shanghai yesterday, most of the previously blocked internet sites were unblocked, including the White House homepage which streamed the entire speech live to the world, including China where everyone could hear him mention the comment about free internet.
Luckily, the younger generation in China knows how easy it is to get around the "blocked" internet sites by using anonymous proxy servers. I have friends in China and have been there myself to see how easy it is to get around it and see anything on the internet.
Posted in: Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Internet
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societymike
Ya, I haven't been there in 10yrs and the short time I was there I was inebriated most of the time. Need to get back.
Posted in: Autumn glow
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societymike
Beautiful. I do love the colors of changing leaves. I also enjoy the architecture of the fuedal era Japan, so much more inspiring.
Posted in: Autumn glow
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societymike
This article is complete BS. I've been watching US news all day since Obamas visit and nobody has even mentioned the "bow" which ALL US Presidents or other world leaders do as simple courtesy and protocol. There has been nothing on any news channels about the bow.
Posted in: Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington
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societymike
Nice picture! For all the haters who replied, this couple has been married about a year already. This is just their ceremony and it looks amazing at that!
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societymike
Are you guys this dense really?? THERE IS NO THANKSGIVING IN JAPAN!! Why would they "wait for thanksgiving". Think before you post. Also, you obviously haven't been to the US recently where everything is plastered with Christmas everywhere already.
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societymike
It's not like it will hurt. If it works, then great. If it does nothing, then at least the area is better lit and you can't ignore the fact that LED's use a fration of electricity and last 4 times as long as flourescent. The side effect is electricity savings, whether it helps deter suicide or not.
The thing about blue is true though. It does have a soothing effect, western scientists have shown that decades ago.
The thing with fences won't do much either since they can just jump over them. In the end, if they want to kill themselves, they will find a way.
Posted in: More Tokyo train stations start using lights to stem suicides
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societymike
hahaha great picture!!! Made me smile, thanks!
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societymike
^^ the ears are a key feature! It's like handles.
Posted in: Tokyo Midtown light-up
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societymike
Do you guys think this is some sort of Government directed initiative? This is basically an advertisement for the movie, sponsored by the producers/etc.
Posted in: Tokyo Midtown light-up