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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soothsayer
Ah, surfing! One of the ultimate acts of selfishness.
Posted in: Zen and the art of surfboard maintenance
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soothsayer
Ignore that "from" in the previous post. But not the flamethrower. That has potential and should be standard issue against smokers outside of designated smoking zones.
Posted in: What is the most effective way to deal with stalkers?
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Flamethrower. Just make sure you tell the other people on the 5:13 Yamanote line from leaving Shinjuku to duck.
Posted in: What is the most effective way to deal with stalkers?
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Yes. I'd like to say why, but I'm apparently not allowed to do so. O
Moderator: You can say why.
Posted in: Would you like to see Tokyo get the 2016 Olympics? If your answer is no, then why not?
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What the pro-gun lobby in this little forum seems to forget is that guns make it so easy to take a life. One pull of one little trigger and its over for the person on the other end of the barrel.
Mark Macracken's comment, "Take away this man's gun and he could have easily loaded his children in a car and intentionally crashed it with the same tragic result." is in need of some rethinking.
Mark needs to work out the logistics of both senarios to realise just how much less likely it is that the kids will die if a gun is not to hand.
Banning, or at least strict regulation of guns will reduce the death toll.
Some say that statistics can mean whatever you want them to mean, but when there are enough statistics coming at you from different angles all showing you the same thing, then it's time to tell the NRA to do the physically impossible and put their heads up their barrels. And then put strict controls on firearms.
Posted in: Man shoots 5 children dead, then himself near Seattle
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I'm against it. And anyone who is for it is saying that the most precious thing that we have is ours alone. It isn't. It belongs to all of us, no matter what religion or philosphy we follow. To take our life ourselves before our time,is either the ultimate act of selfishness or madness: Suicide; To choose to end a life we consider already beyond saving is murder. the only time it is good to choose to give away our lives is when it allows another to live. This is the ultimate act of love.
At any rate, Dylan Thomas stated the normal reaction to death better than we ever could:
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
Who could read that and still consider extinguishing themselves?
Posted in: What's your stance on euthanasia?
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Mindovermatter,
What a hero you aren't. Heroes have compassion.
Statistician,
It has nothing to do with a vendetta, but everything to do with protecting the public against an enemy who will inevitably kill again if released.
May the guy not come to your home if he is.
Posted in: Motorcyclist campaigns to keep his family’s killer behind bars
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soothsayer
Whoops. My editor was asleep there!
Posted in: What are your views on parents hitting their children as a means of discipline?
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soothsayer
Corporal punishment is a viable, time-tested form of discipline. It must, of course, be administered with fair warning, full reasoning, and loving support thereafter. It provides children with a "breathing space": The memory of physical pain is often enough to deter children from wayward behaviour, and gives them the opportunity to discover the benefits of good behaviour.
It should always be a last resort as well. Even then, care should be taken to ensure that no permanent physical damage is done to the child.
It's a nice theory, but it works. The only negative memories I have of my parents smacking me is when I felt it was unjustified.
Witholding Toys, early bedtime, timeout etc. also cause a child pain. In this sense the are just as much abuse as a smack on the bottom. In fact, there is just as much potential for misuse of those options, as any social worker who has found a kid locked up in a cupboard all day will attest.
Teaching children positive behaviour requires consequences, and all of these consequences are going to hurt the child. Warning, reasoning and support after the event, however, will eventually turn those consequences into a valuable experience, no matter if they are physical or psychological.
Posted in: What are your views on parents hitting their children as a means of discipline?
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LFRagain,
At the risk of causing your head to explode, hear, hear!
Posted in: Handcuffed man escapes police after molesting woman in Aichi
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soothsayer
Japan has Okinawa, Ogasawara, Honolulu, Guam, Saipan, Cairns, etc. hehe
Posted in: Do you think it is a good idea for the emperor to visit Pearl Harbor?
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soothsayer
yep.
Posted in: The government is encouraging unemployed people to become health care workers because there is a chronic shortage in the nursing care business. Do you think that is a good idea?
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soothsayer
Btw, people who succumb to peer pressure, like smoking and drinking, are not all that sexy to women.
Not unless they're necrophilacs.
Posted in: 19-year-old college student dies after drinking party in Aichi
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soothsayer
It means that the writer didn't understand the mistake and didn't bother to have it checked by a thoughtful native speaker.
Carlsberg uses Japanese advertisers with schoolboy English? Fascinating.
Posted in: Alcohol-free Kirin beer
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soothsayer
To those complaining about Jetstar, let me just say this: It would have cost me over A$8000 to get to Japan from Oz with my family via either Qantas or JAL. Jetstar offered to get us there for a little over A$3000. Sure, they stuffed up with our bassinet too, but that five grand has come in handy.
Posted in: Jetstar raises profile
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likitis,
In other words, they are the kind of people who would offer newborn babies to Satan. That's a potential facet of life. Your impression is just that: An impression, but hardly impressive. Brits must just love your impression of them right now.
Of course, you're right in suggesting the British are famed for thinking outside the box, but inadvertently praising a kid who couldn't isn't going to win you any gongs, mate.
Posted in: Baby-faced dad, 13, raises 'broken Britain' fears
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To the "misguided" people who think that this game is acceptable, or no worse than games that call for simulated killing, or protected by basic human rights, consider this: How many games on the market can you name where the killing or harming of innocent and defenceless humans is the primary objective? How about a game where players got to rape and murder Jews in a concentration camp? Would that be okay?
Posted in: Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game
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Aso is simply like many Catholics around the world in that he knows almost nothing about his own religion. Add to that the indoctrinated arrogance so prevalent in Japan and you'll find a court jester on the throne rather than a king.
Posted in: Aso says world religions can learn from Japan
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Shiuu,
You would do well to remember Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" and hope that your words don't come back to haunt you.
Posted in: Park tent village moved to gov't building to accommodate overflow
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soothsayer
Stop using comdoms, Stop sexual education then see whet happens
Whet do you mean, Demmis?
Posted in: Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so