JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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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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stanoue
First - I just don't get the whole "Japan has the highest cost of living" argument. Sometimes I just wonder if all the ex-pats have lived in Japan so long they haven't moved with inflation in their own countries and just recall the old 'glory days' of cheap living? In the past 3 years, I've lived in Wellington, Sydney and Nagoya. The cost of rent from most expensive to cheapest? Wellington - Sydney - Nagoya. The cost of dining out from most expensive to cheapest? Wellington - Sydney - Nagoya (hands down cheapest). The cost of grocery shopping most expensive to cheapest? Sydney -Nagoya & Wellington pretty even. Cost of utilities most expensive to cheapest? Wellington-Nagoya-Sydney. Granted, we had a 2 bedroom house w/garden in Wellington as opposed to a 1 bedroom in Nagoya and a studio in Sydney.
The whole thing with kids - as pointed out earlier in the post, the 'poor and uneducated' are doing plenty of breeding. What that tells me, is the 'wealthy and educated' are not, only because they are too self-absorbed in their own time & possessions to possibly make some lifestyle sacrifices to bring a child into the world. Not having enough money to give sonny private schooling and ski trips ... children can grow up well-educated, decent citizens without that crap. Lack of money is one of the biggest excuses for not raising children.
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