JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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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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supercub
He left many articles of clothing, ate ice cream, and stuck around for hours after the crime, yet he thought to shift the timeline a few hours? That doesn't make much sense. It seems more likely that he is a psychopath and enjoyed lurking in the aftermath of his violence and perhaps got a rush from taunting the police who would investigate. It seems like this guy knew he wouldn't get caught. I am guessing that he left Japan soon after this crime.
I am also guessing that the police have mostly ruled out people known to the victims and are working under the assumption that this was a random act. That's why their investigation is so centered on the forensic evidence.
All of this points to a deeply disturbed psychopath who is likely to act violently again. If I were the police, I would be going through Interpol and working with Korean and Southern European authorities to review case files from the last 10 years that involved violent acts committed by someone who fits this general description.
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supercub
Family Game is a very good movie. RIP.
Posted in: Award-winning director Morita dies at 61
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supercub
It's entirely possible that he has an infection associated with radiation exposure, but that doesn't mean that he has a life-threatening sickness. I'm no doctor, but it seems unlikely that he has developed cancer in such a short period. He doesn't have acute radiation sickness. Obviously this guy (and many workers there) are at risk for radiation-related illness, and there is a whole range of illness associated with radiation exposure. It's not just acute radiation sickness and cancer.
Posted in: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant director sick, says TEPCO
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supercub
If APEC or ASEAN actually produce a tangible result, the agreement has been in the works for months prior to the meetings. These conferences are an opportunity for top leadership to make symbolic gestures and for lower ranking leaders in both the private and public sectors to hobnob and make valuable contacts. I'm sure these conferences contribute to plenty of results in the long-run.
Posted in: Do you think ASEAN, APEC and other summits achieve tangible results?
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supercub
Not only is this hotspot not Fukushima related, but it also presented little to no safety risk. People don't spend a year or more with their faces pressed against one spot on the ground. These citizen geigermeisters need to chill with the vigilante science. It is borderline fear-mongering.
Posted in: Radiation likely came from radium in bottles beneath floor of empty house
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supercub
I have a special place in my heart for the 2002 Blues. Nakata, Ono, Inamoto, Nakazawa.
Posted in: Japan routs Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup qualifier
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supercub
Agreed, nice article. Why would anyone want to spend time in such an environment? I'll take slightly inferior cocktails served by friendly people in a joyful place, thank you very much. 1500 yen for the drink, obnoxious service on the house.
Posted in: The definitive Japanese bar code of conduct
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supercub
Japan is an extremely safe country in terms of violent crime. It has a very low murder rate, and the majority of murders are domestic violence situations. Unfortunately, random killings by mentally unstable people happen everywhere, and Japan, a country of over 100 million people, will have them too.
Posted in: Osaka transportation bureau employee stabbed to death
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supercub
65 just isn't that old. Unless she has premature dementia or something, her age is not a serious factor in this crime. Every 65 year old I know (and I know a number of 65 year olds) has perfectly adequate mental facilities to sniff out a blatant scam. Perhaps this woman is sick or idiotic, but it's kind of insulting to 65 year olds to blame her supposed advanced age.
Posted in: Elderly woman transfers Y29 million to man posing as son in trouble
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supercub
Based on the few facts in this article, I'm just hoping he survives.
Posted in: Former Japan defender Naoki Matsuda collapses during training
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supercub
I'm no expert, but Frungy's analysis seems right to me. These are mentally ill people with known pathologies. The 'hikkomori' thing seems like a combination of mental illness and a particular ohtaku culture that attracts dysfunctional young males.
The change in the job market must be a red herring. I think more generally, Japanese society can feel oppressive and constraining, especially for people who can't really deal with everyday life, so they stay inside. Mental illness may manifest differently depending on culture and such, but people with emotional issues are a universal phenomenon.
Posted in: 'Hikikomori' disorder could complicate Japan quake recovery
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supercub
I have only had positive experiences with Tokyo cabbies. The cabbies I've encountered have been polite, friendly, competent, and helpful. My only gripe are the high fares, but that's just the reality of the biz.
Most cabbies these days are second-careerers, often after having lost their supposed life-time employment position. Cab driving is one of the few employment possibilities for a lot of middle-aged men who get downsized. It's a very difficult job and it's hard to make a decent living at it. So maybe the author should show a little compassion.
Posted in: Why are Tokyo cabbies so clueless?
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supercub
I think the government should arrest and prosecute the whole family and bulldoze their house. Surely the prosecution should extend at least two generations back. The grandparents raised the monsters who raised the monster. The child's siblings should be detained preemptively, because they are likely to exhibit similar anti-social behavior. Does the child have friends? They need to be thoroughly investigated for potential rock throwing tendencies.
Posted in: Should parents be prosecuted if their kids are caught throwing rocks at trains, cars or other other vehicles?
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supercub
I kind of like those things called civil liberties. You know, the kind of rights that generally protect people from being tried and convicted for crimes they didn't commit. I'm happy to see bad parents charged with negligence or child abuse, but that would involve the parents, ya know, actually committing a crime.
Posted in: Should parents be prosecuted if their kids are caught throwing rocks at trains, cars or other other vehicles?
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supercub
No one has mentioned the stigma of mental health issues. Seems like a big part of the problem. There may be adequate mental health facilities, but if people are too embarrassed/ashamed to use them, then there will be sick people who resort to suicide.
Posted in: Suicide in Japan
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supercub
Nothing is free. Someone has to pay for it.
Posted in: Suicide in Japan
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supercub
Agree with all who are criticizing this question. It's poorly conceived. Wikileaks may have struck a small blow against state secrecy, but it is a pittance compared to the huge amount of classified information held by the U.S. government. Supposedly democratic governments increasingly choose secrecy as their standard operating procedure. Secrecy, in a democracy, ought to be used very selectively and only when absolutely necessary.
Wikileaks is hardly a meaningful threat against expectations of privacy. The U.S. government has created a massive security apparatus over the past decade that systematically collects information on American citizens and non-citizens using a variety of methods and channels. That is the real threat to privacy.
Posted in: In view of what has been happening with WikiLeaks and various file-sharing software, is privacy a lost cause?
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supercub
Good way to sell a couple million Arsenal shirts in Japan.
Posted in: Arsenal signs 18-year-old striker Miyaichi
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supercub
This article had a strangely jovial tone, especially considering the article references several deaths in detail. Most people find it difficult to chuckle at the death of 31-year-old from overwork.
Posted in: Death and the expat
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supercub
Yes, ecstasy can kill you.
Posted in: Italian police arrest Japanese pair in fatal teen drug overdose