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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Does anyone actually believe that the gov't would lower taxes after the 5 or 10 year period?
Posted in: Commission prepares two options for hiking taxes
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I suspect this picture doesn't do her justice.
Posted in: Reaching for the universe
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Third-party online ordering and delivery is available from theflyingpig.com, though you do pay a 20%(i think) premium. I've used them a few times in the past before I finally got my Costco membership. Sometimes good if you don't want to deal with mass crowds on the weekends or if you don't live near a Costco. Can't wait till August for the Zama store to open!
Posted in: Costco reshapes wholesale industry
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The price is right, but the technology is...old. Ipad? Iphone? other multimedia devices? Still, I suppose there are still a lot of people out there with DVD's lying around.
Posted in: Portable DVD player
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I think Groupon is going to come out of this here in Japan just fine. As cstaylor says, refer to Schindler. In both cases, Groupon and Schindler were technically not the ones at fault. BUT, unlike Schindler, Groupon apologized, refunded, and gave out vouchers to settle their public image. Should be fine. BTW, I had a friend who recently applied for positions at BOTH Groupon and Rakuten for work. Funnily enough, the online application for both was eerily identical. Does anyone know if Rakuten is affiliated with Groupon in any way?
Posted in: Groupon CEO apologizes to Japan customers for 'osechi' mess-up
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Good one!
Posted in: Tottori fireman held for killing grandmother with 'kotatsu' top
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tokyokawasaki - those are used in dance, typically in contemporary styles, where being barefoot requires freedom of movement. The problem with barefeet is that while they allow greater freedom of movement and tactile touch with the ground, it's very difficult to turn. The skin on the feet "grip" the floor surface and prevent 360 degree+ turns. So, these shoes allow a combination of bare feet and some slippery-ness (I know, made-up word; apologies)
Posted in: Losing her head
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How Much!?
Posted in: Docomo to begin selling Samsung GALAXY Tab on Nov 26
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I don't know what the bigger surprise of this is; that this is even a story, or that the cops actually stopped someone for going through a red light!
Posted in: Man in possession of marijuana locks himself in car in Ginza
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Seriously? This is the best they can come up with? I agree with some of the previous posts on how this one came about...
Posted in: Tokyo Sky Tree mascot Sorakara-chan introduced
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Ahh~, folks, it's just clean, healthy fun! No grabbing, just ogling. Wait, we do that at the beach too. Most people will be going to Hooter's for the breasts(chicken)and legs(crab)... Wish I was the hiring manager!
Posted in: Hooters to open first Japan restaurant in Tokyo on Oct 25
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Forgetting the costs for a moment, I've had the pleasure of visiting Pasona's O2 facility. It was amazing - Off the top of my head, the rice room had specific conditions regarding wind and light wavelength. In another room, they had a giant tomato plant, with a main stalk as thick as your wrist, that was essentially a giant vine, trained to grow much like at a winery. There must have been a hundred tomatoes ripening on that vine. They even had a cafe-like arrangement with a kitchen serving food to guests and employees using the very vegetables and herbs grown in O2. I hope the new version is as nice as the old one!
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The hell with chemical castration - a dull, rusty knife would be better suited.
Posted in: 19-year-old arrested for rape after threatening victim on cell phone
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The winner will be the clinic - they got to take Ichihashi's money for services rendered, they turned in a picture of the "new" Ichihashi, AND they get part, if not all, of the reward money.
Posted in: Dividing up Ichihashi reward money worthy of its own investigation
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Unless the suspect admits to a DUI, he can say that he was in a panic, fled the scene, went home, and had a drink.... Which is probably the story this yahoo will probably end up using.
Posted in: 3 killed in hit-and-run on Hokkaido highway
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I agree, unfortunately, that the deceased did not have a common understanding of money like the rest of us. (aGAGHG - Just give me 1%) Maybe it wasn't limited to just avoiding taxes, but also having so much bread that it literally had no value to them. Hence, blabbing and bragging. You can be sure the cops will be investigating acquaintances to the couple.
Posted in: Murdered Tokyo couple had cash stashed all over the house
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They kept their money at home not so much because of a lack of trust in the bank, but because of a lack of trust in the Japanese government and their high death tax. (inheritance tax) I think it's something like 60%?
Posted in: Murdered Tokyo couple had cash stashed all over the house
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There is such a thing as freedom of expression, but shouldn't it be tempered with some common sense? Making a threat can be relatively insignificant (I'm gonna kick your a**), or it can be much more serious, as this case was. This is clearly the equivalent of assault as people truly felt threatened. Anyone can yell "fire!" in a crowded theatre, but I seriously doubt that society would regard it as a "joke."
Posted in: 17-yr-old girl held for threatening massacre in Internet message