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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sydenham
I agree with vajra on Sarge.
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sydenham
Usaexpat, but "is it safe?"
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sydenham
WMD what did you learn in all your years of schooling? You can type well enough, yes, but can you read? I suggest re-reading the passage above, and re-writing your post. HINT: nowhere did she use the words "too difficult."
I expect your assignment to be posted by midnight, tonight. If you need an extension, please apply through the proper channels.
Posted in: Mikitty embarrassed at exchanging vows in English with hubby in Hawaii
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sydenham
sat that 5 times fast.
Posted in: Phoenix adds Japanese guard to Summer League team
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sydenham
well, good luck with all that.
Posted in: Singles seek divine intervention in looking for a lifetime partner
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sydenham
Which country started that "tiny t-shirt" trend for pre-teens, with words like "sexy" and "porn-star" on them?
The sexualization of young girls is for from being a uniquely Japanese thing.
Posted in: Innocence lost: the dark side of Akihabara
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sydenham
sicko stuff.
still, no country is actually innocent in this. it is legal for teens to have sex most G-8 countries I know of, while an arbitrary line of an 18 yr old boy having sex with a 17 yr old girl is considered statutory rape. many developing countries permit even children to get married to fully grown adults. child beauty pageants in the U.S. are equally disgusting in there attempt to push adult values on children. the jean benet ramsey case brought all this to light.
there's lots wrong with this junior idol stuff and I am 100% against it. however, lets drop all the holier than thou stuff already. laws are only a reflection of a society's values. so while Japan acknowledges there's a grey area and are struggling to draw the line, other G-8 countries let teens do all the dirty stuff, just not with certain people. if they were all really serious, they would enact laws prohibiting teen sex altogether, and enforce it (don't ask me how).
anything else is just lip service.
Posted in: Innocence lost: the dark side of Akihabara
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sydenham
Nessie, you beat me to it.
Posted in: Two women attacked by man with umbrella in Shinjuku
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sydenham
Finally, we get to deal without the noise of an engine, making for dreams of quieter days, and some people have to ruin it? I'm sure whatever sound they decide on it's going to be annoying. Why can't those with good eyes use their eyes? And if the visually impaired can't hear them maybe they can be given special quiet car sensors. Somebody should invent one, or at least invent some kind of motion sensor for the blind, anyway. I mean besides the granny bicycles, how do they hear the quiet ones?
So I guess the myth of better hearing is just that, a myth. I mean, no car is truly "silent".
Posted in: Gov't may add noise-making device to quiet hybrid cars for safety
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sydenham
Cleo,
You hit the nail on the head. Most posters here have little knowledge of what average Japanese people actually do all day outside of studying English. You can hardly blame them, though, if their only exposure is their Eikaiwa students, Roppongi, and TV shows that they can't understand.
Posted in: Drop in household income puts strain on many marriages
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sydenham
I was going to ask why, but then I saw the picture...
Posted in: Mariko Shinoda to visit homes in nurse attire
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sydenham
Nice get.
Posted in: Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM
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sydenham
This is the behavior of an idiot. I know a guy like this, and his wife wants to leave him ASAP.
Posted in: Drop in household income puts strain on many marriages
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sydenham
“I am not a pirate,” he wrote.
lol
Posted in: Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
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sydenham
I'm sure there's a bad pun about "pork" somewhere out there.
Posted in: Maker of China's filtering software gets threats
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sydenham
noborito, very classy. right up there with the cheap looking MJ commemorative stand.
grow up.
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sydenham
Flatearther, yes, good point. I do it myself and plan to teach my kids. They're still tiny tots, though. Any suggestions on a good age to start?
Beelzebub, it's just a simplified self-defense system, useful anywhere.
Posted in: Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society
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sydenham
Japan's landlords are notorious, and I don't know much about office space, but from everything I hear, London's apartment rental fees should be more than those of Tokyo. It may have to do with the yen's recent strength against both the pound and the dollar since the end of last year.
As for livablility, I love Tokyo. I've stayed in New York and London and Paris, and definitely prefer Tokyo, but it's all subjective. Anyway, I'm not a true ex-pat, and so don't fall under the conditions set out in these kinds of surveys.
Number one in Asia? sure. Number 3 in the world? not so sure.
Just my 2 cents.
Posted in: Is Tokyo really top dog in global rankings?
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sydenham
The only violence I've ever experienced in Japan were from other foreigners.
One idiot Aussie sucker-punched me in a bar because he didn't like my glasses. Another time an English guy started pushing me, trying to pick a fight, saying that I was cheap to let my date pay for my ramen at a yatai. She only happened to be my wife, but hey! Also, the only violence I have personally witnessed in my 11 years here has been between foreigners, mostly in Roppongi.
I find all the jealousy about these statistics to be quite pathetic. Aren't you guys embarrassed to make yourselves look like a bunch of whiners? Seriously! The amount of whingeing going on here is hilarious. So Japan is safer than your home country, suck it up and enjoy it! Or is it really just too much to bear?
Maybe you want to fight about it? lol
Posted in: Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society
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sydenham
sf2k
so it's safe to say, whatever the reality is, you've got an agenda to push and by golly, you're gonna push it.
Posted in: Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society