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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taiko666
I like to think of myself as a liberal, but not to the extent that I'm oblivious to the facts. And the facts are that sections of the Koran, and the Sharia law that it's based on, do amount to the oppression of women. And in countries where Sharia law is supreme, the penalty for adultery or homosexuality is often death. It seems that liberals who fail to address these realities care more about their own PC credentials than the suffering of those who are oppressed.
Posted in: Al-Qaida's stance on women sparks extremist debate
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taiko666
Yeah, PC-tastic dude! Churchill really out-evils that other guy, now what's him name? Er, oh yeah, Hitler.
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taiko666
Have to agree with NuckinFutz here. Of course safety measures are welcome, but there must be a way to implement them in a way that's more in keeping with the unique love of nature that the Japanese say they have.
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taiko666
Isn't a little strange that in Japan, smoking is often banned in the open air, but perfectly legal in small, enclosed restaurants and bars? In many places you can't step outside a bar to have a considerate smoke in the street because that would be illegal!
Nevertheless, I hope this resourceful kid continues his campaign and that Japan eventually catches up with with other developed countries in stopping people slowly killing the people around them in order to get a nicotine fix.
Posted in: WHO honors Shizuoka boy ostracized over anti-smoking campaign
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taiko666
nigelboy: If I introduced you to my friends "I'd say here's my friend NigelBoy" or even "here's my American friend nigelboy" but never "here's my foreign friend nigelboy." That would imply that: * You're 'not one of us' * Being 'not one of us' is important (probably the most important thing about you) * I'm not interested at all in where you come from; being 'not one of us' is sufficient.
That's exactly how I think the word 'gaijin' is used most of the time.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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taiko666
Nigelboy: I think using the word 'foreigner' when it's not absolutely required is definitely rude at the very least.
Posted in: Do you consider the word "gaijin" racist?
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taiko666
I've been reading JT for 3 years, but this is the first time I've been completely gobsmacked. Planting drugs on a passenger? Not caring that if things went wrong the unsuspecting passenger could've been arrested inside or outside the airport, or even executed if he happened to be flying to Singapore/China anytime soon and didn't check his baggage pockets? And even if things had go to plan, what about the shock, indignation and confusion the passenger would've have felt if the weed had been detected by the mutt? And what a surprise that a foreigner was picked 'at random'. Obviously they wouldn't dream of treating a Japanese in this completely reckless and disgusting manner. A great 'Yokoso Japan' moment... not only will we fingerprint you, we will completely abuse your trust in us by planting drugs on you for our own benefit. After all, you're just a gaijin, so it doesn't matter if you're offended or humiliated.
Posted in: Unsuspecting passenger returns cannabis after sniffer dog test botched at Narita
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taiko666
ren doi: "mum" and his weight in "stone"... why is a Japan news source publishing a story in antiquated dialect?
English that's not 'American' English is antiquated? These terms are in use by around 100 million people across the globe.
Posted in: Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence
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taiko666
I agree with Nessie (and Madammiz...) meeting people in a sort of 'non-dating' environment (rather than chatting people up in bars)always worked much better for me back home, and maybe it could work for foreign women in Japan.
I said 'back home'. In Japan things are different... which brings me to the point I was initially going to make. Based on my own and my friends' experiences, Japanese women tend to be much more approachable than foreign women (Sarge's post hit the mark...) Making that initial connection is therefore much easier, so it's no surprise that in Japan many men take the path of least resistance.
Posted in: Foreign women in Japan sometimes remark how hard it is to get a date with foreign men. What are your views on this?
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taiko666
This how they want you to behave. Don't question or think about anything, just be good, subservient gaijin. Then, whether or not they're breaking any laws becomes a moot point.
Posted in: Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku
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taiko666
papasmurfinjapan:
Legally the police have no right to ask for your ID unless they suspect you of a crime.
You asked for another country that doesn't permit random id checks? Well, the UK springs to mind rather readily. In fact, could you mention one 'advanced' country (other than Japan) where random ID checks are tolerated?
Posted in: Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku
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taiko666
Guilty or not, after a few days Japanese police 'questioning' I'm sure anyone would want to try their luck from the 4th floor...
Posted in: Man jumps to death from 4th floor of police station in Ibaraki
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taiko666
Luckily there's no sport named 'soccer' so dropping it or not is a moot point. However, should there ever be a move to drop Association Football I'd be concerned :-) As for London dropping rounders (sorry, baseball!) that was the IOC's decision. The London committee was planning to build a temporary stadium in Hyde Park for that event. I'm all in favour of adding futsal. It's not widespread in the UK and it would've raised its profile significantly. The UK has "5-a-side" which (surprise surprise) is much faster, more physical but less skilful than futsal. Mind you, the UK wouldn't be able to compete since futsal is an official FIFA sport, which means England, Scotland, Wales and NI can only compete individually.
Posted in: Which sports would you like to see dropped or added to the summer Olympics in future?
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taiko666
Baseball has already been dropped from the London Olympics.
Posted in: Which sports would you like to see dropped or added to the summer Olympics in future?
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taiko666
I've been busking regularly ('street live' as they call it here) for 4 years with my Japanese friends, in Shibuya, Shinjuku, Kichijoji etc. It's tremendous fun, and provides good publicity for the artists- which is why they do it (money is not usually offered.) However, it's not legal... my friends and I have been moved on by the police many times, and even booked a couple of times. On those occasions, my Japanese friends have had to cough up 30,000 yen each, but the police have always completely ignored me!
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taiko666
Dubyakiller: your assertion that one's right to make critical observations of other countries is determined by one's own nationality is ludicrous. What's more, it's seems that you're one of those people to whom appearing to be politically correct is far more important than protesting against real injustices being perpetrated now against real people.
Posted in: The 2008 Nazi Olympics
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taiko666
Japanese train manners from hell:
1) Pushing, barging and generally walking through people, especially in that insane, infantile panic to get off the train (just relax and take it easy folks...)
2) Incessantly sniffing, snorting and making assorted farmyard noises.
3) Very rarely giving up seats to people who need them
For me, 'gaijin' related gripes (not sitting next to, staring at etc) pale into insignificance compared to the Big Three above.
Actually, some Americans seem to provide a contender for the Big Three. It seems that if there are two Americans having a 'private' conversation at the other end of the carriage, I can hear every single word they're saying (or more accurately, bellowing :-) to each other. I seen many a Japanese eye roll in this situation!
Posted in: What behavior by train passengers bugs you the most?
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taiko666
Realist: those announcers you're complaining about are usually Japanese. And what's more, they're actually being courteous to non-Japanese speaking tourists who would otherwise find placesnames difficult to understand. Just as in London one may hear a Japanese announcer directing Japanese tourists to 'wimuburudon' or 'he-su-ro-'. I doubt if many Japanese would ridicule that pronunciation.
Posted in: What behavior by train passengers bugs you the most?