JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
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- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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taj
I'm hoping that potential protesters decided it would be better to let people get home for their holidays and then snarl things up on the return days...
Posted in: Airport lines move smoothly in U.S. despite warnings
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taj
"Liberals around the world are high-fiving themselves over this issue since they want all governments to control every aspect of their lives."
Romeo, I don't think you know what "liberal" means.
Posted in: Liberal Dutch marijuana policy takes another hit
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taj
Did something happen in the late 90's or early 00's that contributed to this decline? The Atkins and South Beach diets? Surely they couldn't have had such an impact. Did the Japanese consumption suddenly increase? Not that I noticed. Were quotas increased in Europe willynilly to make up for lost cod fishing income? Possible? Warming oceans leading to stock migrations to cooler waters?
Or is this just a snapshot in time of an overall fluctuation in population?
Posted in: Fishing nations force EU retreat on bluefin tuna
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taj
Editor: I haven't read the full findings, but according to the article both ship captains to blame in whale protest collision according to the NZ gov't report, not the sinking. Watson and Bethune blame both admit that the sinking was done by Bethune, after the fact. They disagree on whose initiative he scuttled the vessel on.
Posted in: Both ship captains to blame in whale protest sinking: NZ gov't report
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taj
Limbo, you have something against msg?
When I was a kid, mom used campbells soups in meat dishes at least twice a week. They really did a great job of marketing through recipes.
Posted in: Soup of the day
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taj
Chains can do it, but not mom&pop or any place that uses fresh produce to determine the menu of hte day.
Those places, that do their own cooking, can simply answer questions about what's in the dishes and labelling of chemical components isn't necessary.
Posted in: Do you think restaurant menus should list the calorie content for each item?
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taj
"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise."
(Attributed to Socrates, by Plato)
Really, kids are as they ever were. Adults, too.
Posted in: Do you think children of past generations had better manners than kids today when it comes to gestures like saying "please," "thank you?"
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taj
I think it weird/wrong to refer to a druken home-owner's banging on about the nightly disturbance from a noisy bar next door as an "innocent cultural misunderstanding". Or a dj reacting badly out as the drunk tries to stop the music for himself.
Posted in: Death and the expat
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taj
Now I guess the next thing I need to look up is WHERE the showroom is. Too bad that wasn't included in the article.
I can't wait for then next two years to pass, so that I may be in a better position to buy one!!
Posted in: Tesla upbeat on Japan business, opens showroom
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taj
Wikipedia's info is dated, but from a slightly more recent source, as of 2007:
"less than 10 percent of electricity produced currently is oil-generated. The number of natural gas-fired power stations is increasing in Japan and roughly 30 percent of electricity is natural gas-fired. Coal remains an important fuel source and accounts for roughly 25 percent of electricity generation."
More than I would have imagined.
Posted in: Tesla upbeat on Japan business, opens showroom
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taj
(electricity made by coal) Bebert61 - interesting point. But how much of Japan's electricity is produced from coal?
Posted in: Tesla upbeat on Japan business, opens showroom
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taj
"Why be a long term immigrant when you have the opportunity to become a citizen?" I ask myself this on a regular basis. And I still don't have an answer. Part of it is that I grew up with the idea that dual nationality is common and I am eligle for EU citizenship, in addition to Canadian, and the idea of giving up both of those options for just one single nationality seems wasteful. Not that that is a satisfactory excuse, but I still haven't gone to the bother of naturalizing and getting myself the right to vote here, where I live, work, pay into the pension scheme, pay all my taxes,...
Posted in: U.S. states weigh letting non-citizens vote
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taj
Hee, hee, hee! That's one way to keep the paparazzo at bay. Tigers!!
Posted in: Brand, Perry wed at tiger reserve in India
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taj
Forced retirement anywhere sucks, goddog! Some of these people will be employed. Fewer youths to fill those dish-washing / table-setting jobs. It'll have to be seniors or migrants.
Posted in: Older people go back to school to learn new skills
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taj
Agreeing whole-heartedly with sensei-man.
"... threatening visits to old people by burly people wearing sunglasses were not so uncommon"
I was recently warned by a neighbor / slashed asked to help watch out for this very thing. An old building with just one little old lady tenant has been getting visits. The owner died and the offspring want to sell or redevelop. The neighborhood folk are rallying to protect the slightly batty old lady and keep the shady from harassing her. (I love my neighborhood!)
Posted in: Eminent Domain laws in Japan notoriously weak
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taj
Gas Panic? (the orignial one, anyway, had big guys (parti-time models) who'd now and then walk around with a big bucket, which they'd bang with a stick to demand tips.)
Posted in: What are some of the most unusual themed restaurants, bars or cafes you have been to in Japan?
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taj
Being condescending to the wait staff. Coming to a date at a Belgian beer bar by car. Any sign of a temper.
Would like to see a list of things that make a person decide: "Wait a minute! I do want to see this person again!"
Posted in: What makes Japanese women say, 'I never want to see that jerk again!'
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taj
Probably the same as it is everywhere. You need a tall communications tower. Adding a bit more will give you a record that will probably bring in a few more tourist dollars, so why not?
Makes perfect sense to me. (As it did for Toronto when the CN Tower, which held the record for so long, was designed and built.)
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taj
Great idea, Cleo! I think I will join you in that, and with a special toast to Gonzales and Ros!
Posted in: Last trapped miner pulled to surface in Chile
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taj
9 up, 26 to go.
Posted in: Last trapped miner pulled to surface in Chile