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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My kids and I visited the family in the US last fall and we all got our flu shots (covers H1N1, H2N3 and a couple other strains) for US$20.00 each at the local pharmacy (CVS) even though we didn't have any US medical insurance. Sure wish they could have an accessible and affordable system like that here.
Posted in: Number of flu patients surpasses 1.11 million as epidemic spreads
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Was there (Ariake Stadium) yesterday and those are the ball boys and ball girls....they only do this between the matches and apparently they pick up all the ball lint and any bits of dirt or sand particles - sorta like those swifter brooms...Personally never seen it done before and also question why each "rag/towel" is so darn small.
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Several years ago there was quite a bit of news coverage re the mistreatment and slaughtering of these bears in these so-called "parks". The Japanese press of course didn't cover it much until a foreign news report caught wind of it and got it a bit of attention. News re these bear parks has generally fallen off the radar since then. Could only find this old Animal Planet report but odds are with the way the economy is now that conditions couldn't be that much better. http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/20031208/bears.html
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my close friend is from Minamisoma and the town of approx 75,000 falls between the 20 to 30 km "voluntary" evacuation zone and there are over 25,000 or so ppl still there with a number returning recently. Weird that these dogs are all the same breed though....
Posted in: Dog days
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That is nothing like the real Tokyo rush hour. Those photos are a walk in the park compared to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0A9-oUoMug
Posted in: Rush hour
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The rent levels noted in this article are exaggerated. 1 bdrms are currently renting for under JPY400,000/month in the main towers - not cheap, but nowhere near JPY1m/month. Also can't believe Lehmans not noted in this article - largest US bankruptcy in history and was the second largest tenant in RoppHills after GS.
Posted in: The rise and fall of the Roppongi Hills 'tribe'
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Jpn press is somewhat covering it. Mainichi:http://mainichi.jp/select/world/europe/news/20100308k0000e040065000c.html Yomiuri:http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100308-OYT1T00643.htm Asahi:http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0308/TKY201003080166.html
Posted in: 'The Cove' wins Oscar for Best Documentary
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Pretty sad and not so surprising with J-Cops....but you do have this foundation which is trying hard with little support: Ark Bark Animal Refuge Kansai and Kanto- http://www.arkbark.net/e/index.htm
Posted in: Police officer reprimanded for destroying documents on wandering cat in Hyogo
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I learnt fairly recently that practically all taxis operated by major taxi companies here in Tokyo run on LPG gas (natural gas). They are also not affected that much by the fluctuation in oil prices. Kojin taxis (white ones) are usually running on regular fuel but in return the cars are usually alot nicer. Saying that, the cabbies here in general keep their cabs relatively clean which is a good thing.
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apart from stirring up controversy with the fur coat - why would they have her wear one in the middle of summer??? looking forward to swimsuits in the winter.
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Appears to simply be the Infiniti EX which has been available overseas for a couple yrs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniti_EX
Posted in: Nissan unveils new Skyline Crossover with enhanced parking technology