JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- 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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the_sheriff
I come from Los Angeles so I've seen very few theaters here that compare to the audio and video capabilities.
But I can live with that. What I really miss here is freshly popped popcorn!!
Posted in: What differences have you noticed in the movie-going experience at cinemas in Japan compared to cinemas overseas?
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the_sheriff
There has been a resurgence of board games in the past 15 to 20 years, many with new and innovative designs. I personally don't like Game of Life and prefer a lot of these newer games. There's a huge database of them here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/
Posted in: Game of Life celebrates 50 years
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the_sheriff
That text came out a little funny so here's the link again.
http://rent.realestate.yahoo.co.jp/bin/rsearch?md=wd&lc=03&pf=14&p=%B9%F0%C3%CE%BB%F6%B9%E0
Posted in: Realtors have hard time renting stigmatized properties
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the_sheriff
Many of these properties in which there was a murder or suicide on the premises are labeled as having "告知事項". You can do an Internet search for such properties or ask your real estate agent if they're holding on to any of these.
Here's a link to Yahoo 不動産 for such properties. http://rent.realestate.yahoo.co.jp/bin/rsearch?md=wd&lc=03&pf=14&p=%B9%F0%C3%CE%BB%F6%B9%E0
Posted in: Realtors have hard time renting stigmatized properties
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the_sheriff
Just to continue my above post, there are plenty of cheap eats in town.
Udon/Soba
There are Sanuki udon chains as well as other noodle chains with meals under 500 yen. Examples include Hanamaru Udon, Komoro Soba, and Fuji Soba.
Bento lunch boxes
Bento Chains like Orijin Bento will sell you a bento and drink for about 500 yen. You can then hae lunch outside at a local park.
In addition, supermarkets also sell a lot of ready made lunch boxes and food items. You can also get a large can of Strong Chu-hi and have a good ol' itme.
Fast food chains
Many fast food chains, Japanese and Western, have sets that are close to the 500 yen mark. If you don't wanna come to Japan to eat McD's or KFC, there are always other options like Yoshinoya and Lotteria.
Italian food
The family restaurant chain Saizeriya has pasta and other food on the cheap.
And for those who have some understanding of Japanese, look for ワンコイン meals (meals around 500 yen). There are ワンコイン curry sets, Chinese food, tonkatsu, etc.
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the_sheriff
These CNN Go articles have an amateurishness to them that makes them a little tedious to read.
Also, this article can't seem to define boundaries well. First, what does he consider "budget"? While 390 yen ramen bowls are budget, 800+ yen teishoku from Ootoya aren't. Second, who's his target reader? He seems to target tourists but he's telling people to go to places that only residents would be able to navigate. (What tourists will go under office buildings?)
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the_sheriff
Their existence doesn't bother me. The existence of so many articles on JT devoted to them bothers me. If the powers that be at JT recognize that their readers are bothered by these articles, then why don't they make the editorial decision to cut down the number of these articles?
Posted in: Why does the existence of AKB48 bother so many readers of Japan Today (judging from the comments on the discussion board)?
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the_sheriff
Still a long way to go before my stocks break even. :(
Posted in: Nikkei stays above 10,000
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the_sheriff
I love the word "CanCam". It actually stands for, I kid you not, "I can campus". ha ha Japan is so entertaining!!
Posted in: A week with Marilyn
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the_sheriff
Girls chipping in to get the guys at the workplace something is pretty standard -- but this year, the girls in my department were super...frugal. Instead of getting each guy a small box with 4 chocolates or something equivalent, the girls chipped in to give each guy a single chocolate! Well, 3x okaeshi will be a breeze for them this year!
Posted in: What are you giving the ladies for White Day?
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the_sheriff
Yeah. That tends to happen when you go in with enough money just to pay for your own drinks. ;)
Posted in: Pole-dancing robots wow world's biggest high-tech fair
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the_sheriff
I'm afraid to ask. I hope not something like Almond Krunch Berry 48.
As much as I love Ben & Jerry's, I'd rather have Chipotle open up shop here.
Posted in: Ben & Jerry’s to return to Japan with Omotesando Hills store
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the_sheriff
The revelation scenes in "Sixth Sense" and "The Usual Suspects" stayed with me a long time.
Many scenes from "Pulp Fiction" but the one that stands out the most is the hypodermic needle to the heart scene.
Many scenes from "Hotaru no Haka".
Posted in: Name some scenes from movies that had such a powerful effect on you that you thought about them often for days after you saw the movie.
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the_sheriff
Dieting is so easy. A rough way to get results is this.
1 Calculate BMR.
2 Exercise daily for X calories.
3 Eat Y calories.
4 Make sure Y = BMR + X - 500
This will allow you to burn 500 calories a day, which comes out to a loss of almost 1 kg every two weeks -- a realistic goal that gives your body the ability to adjust to the weight. You never want to lose too much too quickly.
I lost 20 kg doing this. I don't know why obese people can't do the same.
Posted in: Total rethink needed on dieting: scientists
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the_sheriff
An disaster survival kit is a must have but that particular one looks like it was mostly thrown together at a 100 yen shop. I don't even see a flashlight or radio in there.
And how much is "enough" toiletry supplies anyway?
Posted in: Disaster survival kit
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the_sheriff
With the obesity rate what it is in the United States, it sounds like a good time to buy stock in Vivus.
Posted in: U.S. health experts give nod to new obesity drug
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the_sheriff
What a tragedy. And it seems like comments against old people driving are getting lots of thumbs down.
But let's face it -- Japan really needs to keep people off the road if they're no longer able to drive safely. I'd venture to say almost all people over 70 years old have no business being behind the wheel. Only a select few over 60 years old have the capacity to continue driving.
Click thumbs down if you agree!
Posted in: 3 killed, 4 injured in car accident involving 83-yr-old driver
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the_sheriff
A sad story that seems to be lacking in details.
The older couple might it difficult to find employment but what about pension money? The son is in his 30s and has an address so it doesn't sound unreasonable for him to find work (maybe somewhere that provides free meals?). If the parents were invalids and the son was taking care of them, aren't there facilities to do that for him?
So many questions.
Posted in: 3 people found dead apparently from starvation in Saitama apartment
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the_sheriff
That's a seriously long caption for a photo...
Posted in: Tokyo promises improved Olympic bid for 2020
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the_sheriff
Let's see some improvements and accountability here, especially before people get hurt. In the future, I don't wanna see any news stories of people being impaled by Sky Tree icicles and such!
Posted in: Company warehouses damaged by ice falling from Tokyo Sky Tree