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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therealmusashi
Tattoos are stupid.
Engrish is stupid.
Kanji isn't even Japanese. Learn your own damn language. That is all.
Posted in: Kanji catching on all over, but frequently misunderstood
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therealmusashi
Excellent piece, Mr. Heiler! You get it. Let's hope the rest of the US does too.
Posted in: Immigration fight in U.S. will fire up wrong base
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therealmusashi
Cheers to you, Takahashi-san, for perceiving what many refuse to even contemplate. This is one of the most astute pieces I have seen on JT.
Posted in: The Japanese media and its Orwellian nature
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therealmusashi
I am really sorry to hear about Tony's position, and wish him only the best.
I am also really sorry to hear fools on this site claiming that he should expect this kind of treatment simply because this is Japan. If you believe in basic human rights, then you believe in them no matter where you are. Get a clue.
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therealmusashi
For the same reason they frequently do not achieve fame or success anywhere outside of Japan. JT's commenters aren't being unfair.
Posted in: Why do Japanese celebrities featured in photos or stories on Japan Today frequently come in for a lot of derision from some readers?
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therealmusashi
If these clowns would stop aping hip-hop, build up some muscle, and quit dyeing their hair orange, they might start to approach a "rough side."
Posted in: Aoi Nakamura shows off his rough side
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therealmusashi
The amazing thing is that the New Kids On The Block, and the other talentless, poseur boybands have all been called out and roundly ridiculed for appealing mainly to 12 year old girls...yet somehow that construct always comes back stronger than ever. Somehow it never gets old...?
Posted in: SMAP singer Masahiro Nakai to be TBS' main commentator for Winter Olympics
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therealmusashi
It's a reality-style show, with "Kitano as himself in the role of Beat Takeshi"...?
Posted in: Beat Takeshi announces newest action flick
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therealmusashi
Honestly, this food gets pretty boring after a couple of months. If you're from a country where access to a wide variety of authentic ethnic food is available (like any major metro US), you'll start to crave spicy, or salty, or crunchy, or texmex or Vietnamese...the list goes on.
Posted in: How well founded is Japan's gastronomic pride?
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therealmusashi
Nice - we don't need their plastic crap.
Posted in: China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan
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therealmusashi
Let them sanction the US. We need their plastic crap anyway. Without our manufacturing contracts they would still be doing laundry in the river. Oh wait, they are still doing that anyway.
Do you think for one hot second that we can't find some other 3rd world country to build our crap? Be happy, China, tha you're getting all this free brain-drain. It's not gonna last.
Posted in: China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan
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therealmusashi
@ tkoind2: I'm not recommending anyone buy this over an iPhone, or as a replacement for a phone, check my post.
I simply said it's not aimed at power users, that should be obvious? Yet all your (and industry pundits) complaints or perceived shortcomings are the lamentations of a power user. You're a busy Tokyo-ite commuting on a train - don't buy it! I wouldn't. Use your iPhone. No one's saying tablet computing is for people walking around in a busy city.
This product is aimed at people who don't use computers, or find them annoyingly complicated (like my parents) - it will enable them to do things like send and receive email, view photos, etc. with one finger touch. No mouse, no keyboard. That's what this is about.
It's not as clearly game-changing as the iPhone, but it's an experience that most other manufacturers also deem necessary - look at the wealth of tablet PCs already available! The difference is, of course, that this is an Apple product, aimed at a specific market, and it will empower people in that market segment.
Posted in: Apple's Jobs unveils $499 iPad tablet
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therealmusashi
@ paulinusa: Excellent point. Sometimes the benevolence of the US is almost unbelievable. Makes one proud.
Posted in: U.S. ambassador: U.S.-Japan pact critical for peace
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therealmusashi
Most of the tech pundits called out the iPhone for a lack of "features" when it debuted, and plenty of people predicted its failure, yet it has the highest satisfaction rating of any phone, ever. Also, in the next product revisions, over a period of months, Apple listened to users, and shored up most of the perceived remaining issues.
This is the part where you figure out that:
a. Most users can't figure out the features packed into their non-Apple devices, therefore rendering them functionally useless.
b. This product isn't aimed at power users, it's aimed at consumers.
c. It's about the experience. Period. Show me another device that delivers this kind of experience?
It's a 1st gen product. They needed to get it to market, and it has a lot of wow factor. But if you're lamenting the lack of a camera, or something else, wait 6 months and see.
Posted in: Apple's Jobs unveils $499 iPad tablet
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therealmusashi
Wow, a voice of reason, from a judge no less! Surprising, and refreshing.
Posted in: Judge dismisses all charges in Blackwater shooting in Baghdad
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therealmusashi
Most of these arguments are awesome. To paraphrase - no society should ever lock anyone up, for fear of creating enemies. Brilliant.
How are you guys not elected officials by now? Sheesh, get a clue.
Posted in: More terror suspects returning to fight after Guantanamo release
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therealmusashi
He is a talented guy - it's almost too bad that he's reduced to doing American TV - but at least it's good exposure for him, and he's still getting work.
I believe (citation needed) he is the only Japanese to ever have a major role in a Royal Shakespeare Company play, as "The Fool" in King Lear.
Posted in: Hiroyuki Sanada to appear in final season of 'Lost'
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therealmusashi
@ yabits - you are way off, do some research. Hiroshima & Nagasaki did indeed have military value.
From Wikipedia:
"The city of Nagasaki had been one of the largest sea ports in southern Japan and was of great wartime importance because of its wide-ranging industrial activity, including the production of ordnance, ships, military equipment, and other war materials."
Your claim that no one at Pearl Harbor was a victim is absolutely ridiculous, but then, so are most of your other posts.
Posted in: Should U.S. President Barack Obama visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki when he comes to Japan in November?
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therealmusashi
To what end? No, skip it and focus on real issues, not some perceived victim-mentality BS.
Posted in: Should U.S. President Barack Obama visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki when he comes to Japan in November?
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therealmusashi
How do I feel about it? It can be quite funny, yes, but after some study, the resulting cultural phenomena is a bit sad. I feel (and many Japan specialists and authors feel this way as well) that the re-packaging of the English language (and elements of Western culture) in order to sell a product, has the long-term unconscious effect of reducing an entire culture to a sales gimmick, in the minds of many Japanese.
Add lackluster language instruction in public school, by non-native speakers into the equation, and isn't hard to understand how many (most?) Japanese simply view a correct usage of English as trivia.
Posted in: What do you think about the way English is used in the branding and marketing of products in Japan?