JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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thundercat
When you come on here with excuses like "everybody does it, it's no big deal, this isn't news, the small nations were selling their vote etc etc etc" how would anyone ever guess that what you were really saying is "this kind of behaviour is unacceptable and those responsible should be punished"... Jez, even 4 year olds know that they should say what they mean...
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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thundercat
Never stated otherwise?????? You said repeatedly that you thought this was no big deal... that everybody does it... and now you want to claim that you think this IS a big deal and that j-officials should get in trouble?
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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thundercat
Zenny you said:
Maybe you don't realize that people who are upset about this type of corruption may not even have an opinion about whalers or even whaling... I really think that heads should roll for this type of behaviour but I won't hold my breath.
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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thundercat
I love how Zenny here is trying to turn this discussion into a pro - anti whaling debate. I fully support Japan's right to hunt whales... and yet news like this makes me sick.
So, what makes you more upset about this story... the fact that Japanese officials are bribing foreign officials with cash and prostitutes or the fact this story was even reported? By reading through your posts it seems pretty clear that you don't care about the bribery but are quite upset that this story has been published. Your position makes no sense... if Japan wasn't engaging in nefarious deals we would never have to read this 'propaganda' as you like to call it.
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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thundercat
The government of Japan used my tax money to buy prostitutes for these overseas ministers? And all of this for whales? WTF! Just further confirms my view that these fisheries ministers and the ICR are just a group of common criminals. They care nothing for the citizens of this country... just their own bottom line.
Posted in: Japan bribed small nations with cash, call girls to get whaling vote: Sunday Times
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thundercat
For starters, if there was even an outside chance that something like this could have happened there should have been systems in place to minimize the damage. If there were no systems to prevent this kind of accident then they should have never gone ahead with the drilling in the first place. Saying, "Whoops we never could have imagined this" is an outright lie. In fact, at this point calling it an accident is really being euphemistic, it's negligence pure and simple.
Posted in: As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds
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thundercat
Make love not war! Kawata should have just gone after his ex-wife's sister...
I kind of understand getting super pissed about this... instead of stabbing my brother I probably would have told him that the ex was riddled with STDs... if that didn't work I would have knocked his block off! Really though, violence isn't the best kind of revenge now, is it?
Posted in: Man arrested for stabbing brother in love triangle with ex-wife
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thundercat
I think that most people who criticize eikaiwa teachers are just jealous. These teachers are for the most part young and free of responsibility. They get a reasonable salary (for someone with no strings!), decent vacation and are able to meet attractive Japanese men and women.
Posted in: Why is teaching at English conversation schools in Japan such a maligned profession by some people?
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thundercat
btw, Harper ran on the 'open and transparent' govt ticket!
Posted in: Canadian gov't defends decision not to fund abortions
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thundercat
Dont have to think too hard. Paul Martin ;p
Posted in: Canadian gov't defends decision not to fund abortions
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thundercat
Sorry, but Mr. Harper's responsibility is not to the G8 but to the voters of Canada. Whether he disagrees with the G8 is beside the point. He is supposed to represent the population. Instead of openly and honestly representing the Canadian voters he hides his agenda. If he believed what he was doing was right he won't hide his agenda. No backbone. None at all.
Posted in: Canadian gov't defends decision not to fund abortions
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thundercat
mikehuntez, you obviously know nothing about Harper if you think he has a backbone. In fact, he completely hid his agenda until they released their policy statement at the summit. Sounds like someone who really stands up for their convictions... Actually, nah, sounds like someone who knows they don't have the support of the country but tries to ram their ideology down other people's throats. He's a coward who avoids debate by hiding his positions until he can force them on others through procedure (ie, not having enough time to address issues in Parliament)... repeatedly.
The only reason he is afraid to reopen the abortion debate and would rather focus on less contentious issues is that he'd have to acknowledge that he doesn't have support for these kinds of measures.
Posted in: Canadian gov't defends decision not to fund abortions
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thundercat
Because he broke the law in Japan. Are you saying that two wrongs make a right?
Posted in: Dad who tried to take kids from Japan sues Tennessee judge
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thundercat
Ossan and Molenir. For two posters who constantly focus on the black and white issues of laws to defend your positions I find it kind of strange that you would admire someone who broke the laws of this country.
Posted in: Dad who tried to take kids from Japan sues Tennessee judge
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thundercat
And you do realize that plenty of people born in the US look just like our southern neighbors. They're going to have to start carrying around papers to prove that they aren't immigrants. Sounds like a wonderful way to be made to feel at home.
Posted in: Furor grows over Arizona's new immigration law
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thundercat
Every cop in the world knows that 'probable cause' is their get out of jail free card. My brother is in law enforcement and has often joked with me about the types of excuses they are able to use as probable cause.
Police have never been allowed to pull you over because of your nationality... but those of us living in the real world know that this happens every day.
Right. I'd love to see some statistics of the nationalities that these police question during routine checks. I'd also love love love to hear what kind of things these police will be trained to look for. Shifty eyes? Smelling like garlic?
Posted in: Activists call on Obama to fight Arizona immigrant law
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thundercat
I can actually understand the concern over human rights in this case.
As a visible minority living in Japan I've had to deal with a few overzealous police over the years. If a similar law were passed in my prefecture I think what was a minor annoyance would become a daily problem of harrassment (since the police are required to ask!). I would hate to have the feeling that everytime I see the police I would be forced to present some documents. There is no way this is going to have anything but a negative effect on all the legal immigrants and CITIZENS of Arizona who happen to be visible minorities.
Furthermore, these comments:
Are pretty misguided considering the article clearly states >Activists called on President Barack Obama to fight a tough new law
Why direct your comments to President Obama when he actually has nothing to do with this issue? Oh wait... I know the answer already.
Posted in: Activists call on Obama to fight Arizona immigrant law
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thundercat
Their prophet (whose name isn't even mentioned in the article HAR!) wasn't even in the bear suit. It was Santa...
Posted in: 'South Park' producers say network cut fear speech
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thundercat
Charge these guys with "interfering with business".
Posted in: Right-wingers vow to block release of 'The Cove' in Japan
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thundercat
Threats of violence and intimidation are nothing new from republican supporters.
Posted in: FBI investigating threats to Democrats after health care vote