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  tokyochrisMay. 06, 2011 - 09:16AM JST

  but TOEIC is useless for conversing in English. I know a High school (Japanese) English teacher who has a toeic score in the late 800s, but can not put together a sentence in conversation. Its the same with the JLPT - just because you can read up to JLPT1 doesn't mean that you can speak Japanese. 2 completely different sides of the same coin.

  Depends on how it is backed up really. The same could be said of the JLPT, but it motivated me to really brush up on my grammatical knowledge in Japanese and helped a lot in that aspect. Of course, learning to speak is by far the best way to learn any language (as with almost any skill, application >>> studying)

  TOEIC could be a really useful motivator for students to raise their overall levels of English understanding, but that alone isn't enough and people need to realise that.

  Posted in: English ability of little advantage for mid-career job seekers

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  tokyochrisMay. 05, 2011 - 03:56PM JST

  After all, the vast majority of his victims are his fellow Mulsims.

  I was thinking more along political lines, but this is also true...

  Posted in: Bin Laden's death prompts questions about legality

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  tokyochrisMay. 05, 2011 - 02:32PM JST

  The quick burial at sea was a ham-fisted attempt to appease the muslim world

  You think? I would say it is more likely that no islamic country wanted the body!

  Posted in: Bin Laden's death prompts questions about legality

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  tokyochrisMay. 05, 2011 - 02:30PM JST

  What right does Obama have to order his troops to invade another country, kill and dump the body at sea?

  After illegal occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, did you honestly believe America would care about something like this that results in "geronimo" being killed?

  Posted in: Bin Laden's death prompts questions about legality

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  tokyochrisMay. 02, 2011 - 12:28PM JST

  Protests have been going on for decades in Japan

  Not on this scale with this many people

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  tokyochrisMay. 02, 2011 - 11:51AM JST

  Dubya has stated in the past that he thinks gay people should have fewer rights than others. Fortunately, such views are becoming rarer in civilised societies.

  Dubya's probably so far in the closet that he has adventures in Narnia. It's a common source of/reason for gay-bashing...

  Posted in: Tokyo elects first openly gay politician in the history of modern Japan

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  tokyochrisMay. 02, 2011 - 11:48AM JST

  Any of these idiots realize the consequences if their act is successful? these morons will be the first on ELECTRIC train to home, to unlock their ELECTRIC autolock, to take ELECTRIC elevator to their second floor, turn on their TV that guess what... yeah, you got it, it runs on ELECTRICITY, than take a bath, that uses same ELECTRICITY to warm up, then they will go to their PC, that runs on ELECTRICITY and start posting antinuclear gibberish.

  Do anti-nuclear protesters dream of electric sheep?

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  tokyochrisMay. 02, 2011 - 11:47AM JST

  How come these demonstrations were never held before the March 11 disaster?

  Ignorance is bliss. You flick a switch and the light turns on... no need to ponder the source of the electricity until there is a problem.

  I do find it hillarious that Japan has had nuclear power for 40 years and nobody has really mounted a protest until now.

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  tokyochrisMay. 02, 2011 - 11:45AM JST

  Why does the parade need guarding? What are they being guarded from?

  The radiation!!!! It might attack at any time... OMG!

  Posted in: May Day

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  tokyochrisApr. 30, 2011 - 11:53AM JST

  i smell a drama~~~

  ^^ That

  Nice story though - good to see some nice things can come as a result of a tragedy.

  Posted in: Two workers find love among the ruins

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  tokyochrisApr. 29, 2011 - 11:20PM JST

  Baa~~...Baaa~~~~ Making the most of the 10 days of holidays they get per year.

  What's wrong with wanting to enjoy days off?

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  tokyochrisApr. 28, 2011 - 06:45PM JST

  They are after the fantasy, but when reality bites, they act like whining little boys whose toy broke. Sick of it.

  Maybe that is true, but it still doesn't justify blocking any access to children without reason...

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  tokyochrisApr. 28, 2011 - 05:50PM JST

  Aren't you supposed to wait a couple of weeks or months before you buy something new, like ipad or ps1, 2 or 3...

  It already has been out for a few weeks in other areas.

  Posted in: iPad2 arrives

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  tokyochrisApr. 28, 2011 - 11:48AM JST

  So, I guess we are going to see a rush of abductions as mothers realise that this is their last chance to abduct.

  It's a good job flights to Japan are relatively cheap right now then...

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  tokyochrisApr. 28, 2011 - 11:46AM JST

  It's not even a STEP in the right direction. We can talk about it till the cows come home

  Did you even read the article or just post?

  The government is expected to instruct the justice and foreign ministries to develop necessary bills, with the aim of approving the plan to have Japan join the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction during a regular Diet session next year, the sources said

  How on earth is planning to have it all done and signed by next year NOT a step in the right direction???

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  tokyochrisApr. 28, 2011 - 11:44AM JST

  “Being nice is the most important thing. Take care not to hurt anyone, even if you think you are not doing so.”

  Does this mean she was getting e-abuse?

  Can't believe anyone would pay to read a blog... what a joke

  Posted in: Yukina Kinoshita announces end of blog

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  tokyochrisApr. 27, 2011 - 03:48PM JST

  With a very easy program, 3 digit codes are easily broken.

  Don't most (all?) credit card companies block access after 3-5 erroneous attempts?

  Posted in: Sony PlayStation disconnects 77 million user accounts after massive data breach

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  tokyochrisApr. 27, 2011 - 02:52PM JST

  Will Sony be held accountable for this?

  I don't think "being hacked" is an accountable offense in any country... It's likely their security wasn't as good as they thought it was, but I am not sure if they actually did anything wrong here and it will probably be almost impossible to prove if they intentionally used inferior protocols...

  Posted in: Sony PlayStation disconnects 77 million user accounts after massive data breach

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  tokyochrisApr. 27, 2011 - 02:50PM JST

  If anyone on here who uses PSN was stupid enough to use the same password for other things, I would suggest changing them right away...

  Posted in: Sony PlayStation disconnects 77 million user accounts after massive data breach

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  tokyochrisApr. 26, 2011 - 05:39PM JST

  ‘‘As he is running the party only with people close to him, I believe he is not capable of listening to the voices of the people,’’ Hatoyama said at the meeting.

  Love Hatoyama's style... quit when the pressure gets too much, then point fingers at the failings of others.

  What a coward.

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