JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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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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This was technically an invasion of what is likely the most secure area in Japan (perhaps after the US Embassy.)
Curious how cops in Washington would have reacted to a fellow running around the white house lawn for an hour.
I'm for one grateful that the cops here didn't tazer/shoot/beat/etc him. My guess is that he'll be found to be severly mentally imbalanced (either that or the Spanish equivalent of Borat.)
Posted in: Naked Briton detained after swimming in Imperial Palace moat
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ultradodgy
Biden rocked.
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It's the Japanese Cindy McCain!
Posted in: Manners more attractive than boobs, says Mika Kano
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"Can you help me get this stain out?"
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ultradodgy
It was either this or a new Disney World.
Posted in: New Pearl Harbor museum scheduled for 2010
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Does nobody else see the supposed treatment as a crass publicity stunt to promote a well-reviewed but poorly watched show?
Posted in: Duchovny's visit to Japan up in the air
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ultradodgy
I'll take the one on the left, minus the Great Pumpkin Halloween costume.
Posted in: Little Mermaid
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ultradodgy
Yes, amazingly Nomura has indeed bought the Japan operations as well. Whodda thunk?
Pride? HAHAHAHAHAHA! I think they will be able to instill in them something more important, something that Lehman couldn't: that "having a job" feeling.
Posted in: Nomura buys Lehman Brothers Asia units for $225 million
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Hey, they just contacted me and gave me a cheque for 10,000 yen!
Forward this article to 20 friends and you'll get yours as well.
Posted in: JAL, ANA admit overcharging for fuel tax
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ultradodgy
Who helps the Japanese fight injustice?
Posted in: Amnesty International Tokyo English Network helps foreigners fight injustice
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ultradodgy
Dude, Japan don't care so much about overfishing. Like, nada.
But anyway, glad to see you've got those shiny rose coloured glasses on - must make the devastated, ugly, over-built and under-used rural countryside so much more interesting.
Posted in: The last of the summer wine
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Ken Ishii
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ultradodgy
I think Lehman has between 2000 - 3000 people here.
Heartland will never be the same.
Posted in: Bank of Japan injects Y2.5 tril into markets as Lehman Japan also files for bankruptcy
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ultradodgy
Just think how much they could make in the bars of Kabukicho.
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ultradodgy
Something is fishy. Almost every construction contract in Japan is fixed-price, date certain. Change orders are, as you can imagine, highly detailed and technical (including that little matter of the price.)
If the contractor was truly not paid for work done, the title to the building would never have been transferred from the contractor to the client (or at least the portion representing the unpaid amounts.)
Oh, and methinks it was the cost of steel, not oil, that led to the price overages (again, this would almost always be eaten by the contractor in a typical deal.)
Lastly... OgieDoggie, something tells me Mitsubishi Estate and Kajima will be good for the cash.
Posted in: Scandal hits Giorgio Armani Japan over tower construction costs
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ultradodgy
Bookoff rules.
Posted in: Bookoff to buy DVD rental chain
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ultradodgy
Can we all agree that Ishihara is just plain evil?
Cool.
Posted in: America is the most selfish country.
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Haneda has plenty of space to expand and is doing so already. The international terminal opens in a year and a half. Expect most if not all int'l traffic to be going through Haneda by 2015. For political purposes this isn't being openly discussed, but if you take a look at the Narita plans vs Haneda plans you can clearly see what direction the future will take.
Narita is actually a fine airport in terms of efficiency, planning, appearance, etc - not perfect, but pretty damn good. But - and Republic of Texas, this really isn't a debate - it's 50 kms too far away. It's in the wrong place. I don't care what Wikipedia says, I fly out of Narita all the time, and compared with other major international airports it is horribly inconvenient. Shaving "20 mins" off an hour and a half journey still makes it one of the worst commuting airports on the planet.
Posted in: There are about 40 nations that still want slots at Narita. In addition, for the eastern part of Tokyo, Narita is actually closer.
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America is a powerhouse. Which is exactly why they need to act responsibly, and be aware and sensitive to the effects of their actions globally.
Posted in: Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows
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Westurn - these are patches, not the nicorette gum. The patches have only been here for a few months (been out in the west for years, though).
Works great for long flights.
Posted in: Taisho Pharmaceutical to sell anti-smoking patch