JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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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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- Full-time English Teacher - Osaka
- Epion English Language Schools, Osaka
- Salary: ¥200,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month Depending on your ability and experience
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whitepocky
I think you will find a large proportion of shoplifters are the OAP's. They are renowned for purchasing a few items and slipping something else in their bag. It has been highlighted on TV many times. They generally get away with a slap on the wrist for their crimes.
As for the posters, how is this supposed to prevent shoplifting is anyone's guess. Did they have a few thousand yen to burn before the end of the fiscal year I wonder.
Posted in: Stop shoplifting
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whitepocky
Is the girl on the left one of those new robots. (Bar the big hands)
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whitepocky
> The article doesn't say he had been arrested at that point. It's easy to imagine the koban crowded with the punk, the lady and the station staff all yelling at once and the duty officer trying to get a coherent story out of it all, when the punk loses it again and hits out. It is not standard practice to handcuff anyone and everyone who walks into the koban. Maybe the duty officer should have tasered everyone to shut them up while he took statements.
Might I add Cleo that your responses over the last few months is that of a rationale, well grounded person. Keep it up
Posted in: Man held for punching 50-yr-old woman on Saitama train over playing games on cell phone
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whitepocky
Kind of reminds me of the US! However they just punch you in the face here, in the states you'd probably get knifed/shot.
Posted in: Man held for punching 50-yr-old woman on Saitama train over playing games on cell phone
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whitepocky
JeffLee, you seem to trumpet on about how the US gave us all these great products and how Japan of today gives us no hi-tech innovations. Of all the things you listed I seem to remember that most were invented elsewhere many generations ago. I also seem to remember that Sony's walkman when it was released back in the seventies was the greatest innovation of it's time allowing you to carry music in your pocket. Without the Japanese invention there would be no iPod. Of interest, the web you are using right now was developed in Switzerland by a Brit. Where would your e-commerce, digital download services be without the web!
In a very un-American way, the Japanese go about their business prudently, developing and innovating the things we take for granted on a day-to-day basis. Considering over one million hybrid vehicles have been sold in the US now, I'm sure Japan will be satisfied it is doing just fine with their low-tech innovations.
It's worth noting that Japan doesn't have a SIlicon valley of it's own because unlike the US, whose native tongue ENGLISH so happens to be the worlds lingua franca, can't compete. They also don't spend the fortunes America does on it's military where some of your innovations like the internet derived from.
Posted in: Why I’m bullish on Japan
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whitepocky
Maybe just me but, the old adage of 'if you make a quality product, people will buy it' seems to have vanished for the electonics giants. For a while Sony had the market sewn up and I included bought a 32" TV w/DVD player and the surround sound system some 9yrs ago. Nowadays, I wouldn't touch anything made by Sony. GO figure why!!!
Posted in: More companies pressuring employees to buy their products
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whitepocky
I can think of a few execs. whose personality may suggest they would have compassion with their fellow man/woman, but unfortunately the majority of these people have no morals and are just greedy.
I have to say it won't be long before somebody takes the life of an exec in outrage of what is occurring. I invisage a rebellion in some of the European countries against this and the damage caused to Sir Fred Godwin's property, dare he call himself a SIR anymore, will increase over time.
Posted in: Anger mounts in Europe over job cuts, exec bonuses
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whitepocky
I don't know much about baseball, and in all honesty don't really care, but it smacks of poor organisation how two teams can meet each other 4 times in a single tournament!!!
Very true. However, Japanese athletes in general have great athleticism, yet lack the natural skills to make it to the top of any sport.
Posted in: Japan celebrates WBC win
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whitepocky
Supply and Demand. All the rich college boys in the states funding the cartel is it not??
Posted in: Mexico puts $2 million bounty on top drug lords
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whitepocky
nanotechnology - Unfortunately, a lot of the people in charge of making such decisions don't think logically.
Posted in: Mitsubishi UFJ to cut 1,000 jobs, shut 50 branches
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whitepocky
Harsh comment. I think there are a lot of disturbed people here in Japan. The problem is is that they blend into society so easily and so you wouldn't know until they 'flip' that there a few bricks short of a wall!
Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder after pushing woman off platform at Tokyo station
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whitepocky
scumbag. Life is not a given, you have to work for it. There are many people who started lower in life than most Japanese and still rise to the top. Must we live our lives continuously looking over our shoulders for morons like Ota because he/she didn't get what they wanted.
Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder after pushing woman off platform at Tokyo station
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whitepocky
Isn't that the source of the problem. They have sold us all down the river so they can get their fat cat bonuses. The whole system lacks any credible accountability on the behalf of those who were in it for their own personal gratification. I think we can safely say that everyone requires insurance, however I think a revolt by the general public is coming closer by the day. To have your taxes raised in order to bail out these conglomerates, and then watch as they throw champagne at each other in the way of bonuses is just taking the biscuit.
Posted in: Outrage grows over millions in AIG bonuses
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whitepocky
This is America. Money means everything....
Posted in: 4-day school week gains momentum in U.S. amid recession
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whitepocky
Toyota bang on about the hybrids to satisfy the green community, however if you were to look at the technology in European diesel engines they can match if not better the hybrid models for mileage. I mean 740mile range on a 10 gallon tank (VW Polo bluemotion) is impressive.
Posted in: Toyota's U.S. hybrid sales surpass million mark
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whitepocky
How could this be. Some so called 'tarento' is above us mere mortals!! pfff.... Headline should read 'Businessman marries pushy wannabe'.
Posted in: Pregnant actress Megumi Okina to marry 'ordinary' businessman
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whitepocky
Very successful I must say. Didn't even know the WBC was on air!!
Posted in: WBC a big hit with TV viewers in Japan
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whitepocky
Quite simple really. 'Work to Live' not 'Live to Work'
Posted in: Work-life balance more important than ever
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whitepocky
Surely doesn't need the money, so why did he stoop so low.
Thumbs up for the articulate writing skills.
Posted in: Asashoryu makes his modeling debut in Shibuya Girls Collection
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whitepocky
Inside Job!!
Posted in: Y20 million stolen from pachinko parlor in Saitama