JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- 秘書及び業務サポート
- 加治金属工業株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M / Year
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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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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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whyRUasking
Have you ever seen a catalog shirokuma? They got stuff in there that is impossible to find, particularly for those of us not living in Tokyo or Osaka.
A bit pricey however.
Posted in: Foreign Buyers' Club going strong after 20 years
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whyRUasking
Been here, seen this. I think it's one of the underrated places to view cherry blossoms. My wifes brother lives in Fujiyoshida and it's just a spectacular place to go.
Posted in: Fuji-san
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whyRUasking
Kudos for Miki Ando. She's been my fave for years. After choking in the clutch so many times before, it was great to see her win the worlds.
I don't think Kim is crying for losing, btw.
Posted in: Ice rivals
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whyRUasking
Well, I guess it's better than those formaldehyde drenched clap traps that FEMA put up after Katrina.
Posted in: Cramped quarters
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whyRUasking
In the Huffy post, it also mentions a travel agency assisted the wife.
Posted in: There is a long list of red flags that existed in this case that should have caused the airline and travel agency to do something.
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whyRUasking
I would assume that it falls under the jurisdiction of the customs/Homeland security personnel to determine whether or not somebody can legally leave the country.
If Japan airlines actually smuggled them on board without following protocol, then this could be a major legal battle. JAL might lose more than just money in this case. If true, then heads will roll.
Posted in: There is a long list of red flags that existed in this case that should have caused the airline and travel agency to do something.
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whyRUasking
And the world kept spinning and nobody really cares, Sarge.
Great book. Real eye opener. Should be interesting. I wonder what other aspects of the book will be explored?
Posted in: 'Freakonomics' documentary looks at sumo match-fixing scandal
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whyRUasking
@my2sense- what an idiot! since when do water filters take out cesium and iodine? why don't I just pee into it and drink it up? it can filter everything, right brainiac?
Posted in: Tokyo shoppers clean store shelves of basic goods
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whyRUasking
A slap across their sullen faces or a swift kick in the ass would be my remedy. Maybe drop them off with a bottle of water and a days worth of food in say... Myanmar or North Korea, or maybe the poverty stricken mountains of Appalachia might be another way to motivate these bums.
Posted in: By starting out with something that interests them, long-term absentees, under-achievers and shut-ins are able to go to school and find the motivation to learn. Then they can feel positive about their future.
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whyRUasking
Sure. A baseball bat, a wad of cash, a couple of lighters and survival instinct. Along with the grocery store down the street, no problem, they got windows.
Posted in: Do you have an emergency kit prepared in the event of a natural disaster like an earthquake?
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whyRUasking
Why is it every 3-5 years does JT have to put up some other foreigners whining account of how bad the taxi service is in Tokyo? Long-term residents or newly arrived, JT can always find some sap willing to write a story about their "terrible" experience with a cabby who couldn't find some (more than likely, but never truthfully reported) obscure Tokyo address.
I'll say it here and now, in 8 years, I've never had a bad experience in a cab, in Japan. (Knock on wood and keeping fingers crossed.)
Posted in: Why are Tokyo cabbies so clueless?
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whyRUasking
Check out "Staightjacket Society" for an insiders look at the absolute uselessness of the J-bureaucracy.
Posted in: Reining in Japan’s bureaucracy
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whyRUasking
I wonder if a Native American group will get their noses pushed out of shape for her get up?
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whyRUasking
@ caldina- Don't worry, he will be.
@gaijin.... (I can't bring myself to say the rest, LOL)- Did you just get off the boat? The owner of the team is Nippon Ham (you do know what ham is, I'm assuming). Their nickname is... well you get the point.
It's so sad in this country how the press go absolutely bananas each year and focus attention on 1 single player. Let'em be. Go chase down a real story.
Posted in: New star
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whyRUasking
For those of you complaining about the rule for not using a cell phone on a train: Have you ever been to South Korea? They have no such rule. And if you think a few people talking among themselves is the equivalent, you are oh so mistaken. Try a car full of people all trying to talk over the noise of the train and fellow passengers. It is more than simply annoying. I always like telling people off when they use their damned phones. And at my size, I pity the fool that takes exception to my big mouth.
Posted in: 70,000 commuters delayed by quarrel over cell phone on train in Chiba
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whyRUasking
Yes Virginia, J-pop REALLY SUCKS.
Posted in: Does J-pop really suck?
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whyRUasking
It happened at 4:20? You've got to be kidding me!
Posted in: Man in possession of marijuana locks himself in car in Ginza
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whyRUasking
whoops...
should read: unless drastic changes that the xenophobic, misogynistic, minority keep thwarting are finally undertaken with a sense of urgency? Or at least before Japan falls out of the G8.
Posted in: Japan as a country has lost its vigor. The economy has remained stagnant and suicides have topped 30,000 or so per annum for many years now.
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whyRUasking
Well, at least he reads the newspaper...
Thanks for pointing out the complete obvious. Now quit acting like all your predecessors, and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
I mean, is it finally dawning on the politicos that the country has been, is, and will continue to wallow in do-do unless drastic changes that the xenophobic, misogynistic, minority keep thwarting?
Posted in: Japan as a country has lost its vigor. The economy has remained stagnant and suicides have topped 30,000 or so per annum for many years now.
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whyRUasking
Got my windfall. Just ordered about US$2000 dollars worth of goods over Amazon & others. Saved around %20 when converted to yen. Then went to various Japanese sites: Amazon, Rakuten, etc... and saw how the savings really piled up.
Yo, Japan! Wake up! Stop getting the short end of the stick. Get a clue.
Posted in: Windfalls from soaring yen not necessarily passed on to consumers