JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Midokura Japan K.K. - ミドクラジャパン株式会社, Tokyo
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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whyamiinjapan
Hmm. She told him was dangerous THEN he fell. Maybe if she hadn't said anything . . . Nah. It's great. She saved the day.
Posted in: Woman catches 10-year-old boy who falls from 3rd-floor window
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whyamiinjapan
This is a crappy situation all around. Too bad.
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whyamiinjapan
Hey it's OK!!! He's American. People expect Americans to flub things up.
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whyamiinjapan
Come on Quentin. Offer something a little better if I walk out like 10% of the gross.
Posted in: A bunch of basterds
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whyamiinjapan
Terrible. Poor kid.
Posted in: 17-year-old Ibaraki boy dies after being found bleeding with tire marks on his head
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whyamiinjapan
You know, sometimes I really love Japan for this sort of thing. Everything turns out alright in the end. I hope they don't give the young cop too hard of a time. Ha haa!
Posted in: Suspect who escaped from police station while cop slept turns himself in
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whyamiinjapan
I can see some character asking a New York taxi driver to take him to Florida. The response would be "GET OUTTA MY CAB!"
Posted in: Man arrested after taking taxi from Tokyo to Fukuoka and refusing to pay Y359,230 fare
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whyamiinjapan
What a nutter, eh?
Posted in: Man arrested for wiping saliva on woman sleeping on train
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whyamiinjapan
Severe desperation. People need help. We all need help.
Posted in: Man arrested for allegedly killing schizophrenic brother at his request
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whyamiinjapan
“As far as we know, he is the first one to be officially recognized as a survivor of atomic bombings in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” Nagasaki city official Toshiro Miyamoto said. “It’s such an unfortunate case, but it is possible that there are more people like him.”
They're STILL finding out?
Posted in: 93-year-old man 1st person to be certified as survivor of both A-bombings
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whyamiinjapan
Miss Hasegawa grew up in the States. I wonder if her viewpoint would be different if she had grown up here.
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
laconic, The term "double" refers to two-cultured not physical make-up. But I figure you know that already and are just being sarcastic, right?
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
OK, let's see. I'm interested in knowing why this lovely young woman is quoted as saying "she doesn't mind the word "'haafu'". Does this imply that there are people who mind and she is aware of it? Was she asked "Do you mind the word 'haafu'?" Or did she say, "Oh, by the way, I don't mind the word 'haafu'?" Does anyone know where she is quoted? I am interested, that's all.
By the way, between the time that I "ghost-posted" here earlier and now, I went out and asked 10 Japanese friends (5 women and 5 men, all between 25 and 50), none of whom speak English, the following questions:
What do you call a person who has one Japanese parent and one foreign parent? Does this word have any sense of prejudice toward that person, or is it racist in any way? (This often involved explaining the use of the term "double" and the connotations and different nuances and meanings between "haafu" and "double".)
Everyone answered "haafu". One man, in his late forties, said the word had racist overtones but he didn't think it was purely racist. It depended on the usage. This man has a Korean mother and, after talking, said he would prefer the word "double" for himself but other people could do what they liked. Six people said the word had no racist overtones. Most of them (I didn't write down how many and can't remember) felt the term was a positive one. Out of the six, two women said that if they had married a foreigner, they wouldn't mind their children being called half. The conversation didn't get that far with the other four, two men and two women. One of the men said that I think too much. Hee hee! Three people, two men and a woman, said they thought it could be a term used in a prejudiced way but didn't think it was that bad. One of the men said, like the word "gaijin" people attach too much meaning to what's behind the word and shouldn't take Japanese peoples' outlook as prejudiced.
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
Please don't tell me to chill out on something that should be discussed. I think to dismiss someone in this way is disrespectful. There are plenty of people out there who feel differently than you do about this term.
Thanks for the opinion and the link. I suggest you watch the documentary "Doubles" by Regge Life or read the article in Kyoto Journal (Reel Life and Real Life, Issue 40, 1999) if you can get a copy of it. If you want, I can provide you with one.
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
I noticed that the girls are named April, Jun and July. What happened to May?
Another question: does anyone else besides me think the term "haafu" is rather racist? Wouldn't the term "daburu" (double) be more respectful? I first read about this concept of children of "mixed" marriages in Kyoto Journal (Issue 40, 1999 - "Reel Life and Real Life") in an interview with filmmaker Regge Life who made the documentary "Doubles".
Moderator: Japan Today does not consider the term “haafu” racist. As far as this story is concerned, Hasegawa herself said it doesn’t bother her, which is good enough for us.
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
"I'm trying to figure out what happened to May. Anyway, "haafu" is a baaaad word. How about "daburu"?"
Posted in: Jun Hasegawa capitalizes on 'haafu' look
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whyamiinjapan
Aso ain't so bad. Better than Koizumi anyway.
Posted in: Reading, writing, math and English conversation are important. Note I said English conversation, not English.
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whyamiinjapan
I know how to fix this "cute" problem. Make a movie with these three being the most evil, nasty, selfish bee-aches ever.
Posted in: Ambassadors of Cute
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whyamiinjapan
I don't understand. He gives her the gun and says "Kill me." Then, the police confront him and he points the gun at them. Truly, my friends, a Joker.
Posted in: Man dressed like The Joker slain by police in Virginia park
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whyamiinjapan
OK. So all foreigners leave. Seal off the country. Fine. Back to the Middle ages.
Posted in: More Japanese shunning the outside world