Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a high-tech diaper.
Hitachi Ltd and Unicharm Corp. have unfolded an adult diaper that has a built-in censor to let the diaper know when it's time to take a…
Archive for April, 2007
Japanese Create Adult Diaper with Built-in Sensor and Automatic Pump, Needs Fewer Changes
Question # 15. How much does it cost to fly to Japan to teach ESL?
Question # 15. How much does it cost to fly there?
The answer to this question, of course, depends on where you are flying from.
However, any more, it seems that a person get to Japan from anywhere fo…
5 Reasons why the F-22 Raptors are NOT for Sale – to Japan, Israel or Anyone Else
A U.S. government arms-sale official said the prospects for another country buying America's premier jet fighter, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s radar-evading F-22 Raptor, including Japan or Israel w…
READ MOREQuestion # 14. What are the ESL teaching conditions like in Japan?
Question # 14. What are the working conditions like?
Depending on the number of students the teacher has the working conditions usually amount to a room about the size of your bedroom – roku-jo …
Question # 13. Will I receive ESL training when I go to Japan to teach?
Question #13. Will I receive training when I get there?
Most schools will teach you how to find your classroom. That's about it. If you find a school that does more think happy thoughts.
At our sc…
Question # 11. What kind of visa do I need to teach ESL in Japan?
Question #11. What kind of visa do I need?
If the country does not have a 'working holiday' relationship, the Japanese government requires all teachers to have a working visa that must be obta…
April Matsuri – Japan Blog Carnival Announcement
Reprinted from RockinginHakata
Get ready to party…another matsuri is coming! Another Japan Blog Matsuri, to be exact.
Let it be known that I am the designated host for the April edition of the …
Fuel Cell Cars Take 7 Steps Closer to Reality
Honda Motor Co test drove its latest prototype fuel cell car at a professional race track in Japan.
We might be a dozen or so years away from having this new gas guzzling alternative to a fictitious g…
Question # 7. What kind of things should I take to Japan to teach ESL?
Question #7. What kind of things should I take?
We hired a very close friend of mine that I had known from high school. She and her husband were newlyweds and teaching English in Japan was how they pl…
Question # 6. Where can I get ESL training to teach in Japan?
Question # 6. Where can I get training?
The endless possibilities for ESL training can be found by doing a search on any major search engine. Pick one.
What most schools in Japan want, however, is so…
