Archive for April, 2007

Question # 5. What are the education requirements to teach ESL in Japan?

Question #5. What are the education requirements?
Japan is quite strict about the education requirements IF you do not come to the country from a place with a working holiday agreement.
A four year un…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 16th, 2007 in Japan | Comments Off

Then there were 19

I was watching West Wing the other day…the first time around for me. The series was popular while I was in Japan and  I missed it.
Thanks to DVDs…I can catch up.
One of the episodes w…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 13th, 2007 in Japan | Comments Off

Foreign Women Stalked by Creepy Japanese Men?

Deas at RockingInHakata asked me and his readers –
"Are foreign women teaching ESL highly likely to be stalked by 'creepy' Japanese men?"
RIH thought I might have some "s…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 10th, 2007 in Japan | Comments Off

Tokyo’s Ugliest Mama-san’s Two Rules for Business Success as She Laughs All the Way to the Bank

Her story reads like an against-all-odds made for Hollywood script.
At 18 she tried to get a job as a hostess at one of Tokyo Ginza's hot night clubs.
"Do you have any idea where you are?&quo…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 9th, 2007 in Japan | Comments Off

15 Ways Boston is Warming up to Japanese Because of Dice-K (松坂 大輔)

The Red Sox spent $103 million a 26-year old boy who never threw a pitch in the MLB.
Now the team wants to be sure to get their money's worth….and the city is pitching in to help.
 1. M…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 9th, 2007 in asia | Comments Off

Honda Motor Company Builds Churches

I went to memorial service yesterday in Batesville, IN. Batesville sits about halfway between Cincinnati and Indianapolis on I-74.
The little church where the service was held had a sign up saying tha…

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Posted by Bill Belew on April 8th, 2007 in Japan | Comments Off