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    Thread: Kinokuniya is hiring
Post: RE: Kinokuniya is hiring

(2016-01-26, 10:42 pm)Bokusenou Wrote: (2016-01-26, 8:18 am)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: Well... bookstore jobs, Japanese or not, are -always- that way. And the compensation is -terrible- because everyb...
six8ten JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 8 1,583 2016-01-27, 9:48 pm
    Thread: RTK or remembering the kana first?
Post: RTK or remembering the kana first?

yogert909 Wrote:Another reason to learn the kana first is that there are a good amount of kana words that you will know immediately, especially katakana words because the majority of them are english ...
six8ten Remembering the Kanji 36 3,043 2015-09-10, 2:02 am
    Thread: I read today that people don't use "LOL" anymore...
Post: I read today that people don't use "LOL" anymore.....

I love the generational difference on "LOL". My aunt thinks it means "Lots of Love". There was some confusion when my parents house burned down a couple of years back and she wrote "LOL" on all the co...
six8ten Off topic 8 1,158 2015-08-13, 3:55 am
    Thread: How long do you give yourself to answer a card?
Post: How long do you give yourself to answer a card?

Considering I usually review while on my lunch break, and I'm using full sentences with the target kanji colored/highlighted, I don't worry about how long each card took. One card might take longer be...
six8ten General discussion 8 1,383 2015-01-15, 8:01 pm
    Thread: Japan Trip - March or April?
Post: Japan Trip - March or April?

I took the night bus from Tokyo to Osaka once. The seats only recline slightly, it's a bit of a rocking, bumpy trip, and they made a few stops at rest stations. They'll turn on the bus lights and open...
six8ten Off topic 20 12,501 2014-12-24, 9:42 pm
    Thread: Japan Trip - March or April?
Post: Japan Trip - March or April?

I'd push more toward the April end of things. Hanami season, like others have said, though even in April you'll be a bit early if you're looking at Northern Japan. Most of Hokkaido won't even see cher...
six8ten Off topic 20 12,501 2014-12-16, 9:35 pm
    Thread: What's with all the Star Wars prequels hate?
Post: What's with all the Star Wars prequels hate?

erlog Wrote:Tzadeck Wrote:Also, he shouldn't have directed them--he's a bad film maker. The only good directing that guy ever did was American Graffiti. He shouldn't even have directed Episode IV. L...
six8ten Off topic 17 2,643 2014-09-16, 11:10 pm
    Thread: What's with all the Star Wars prequels hate?
Post: What's with all the Star Wars prequels hate?

For point of reference: I saw the original Star Wars (Ep IV) in the theater around age 6 or 7 back in the first run, grew up on the original trilogy. While I do feel the original trilogy is better tha...
six8ten Off topic 17 2,643 2014-09-16, 9:50 pm
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

Inny Jan Wrote:The positions here are mostly American movies. Given that Hollywood is making them in massive quantities that doesn’t come as a surprise. But where are the movies that are not made in A...
six8ten Off topic 67 15,236 2014-09-08, 9:15 pm
    Thread: Reviewing Kanji Odyssey
Post: Reviewing Kanji Odyssey

I've been going through KO and making my own anki deck as I go. I find the entry of the sentences helps me to pick up on small things I might have missed just reading them and then downloading someone...
six8ten Learning resources 7 1,938 2014-08-21, 11:12 pm
    Thread: Looking for tips for my japan trip
Post: Looking for tips for my japan trip

So how did the trip go?
six8ten Off topic 24 5,686 2014-06-19, 3:18 am
    Thread: Looking for tips for my japan trip
Post: Looking for tips for my japan trip

Hard to give recommendations without knowing you or what you're interested in. Based on others recommendations above, there are a couple of things I'd add. JapaneseRuleOf7 recommended Mt. Takao. I li...
six8ten Off topic 24 5,686 2014-05-15, 12:39 am
    Thread: JLPT July 2014
Post: JLPT July 2014

For those taking the test in Japan, online application has begun.
six8ten JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 55 14,411 2014-04-02, 2:43 am
    Thread: Comicwalker
Post: Comicwalker

I just came across this site: English ver: http://comic-walker.com/news/detail/58/ Japanese ver: http://comic-walker.com/ I haven't dug into it at all yet, but it looks like it might be a decent sou...
six8ten General discussion 1 586 2014-03-26, 8:04 pm
    Thread: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas customers...
Post: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas c...

patriconia Wrote:It's not an issue with Japan specifically. In Japan, you can't use US Hulu, Netflix Streaming, or Pandora, and N. America Region 1 DVDs won't play in Japanese Region 2 DVD players, an...
six8ten Learning resources 11 3,694 2013-10-30, 9:19 pm
    Thread: Watch out for Japanese Drivers
Post: Watch out for Japanese Drivers

After witnessing a car/bicycle accident a few years back and having several near misses myself, I was hit by a car last night on my way home from work. Apparently, a bicycle crossing the road in front...
six8ten Off topic 3 1,739 2013-08-14, 4:00 am
    Thread: JLPT July 2013
Post: JLPT July 2013

Tokyo (Kunitachi). Hot outside, but the room was fairly temp controlled. 2nd attempt at N2, I think it was harder this time after the extra 6 months of studying- I probably did better last time. If an...
six8ten JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 18,243 2013-07-08, 1:58 am
    Thread: Xbox One
Post: Xbox One

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update They've now completely backed out on all the bullshit due to the massive negative response. I think they backed out more due to Sony gettin...
six8ten Off topic 44 6,118 2013-06-21, 2:36 am
    Thread: Xbox One
Post: Xbox One

vix86 Wrote:In other words its just like Japan and DVDs in many ways. Consumers will stand to pay big dollar for media. Part of the reason I got a region free DVD player. I was a bit shocked when I le...
six8ten Off topic 44 6,118 2013-06-11, 7:52 pm
    Thread: Takeshi Kitano, et al. overrated?
Post: Takeshi Kitano, et al. overrated?

I liked some of the stuff in his version of Zatoichi quite a bit.
six8ten Off topic 42 7,737 2013-05-28, 12:47 am
    Thread: Are paid classes good?
Post: Are paid classes good?

lardycake Wrote:Maybe I can answer this question in 3 months when I get back from 2 months at a language school in Sapporo. I'm getting off-topic here, but depending on which school in Sapporo, I may ...
six8ten General discussion 66 13,810 2013-05-21, 3:22 am
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

I started out teaching English in an Eikaiwa. I left there when an acquaintance of mine, who had his own English school, was leaving Japan for a couple years and I took over his school when he left. A...
six8ten Off topic 34 12,865 2013-04-11, 11:33 pm
    Thread: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan...
Post: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan....

Stansfield123 Wrote:Tzadeck Wrote:Health care in Japan is so much better than in America that it's absurd. It's not (better, or absurd). It's cheaper, because the government pays for most of it. But t...
six8ten General discussion 24 6,756 2013-04-08, 3:34 am
    Thread: Amazing New Input Method
Post: Amazing New Input Method

erlog Wrote:They hit "ti" on their computer and it brings up ち so they tend to think stuff like anytime you see "ti" it must be a "ch" sound. The same goes for "si" which they will always pronounce "s...
six8ten General discussion 13 4,856 2013-04-08, 3:24 am
    Thread: JLPT July 2013
Post: JLPT July 2013

I agree that getting the results sooner would be better. I'm signed up for the July test N2 (again). I pretty much expected to fail the N2 last time, but wanted to get a baseline score on it to have...
six8ten JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 18,243 2013-04-03, 2:07 am
    Thread: Driving in Japan
Post: Driving in Japan

Probably a bit outdated now, but my thoughts on driving and getting a license in Japan back in 2006: http://six-eight-ten.livejournal.com/812.html
six8ten General discussion 23 4,524 2013-02-25, 1:53 am
    Thread: Do you give choco back to your students?
Post: Do you give choco back to your students?

Khakionion Wrote:But not the students, don't eat the students. Eat the chocolates. Eating people is a social faux pas in Japan. Really? I thought you just became a minor TV/talk show celebrity for eat...
six8ten Off topic 5 996 2013-02-20, 10:54 pm
    Thread: Your Tax Dollars At Work
Post: Your Tax Dollars At Work

Francesca2207 Wrote:Looking at the bigger picture meat is bad for us. Even if you eat meat moderately veganism is healthier when you consider food borne illness. Over 60% of chicken and pork have dise...
six8ten Off topic 316 42,856 2012-12-10, 2:19 am
    Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread
Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread

Took the test in Takao. No clock in my room, the desk was so small that it wasn't actually touching the floor (though it was just barely off the floor) once I got my knees jammed under it.
six8ten JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 297 78,507 2012-12-03, 7:29 pm
    Thread: Mechanically difficult kanji
Post: Mechanically difficult kanji

I do have a tendency to make many of my kanji a bit tall and spindly, rather than fit into a box like it "should". So my 木 will end up much like a 't' with a couple of short legs, for instance.
six8ten Remembering the Kanji 51 15,577 2012-11-14, 3:46 am