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    Thread: Private video of private Romney Fundraiser leaked
Post: Private video of private Romney Fundraiser leaked

HiiroYui Wrote:If someone thinks killing is bad, but killing in war is not, that’s a contradiction. He should be more specific about what kind of killing is morally bad. How I dare to call my wife wit...
Shakunatz Off topic 459 44,654 2012-11-22, 5:18 am
    Thread: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow
Post: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow

kodorakun Wrote:Well, just for people's info: I successfully merged a newly-created amazon.co.jp account with my existing US amazon.com account when I changed my country setting as suggested (via kind...
Shakunatz Learning resources 100 38,655 2012-11-17, 10:19 am
    Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)
Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)

@uisukii Maybe if you're applying for a scholarship or something like that.... Tbh, besides finding a job or use it as a benchmark / goal I can't see any other appealing reasons :P I don't know much ...
Shakunatz General discussion 29 6,047 2012-11-05, 12:03 pm
    Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)
Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)

astendra Wrote:I've never tried to get a job in Japan, but I'm pretty sure JLPT1 is required to get a foot in the door at a lot of places, contrary to what the article says. As far as I experienced, s...
Shakunatz General discussion 29 6,047 2012-11-04, 9:15 pm
    Thread: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)
Post: JLPT exam rules (kanji shirt)

uisukii Wrote:Is there any point in spending money and time to take tests to "judge" how "fluent" you are, when there are hundreds of cheaper and more interesting alternatives which require a reasonab...
Shakunatz General discussion 29 6,047 2012-11-04, 1:53 pm
    Thread: ゴキブリ駆除と対策!
Post: ゴキブリ駆除と対策!

Take out the garbage (food leftovers and so on) before sleeping. (this worked fine for me) Clean everything as if your life depended on it, but don't get you hopes high. If they are already there is t...
Shakunatz Off topic 31 5,474 2012-10-04, 8:11 am
    Thread: Private video of private Romney Fundraiser leaked
Post: Private video of private Romney Fundraiser leaked

toshiromiballza Wrote:The IQ thing is both genetic and environmental, but mostly genetic. Link plz, lol. toshiromiballza Wrote:There's a clear link between IQ and race, with East Asians having the h...
Shakunatz Off topic 459 44,654 2012-09-25, 6:48 am
    Thread: Move to Japan, Go to College, and get a Job, on low budget?
Post: Move to Japan, Go to College, and get a Job, on lo...

yudantaiteki Wrote:six8ten Wrote:I believe the Student Visa allows you to work up to 20-30 hours per week if you fill out the right form (Permission to work outside your residence status permit requir...
Shakunatz JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 15 5,664 2012-09-15, 5:31 am
    Thread: Sex ratio of this forum?
Post: Sex ratio of this forum?

26:13 I love surverys
Shakunatz Off topic 148 26,493 2012-09-11, 9:29 pm
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

Congratulations!!!!!! Thanks to you, I got used to anki and (I guess) I'm making progress fast enough to try the 3級 in February, thank you very much !!!
Shakunatz General discussion 397 123,291 2012-07-09, 9:39 pm
    Thread: How People Stutter
Post: How People Stutter

Here you are [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmECNeeE...ture=youtu].be&t=24s
Shakunatz General discussion 4 1,231 2012-07-03, 12:51 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

erlog Wrote:So...I think I might quit doing the DS game at all. The content in it is mostly a duplicate of the Step Books, and I can replicate the stuff that isn't a lot more efficiently in Anki. I pa...
Shakunatz General discussion 397 123,291 2012-07-02, 9:23 am
    Thread: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta
Post: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta

captal Wrote:Played through until the Lobby. I'm playing the ranger and it's kind of annoying to have to be pointed in the right way to shoot that way- there must be some way to lock on so that I can ...
Shakunatz Off topic 54 11,215 2012-06-29, 11:51 pm
    Thread: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta
Post: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta

You can change your class at the blue desk in the main hall (the npc in the middle).
Shakunatz Off topic 54 11,215 2012-06-29, 8:59 am
    Thread: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta
Post: Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta

Hashiriya Wrote:i'm looking forward to playing the finished version... the exp and stuff doesn't carry over from the beta right?..or does it? It does from what I`ve heard :P
Shakunatz Off topic 54 11,215 2012-06-28, 5:39 am
    Thread: Child snatching in Japan
Post: Child snatching in Japan

kitakitsune Wrote:kitakitsune Wrote:Only a small percentage of Japanese mothers "cut off" their fathers from their children's lives. Shakunatz Wrote:Source please. You need a source that the sky is bl...
Shakunatz Off topic 66 10,438 2012-06-18, 10:20 pm
    Thread: Child snatching in Japan
Post: Child snatching in Japan

kitakitsune Wrote:Foreigners are trying to force their western concept of parenting on Japan. [...]telling people the "correct" way to raise children. It's not about that; it's about the fact that a J...
Shakunatz Off topic 66 10,438 2012-06-18, 8:55 am
    Thread: Japan Times Column - "Microagressions"
Post: Japan Times Column - "Microagressions"

Yeah,from my post it might appear I'm being very naïve. But still, I don't think it's a cultural issue in a strict sense. I don't know how you feel when they address you with -さん, but I feel it weir...
Shakunatz General discussion 99 12,510 2012-05-24, 9:40 pm
    Thread: Japan Times Column - "Microagressions"
Post: Japan Times Column - "Microagressions"

Should be racism (if this is the case...and I don't think so) contextualized? Because if you really think so, then the old women who lived near my apartment wasn't racist. She just kept saying that if...
Shakunatz General discussion 99 12,510 2012-05-24, 11:12 am
    Thread: some ambassy grant exam papers
Post: some ambassy grant exam papers

Yeah my wife keeps telling me "イタリア人国籍じゃなくて、イタリア国籍だよ"...I'm such a birdbrain. So, I guess you should write ポーランド...but I don't think they will care. I got an x-ray exam in order to apply (they told me...
Shakunatz JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,660 2012-05-01, 7:45 pm
    Thread: Kadokawa signs on with Amazon Kindle in Japan
Post: Kadokawa signs on with Amazon Kindle in Japan

Fillanzea Wrote:Nikkei has a good long article about the problems encountered in the course of negotiations between Amazon and Japanese publishers: http://www.nikkei.com/tech/business/arti...E0E5E2E0E...
Shakunatz Off topic 49 9,150 2012-04-13, 10:48 am
    Thread: Kadokawa signs on with Amazon Kindle in Japan
Post: Kadokawa signs on with Amazon Kindle in Japan

rich_f Wrote:Hmm... I wonder... I never saw them when I was in Japan, but do they have pre-paid credit cards in Japan like they do in the US yet? You can buy them in stores in the US with a pre-set ba...
Shakunatz Off topic 49 9,150 2012-04-10, 1:58 am
    Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0)
Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri...

Proxx Wrote:# Replaced random gold events by achievement events (extra gold after x cards/day or new record) Thank you very much, now it is way more additive :P I wrote Kiryu instead of Kiryū, thank y...
Shakunatz Learning resources 180 52,783 2012-04-09, 6:45 am
    Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0)
Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri...

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Shakunatz Learning resources 180 52,783 2012-04-01, 7:25 pm
    Thread: Radiation hormesis: urban legend?
Post: Radiation hormesis: urban legend?

I'm planning a short trip to 新潟 with my wife. She wants to stay overnight at one of those ラジウム温泉 and I'm a bit worried*. I'd never heard that radiation could have a healing effect, so I googled a bit....
Shakunatz Off topic 28 6,292 2012-03-31, 10:55 pm
    Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0)
Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri...

I`ll try it immediately, thank you very much!
Shakunatz Learning resources 180 52,783 2012-03-19, 2:52 am
    Thread: Is the food at 7-11 safe?
Post: Is the food at 7-11 safe?

I`m more concerned about buying raw fish in supermarkets. I fairly often see raw fish lying unrefrigerated on a counter, where the temperature is about 20+° (and where they can catch every germ / snee...
Shakunatz Off topic 26 5,249 2012-03-18, 8:22 am
    Thread: How would your ideal RTKForum Life had been?
Post: How would your ideal RTKForum Life had been?

NoSleepTilFluent Wrote:I used this site as a motivator so i knew i wasn't the only one in the world doing RTK. The same + the Koohii Lounge lenghty discussions about the most disparate topics that I l...
Shakunatz Off topic 5 1,163 2012-03-06, 10:35 am
    Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan?
Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan?

Tzadeck Wrote:I made the original comment, I believe. I think part of it is this: the more you understand Japanese the more similar your experiences will be to those in your home country. The less...
Shakunatz General discussion 119 21,824 2012-02-27, 8:02 pm
    Thread: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?
Post: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?

I`ve heard some foreigners at my University talking about 短期滞在(就職活). Assuming they knew what they were talking about, they assured me that it permits you to stay here even after you 留学ビザ is expired. M...
Shakunatz General discussion 8 3,306 2012-02-07, 2:06 am