Assuming shock is required, the following 8 results were found.
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
working day would be Friday. 3 of the SA team would go, and only 1 would stay. I had seen this coming, so I wasn't all that shocked. I appreciated being told a few days beforehand and further appreciated the included severance package. Previous layoff...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I Was A Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10066-i-was-a-freak
So I did what any logical person would do and applied the left-over dye to my eyebrows. Upon exit from the shower, I was shocked. It was over the top--even for me. I looked like a total moron trying in vain to imitate Charlie Chaplin imitating Kurt...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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because the police came and asked all the other Japanese performers to leave. I will say that the other performers were shockingly loud--powering sizable guitar amps with gas-powered generators and setting up full drum kits with plenty of cymbals. The...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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to find something in the big city as there are far more opportunities for foreigners there. As for AEON, it was not a big shock to my bosses because AEON is a job, not a career. Of my 8 coworkers, only 2 are "originals" that were there when I started....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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make some money while searching for a new IT job. The full-time job market was in shambles at that time due to the "Lehman Shock," but I had heard that entertainment work was a readily-available work avenue for foreigners living in Japan. Fearing I was...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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so they seek to reinforce group sentiments by presenting a conflicting view and either tearing it to pieces or highlighting shock and surprise. For example, Japan's key 2-person comedy form manzai features a straight man and a stupid guy. Expectedly,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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friends had previously found success--flashing their shiny, envy-inducing pantone cards in my face. But since the "Lehman Shock," those days of freely granting credit to non-permanent residents was over. It was fun while it lasted. Apply for a card...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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that until after we had left the police station and exchanged contact information. I think when people are traumatized or shocked, they are always going to speak in their native tongue--similar to how we normally dream in our native tongue, no matter...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General