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11-02-2007, 01:29 AM

There is casino in Tokyo ??? It's legal for gambling or not ?
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11-02-2007, 06:59 AM

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There is casino in Tokyo ??? It's legal for gambling or not ?
There are pachinko parlors and game centers. To my knowledge, gambling is illegal in Japan. However you can win prizes at pachinko then trade them for cash. This is the way Japanese law works which often confounds foreigners. It is like the prostitution law which forbades the selling of sex. However if you purchase a massage and just happen to have sex with the masseuse, that is not particularly legal but at the same time not illegal.

Of course this stuff I have only heard, I have no first hand knowledge of such things.
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11-04-2007, 02:08 PM

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There are pachinko parlors and game centers. To my knowledge, gambling is illegal in Japan. However you can win prizes at pachinko then trade them for cash. This is the way Japanese law works which often confounds foreigners. It is like the prostitution law which forbades the selling of sex. However if you purchase a massage and just happen to have sex with the masseuse, that is not particularly legal but at the same time not illegal.

Of course this stuff I have only heard, I have no first hand knowledge of such things.

There is a hedgefund called Lonestar

Lone Star Funds

There are buying up all the bay areas of Tokyo. Soon the gambling/casino laws will pass and the plan is to turn all Tokyo bay into casinos. This is to compete with Korea and China. FYI
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11-08-2007, 09:30 AM

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ya.. i know.. it's really hard being a vp now.. so many unemployed.. O_O and i heard that even if you get out of Uni.. your chance of getting a job is rather slim..

and if they do math in Uni.. how would that got anything to do with business?.. haha.. no. not a trader.. so much pressure.. i might get a freaking heart attack O_O! and also once you get old.. you're not suited for the job anymore.. btw noodle, you in Uni right?..
Yes i'm in uni now....
As for the link between math and business; the link is basically being logical and knowing how to get to whatever goal it is that you need to reach.

Everything you need to know about businesses and business, you can learn in the training they give you for most jobs (believe me, i've studied business studies and i got 100% in exams just because of working in a games shop and taking interest in things that didn't involve just selling games, ie, i asked to be the guy to look through CV's and i was in charge of giving interviews... (in business studies, they spend about 2 months teaching you about this where as you can learn it in less than one week))

Anyway, the point is, you're more than likely never to use anything you learnt in school once you get a job... so companies usualy go for people that done hard subjects... As for unemployment, yeah you'll prob have a hard time finding a job after finishing uni if 1. you just have an average grade, 2. if you come from an average uni and 3. if you do a subject that isn't that challenging
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11-08-2007, 09:42 AM

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There is a hedgefund called Lonestar

Lone Star Funds

There are buying up all the bay areas of Tokyo. Soon the gambling/casino laws will pass and the plan is to turn all Tokyo bay into casinos. This is to compete with Korea and China. FYI
Seriously? Legalized casino gambling in Japan? That will be chaos.

Though, on the other hand, Japanese are not "social gamblers" in that sitting at a table with a bunch of strangers to play black-jack probably won't sit well. Poker as well. Even worse, really. Mah-jong players tend to play with friends, or at least people they know. Hardcore players play alone, but are looked upon with suspicion when entering a group of three. Slots would work, but I don't see Japanese picking up on, say Roulette or Baccaratt (sp) like the HK and Chinese do, as there is less control. Japanese like games they think they can manipulate and win, like Pachinko, Pachi-Suro (on second thought, slots WON'T work in Japan...you can't stop the reels when you want). Horse-racing in Japan is different than in America...you have oddsmakers selling cheatsheets all over. Curious to see what happens.
I think Japanese like casinos in the movies, but for the most part will be intimidated.
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11-08-2007, 10:42 AM

I'll finish my grad in todai next year! in r Bioinformatics faculty but I think this courses is onlu in jap.!


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I'll finish my grad in todai next year! in r Bioinformatics faculty but I think this courses is onlu in jap.!
you're going to do exchange???... you neve know, maybe instead of bumping into you here in paris i'll see you in tokyo. haha
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11-08-2007, 11:11 AM

yep! lol but me its not an exchange my dad have a flat near the jingu baseball stadium and I will hav to find a job to pay my extra stuff


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11-09-2007, 04:11 AM

Hey Tokyo , right now I'm studying japanese and I'm also majoring in International Business. I definatly want to move to Japan to be fluent because obviously staying in America is not the best situation for me if I want to be more serious with japanese. My question is Is it really that hard to find a career in Japan esp. if you're a foriegner moving to Japan?! * I also plan on getting my MBA too. I also want to know how does the recruitment process work if you want to get recruited from Japan?! Thanks
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11-11-2007, 03:57 PM

did someone lived near jingu baseball stadium?how it is there?


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