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• 森
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• 2024/03/16 02:55

Kids Land has been reopened.
If you have already been there, has it changed a lot ？?

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• 真帆
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• 2022/10/26 09:38

They will be held on November 3, 5, and 6.
You can see performances and artwork.

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• 華
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• 2022/10/11 07:37

On October 28, a complex facility including a fitness club and medical care will be built in front of Ebina Station. It will be very convenient.

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• 雫
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• 2022/08/05 05:05

They have soybean meat burgers at J.S. BURGERS CAFE in LaLaport Ebina.
Soy meat is good for SDGs.

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• レイ
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• 2022/07/23 02:24

They are accepting applications from elementary, middle and high school students.

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#2

• あゆみ
• 2022/07/23 (Sat) 02:25
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It is true that what children want to eat may be different from what adults have in mind, so it may be a good idea.

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• 足利
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• 2022/05/12 04:24

On May 15, a marche will be held at Ebina Athletic Park.

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#1

• おはな
• Today 17:50

今年新患でファミリードクターの予約を取られた方がいましたら教えてください。

新患の場合、ファミリードクターの予約を取るのに日にちがかかると聞きました。
ホノルル市内でどれくらい先に予約が取れましたか？
もちろん、ドクターによって違うと思いますが、経験者の方いらっしゃいましたら教えてください。

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• 我
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• 2022/11/16 13:08

Gone again ？

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#4415

• チューター
• 2026/09/29 (Tue) 06:51
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The latest text message on my phone screen
I know what I’m saying ？

I really wish you’d cut it out already. I’ve told you I haven’t read it and I haven’t even opened it.

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#4417

• チューター
• 2026/09/30 (Wed) 14:10
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I’ve got about 130 unread messages now. It looks like they sent me the time for the next lesson, but why do they think I’m actually going to go?
I keep telling them I haven’t read them or even opened them, so why are they sending me so many texts?

I’m facing a huge backlash for teaching the word “ugly” to my American students. People say it’s an outdated or discriminatory term, but I thought Osamu Suzuki’s book *In Love with the Eyes of an Ugly Woman*—which he wrote about his wife—was interesting, and the anime *A Bouquet for an Ugly Woman* has been airing since last year.
I also read a few chapters of *Don’t Call Me Ugly*, which offers a free preview of several chapters on my phone.
I think the word “ugly” is used quite commonly.
Besides, she’s far from being “ugly”—she’s friendly and very popular with guys. When I was a kid, some rude boys used to tease girls by calling them “ugly” ！, and I wonder if that’s still causing her trauma.
But “shikome” is a word people don’t use anymore, so I really think “ugly” is just a normal word.
When I’m talking with friends, I often say things like, “I’m ugly, so there’s no way,” or “I’m ugly, so I won’t take pictures or even look in the mirror.” I also often say things like, “I’m dumb, so I forget things right away” or “I can’t remember anything.” I don’t think “ugly” or “dumb” are discriminatory terms.

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#4420

• ボー
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• Today 08:21
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午前２時まで日本在住の友達とカラオケしたら今日はキツイ。　ボーとしてます。

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#4421

• チューター
• Today 12:22
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二人の間だけに留めておけばいいのに、She's crazyと今日もわざわざ私のいる場まで来てアメリカ人たちに言い、毎週水曜日には日本人も集まる場にも言って色々言っているという話を聞いた。
音楽という共通の趣味で友達になってしまったけれど、決して関わってはいけない人だった。

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#4422

• チューター
• Today 15:18
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私は自分の意思でコーヒーボランティアを止めたのに、今日彼女は、She got fired! と言いふらしていた。
毎日怒涛のテキストで嫌がらせをしているのは自分なのに、何故か私が彼女に長時間の嫌がらせテキストをしていると何人もの人たちに話していた。
私の事をShe's crazyと言いふらしているけれど、日本語レッスンの生徒さんは誰がいちいち怒ってレッスンを中断させたか知っている。でも無論、生徒さんにそんなこと確認する訳がないし、彼女に一方的にCrazyと言いふらされるまま悪評が広まっていく。

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• Noa
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• Today 02:58

とあるハワイの会社(日系メディア系)で社員の個人のSNSの利用でアカウントをやめなければ即日解雇と社長の独断でなったそうです。
そのようなことはできる、される、のでしょうか。。。

前提として業務時間中にやっていたわけでもなく、何か不利益になることをしたわけでもないようです。
「24時間会社に忠実にいるべき（気に食わないから）」が理由のようです。。。

そんな昭和な発想の人がいるんですねという感想ですが、、、
もしそういう事例(ヤバイ会社)があったら教えて欲しいなと思い投稿です。
SNSなんて皆やっている時代ですのでね。。。

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• ハラ
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• 2026/09/25 16:06

I’m currently working at my first non-Nikkei company, in an environment with many Japanese and Asian employees. My boss isn’t used to managing people, so he gets flustered and takes his frustration out on those around him by yelling at them. He even yells at new hires who just started and don’t know anything yet, telling them “that’s not right” without any explanation.
I think this kind of situation would be considered power harassment in Japan, but is the term “power harassment” also used in English-speaking countries, and does it refer to situations like this? ？

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#2

• 会社
• 2026/09/26 (Sat) 08:27
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This is a common issue at Japanese companies.

You should report this to the Labor Department.
In the U.S., if a company did something like that,
the company itself would be sued.

Please report this to the Labor Department.

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• ハラ
• 2026/09/27 (Sun) 03:57
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I'll look into how to report this to the Labor Bureau. Alternatively,
since the company is in the food and beverage industry and originally from Europe, I think I could report it directly to the company itself, so I'd like to consider that option, but I'm worried about whether my anonymity will be properly protected.

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#5

• ハラ
• 2026/09/27 (Sun) 15:14
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Thank you, EEOC, for providing such specific details.
As I suspected, “power harassment” is a term coined in Japan and isn’t used in the U.S.
It’s certainly impossible to file a complaint without evidence. Moreover, since you can’t record conversations without the other person’s permission, it’s practically impossible unless the experience of workplace harassment is severe enough to cause mental distress and result in a doctor’s medical certificate.
I don’t plan on staying at this company much longer myself, but I feel sorry for the new hires and the other employees.

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#7

• クリフバー
• 2026/09/30 (Wed) 18:53
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Mr. Hara

No, you can sue.

In both Japan and the United States, you can sue if conduct in the workplace constitutes another tort, such as assault, physical restraint, defamation, or acts that cause extreme mental distress.
Incidentally, “power harassment” is not an official legal term in Japan either



Regarding recordings, in Hawaii, if you are a party to the conversation, you can legally record it even without the other person’s permission.
The issue arises when you eavesdrop on a conversation in which you are not present.

Therefore, the explanation that recording without the person’s permission is illegal and that the case ends as soon as it is filed with the EEOC is also incorrect.

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