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• ちり
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• 2023/08/24 06:51

It looks like they reopened this April. I guess it's nice to have a long-established business, isn't it?

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• ねえさん
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• 2023/02/28 06:43

I see a Burger King has opened in front of Sugamo station.
I still want to try it at least once.

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• 一郎
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• 2022/11/01 08:20

December 3, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Magome Car Inspection Station, Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau
6-38-1 Minami-Magome, Ota-ku

Free admission

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• 弓枝
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• 2022/10/25 07:28

They are selling bread in the motif of Togenuki Jizo in Sugamo.
They have sesame bean paste, mashed bean paste, and custard flavor.

Boulangerie ・ Bonheur Sugamo
https://boulangerie-bonheur.jp/

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• ren
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• 2022/09/30 01:56

I heard that there is a mystery-solving event planned by Taisho University students.

It would be nice if more and more events like this are organized mainly by university students.

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• 秋田焼
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• 2022/08/04 02:28

Can you enjoy Sugamo even if you are not a grandparent ？
What is the attraction ？?

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• マリーナ
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• 2022/05/11 07:30

They are operating until June 5.

https://www.outech.co.jp/arakawa-line/

Hanami Hire Plan.

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• かん
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• 2022/05/11 02:46

They are selling plastic rails for the Mita Line ！
This is valuable.

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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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書き込めなくなるまであと182日

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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 我
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• 2022/11/16 13:08

Gone again ？

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#4412

• ボランティア
• 2026/09/29 (Tue) 00:58
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I was invited to volunteer pouring coffee into cups and handing them out to passersby.
The man in charge of the event suddenly started hitting on me.
I told him, “I’m conservative, so I don’t just start dating someone that easily. It takes months or even years for me to fall in love,” to which he replied, “I’ll wait as many years as it takes.”
When I said, “I’m not interested for the next five years” (as a way of turning him down), he replied, “I’ll wait five years.”
I flatly refused, saying, “Even if you wait five years, I have no intention of dating you or marrying you.”
Volunteering to pour coffee into cups. The organizer’s instructions were, “Pour the coffee up to about this level in the cup.” But the man in charge on site told me, “Fill it to the brim.”
When I did that, it was too hot to hold, and it was also very hot for the people receiving it, but since he wanted to finish quickly, he insisted, “Just do as I say—fill it to the very top.”
But when I said, “I’ve been told not to fill them to the brim,” he thought I was being defiant.

The day we served iced coffee. We put ice in the cups before pouring the coffee.
Some people would come back for a refill holding their empty cups. I’d tell them to please put the cup on the table, and I’d try to add ice and coffee to it.
He got irritated, grabbed the cup, shoved it into the ice box, and added ice.
Wait a minute. Why would you put a cup that someone else drank from—a cup someone else used—into the ice box? ？
They probably thought I was just another troublemaker. Do people who just want to avoid trouble just keep quiet and do exactly as they’re told?
I couldn’t continue volunteering there.

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#4413

• チューター
• 2026/09/29 (Tue) 03:18
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She's still sending me texts today. If our friendship is over, then so be it, but why is she texting me so persistently?
I clearly told her I haven't even opened them or read them.

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#4414

• チューター
• 2026/09/29 (Tue) 05:36
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She’s still sending me text messages nonstop. The very first sentence of the text she just sent said, “You have absolutely no sense of remorse, do you?” Even without opening it, I can see the first sentence right there on the screen.
“I’m sorry for trying to change the lesson location from Starbucks to Whole Foods, I’m sorry for trying to change the day of the week for the lesson, I’m sorry for teaching you difficult kanji, I’m sorry for teaching you a discriminatory term like ‘ugly,’ I should have taught you “ugly woman” instead, and I’m sorry for teaching you a word like “super”—it seems she won’t forgive me until I apologize for all of these things.
As far as I’m concerned, I don’t need any more texts, conversations, or anything else. There was nothing we could do about the fact that we couldn’t understand each other.

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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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