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• 2023/08/12 01:23

This year they are having a stamp rally from August 1 to October 1.
No entry fee ！

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#1

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• 2022/11/19 08:00

They are going to have a collaboration event of "Chihayafuru" in Fuchu City from November 22.
They are going to collect keywords while going around the panels drawn by the artist.
https://www.chihaya-fuchu.com/

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• 2022/10/22 03:11

Burger King and the Spy Family are collaborating.
Looks like you can get Anya's paper apron and stickers.

https://app.burgerking.co.jp/bkad/spyfamily/index.html

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#1

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• 2022/08/02 07:15

They are having an otsukimi buffet from September 1 to 11 ！
It's nice to enjoy a typically Japanese event, not Halloween or something.

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#1

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• 2022/08/02 07:13

They have a message board in collaboration with Fuchu City and Chihayafuru.
http://www.chihaya-fuchu.com/

It looks like they are accepting applications on Twitter and at the application box.

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#1

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• 2022/05/25 06:04

From May 20 to July 6
33 stores in the city can participate.

If you collect stamps and enter the contest, you will win prizes in a drawing.

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#1

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• 2022/05/11 03:43

From July 9 to November 3, there will be Precure stages all over the country.

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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

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• 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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• 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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• 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

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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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• 2022/11/16 13:08

Gone again ？

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#4412

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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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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• 2025/02/03 04:36

We moved to Hawaii from the Bay Area last May and have two children, our oldest is now 3.5 years old and our youngest is 1.5 years old.
I was interested in Montessori education before my children were born, and while researching, I heard that
Montessori Community School in the Makiki area is a wonderful school. I saw that over 95% of the students go to Iolani or Punahou each year
through the Feeding School to Iolani or Punahou schools.
I know that it is very difficult to get into Montessori Community School as there are several topics on this site.
I would like to enroll my oldest son from Kinder and my youngest son from Pre, what should I do to prepare for the entrance exam?
We would like to know what kind of education and preparation you have done for your son who is currently attending the school.
We have contacted the school and are afraid that the admission rate is quite high.

My two sons will be living in Hawaii for at least 10 years, so I am hoping that they will be able to attend Iolani School or Punahou School in the future
We are hoping to attend Montessori Community School. I heard that another school, Hana Hau'oli, is also a feeding school, but
I heard that you have to have some kind of connection such as family connection or working to get in, but I have given up because I have no connections in Hawaii.
I would appreciate any information you can give me if you have taken the test for Puri or Kinder.

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#57

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• 2026/01/30 (Fri) 07:04
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My son graduated from MCS and went from Middle to Punahou and graduated last year. He is now attending a state college in the Mainland.
Oh no, you can't compare Punahou to MCS. To be clear, MCS graduates have a very hard time getting to the top in Punahou.
The "pure gold Punahou kids" （ from Kinder ） are almost always at the top. At Punahou, we call the kids from Kinder "Punahou Kids".
80% of the students who went on to the Ivy League and the most prestigious colleges were also from Kinder.
MCS is a Montessori school, so academics are appropriate, and from about the 4th grade onward, children aiming for Punahou Middle must attend cram school or Tutor.
Don't expect to get into Punahou or Iolani just by taking MCS classes, the SSAT is very revealing.
Punahou, you need to be at least 90% on the SSAT after all these years of academic improvement.
When my son took the Middle, he got 80%. Anyway, Punahou and Iolani are not just the top two.
Once you get in, it's a matter of whether you can keep up with the Punahou kids or not. Anyway, there was a huge difference between the two schools, so as other parents have said, it is true that I had a hard time studying after I entered Punahou.

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• 2026/02/22 (Sun) 04:10
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I had my son attend Monte until 6th grade and took the Punahou, Iolani, Mippa, and Merinol entrance exams, and he was rejected by Punahou and Iolani and is now attending Mippa.
To be honest, I had heard that 90% of the students could go to Punahou or Iolani if they attended Monte, and the school claimed that Monte's education was advanced and comparable to Punahou and Iolani without a tutor. However, when I took the public test （ the national test and the SSAT ） I found that the Monte students were not at that level, but at best Mippa and Merinol.
I was so surprised and impatient that I rushed to the individual tutor and Takahashi Juku. By the time I realized it, there were 8 months until the exam. I could never catch up with Punahou and Iolani level.
In the school year my child attended, 13 students took the exam and 3 were accepted to Punahou or Iolani, and 10, including my child, were not.
As others have said, many of the families who attend Monte are Monte believers （ really believing faith ）. It was my fault for being so relaxed and believing what they said and what the school claimed, but by the time I realized it, it was already too late.
The same people who come to speak at the Elementary panel every year as parents of alumni, the same people. For a long time now. Monte is a laid back, small school. The community is small because of the small number of families and the small number of students, and the information is skewed so that it is too late, as it is for me.
If you are considering Elementary at Monte, you will need tutors, etc. from 4th grade at the latest if you want to go to Punahou or Iolani from the middle.

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It's been a while since I've used Vivinavi's private sales and came across this page. My son was also MCS, he was there through 6th grade and took the middle exam but was rejected from Punahou, he did not take the exam to Iola and is attending another school. My child's best friend （, who was in Kinder through 6th grade ）, was accepted to Punahou, but she feels a huge gap in academic ability and is losing confidence. She feels that the kids from Kinder are incredibly smart at Punahou, and that what they are learning at Elementary is far beyond what they are learning at MCS. My child's best friend was at the top of his class at MCS, but after a few years at Punahou, he is still below average. I sent my child to MCS because I thought it was a good idea to give priority to what he liked and to nurture him, but this backfired when it came to aiming for the top schools. The number of students who have been accepted to Punahou and Iolani from MCS in the past few years has been less than 30%, and I think this is a testament to that. What I can say is that the academic level of Punahou and Iolani today is different from that of Punahou and Iolani more than 5 years ago, or maybe the academic level of MCS has dropped. It could be both. Since Punahou has gone up 5% SSAT in the last 3 years. We are planning to try again narrowly （ high school entry ） which only takes a few students because my kids are not satisfied with their current school. By the way, when I took the exam in 6th grade, the whole class had tutors and went to cram school. The school said that it was unnecessary ！, but if I didn't have a tutor, I wouldn't have been able to pass any of the entrance examinations.

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#64

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• 2026/05/16 (Sat) 08:49
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We have been fortunate enough to be able to attend MCS pre in August and are now considering whether to send our child to MCS. This year, it seems that all applicants were able to apply for pre, because we contacted them in early March, just before the acceptance announcement, rather than after the application deadline, and they told us that they would send out First Round notices but that there were still spots available and that they would accept our application if we submitted one. ！ We are also wondering whether Central Union, St. Clements, or MCS would be better for us to attend Punahou from Kinder. We have paid the deposit for all three schools, so we are keeping all three. The reason why I applied to MCS in March is because I thought that even if I fail the Kinder exam because of Elementary.................... I thought that even if I failed the Kinder test, I would still be able to go to Punahou, but it looks like my chances of going to Punahou are slim. Thank you all for the useful information to consider.

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#65

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My daughter attends MCS’s Upper Elementary.
This year, MCS has fewer students than its capacity in both preschool and elementary school. You can still enroll even now. ！
The elementary school is constantly short on students and accepts applications year-round. Currently, there are only a handful of third graders, and while the school aims for 20 students per grade each year,
I’ve never seen a grade with 20 students.
Generally, the largest grade has only 12 or 13 students. The others have only around 10 students, and those are split into two classes—grades 1–3 in one class and grades 4–6 in another—
so the elementary school has a total of four classes for grades 1–6. There are only two teachers for three different grade levels. In any case, it is a fact that quality is declining due to a shortage of students, teachers, and facilities. Recently, only about two students have been accepted into Punahou’s middle school each year.
As others have noted, the acceptance rate to Punahou was 90% more than five years ago, but since about five years ago, Punahou’s academic standards have risen significantly compared to the past, so （ while the bar was already high, it now requires very high SSAT scores— and you won’t get in without a high percentile score. ） As long as MCS maintains its current educational program, it won’t be able to catch up to Punahou’s level. The school itself states that MCS is not a feeder school for Punahou. These days, many students from the middle school division end up going to mid-tier schools or charter schools.
If you’re considering enrolling your child at MCS with the goal of getting into Punahou after middle school, I think you should reconsider and look into a different school starting in kindergarten. Even at Hanahauoli, the acceptance rate to Punahou is only 60–70% these days. Our child entered preschool at MCS over five years ago, so we enrolled based on a 90% acceptance rate, and since this is the situation now while they’re still attending, we have no choice but to stay.

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