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How much sugar in this one? Substandard coffee and resorting to over sweet drinks. Whats not to love about substandard drinks st high prices.

Endangered turtles seized in attempt to smuggle them into Japan

So they were seized and then... soup??

The CDC lost all it's credibility due to incredible mistruths and lies they spread all while gaslighting people and cheering on the corruption of their human rights.

When you are gasping for breath and begging to be cured you can call a youtuber for help.

While some more famous tourist spots are starting to discourage increased tourism, Palau is still welcoming.

Interesting that its first inhabitants arrived about 2500 BC.

Total population of Palau is about 18,000, and the number of tourists last year was 50,000.

A primary source of death among tourists is heatstroke.

The only vaccination strongly recommended before going to the islands of Palau is tetanus.

The dry season runs from December to April, which is also the tourist season. Temps today ranged from the upper 70s to the lower 80s.

Not mentioned in the pamphlets, the islands also have crocodiles, sea snakes, mosquitoes and lice.

The island of Peleliu was the scene of a fierce battle during WW II. An airfield had been constructed on the island, but after the battle it was realized that it would have made more sense to have simply by-passed it. Once the airfield was put out of action, there was no way for the IJA to resupply the island, and it served no purpose to allied forces.

the islets (are) called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

The roots of the islands' names both in Japanese and Korean, JPN /take-/ and Kor /tok-/ sound similar to me. That means that in ancient times, when people had no idea of national borders, these baren islands were called by the same name.

He never had a case to start with. Gay marriage is illegal in Japan and that's it. Doesn't matter he got married in another country.

Another country rules apply to another country. Japan rules apply to Japan. He doesn't get more rights than others.

Tenno Heika, otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu.

Happy birthday to his imperial majesty.

Sometimes it looks like one of my cats studied psychology. She plays me like a fiddle. Can't get mad at her, she is too cute.

shoes, not shows.

Crocs are my favorite shows. My arthritis makes it difficult to put on shoes, but with my Crocs I don't have to bend over. I bought a long shoe-horn, and problem solved. I even get a long of compliments and questions about my Crocs. The ones I usually wear look like real shoes, not what is shown in the article, but are easy to put on and are comfortable.

The inmates have taken over the insane asylum. God help us all.

quercetumToday  05:35 pm JST

Yes, peace. That means not continuing war.

If only China learned that, as Japan has.

State subsidies to Chinese automakers are hurting non-Chinese workers around the world.

Norway and South Korea both encourage and support their film and tv industries, with notable effect.

The CDC lost all it's credibility due to incredible mistruths and lies they spread all while gaslighting people and cheering on the corruption of their human rights.

I among many others don't trust a word they say anymore.

We see that often in Southern California when bears start hanging out in people's yards and pools. 

Black bears (Ursus americanus) are the only bears that live in Southern California. 

(Internet source)

Are they trying this deprogramming with grizzly bears too?

Hokkaido has come to exemplify Japan's growing [BROWN] bear problem.

(Internet source)

Brown bears (bigger more dangerous type) and smaller less dangerous type are two different situations.

Hokkaido has come to exemplify Japan's growing bear problem.

(BBC)

Let me back up a bit and ask again...

...tell me what I should do if I find a [BIG BROWN HOKKAIDO] bear walking past my house [in Hokkaido]?

No, for real, as some people make it a hobby to comment negatively on anything positive, progressive, etc. coming out in Japan, or from a Japanese company. It's getting really boring really quickly.

@Trumpist123

→ Same as where people in Japan can watch it: Type the name of the movie followed by the word streaming into your search engine of choice and pick one of the many providers, including Rakuten, Apple, Prime and MS.

I tried typing "black box diaries" in Google chrome. All that appeared were reviews of the movie.

By contrast, when I typed "the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", there were links to watch the series.

It seems that "black box diaries" is not so widely available. And I think this is what some of the commenters are referring to about the documentary not receiving attention.

How is this relevant to JT readers? Is she going to be the next JT's Taylor Swift?

Deleting posts regarding Japan's refusal to acknowledge its war crimes does not make it any less necessary. It's not an opinion.

Look, so many sour grapes, butthurt minimal pay English teachers teaching Toyota how to do business in these comments! Thank you for your invaluable advice ;) .

Mod: you know what to do.

Look, so many sour grapes, butthurt minimal pay English teachers teaching Toyota how to do business in these comments! Thank you for your invaluable advice ;) .

Define 'rich' countries. How does a European country explain handing over cash to other nations, to its citizens as they stand in line outside a food bank? And how does it avoid being replaced by populists in consequence, who will just follow the lead of the US and pull out?

Praying for the pope's happy death (yes, Catholics pray for that, and it's not the same as wishing death on someone) and the election of Cardinal Sarah as our next pope.

The cosmetic industry strikes again. Nothing more beautiful than a Japanese (since we're here) without makeup.

Bet he regrets his AAPL sale. Maybe he used it for tax payments. Even so.

So which boxes does this check?

The gender is unknown

If only there were a way to determine it...

The man, Andrew High, had argued that the denial violates the Constitution's guarantee of equality under the law.

They aren't equal. A man married to a man is not the same as a man married to a woman under Japanese law. If it offends you, leave Japan or, if you aren't here, mind your own business. As stated above, "If you want to be different from the norm then you have to accept the difficulties that come with it."

The thing about this situation is that the rule is very clear, and when the rule is clearly defined but you want an exception, you can't really feel aggrieved when they don't waive the application of the rule just because you object to it.

Exactly. The kind of thing you usually tell children. Except they are intelligent enough to accept it.

He is not married under the laws of Japan and thus not eligible for the visa he sought.

I don't see what the problem is. Whining about immigration law is stupid. Like whining about tax. It just is. You not liking it is irrelevant.

It's called entitlement. Thinking that you are special in spite of the law.

In a nutshell.

Now he can retire and not work so hard.