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I live in Japan and had for a very long time. In my home country you buy a train ticket in advance its much less expensive and if you buy a train ticket on the day of your travels it's much more expensive. I absolutely dislike this system which to me has destroyed the efficiency of the train system in my home country. I personally hate credit cards and cashless system I try not to use them unless it is utterly necessary. I think tourists will be absolutely taken advantage of by this system especially if they pay first before they even come to Japan.

For the pas 17 years living in Japan I never had this problem, my wife and her family only speaks Japanese and I live in the country side where no one speaks my native language and English. Only one time this once when I spoke in Japanese to a lady while visiting Tokyo when she spoke to me in English and my responce was: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Immediately it went back to Japanese.

If the government would allow, Japanese companies would work an employee for 23 hours a day and only pay them for 8 hours.

In the Article just above this on JT:

Japan's real wages fall in June for 15th month under inflation

My favorite region in Japan is where I live in Noto Cho on Noto Hanto. The natural beauty of Toyama bay and seeing the norther Alps from accross the bay is beautiful. The architecture of the traditional Japanese homes buit more than a century ago some even built during the edo period are very well kept. The traditional Kiriko Matsuri many small villiages all over Noto cho, Suzu City, Anamizu, and Wajima have them so there is one almost on any weekend in the summer and early fall. The Abare Matsuri in early July is the most popular. Also squid fishing in Ogi village and Ika no eki.

My favorite city in Japan is Kanazawa. Kanazawa is one of the most historic cities in Japan. Many Japanese people who visit Kanazawa say Kanazawa is just like Kyoto but locals say Kyoto is just like Kanazawa Kanazawa has many famous things to see ひがし茶屋街(Higashi Chaya Gai) this area is famous for its very traditional Japanese architecture, its full of cafes and restaurants. Kanazawa is also famous for Craft beer and it holds a beer festival usually in September show casing craft beers from all over the Kansai and Hokuriku Regions. 近江商店街(Omi Shopping street) This is a very popular destination in Kanazawa but its always crowded. There are other points of interest in Kanazawa too.

Kyoto/Otsu is my second favorite cities in Japan and I also lived here for about five years. I often go here many times a year on business. Some off the beaten path areas of Kyoto are 三条会商店　Sanjou Kai Shopping street. 晴明神社Seimi Jinja located on Horikawa near Imade gawa. I also enjoy walking all over the city.

Otsu city has Biwako which I really enjoy visiting. I also like to go to 石山寺(Ishiyama dera which is where Murasaki Shikibu worte the famous tale of Genji ) and seeing the 8 Picturesque View of Oumi. Otsu really has a lot of offer and its a great city to visit.

Since 2011 I always look first where the products are from before buying food. I always buy products from Ishikawa where I live, prefecturs from the Kansai region, or when I vist Aomori which is a few times a year Aomori products.

Here is my opinion:

What pension? There will be none so I pay it but I feel better just throwing the money in a garbage can because that is what you essentially doing.

This is one of the reasons why I got out of the employer employee system and started to do something I Love to do and made a small business out of it. Ill be happy to do even after Im 70 making retirement something sounding very depressing to me.

The government sees higher prices as a victory no matter the cost, the higher the price the more revenue from 消費税,very simple a sales tax rise without having to raise the sales tax.

Never use it but I always thought the name and the bird were annoying. In my business my teams opinions matter. Its his business he can rebrand it if it does not work for his vision.

I have heard her music before but not impressed at all of any singers of this day and age including any Korean Band or Japanese same voice number groups ex. AKB 48 what youth in this day and age like.

I enjoy bands I found on my own during the 90s when I first listed and was introduced to rock music when I was 14. Here are my favorites:

Supremes, Heart, Blondie, Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Joan Jett, Nena, Dolores O' Riordan, Alanis Morissette, Enya, Sophie B Hawkins, Suzanne Vega are my favorites and very talented singers and song writers. My Japanese favorites are Utada Hikaru and Hirahara Ayaka.

No point of listening or paying attention to todays music.

The best place for summer is my home country Germany.

Worst summer I have ever experienced was Fort Lauderdale Florida. I was there for a month in my early 20s and never forgot the feeling of the heat and humidity there.

Worst place for heat in Japan is Nagoya and Tajimi, I spent many summers there in the early 2000s and 2007 was the worst and 2009 was the best there.

The two best places in Japan for summer in my opinion are, where I live now on Noto Pennsula in Ishikawa prefecture which has beautiful summers every year and on Shimokita Pennsula in Aomori prefecture.

'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in U.S. since Civil War = My exact idea of the United States in this day and age. Take out the nasty politics highest in the US since civil war and you get my exact idea of RUSSIA and People Republic of China too.

Its as simple as this: The DPRK being The DPRK.

This is an all win situation for the government, food prices increase revenue from the sales tax increases. Weaker Yen, higher taxes, higher inflation, a recipe for LDP (親父民党) success

I have no tolerance toward the smell of tabacco smoke, I actually get physically sick when someone smoking walks by I can get a headache and nausea from it really quickly.

Every time I see a picture of this person the expression on his face is always interesting and different.

I do not prefer the Kanto Region nor much of eastern Japan for that matter except for Akita and Aomori, however there is one place I really enjoy to visit in the Kanto Region and its Yokohama. If I have to go to Kanto I always stay in Yokohama and my favorite spots here are Yokohama Ko, Yamashita Koen, and China Town. Excellent food and a great place to walk around both day and night.

As I had mentioned before in different articles Kyoto is one of the best cities to walk around and explore. Even as a former Kyoto city resident and I still travel to Kyoto at least once a month for my business. I have not once used the bus system in the city because its so accessible by walking, Keihan, Kintetsu, Hankyu, JR lines, Ran den, and Subway. If you are a resident and enjoy Motor bike touring which I really enjoy. I have used my Super Cub a number of times to go from Ishikawa prefecture to Kyoto and I find driving a motor bike through Kyoto a great way to see the city.

Tofu is one of my favorite foods. I eat it in any way, raw, in salads, in miso shiru, I put it in soups, in sukiyaki, sometimes I eat it with somi tsuyu and wasabi, its a great food.

There will be exemptions for artistic, academic or religious use of swastikas, which has a spiritual significance in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

The best point of this law is they differentiated between the Nationalsozialistisch Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) distorted symbol and the sacred Hindu and Buddhist spiritual Swastika.

Unless you want to live the life of the novel 1984 by George Orwell or want to live the life of the 1920's classic film Metropolis by Fritz Lang. AI needs to be heavily regulated and made to be used only when absolutely necessary

Kyoto is one of the best cities to walk in Japan. I lived there between 2012 and 2017. and since then I often go to Kyoto from Ishikawa on business .I always enjoy wallhing from Kyoto station to 3条 Oikedori, Maruta Machi, Sanjokai Shotengai,etc. There is also a one day subway pass you can buy for 800 yen. There is the Keihan line that goes from Demachi Yanagi through fushimiku and on to Osaka. There is also the Hankyu line from 4条河原町 called Kyoto Kawaramachi station that you can take to Arashi yama and Osaka Umeda. Also the JR lines. Its a great city for wallking and other forms of public transportation no need to take the bus which are always crowded.

Seventy-six percent of employees in Japan welcome AI services like ChatGPT to help them make the right decision at the workplace.

Such blind trust in this technology is dangerous.

Seventy-six percent of employees in Japan welcome AI services like ChatGPT to help them make the right decision at the workplace.

I hardly ever fly. I view flying as if there is land under my feet I will drive, use a train, or even ferry which I have used to go to Hokkaido on more than one occasion. Unless there an Ocean or a country like Russia in the way I have no choice but to fly. I have not left Japan since 2010 and may be I might visit my home country of Deutschland (Germany) one day with my wife and children who have never been there. I will try to use either Lufthansa or any Japanese airline.

Some country airlines that I try to avoid at all costs are any Airlines from the United States, Russia, and England. If I have to go to America I will use Air Canada which I had used in the early 2000s when I had to go to America on business I also used ANA many times which I found very nice. American airports and customs are a major problem I do not like to deal with them at all.

These meetings are useless, a waste of time, and the host countries tax payers money.

Technology refined and regulated created with a philosophy humanity in mind that helps this entire world over coming its challenges and helps protect our planet and is a great gift.

Technology being thrown into society combined with the philosophy of materialism and economic gain combined with a public that will use it only as a toy is truely a recipe for absolute disaster.

I am not worried about a job because my wife and I took the difficult path of creating our own lives and working for ourselves.

What I am worried about is the abuse of this technology and what it could create and the over reliance of it.

The abuse aspect will occure. Over reliance our the smart phone technology communications technology in the recent past two decades has been lucky. There has been a lul in solar mass ejections since just before the introduction of smart phones. A carrington like solar mass ejection occurs ever hundred and fifty years or so and it is only a matter of time until this type of solar mass ejection occurs again and still our technology is not refined enough to deal with such strong solar events.

Weather its over abuse or over reliance my point is our philosophy of why and how we use technology must change and change soon.

From the same LDP that wants to cut emissions and save the environment and The LDP want to do this.

Have respect for this planet, its oceans, and its ecosystems this an absolutely disrespectful and horrible thing Japan is doing. Every country has a right to protest this hanious decision by the LDP and their absolute disrespect for hunanity, sea life, and the environment.

If you are so confident in its safty realese it in Tokyo bay!

Never heard of this word until I read the comments. To me this is an American or western invented word that has no meaning to me nor do I see any reason to use it.

Technology is not a toy. This is very dangerous technology and if abused will be extremely harmful and could pose a threat to humanity. AI needs to be heavly regulated, perfected, and controled before being brought to the public.