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Pure speculation, of course, but I sense that the smartphone suspension was just an excuse. A rival was probably jealous of her success and stabbed her in the back; so typical of workplace pettiness...

'Japanese people may not be particularly skilled at speaking English, but they are adept at creating new words from it. ジャストアイデア (jasto-aidea; “off the top of my head”) is a prime example.'

Blow me down! This is a new one for me...

"...flog her like a dead horse."

I see what you have done there!

"...and is priced at 550 yen."

I will pass.

"He says he is going to drop the rate to 150,000 a month because of the demand."

Perhaps 'supply' (of English teachers) would have been the more accurate term, rather than 'demand'...but your example is excellent, on-topic and perfectly illustrates the fall in real wages!

The real problem here is the 900-kilogram gorilla in the room, that no-one wants to acknowledge nor talk about...

Chinese sweat-shop factories are able to copy and reproduce Bizen 備前 plates at a fraction of the cost...

Yes, I echo exactly what BertieWooster has said...!

JT poster SAITOU, Yuu is correc; during the decade of 1990, many Japanese motorcycle racers were winning races, giving the sport a much higher profile than today. MotoGP is not broadcast on television, therefore the general public are unaware, except for once per year at Motegi...

Perhaps she was selling the stolen canned coffee on the internet. The ￥215,000 in her possession could have been profits from crime...

The photograph seems to show the Prime Minister on his knees, alongside several other disaster relief officials; therefore I would agree with the previous poster (Starpunk) who posited that Mr Ishiba is doing his job...

Not weird at all; the Police were investigating another voyeurism case, and suddenly (by conflating cellphone record logs) the suspect Sasaki was identified to be involved in both cases...

And, please!...let us all hope with all of our hearts that our wonderful hero does not get a pinched nerve (requiring him to pull out at the last minute); nor a muscle strain; tightness in his lower back; sudden dizziness; muscle strains | Meniscus tears | Hand/Wrist injuries | Elbow tendinitis | Rotator cuff tendinitis

Labial tears | Dead arm | Ulnar collateral ligament (Tommy John) | Oblique strains etc. etc. etc.

The cathedral complex..."

"Much better than pouring concrete into the sea (Tetrapod) I suppose...

Is 2024 Miss World beauty pageant contestant Ms Kiana Tomita, the tallest?

"Even if Couche-Tard's takeover bid fails, I think another company will come along to buy it," the owner said.

This 'Seven & i' franchise owner is probably correct...

Nothing good happens after midnight...particularly in Kabukicho.

So it is Typhoon #17 and Typhoon #18 approaching...

"When have the US last won a war"[?]

Oh, I don't know...how about seventy years ago, in Viet Nam...?

Why is Zuckerberg wearing a black T-shirt?

@Patricia Yarrow: I did not know the connection with Ami Town, Ibaragi Pref...thanks for your information!

A great photograph to lead this article...!

Hiro is correct; the profiteering is sickening. Ohtani is breaking records because MLB have realized that fans attend the games to see homeruns the same way that NASCAR fans go to races to see crashes. As a result, they have juiced the ball (to fly further) and Ohtani happens to be in the right place at the right time!

"Wouldn't be surprised if the LDP chose Koizumi or Takaichi just to show that they are changing by voting in someone young or the first woman PM."

JT poster 'dbsaiya' has hit the nail on the head with an accurate prediction of LDP strategy! ...but no spoon for you!

Rikishi: Omede tai...!

Wow, that is really useful...!

"...created a later [sic] of dense fog," What is a 'later'?

"...measuring roughly three meters across." 'Roughly'? The opposite of smoothly?

"...add water up to the making [sic] on the inside of the cup,"

What making? I do not see the making...

No, thank you; I would like to save money...

I am fully in agreement with JT poster Sven Asai; school students must be encouraged to read books; AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TIK TOK! Thank you for your personal attention, and please have a lovely evening.

"As she opened her apartment, he rushed up behind her, out [SIC] a bag over head..."