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YeahRightToday  11:26 am JST

The police will not name him while still being at school because that will also identify who the girl is to be ridiculed and bullied at school.

Oh, everyone at the school is fully aware of who this guy is. My guess is that he has come down with long-term COVID and is staying away from school.

Once again someone making a judgment call when they have no idea.

Sh1mon M4sadaToday  10:15 am JST

And when interest rates rise again?

..when?, how much, it's all horses for courses

Boeing are not self funded and have free cash in the bank. They are funded just like the majority of businesses so when interest rates raise so does the payments top the bank along with any other new borrowing they must take. So yes if interest rates lower but say .25 they have surplus to pay the staff a raise. But when happens down the track when they raise again by say .75? Based on your theory they should put theor staff on a rolling salary the fluctuates when interest rates change

Sh1mon M4sadaToday  08:50 am JST

Just give the union what they want already. Read the story just below this one on JT, one interest rate cut of 25 basis point will provide more than enough fund the pay rise

And when interest rates rise again?

YubaruToday  07:59 am JST

I do not care one bit that he is still in HS. He is 18 and an adult, he should be named! Time to show these new "adults" that they have to be responsible for their actions.

The police will not name him while still being at school because that will also identify who the girl is to be ridiculed and bullied at school.

BanthuToday  06:38 am JST

Supplying missiles and targeting them towards Russian population centers is an act of war and a violation of the UN Charter.

I think we are a bit past that point already.

Alfie NoakesToday  07:40 am JST

You'd have to be insane to eat any of this:

"EIA’s research over the past 15 years shows...

And who was it who funded the report? The for or against?

And if someone ever attacked Australia these people would be the first to call for help from their military.

The comments here remind me of the Fukushima water release, everyone complains and moans about it but not one of the moaners will post a solution. All the greenies say "Wind farms no good, Solar Energy no good, Hydro dams no good, Nuclear no good" They all moan but never give a solution.

For that amount of money it would be worth hiring some of the best internet fraud investigators throughout the world to track the money and the person. It can be done

Alan BogglesworthToday  07:39 am JST

Why is this type of thing so common in Japan ? Too much burden on kids?

100% thats the case yes. There is little to no government support for people in this situation and the stress involved makes people snap. It seems to be the government in Japan is more interested in spending money on new weapons than looking after their own elderly who paid the taxes for 40 plus years they are spending to buy such weapons.

sakurasukiToday  07:19 am JST

Why should I change to cashless payments when using cash takes less time to process?

Because Japan want to show to the world it's cool.

No, the Japanese govt want cashless payments to they can collect more tax revenue. And its not only Japan heading this way. Cashless payments is just 1 step closer to the governments watching every move we make.

Once again no government support for people in this situation. More important to buy new weapons

boToday  07:51 am JST

And like Japan is doing anything ? coal and gas burning for electric , no reduction in aircon use ,typical of this backward nation .

Was it Japans fault for burning coal and electric for air cond units that caused the earth to heat up and melt the ice 10,000 years ago as well?

And with no way of identifying a cyclist all they will do is ride off down a cycle path that police cars can't go. I can't imagine the Japanese Police chasing them on foot

OssanAmericaToday  07:36 am JST

So now we're naming them after pandas? Naming hurricanes,typhoons,cyclones with female names was great when there were plenty of available names. Now we've ended up using obscure gender cryptic names that no one recognizes or remembers, in a forced effort to maintain an old tradition. I think the Japanese method of simply using numbers makes far more sense.

Who cares?!

garypenToday  06:41 pm JST

"From today's No. 2 (afternoon) shift through tomorrow's No. 1 (daytime) shift, we will suspend all the production lines at domestic factories," a Toyota spokesman told AFP.

That's strange, as the typhoon won't be hitting Aichi until well after that, like late Friday or Saturday.

Toyota has a factory in Kyushu.

Chico3Today  04:44 pm JST

Though, I don't condone this, wise decision on his part, since I'm guessing he's not from around there and didn' know the laws about this.

I bet he did, the woman would have told him.

The comments on this one will be fun to watch

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DisillusionedToday  09:29 am JST

Drivers must drive to the conditions and are 100% responsible.

Yes correct BUT, if it was dark, the wheelchair and rider wear black clothes & if by chance on a narrow road another vehicle was coming there is a blind spot in the middle between 2 dipped lights. How can that be the drivers fault when he can not see the person?

Some responsibility needs to be taken by people who walk/ride/run at night wearing dark colored clothes with no reflectors. Not saying thats the case yet as we do not know the facts but in many cases not "100% the drivers responsibie"

Fantastic! An ex defense minister at the top in control of all the new weapons Kishida purchased. This guy would be more trigger happy than Kishida.

Wow! Ok, so I am a Catholic. Can I please have a special chapel made for me at malls please?

WoodyLeeToday  08:03 pm JST

These TOY cars are Death Traps and should have never been allowed on the roads.

Just look at the so called FRAME there is NONE.

The car did exactly what its designed to do. Take a look at the door gaps completely around the car, no damage to the interior at all. So the death trap you mention is actually the parent who does not strap their children into seatbelts.

CAPTAINToday  04:58 pm JST

Avoid k-cars guys. Seriously!

Looking at the picture the car did exactly as designed and crumpled in the front. Look at the doors, no damage. The problem is education on seatbelts for children. The same outcome would have happened in any kind of vehicle. The car suddenly stops when it hits something but the children with no seatbelts don't!

I have lived through a major earthquake that killed a lot of people in my city and we did not understand just how unprepared we were at home. I urge people to have a good emergency kit at home as you will be very surprised what you need. Remember you will most likely not have any services including water, electricity, mobile phones and toilets. For some people you wi not be able to get into your home to get clothes and other items either. We now have 2 very large boxes at home located right at the door of the house. One of the comments above says there is not a thing we can do to stop a major earthquake and they are correct but at least taking time out to put together an emergency kit together might make it survivable.

robert maesToday  05:18 pm JST

“ as early as this month” early ? 13 years after the accident.

Anyway it will be postponed again. They have no clue what to do

Do you know what to do? Can you do better?

YAY!!!!!

3RENSHOToday  08:50 am JST

"Police arrested Junichi Akiyama, 55..." whom I am more than willing to wager was at the time of the accident, distracted by his stupid phone while operating his motor vehicle...

What a stupid comment to make, you have no idea.

sakurasukiToday  08:33 am JST

 a little after 10 p.m., a nearby resident called 110 and said he had heard a loud noise and when he went to investigate, he saw a man lying on the road,

Don't know for sure about that accidents but many bicycles just don't have proper lightning and reflective gear.

I agree and I see this often in Japan BUT its not an excuse to keep on driving after you hit somene. If the driver in this case had stopped perhaps the man could have been saved.

"The debt increased by 13.88 trillion yen from three months earlier, as Japan has had to ramp up spending to help households hit by accelerating inflation"

Of course its that! It has nothing to do with the trillions of Yen Kishida is spending on military equipment he wants for the war he wants.

Kishida needs to stand down and let someone more competent run the country.