Posted in: Ohtani and wife arrive in S Korea for Dodgers-Padres MLB opener See in context
Something lost in this, which the reporter points out but didn't overly focus on (but I certainly noticed), people in South Korea are big fans of Ohtani. Wish the media would focus more on things like that!
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Posted in: Nagoya elementary school students caught defrauding classmate for nearly ¥1 million See in context
Why does a fifth grader have 1million yen in a year??
I'm I the only one thinking that is really odd?
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Posted in: Putin praises Biden for calling him a 'crazy SOB' See in context
Biden was embracing his inner Patton!
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Posted in: Kim's powerful sister says N Korea, Japan can open 'new future' See in context
Here we go again...
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Posted in: Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days' is sublime See in context
Two of the pictures look like copies of typical Ozu scenes.
I can't wait to see this!
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Posted in: Pearl Jam throws a listening party for their new album that Eddie Vedder calls 'our best work' See in context
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come back to Japan on the next tour!!
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Posted in: One-third of Japan's unmarried adults under 50 have never dated See in context
I wonder what percentage of those people still live at home.
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Posted in: Malaysia arrests 7 Japanese men suspected of phone scam operation See in context
Am I bad in thinking that people being contacted by "banks", on Skype, might maybe deserve some of the blame for falling for this, too?
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Posted in: Kitano discusses new film on homosexual relations in samurai era, Japan's showbiz world See in context
Didn't he portray a gay, at least bisexual, samurai before..."Taboo"??
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Posted in: Japan to face North Korea in women's soccer final at Asian Games See in context
I can only imagine the amount of pressure on the North Korean players.
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Posted in: Musk considers charging all X users monthly fee See in context
Zuckerberg would love for Musk to do this!
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Posted in: 'Oppenheimer' a warning to world on AI, says director Nolan See in context
This film, along with Killers of the Flower Moon and the second half of Dune, should make for an interesting Oscar battle next year.
Looking forward to all of them.
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Posted in: Turner Classic Movies looks to future with help from Paul Thomas Anderson, Scorsese, Spielberg See in context
This is the channel I miss the most.
The Sunday night silent film, followed by an international film, was my favorite time of the week.
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Posted in: Chinese public sees Japan, U.S. as least trustworthy: survey See in context
I read the title as "at least trustworthy" and thought I was going to read a feel good article about people connecting with each other despite their government's problems with each other.
Oops!!
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Posted in: Kishida fires his eldest son as executive secretary See in context
The AP is reporting that he's resigning, which makes it seem like he's taking responsibility. But if Kishida is using stronger language than that, good job!
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Posted in: Japan hails S Korea's solution to wartime labor compensation dispute See in context
Thank goodness, this is all finally, and irreversibility, over and done with!!
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Posted in: Slap chat? Chris Rock live Netflix special to air week before Oscars See in context
The 'Liquor' sign is placed nearly perfectly.
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Posted in: U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea's ICBM launch See in context
The US and China really need to sit down in a room together and work this all out before we have WWIII on our hands.
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Posted in: Dead whale in Osaka to be sunk offshore this week See in context
Shouldn't they be doing "research" on it??
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Posted in: 'Squid Game' actor indicted over indecent assault charges See in context
This happened over five years ago and is just now coming out?
I absolutely believe the woman that something happened, but also seems a bit suspect that it's taken so long.
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Posted in: Japan's WWII foreign minister asked Holy See to avert war with U.S., documents show See in context
Would be interesting to see how far, if anywhere at all, this went.
I can't really see Hitler's pope having any influence over US diplomacy, though.
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Posted in: Judge, Ohtani among 3 finalists for AL MVP award next week See in context
Ohtani may be the best player in baseball, but should any player on a crappy team really be the MVP?
Jeremy Peña should be the MVP!
Go 'stros!!
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Posted in: Alvarez blasts Astros to World Series title See in context
We Want Houston!!!
Go 'Stros!
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Posted in: Astros seek untainted World Series title against Phillies See in context
H-Town vs everyone!
Go 'stros!!
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Posted in: Jolie details Brad Pitt abuse allegations in court filing See in context
Think we have some Rashomon going on with this. I can totally believe freaking out while in a confined space with six kids (plus a wife you're fighting with). I don't know if I believe it 100%, though.
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Posted in: MLB playoff primer: Things to know as postseason nears See in context
Go 'stros!!
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Posted in: South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan See in context
That should be fun!
Look forward to the day that all of Japan's disputes with South Korea is all water under the bridge.
THEN, they can do it all over again with North Korea someday.
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Posted in: China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers See in context
How modest China is!
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Posted in: James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at 82 See in context
He was one of the few actors who actually made me sit up straight whenever he was on screen.
Even in Elf!
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Posted in: KDDI mobile customers across Japan hit by prolonged network troubles See in context
Apologies are worth more than refunds.
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The warmongers in the West want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to provide arms and…
Posted in: Putin says he won't start war with NATO, but Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets
Posted in: Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead
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Posted in: Man says ‘Sorry, I’m hungry,’ before robbing Gunma convenience store