Posted in: Saitama man arrested for making 9,313 false reservations on luxury trains See in context
I disagree with those calling it a 'silly booking system'. It's not silly, it's generous. Criticising it for not being more mistrusting is cynical
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Posted in: Mizuho Financial to tie up with Google to ramp up digitalization See in context
Mizuho: We've given up trying to handle this digitalization and online thing. Customers and shareholders are fed up.
well yea, but at least they're facing up to it and doing something about it.
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Posted in: Japanese sandwiches give foreign reporters culture shock at Tokyo Olympics See in context
People want attention for complaining about free food? Oh my heart bleeds...
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Posted in: Japan's top court sides with tattoo artist in test case See in context
@DanSmith
You getting down voted so much shows most people don't want to understand the local customs, they'd rather change it to what they deem acceptable. They're trying to cherry pick their way through life
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Posted in: Grounded Japanese try virtual overseas holidays See in context
Why do people down vote comments that say things like 'to each their own'? Part of being a grown up is accepting that some people enjoy things that maybe you don't and if they're not hurting anyone then you don't have the right to interfere with your negativity
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Posted in: Global warming replacing seaweed beds with tropical corals in Japan See in context
@goodlucktoyou
I’m a vegetarian so not good, I’m a scuba diver, good
So whether climate change is a good thing or a bad thing only depends on how it effects you directly? Wow
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Posted in: Food poisoning hits 3,453 teachers, students in Saitama schools See in context
Mass food poisoning seems a common occurrence in Japanese schools but not in other developed nations (it comes up several times a year).
Possibly because of the amount of sea food served in Japanese schools as opposed to in Western schools.
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Posted in: Tokyo's Toyosu fish market struggles amid pandemic See in context
I'm sorry for peoples livelihoods but I also but this gives fish stocks a chance to replenish.
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If this wave the 7th, would be so bad, I believe a prime minister would not go on a vacation,…
Posted in: Kishida hits the golf course at start of summer break
Onsen will be a thing of the past, if things don’t change
Posted in: Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world visitors for hot springs
If you’re a foreigner, you’re screwed. It’s as simple as that.
Posted in: U.S. seeks resolution for naval officer jailed in Japan over fatal car crash
Posted in: No. of suicides in Japan increased 8,000 due to pandemic: study