Posted in: Japan's fiscal health put on backburner in race to choose next PM See in context
I think Japan's fiscal health has been on backburner for a long time now.
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Posted in: Japan to reduce speed limit on residential roads to curb accidents See in context
How about enforcing the current speed limit. I am often being tailgated even if I am going 10 or 15 km over the current speed limit. Seems to me people are just driving to fast anyway because for the most part there are no one enforcing the speed limit now. I doubt many people will slow down any more than what it is now.
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Posted in: 46% in Japan have issues interacting with foreign co-workers: survey See in context
It has been my experience sometimes that even Japanese people have difficulty communicating with each other.
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Posted in: Japan's coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes after Salesforce outage See in context
Unbelievable, as much money we pay in taxes to this gov. They are so incompetent on so many levels.
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Posted in: Japanese regulator bans nuclear plant restart over lax safeguards See in context
"Lax safeguards?", those turkeys did not learn anything from what happen 10 years ago. That is scary.
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Posted in: Man gets 16 years for murder of 9-year-old stepson See in context
I wonder why does it matter whether or not it was premeditated? He permanently stole somebody's life that can never be returned. Each and everyone of us have to reap the consequences of our actions.
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Posted in: Japan newlyweds can receive up to ¥600,000 to start new life See in context
Efforts should also be made to improve the toxic work environment here in Japan. It is difficult to start a family having to work a lot of unpaid overtime.
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Posted in: Man detained in first arrest for illegal reselling of face masks in Japan See in context
We went to a drug store this evening and saw them selling a box of 50 mask for 3200 Yen. A back before the pandemic those same boxes were selling for 500 Yen. How is that not price gouging?
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Posted in: Seven-Eleven failed to pay some overtime wages to at least 30,000 employees for years See in context
And they wonder why they can't get enough employees to work for them?
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Posted in: Yamato delivery man kicked and yelled at by older colleague See in context
Why is this not in the crime section? The man was assaulted.
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Posted in: Japan to tighten gasoline sale rules after Kyoto arson attack See in context
Seems like expanding mental health care to make it easier to get would be more effective.
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Posted in: 20-year-old mother arrested for biting one-month-old son See in context
What does she think she is, a cat?
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Posted in: 10% or 8%? Retailers scramble to cope with sales tax hike See in context
"The nationwide sales tax has risen 10% from 8%, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes will support the fast-aging population"
"Hopes"?! This guy really does not know what is is doing does he.
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Posted in: Japan's July core inflation hovers at two-year low, adding pressure on Bank of Japan See in context
And they are still going to raise the taxes to 10% next month?
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Posted in: Tokyo holds test to ease highway traffic during Olympics See in context
They should have done that before bidding to have the Olympics in Tokyo.
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Posted in: 1 dead, 16 injured in vehicle pileup in Shiga; bus driver arrested See in context
He admitted that the bus caused the accident? Usually its an inattentive driver that causes an accident. Some people really cant take responsibility for their mistakes.
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Posted in: Mother, boyfriend leave 3-year-old daughter with severe burns at home while they play pachinko See in context
The 5-year-old seems to be more responsible than his parents.
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Posted in: Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn makes 3rd bail request See in context
He should enlist the services of the new Ministry of Justice's human rights bureau. That would a good way to test out this new service.
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Posted in: Koike says 2020 Olympics can be springboard to transform Tokyo See in context
Maybe, but you need to get rid of all the old dinosaurs that are running the place first.
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Posted in: Law enacted to create 10-day holiday around 2019 imperial succession See in context
I wish I can get paid for that extended holiday. This is just going to hurt me and my family financially. The laws are pointless if it does make the black companies pay the employees for this forced time off.
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Posted in: Japan to bar Huawei, ZTE from gov't contracts, sources say See in context
Spyware 2.0
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Posted in: Lawyer: Nissan exec arrested with Ghosn asserts innocence See in context
Even if they are guilty, I don't understand why they are coming down on them so hard. Don't Japanese exec cheat on there taxes all the time here? It does not seem like it would be as big of a deal if the CEO and exec were Japanese. Remember the TEPCO scandal and the shady goverment land sell? Don't hear about that anymore.
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Posted in: Gov't OKs bill to make 10-day holiday around 2019 imperial succession See in context
I wonder how many private companies will pay their employees for this extra time off? I know my company won't.
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Posted in: 65 injured as typhoon hits Japan's mainland See in context
Bosses be like, "you still coming to work, right?".
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Posted in: Man arrested for paying taxi fare with counterfeit money he printed at home See in context
Printing money with no value, isn't that what the government does?
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Posted in: Gov't panel begins discussions to slash plastic waste See in context
The Japanese food companies seem to over-wrap everything. I need to open three layers of plastic just to get to my one little cookie. They should start with not over-wrapping everything.
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Posted in: Japan, U.S. to meet again on trade in Sept See in context
I hope the agreement works out. I am tired of eating the same thing for breakfast everyday. It would be nice to have more variety of food items from home!
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Posted in: Gov't urges quick probe into female medical university discrimination See in context
All the Japanese government do is "urge". That's the problem.
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Posted in: Japan household spending drops sharply See in context
How about the government enforcing the labor law and crack down on these "black companies". So many companies are forcing their employees to work service over-time. People cant spend if they do have money.
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Posted in: 11 suspected cancer cases neglected; 1 dead at Yokohama hospital See in context
Sounds like another episode on Doctor X.
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At least he didn't sexually assault the pets
Posted in: Pet shop owner faces 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting 4 female employees
Posted in: 98-year-old man found dead under eaves of shed after removing snow from roof
Posted in: Trump signs plan for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
US national security is not his concern but doing the bidding of Moscow is.
Posted in: Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction upon the international community. That's no accident