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Posted in: Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament See in context

That was a great game! The kids always play their hearts out.

Yes, it was, they do.

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Posted in: Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament See in context

but over half are in the baseball club.

No, 61 are.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/14aa348269baab68c7143b086b05a5e44df389eb

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Posted in: Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament See in context

one from Tottori population 500,000.

What? Who's talking about Tottori?

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Posted in: Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament See in context

When they had a good run a couple of years ago, the tv people said that the school had had dwindling numbers but had pumped resources into its baseball team to recruit more students and thereby save the school from closing

As a matter of fact, the decision to establish a baseball club was reached in the late 90s, 1997-98.

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Posted in: 10 must-know Japan life hacks See in context

As for "free" language courses, well, good luck in Niigata City.

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Posted in: 10 must-know Japan life hacks See in context

Perhaps you are right, albeit obliquely. However, hacks on successfully relocating to a foreign country whose language is unique should foreground language education. So ... Not so much.

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Posted in: 10 must-know Japan life hacks See in context

My earlier suggested 'hack', the obvious 'Learn Japanese', was removed by the moderator for being "Off Topic". So, to moderate my suggestion, I most humbly offer to concerned parties that one of the first priorities for said parties is Japanese language education.

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Posted in: 10 must-know Japan life hacks See in context

Is there an English expression for this technique?

Arithmetics

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Posted in: Mexican man found stranded on Senkaku Islands referred to prosecutors See in context

The man set out from Yonaguni for Taiwan in a stolen canoe, but strong currents bore him to Uotsuri.

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1368096

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Posted in: Relatives of victims mark 39th anniversary of fatal 1985 JAL crash See in context

The cause has not been revealed. The voice recorder is not available, a strange! There are many consipracy (sic) theories and hoaxes.

Nope

One conspiracy theory is that it collided with a Self-Defense Force plane. Given the public sentiment at the time, the government believed the incident was a concern for the survival of the Self-Defense Forces, and so it was covered up.

Other theories include a collision with a US military plane, a hijacked plane causing a suicide bombing, or the plane being shot down. Many other theories are circulating

No doubt they are, feeble minds and the internet, but Nope

Fortunately for you, there's Google Translate:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA123%E4%BE%BF%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85

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Posted in: As punishment for boyfriend pics, idol singer to post good night photos of herself alone for one year See in context

Thanks, CB and Sora, for keeping us informed about the things that matter in Japan; you have an uncanny, unerring ability to sink to this level.

And here's an upvote for you, Futaro.

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Posted in: Relatives of victims mark 39th anniversary of fatal 1985 JAL crash See in context

原因は、機体尾部修理不良と設計上の欠陥であり、特に機体修理中に使用されたリベットの留め方が不適切だったことが明らかとなった[3]。この事故がきっかけで安全啓発センターが設置されるなど、航空安全および事故対策強化を求める動きを引き起こした[4]。現在でも本事故は航空安全対策の重要な教訓とされている。

This from Wikipedia. Flawed design, flawed rivets used in repairs (sound familiar?) .

The 747 was not designed for such short trips with so many takeoff and landing cycles. JAL ignored that.

Is that dense? Or obtuse?

While on the subject:

This was also another example of how Japan is paralysed in the face of predictable events, like Kobe 1995 and Fukushima 2011. The wreck last on the mountainside for over five hours before any emergency services arrived - no one knew whose responsibility it was, so they say on their hands. It is thought that they're nasty have been survivors at this time.

That is definitely thick.

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Posted in: Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – 'We feel so betrayed' See in context

Though not specified in the tweet, given the rural location of the inn, it’s likely that the guests had booked a package that included not only their room but meals too, making this a case of double damage to the hotel financially.

Not true, as per my post above.

The guests booked just the room.

It didn't take me long to find this out.

All you did was read a tweet, Sora correspondent? That's the editorial standard?

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Posted in: Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – 'We feel so betrayed' See in context

how much was the damage?

How much was the damage? As I posted,

the guests owed the inn 57, 000 yen.

That information and additional details not included in the article can be found here:

https://news.goo.ne.jp/article/fnn/nation/fnn-741469.html

How did I find that? By typing in the name of the ryokan in Japanese- 松川館- and Nagano- 長野- and guests not paying- 観光客未払い。

Which led to links that added critical information lacking from the JT/Sora article.

If you live here and want to know what's happening, you absolutely cannot rely on sites such as this to keep you informed.

Learn Japanese- that is your only ticket to independence.

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Posted in: Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – 'We feel so betrayed' See in context

A more informative link: https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1350720

The inn customarily requires id and contact info at check-in:

旅館ではチェックインの際、スマートフォンでパスポートの登録などをしてもらっていました

For an unspecified reason, this did not occur, with the ryokan trusting the two to provide the information later.

The inn does, however, have names and numbers for the runners:

2人の名前や電話番号は把握していました

It took me a few seconds to find the story, and a minute or so to read.

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Posted in: Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – 'We feel so betrayed' See in context

The guests owed the inn 57, 000 yen. Additional details not included in the article can be found here:

https://news.goo.ne.jp/article/fnn/nation/fnn-741469.html

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Posted in: FamilyMart’s cold ramen is hottest convenience store meal in Japan right now See in context

In fact, 冷やし中華 chilled ramen was developed by Sendai noodle shop Ryutei.

https://ryutei.shopselect.net/about

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Posted in: Japan's population falls for 15th year in a row See in context

you know like , a normal country ?

The petulance and casual 'racism' of many an ignorant expat in Japan.

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Posted in: Japan's population falls for 15th year in a row See in context

Actually positive news to wake up to for once!

Not all doom and gloom. Japan is consciously depopulating -

Perhaps not in your parallel Japan.

Where the Japanese themselves live, accelerating depopulation is little short of catastrophic.

Here's some reading to further educate you:

https://www.cfa.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/field_ref_resources/097626be-6f2b-41d6-9cc0-71bf9f7d62d5/13cd9c2b/20230401_resources_research_other_shakai-keizai_02.pdf

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Posted in: Japan's population falls for 15th year in a row See in context

If you’re a foreigner and you have a child here, they’re not granted citizenship.

Will boggle the minds of my kids with their Japanese passports.

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Posted in: Russia bans entry of 13 Japan business leaders, including Toyota, Rakuten chiefs over sanctions See in context

Again, certain quarters are completely failing to

Yes, JJE様, you are completely failing to admit what the invasion of Ukraine is: unprovoked, and a war crime.

There it is

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Posted in: Russia bans entry of 13 Japan business leaders, including Toyota, Rakuten chiefs over sanctions See in context

Tokyo can't sanction Russian seafood imports and they know it; not without shooting themselves in the foot big time.

Look it up - domestic seafood distributors are basically reliant on Russian imports to stay in business.

I did. You thought no one would call you out. Here it is, JJE:

2023年の輸入量も9月22日時点で118トンと少量にとどまる。 ロシアの水産物輸入総量に占める割合は1%未満だ

Know that's all Japanese to you, so put it in your translator, and smoke it.

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Posted in: 7-year-old girl hit and killed by bus; driver arrested See in context

Was she on a pedestrian crossing?

No, she wasn't. Not on that stretch of road.

A 72-year-old bus driver. Nothing to see here

Nothing but a dead child, Mike.

Sorry, Mike, hard to believe, I know, but the gold goes to Herve:

And herein lies who was actually negligent, "... was walking ahead of her father..." when she crossed the road suddenly. Poor parenting.

Thanks for your insights, Herve.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240721/k10014517911000.html

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Posted in: Bullet train services remain partially suspended between Tokyo and Osaka See in context

Didn't this happen last week too.

> Exactly, with Japan that suffer labor shortage we can expect this kind of news keep happening in the future.

Nowhere, in either report, is there the faintest suggestion of this.

If you care to educate yourself before posting further comments about the disruption of service earlier in the month, see here: https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/news/24/01161/

I see they have let the diversity hires loose. Steel yourselves for more cultural enrichment. It's like back home, all over again.

Do you, now? Whereabouts do you see that? I don't expect you'll avail yourself of this opportunity to educate DatAss ( moniker so cool, so original), but here goes: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240722/k10014518881000.html

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Posted in: 7-year-old girl hit and killed by bus; driver arrested See in context

"The scene of the accident is a one-lane prefectural road..."

No, JT, the prefectural road is 2-lane, one in either direction. Apparently your translator is unable to handle the expression 片側1車線.

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Posted in: Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops See in context

If the attacked do want to press charges for assault or whatever the laws in Japan support, then it should have been made public. They need to be treated just like all other offenders.

It seems you are missing the point: the policy is to protect the identity of the victim.

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Posted in: Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops See in context

Apparently you missed the important bit, John:米軍関係者を書類送検. What does that mean? It means the police made an arrest and referred the suspect to prosecutors.

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Posted in: Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops See in context

John-sama. There was no cover-up, no collusion, nothing of the sort. Referring a case to prosecutors means the police believe the evidence supports an indictment. You seem confused regarding the different roles performed by the cops and the prosecution. Finally, some Japanese reporting for your edification:

青森県警は、21年に強制性交容疑で、22年には強制わいせつ容疑でそれぞれ米軍関係者を書類送検。「(発表しない)理由は公表していない」としている。

山口県警は22年に強制わいせつ容疑で米軍関係者を書類送検した。「公益上の必要性とプライバシー保護の両面から公表しない判断をした」と説明している。

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Posted in: Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops See in context

Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops

I guess we shouldn't be surprised about how pathetic the cops here are. They can't manage traffic crimes properly, so a serious case like this is way beyond their combined IQ.

Our self-styled fact-checker, despite the fact that the article states the cases were referred to prosecutors.

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Posted in: Japanese police failed to disclose 5 sex crime cases linked to U.S. troops See in context

Ian's contribution is most informed and welcome:

You mean they tried?

Yes, Ian, the police tried, and they went so far as to refer the 5 cases to prosecutors.

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