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Posted in: From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day See in context

Was a nice celebration and meeting in Nagoya yesterday.

Really good feeling.

Many many nationalities

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Posted in: Russians head to polls in election set to extend Putin's rule See in context

Wonder what the odds on Putin losing are.

Nearly longer than Stalin now.

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Posted in: Airfares were already dropping. Here’s why they could go even lower in 2024 See in context

For my normal flight home to Europ the price has risen nearly threefold

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Posted in: Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food; Israel says scene was deadly stampede See in context

So when will the world say " enough is enough"

It's a disgrace plain and simple.

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Posted in: South Korea's fertility rate drops to fresh record low in 2023 See in context

There's a serious lack of pediatrics in Korea as trainnee doctors see no point in specializing in that area as there will be no patients.

Drops in population aren't all about having more space and freedom.

There are consequences, people, services

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Posted in: South Korea's fertility rate drops to fresh record low in 2023 See in context

South Korea has been run even worse than here.

The "san-bo" generation.

They realize marriage, a home , a career is unobtainable and reject it.

No point in having policies to increase the birth rate with out major reforms in working style.

Rigid Confucius based hierarchies don't help either.

Like the analogy of the oil tanker, I think it's to late to change the course now.

As for here in Japan, my money is on the LDP plotting the same course.

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Posted in: Soccer player Ito sues accusers for ¥200 mil over sexual assault claim See in context

"One more thing: This whole situation is all the more reason for men and women to wait till marriage"

Wow

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Posted in: Middle-age homeless sleeping in cars or cafes due to soaring cost of living See in context

The thing is there is no social welfare net here .

If you fail you are done for.

There's going to be a lot of people like this especially as the education industry implodes with the lack of children

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Posted in: Liverpool and Arsenal earn big wins in EPL title race See in context

Liverpool getting too many injuries.

Sad to see.

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Posted in: Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prison See in context

Waking up to this news is like a punch in the gut.

Tragic.

Navalny, A true hero who stood up to I justice.

A thousand times more a person than either the man in the Kremlin or the ones attempting to besmirch his reputation with innuendos.

He stood up too Putin, he exposed Putin's thievery, he paid with his life.

Just like in Stalins time, another victim in the gulag.

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Posted in: Thailand looks set to crack down on legal pot market with ban on 'recreational' use See in context

It would seem very difficult to put the genie back in the bottle.

There were pot shops everywhere when I went last.

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Posted in: Republicans blast Trump over threat to abandon NATO allies See in context

The insanity levels of Trump are both jaw dropping and scary.

Cut your nose of to spite your face.

How can any rational person support this megalomaniac.

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Posted in: Anger over Messi's absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled See in context

You have to laugh at the spilled entitled.

Not used to not having their own way.

Only good thing was Beckham being booed.

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Posted in: Japan OKs new foreign trainee program to attract more workers See in context

My Japanese brother in law can't find either Japanese staff nor foreigners for a water proofing business. 4 Mongolians quit after six months

Japanese wage is too cheap.

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Posted in: U.S., Britain strike Yemen's Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants See in context

Step by step, war beckons.

Quite worrying

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Posted in: One month on, Japan quake survivors, businesses struggle to rebuild See in context

Seems the izakaya owner used to love serving Okinawa style food.

He's lost his livelihood, his wife and his daughter in the area he's lived all his life but some people seem to think he just " show some stiff upper lip" and move on.

Nice empathy.

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Posted in: Kishida says gov't will do 'everything possible' to boost household income See in context

How many years have we been hearing that.

It's such crap

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Posted in: Jurgen Klopp announces he will step down as Liverpool manager at end of season See in context

A lot of sad but eternally grateful Liverpool fans today.

He brought back self respect, belief and smiles.

And it's Kloppps humanity that is so inspiring to the younger fans.

So many amazing times, but that Barcelona 4-0 was just unbelievable.

Without a manager like Klopp it wouldn't have happened.

Thanks Jurgen

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Posted in: Trump wins primary in New Hampshire; repeatedly insults Haley See in context

Like watching a car crash.

So distasteful

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Posted in: Hafu: Dating as a ‘half Japanese’ woman in Japan See in context

It's tough being a half especially as a female.

As a child you can be excluded from groups just because you are different. And that starts at kindergarten.

Then you always stand out, every move watched and any faux pas picked up straight away.

Then as you get to university your peers think you are an emotional refuge because your foreigners makes you more compassionate.

Guys think you are easier as the author said.

And you will never ever be fully accepted.

Luckily my daughter escaped to Europe which is a hundred times more advanced than Japan, emotionally and in respect for women.

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Posted in: Yoshiki auctions off beloved crystal piano to support Noto Peninsula earthquake victims See in context

He seems like a really generous guy.

Fair play to him

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Posted in: Couple in their 80s apparently freeze to death in Tokyo apartment See in context

My cynical side says , the Japanese government doesn't really care about the " little people"

Just a commodity to be used when they are useful, then discarded.

The lack of care for the elderly, whether poor, dementia, illnesses, is really shocking for a supposed first world country.

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Posted in: Yakuza member wanted for fatally shooting man at Starbucks in Ehime See in context

Lot of scary Yakuza in the small cities in Shikoku.

When they have the festivals where shrines crash into each other the atmosphere can turn shady very quickly.

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Posted in: German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78 See in context

I was reading the comments in the daily mail.

First one said " great player but we won the war"

So parochial

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Posted in: 'I had to do something': Turkish volunteer feeds Japan earthquake victims See in context

What a wonderful person.

And if someone comments saying "what a wonderful person"

How can the get down votes.

Bizarre.

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Posted in: Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated quake-hit Japan communities See in context

I just saw the NHK news. One poor guy lost his wife and four children in a collapsed house while visiting for the new year.

God life is cruel sometimes.

Don't normally pray, but I'll say a prayer for this guy.

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Posted in: Rescuers race against time in search of survivors after quakes leave 73 dead See in context

Tragic.

Deepest sympathies

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Posted in: Inflation, weak yen hit appetite for holiday spending in Japan See in context

I noticed that Christmas lights outside homes pretty much disappeared this year.

I know it's not a biggie but people cutting their electric bills?

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Posted in: Female DJs beating the odds in Japan boys' club electronic dance music scene See in context

Falseflag

Just because you feel that.

Millions of people have enjoyed djs gigs.

Fat boy slim would have you dancing your old socks off

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Posted in: Takashimaya unable to solve mystery of Christmas cake damage See in context

Maybe look into a disgruntled employee playing soccer with the cakes

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