CDNinJapan comments

So in less than a year Israel has already killed more civilians than The Assad regime and all others in Syria did based on a yearly average!

This puts Israel at the same or higher level than Assad, think about that!

Yes, but Syrian soldiers do not hide among the civilian population and set up headquarters and store weapons in schools, hospitals, and mosques. Think about that!

As a democrat I I would say that republican party is for billionaires ... and for the rich. But I knowingly hide the truth that Democratic party has more billionaires and rich people than the replicant party. But for our interest we hide the truth. Then only we get support from the poor people ( the normal working class) with out their votes we can not support Bezos to get more rich. and Bloomberg, ( 70 Billion) Soros etc... the list goes on.

Your gaslighting game is a bit weak, but good try.

How sad that these 'fans' actually believe that they will steal these idols' hearts one day and live happily ever after with them. If not, why would they be so upset that she had a date or two? The corporate control over these young women's lives so that they can milk their rubes even more is equally reprehensible.

It's amazing how many climate change deniers still exist. I guess they just believe in "alternative facts" because all of the facts reported by climate scientists point to human-caused climate change that has accelerated over the years and will become increasingly worse.

I did a Youtube search to watch the doc but it wasn't there. A link in the article would have been helpful.

Such an incredibly sad story.

Time to put away the bat and balls for the rest of the season (if not a lot longer)!

This is very concerning.

Really? With all that's going on in the world?

What an amazing young man! It just goes to show that the only limitations are in our minds and that with the right amount of motivation and the right attitude, humans can accomplish almost anything!

The Mainichi daily said the bus automatically stopped but the operators pressed the start button as they did not think he would walk out on to the road.

Wow ... just wow. An able-bodied athlete walking in the Paralympian village and the operators assumed he had full sight. It seems that the bus was 'smarter' than its operators.

Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100

Also JT

As it was, she finished the night as the second-fastest woman in history. Flo Jo's world record of 10.49 is only mark left to beat.

Should the headline not have said "...... should have beaten ....." or ".... could have beaten ...."?

Am I the only one who is confused?

Is Jon Favreau the 'Youtuber' named Shamook as suggested by the photo? If so, he is much more than a 'Youtube artist'; he is an acclaimed actor, producer, and director. If you haven't seen his work, his most recent film, "Chef" (2016) is excellent.

Ms. Suzuki is the embodiment of the phrase, 'skeletons in the closet'!

So she basically wants the entire world to see the USA simply and only as a racist country.

“Racist country”- based on one police incident where the police made a mistake and police were also shot.

Wow ...

Not sure why so many posters are fixated on how he could 'date 35 women at the same time'. The article says nothing about that. He probably carried out his scam over several or many years.

Lock this violderanged mental case away

Like this violent and deranged mental case away!

Maybe the third times a charm?

Green energy is being sold that way and it is a massive lie. Solar power is particularly damaging considering the mining involved.

How about wind energy / turbines? Are those bad for the environment as well?

Interesting how there is detailed reporting on the damage to schools, factories, railways, etc. but not a peep about potential damage to the two nuclear reactors that were still in fragile condition the I last heard. I don't suppose that could have to do with the laws passed a few years ago that 'nothing deemed sensitive to the government interest' could be published under threat of punishment. Hmmm ...

“We used the only envelopes we had available at the time, without being conscious of the potential problem,” 

Unconscious (and unconscionable)

We'll have to wait and see whether Japanese politicians and the Olympic organizing committee learned anything from their first debacle when those rose coloured glasses got shattered. I'm doubtful though and would bet that it'll be an exact repeat of last year - push the narrative until it becomes impossible to no longer do so.

I remember watching 'Barbarella' with Jane Fonda as a pre-teen. Quite an arousing movie to say the least!

I'm not sure why so many men are bashing Sex in the City and saying it ruined a generation of women. Is it possible that these men only feel confident around demure, passive women and that successful and confident women make them lose their ... ahem ... mojo?

Any examination of history shows Iran is a complete and objective victim of imperialism, in every incidence.

I think that Iraq and the people of Lebanon mihght disagree (for starters).

Now that Trump is gone, "DEMOCRATS" cant wait to liberate the Middle east once again. Wars on middle east news gonna take over Covid-19 media frenzy.

Ummm ... no. In the past few decades, all of the wars in the region that involved the U.S. began under Republican presidents.

15,000 tests by the end of the YEAR? Really? If anybody is wondering why Japan has such a low infection rate, there is your answer ... a paucity of testing. Canada, with less than a third of Japan's population is conducting close to 80,000 tests per DAY!

some of the most popular family movies in recent times, from “Edward Scissorhands” to most lucratively the “Pirates of the Caribbean”

Edward Scissorhands was made in 1990.

Umm .... pro-tip here. If you are going to buy a safe to keep a large amount of money in, make it heavy enough for a sumo wrestler to have difficulty removing.

The thieves will be caught eventually. You reap what you sow.

I have found that a good response to, "Can you use chopsticks?" or "You use chopsticks very well." is "Yes / Thank you, I went to chopsticks school in Canada." After the typical 'eeeeh' (the surprise kind, not the doubtful kind) or 'really', I smile and tell them that I am joking and that I ate a lot of Chinese food growing up. The Japanese always get a good chuckle/laugh out of being fooled and it's a gentle and positive way of 'educating' them.

@Vernon

Bet if she was drop-dead gorgeous she wouldn't mind the attention and questions. Instead, she is trying to get some attention (or seeing perceived racism) out of people's natural curiosity. Although I am a white American I get asked where I'm from by people I don't know in Japan; its no big deal and a good conversation starter. She needs to lighten up or leave Japan...

It's too bad that you didn't read the comments that came before yours. If so, you probably wouldn't have posted what you did. (Although maybe you still would have.) I won't rehash the relevant comments here, but if you would like to become more informed, I suggest you go back and do some reading.

The following sentences sadden and disappoint me ...

"[The] suicide hotline start ringing as soon as it opens for its once-weekly overnight session. They don't stop until the lone volunteer fielding calls from hundreds of people yearning to talk signs out early the next morning. ........ volunteer numbers at the volunteer-run Tokyo Befrienders call centre have been cut to avoid coronavirus infection, but the desperate need remains."

Really? With all of the free office space these days, especially overnight, government agencies and vounteer organizations can't find more than one office for volunteers to take calls .... overnight? It's heartbreaking that so many desperately sad people in Tokyo have but one person to talk to and that this poor volunteer has to field all of these calls on her or his own.