Posted in: Filipino woman admits to killing sister, Japanese niece See in context
Why cash, was the money "dirty"?
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Posted in: Ohtani and wife arrive in S Korea for Dodgers-Padres MLB opener See in context
Better than a gold digger
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Posted in: Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional See in context
What benefits are they missing out on?
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Posted in: China demands Japan start Fukushima treated water compensation system See in context
I think they need to sort out their own pollution first before worrying about other people's
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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context
The bombs were always going to be used on someone, it's like human destiny. Question is, will they be used again?
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Posted in: Ceremony held to mark 79th anniversary of U.S. firebombings of Tokyo See in context
I wonder would they conduct that much carpet bombing against a Christian nation?
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Posted in: Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world's richest man See in context
Musk is a free speech hero.
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Posted in: Japan inflation falls to BOJ target of 2% See in context
Does that mean they don't need to raise interest rates then?
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Posted in: Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023 See in context
Japan needs to follow the UK's lead, where net migration is 500k in 2023.
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Posted in: Gov't plans to require firms to set paternity leave targets See in context
You don't need paternity leave, didn't need it in the past, don't need it now. Men can't be mothers.
Men need jobs that pay a wage high enough to support a stay at home wife and kids.
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Posted in: Man arrested for assaulting wife after argument over sharing household chores See in context
She picked a bad man, but doesn't leave.
In the UK she might leave and tax payer would foot the bill for her council house.
Is there no such thing in Japan?
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Posted in: Japan's Nikkei closes at all-time high, breaking bubble era record See in context
Interesting, the yen is being sold off.
GBP-Yen is 190 today
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Posted in: Digitalization drive proving tough for Japanese school teachers See in context
It was a mistake not to adopt English after WW2. It would have made it so much easier to contribute to technology and use American tools, build tech companies, etc.
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Posted in: Fujitsu in firing line over UK Post Office scandal See in context
This whole story is rotten. People have been paid to design, write, test, sign off this system. People have been knighted. Now they need a fall guy.
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Posted in: Fujitsu in firing line over UK Post Office scandal See in context
The UK Fujitsu employees were British.
It's true, the chief architect of the horizon system was a British man.
A Cambridge mathematics graduate, Mr Jenkins was the tech expert who helped build the faulty Horizon IT system.
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Posted in: Quake death toll reaches 126; 210 missing as rain, snow imperil already shaky ground See in context
When it happens in large cities then thousands die
That's pretty much what happened in Kobe.
Very difficult to predict what would happen in a large city. I know new skyscrapers won't collapse, but there's plenty of old buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Posted in: Quake death toll reaches 126; 210 missing as rain, snow imperil already shaky ground See in context
The devastation is incredible in those pictures.
It's really worrying to me if this happened in a large metropolitan area.
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Posted in: M7.4 quake strikes central Japan; tsunami reach Japan Sea Coast See in context
Are these happening more frequently?
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Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in October See in context
The rest of the world must be falling over themselves to implement Japanese style policies within their economies with these amazing low rates.
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Posted in: Japan starts trial sales of over-the-counter 'morning-after' pill See in context
News flash, Japan's birthrate hits a new record low.
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Posted in: Marriage for many Japanese has become an unaffordable luxury See in context
Japanese seem obsessed with the glory of past. How rich they used to be before their bubble burst. It's like all those people need to die before the narrative can change.
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Posted in: Japan’s oldest monorail permanently closing next month See in context
Japan has an aging infrastructure and it needs major repair.
45,000 bridges and tunnels are waiting for repairs. The figure represents 60% of the structures cited nationwide for restoration.
As soon as you get out of Tokyo into the suburbs there's lots of "rotting" infrastructure
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Posted in: What habits have you picked up from living in Japan that you sometimes have to try and stop yourself doing when you go overseas because you don't think it will look right? See in context
Avoiding middle-aged white guys.
That's brilliant
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Posted in: Japanese economy shrinks 0.5% in third quarter See in context
These days it's hard to think of Japanese products that are reasonably priced compared to other brands. Japanese electronics appear more expensive than the competition. Their cars are as much as German ones. They seem to have lost their angle.
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Posted in: Kishida says he is determined to lead world toward cooperation, not division See in context
I listened to him speak English and it's not too bad.
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Posted in: Japan 'on standby' to take all possible steps amid yen decline See in context
Raising interest rates is going to expose all the zombie companies limping along.
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Posted in: Japan 'on standby' to take all possible steps amid yen decline See in context
Tourists say yay, English teachers cry.
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Posted in: Toyota posts record global output, sales in April-Sept period See in context
They don’t sweat it. They’re “too big to fail.”
I think you're right, you can never imagine the headline that Toyota went bankrupt.
As of February 2023, the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota was the company with the highest debt worldwide, amounting to 217 billion U.S. dollars.
Their products are as expensive German ones are in the UK and only make sense if you keep the vehicle for 10 years or something. You can lease an Audi for the same price, which one would you have given that it'll be under warranty the entire time you own it...
If I'm penny pinching I'll have a used Toyota though.
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Posted in: JAL announces int'l fare fuel surcharge for tickets issued between December and January 2024 See in context
An extra 14,000 yen for JA to Europe. Is that per leg, so 28,000 on a return ticket?
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Posted in: Japan to give $10 million in emergency aid to Gaza Strip civilians See in context
Japan knows a bit about collective punishment
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Posted in: Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years
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Posted in: Dollar tops 150 yen as BOJ ends negative rates
Posted in: Chinese professor at Japanese university missing after visiting homeland