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Posted in: Japan beats U.S. 3-2 to win World Baseball Classic title See in context

My first ever baseball game. Great game, well done Japan.

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Posted in: Model Jessica Michibata, friend arrested over MDMA possession See in context

That's a bad choice of male companion.

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Posted in: Child suicides in Japan hit record high of 514 in 2022 See in context

I wonder, has it always been this way? Or it's a modern phenomena since the bubble burst?

https://cichprofile.ca/module/1/section/5/page/international-suicide-rates-of-youth-15-to-24-years-of-age-canada-and-other-oecd-countries/

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Posted in: Child suicides in Japan hit record high of 514 in 2022 See in context

Is that the highest child suicide rate in the developed world?

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Posted in: 60% of S Koreans oppose Japan wartime labor dispute resolution See in context

I think S Korea has bigger problems than this issue that happened 70 years ago.

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Posted in: 70% of Japan flight attendants report photos taken of them secretly See in context

I don't get it, it's a photo. Imagine how many CCTV cameras take pictures of you everyday.

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Posted in: 3 arrested for 'sushi terrorism' pranks See in context

I came to Japan 20 years ago - you would never hear of such things then

It doesn't mean it never happened though.

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Posted in: 3 arrested for 'sushi terrorism' pranks See in context

The whole business model is suspect.

I agree, it kind of feels a bit unhygienic in these post COVID days.

Robot waiter would be better.

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Posted in: G7 should declare 'no first use' of nuclear weapons: ex-Hiroshima mayor See in context

When the US used atomic bombs in 1945 nobody knew the degree of devastation.

Second use?

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Posted in: Japan births hit all-time low in 2022; below 800,000 for 1st time See in context

1/3 of Japanese women are childless. It's quite a shocking statistic.

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Posted in: Japan pledges $27 mil in aid for quake-struck Turkey, Syria See in context

Good on Japan

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Posted in: Japan 2022 average condo price hits record high for 6th year in row See in context

This is perhaps a more important question to ask about a 30-year-old wood-frame house, isn’t it?

I suppose it's possible the land may not actually be worth much in 30 years given that the population is shrinking and will likely drop a lot.

I'm just so used to thinking of property as an investment. I'd rather hold overseas property which will almost certainly rise in value and rent in Japan.

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Posted in: Japan 2022 average condo price hits record high for 6th year in row See in context

That's expensive and worst of all, when you come to sell it in 30 years time, what's it going to be worth?

I'd rather have a house and some land.

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Posted in: N Korea fires 2 more missiles; Japan calls for U.N. Security Council meeting See in context

sidewinder missiles cost $400K.

And the total cost of using one is probably millions according to analysis I watched.

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Posted in: Japan weighs lifting age of consent from 13 See in context

I'd be willing to bet no women was ever consulted about this law, let alone the children it affects.

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Posted in: Kishida pledges to boost child-rearing budget to 4% of GDP See in context

I think the problem is Japanese guys need to get their game on

1 Looks

2 Money

3 Game

I don't think game is the problem.

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Posted in: Kishida pledges to boost child-rearing budget to 4% of GDP See in context

You've got it backwards.

The same thing happens everywhere in the developed world when women aren't forced to get married and have kids.

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Posted in: Kishida pledges to boost child-rearing budget to 4% of GDP See in context

Aren't there literally millions of single women in Japan? It's not like there are millions of couples waiting to have kids at a green light.

How does this policy change the fact that these women haven't and can't find a decent man?

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Posted in: 1.82 million foreigners legally working in Japan, gov’t says See in context

Is there a lot of illegal workers then?

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Posted in: Gov't considering mask-free school graduation ceremonies See in context

Wearing masks in school has got to cause some sort of long term mental issue. Not seeing people's facial expressions, especially for small children, it can't be good. Time to unmask for the sake of the children.

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Posted in: Kishida warns Japan on brink of social dysfunction amid falling birthrate See in context

Why's he saying this though? A child born today wouldn't be working until 2043, it's too late. Are they going to open the door to immigration?

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Posted in: 17-year-old girl hit, killed by train in Ibaraki See in context

Poor child

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Posted in: Tokyo to make child care free for all 2nd children from October See in context

They keep tweaking things to make it better, but I think it's too late.

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Posted in: Toyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models See in context

What are all the attractive women on the stage for?

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Posted in: Suspect denies killing family of 3 in Saitama on Christmas Day See in context

He's picked on and murdered an elderly man and his family, disgusting.

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Posted in: Asia's tourist hotspots prepare for boom as China relaxes COVID rules See in context

Here we go again....

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Posted in: Mother, holding 2 children, jumps off platform into path of train; all 3 dead See in context

Japan's suicide rate is lower than in the US.

Yes but you're just comparing the overall number. Child suicide is higher in Japan.

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Posted in: Man arrested over murder of 3 family members in Saitama Prefecture See in context

That was likely premeditated since who walks around with a hammer like that? Bit of a strange time though, 7:15am, I mean who wakes up and decides to kill their neighbor?

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Posted in: Quarter of trainees in Japan told to return home if pregnant: survey See in context

Yet Japan wants more babies…

Yes, Japanese ones.

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Posted in: Return to maskless world still only in realm of fantasy in Japan See in context

It fits the western stereotypical image that Japan is wired.

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