crowbag comments

oh no....I'm so sad. won't someone please think of the corrupt politicians?? they need all of our money

No mention of where these pigs are acquired or what their living and sleeping conditions are like. Animals should not be exploited in for profit ways like this.

I agree with Sachiko Azuma, “The animals have become tools for a money-making business,”. Animals are not trends, they deserve to live their own lives.

This is a bad move - particularly in an age where so many teenagers have been indoctrinated with right-wing "thought" by activist teachers, and are mature enough in great enough numbers to think things through to a deep enough level. The previous conservative government wanted to take away mid-teenagers voting rights because they thought conservatives could secure their vote with the elderly and get their people in at the local level and expand their influence from there. The new government has insensibly rejected this. :)

for a country that pushes English education so hard you'd think that essential services would have standardized language support for English. that would be sensible, right?

Social isolation and being socially rejected has dire consequences. Not everyone will set out to cause death and mayhem but even so their inner lives will be hell without hope or acceptance. I feel that we're marching towards a bleak future where almost all of us can fall to isolation. We need to foster physical communities to regain our humanity.

I assume this means the meetings would all be moved to the backroom where they can continue business as usual. An internal investigation cannot be held by the persons responsible for the scandal. So, what does a population do when their ruling gov't is failing them?

The only difference between Yakuza and LDP is that the LDP are the dominant force of power and are publicly accepted.

So I'd like to see the same vitriol in the comments when JT posts about the gov't.

this is truly a tragic state of the world isn't it. money rules all and real humans lives are eyed as a numerical value. the host-club system needs a massive reform, but I won't hold my breath as it is built upon predatory practices.

(side note, this makes me miss reading Tokyo Reporter.)

am I just jaded or will this not matter in the slightest... it's scandal after scandal and still the LDP remains.

I can understand why the youth don't have an interest in politics.

the lack of people who look both ways before crossing a street is actually shocking. I hope the girl recovers and the driver isn't held liable.

jfc. a big circus all for some flour. no one in their right mind would be spreading very expensive drugs onto the shrubs. maybe who gives a sht, it'll wash away when it rains

how does one probe a gummy?

but seriously just legalize thc, these analogs will always be FAR more dangerous than the natural plant. the gov't could make so much money. it's absurd.

tbh thrifting in Japan is a pretty disappointing experience at first. You'll be met with more curated "vintage" shops that have marked up their clothes to an extreme degree than true second-hand shops. It was a huge culture shock to find those price tags. Most people will thrift because it's what's affordable to them. Some of the best I've found are Treasure Factory and 2nd Street.

Finally! hopefully they replant with something that produces less pollen but is still native to Japan.

Because what's the point? it's not enticing at all. Aside from that, young people hardly even vote so why would they jump on the nationalist military bandwagon?

so that kid who can't sit still will now be an unstoppable 200lb robot who refuses to sit in its designated area

ah yes, the eternal game of drug war wack-a-mole continues. No mention of decriminalizing marijuana to actually deal with this issue. so stubborn...

with THIS heat? and in THIS economy? another staycation is in store

that's nice. my salary is still low and my living expenses still high.

Elderly care facilities should be fully funded by the gov't. If gov'ts have enough money for war and the support of such from other countries then they have enough to take care of it's people who require aid now.

absolutely disgusting behaviour by the Hong Kong gov't. Have they no shame? how far they have fallen...

Netflix and Disney need to understand that without writers AND actors, their film businesses are a burning hole in the pocket. Everyone wants to consume but no one wants to pay a fair price

Tokyo is no stranger to gov't corruption, it's really sad how short sighted they can be. good on these people for pushing back against it

ya'll are children lol.

we can recognize atrocities of war without it becoming a contest of who is the worst offender. The atomic bombs were abhorrent AND so were Imperial Japan's actions against other countries. Both can be true simultaneously.

what a psychopath. it's sad that likely nothing of significance will be done about his murderous behaviour.

and no mention of the rampant abuse and extreme under pay of foreign workers, surely that has no bearing on whether people want to work in this country...

oh but let's make a special new visa for rich foreigners who want to come here. nice classism Japan

I appreciate this. I think trailers and promotional materials often give too much of the film away before even watching it.

oh no...scary scary drugs. what awful bad men

first thing I thought is...what side is the steering wheel on though lol

gifted only to spouses? is this so they can look on from the sidelines while their partners have meetings and shake hands? lol