Posted in: Ao (碧), Rin (凛) most popular baby names in Japan in 2024 See in context
Finally getting the recognition I deserve - in a no. 7 on the boys list.
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Posted in: German student goes missing while traveling in Wakayama See in context
Please be sensitive with your comments: foreign media outlets are fairly few and far between in Japan and there is a high chance his family and friends may be reading this article.
Pretty sure the thoughts and prayers of all the foreign community are with him and his family.
Unfortunately, proactively there is little we can do other than share this type of article on our social medias etc.
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Posted in: Tokyo Metro: Asia's oldest subway to go public See in context
Paying Peter to pay Paul?
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Posted in: Japanese karaoke chain brings singing in bathroom to a whole new level See in context
the establishment would no doubt prefer you keep your clothes on
Good luck with that one.
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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya, Shinjuku join hands to tackle Halloween crowds See in context
Because then you can impose their will about what the locals want? What if we ask young people if they want to party at your house every day?
I'm keen.
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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya, Shinjuku join hands to tackle Halloween crowds See in context
Why don't we ask the young people what they want? It's their country too, isn't it?
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Posted in: Man arrest for exposing himself on grounds of apartment building in Toyama See in context
Certainly grounds for complaint.
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Posted in: Man arrested for stealing luxury items from neighboring apartment in Yokohama See in context
What if he's telling the truth? Hell of a way to get revenge on a neighbour: invite him round; shower him with gifts; next day, call the police and he ends up in prison.
(Just saying)
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Posted in: Five of the worst stations in Tokyo See in context
Misleading signs are all part of Japan inc. : confused tourists mean more money for taxi drivers.
Ikebukuro: looking for the south east exit... there's the sign... (walk 3 mins)... there's the next sign... (walk 3 mins)... no more signs... no exits... go back to last sign... no I was right... sod it - get me above ground and a taxi.
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Posted in: Bogus cop arrested for scamming ¥15 million yen from 88-year-old woman See in context
Unintelligible to me how someone clear of mind could justify to himself that this would be the right thing to do. A young man working as part of a group - could he have been coerced? Or just that cold-hearted?
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Posted in: Japan to use navigation systems to alert wrong-way drivers See in context
The article seems to be blaming elderly drivers.
Elderly drivers aged 65 years or older accounted for 61.5 percent of wrong-way driving accidents in 2023, up from an average of 50.4 percent between 2011 and 2022. The upward trend is likely to continue amid an aging population.
In the UK the upward trend is being blamed on drunks and an overreliance on satnav. I'm going with the latter in Japan.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/14/frightening-rise-in-vehicles-driving-wrong-way-on-englands-motorways
The UK driving test now has a section where you have to drive by following a satnav in order to test your ability to do so. Seems like a good idea to me.
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Posted in: Mount Fuji convenience store view-blocking screen taken down See in context
A nice end to an embarrassing story - I hope.
“As long as tourists continue to display good manners we will not be putting the screen back up.”
Nice to see some faith in humanity. (I'm a little more pessimistic).
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Posted in: High court overturns school decertification; questions abuse evidence See in context
Japan does not need to go down the European route of unwanted foreigner imports.
Think long term! Pay your own people more!
There I was thinking this was about a Japanese man chaining up a foreigner with impunity.
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Posted in: Two killed in head-on collision on Tohoku Expressway See in context
The police are trying to determine how the light car ended up traveling the wrong way.
Japan's abysmal road signs?
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after crashing into ex-wife's car See in context
At least she won't have to see him again.
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Posted in: Surge in inbound tourists pushes Japan to explore dual pricing See in context
If I take my daughter to the zoo will we both have to show ID?
If I take my daughter and her Japanese friends should I tell their parents to prepare their passports?
If I take my non Japanese looking resident friends and offer to pay for their tickets, will everyone have to show their ID or just the person paying?
If I take my non Japanese, Japanese looking friends will they have to show ID?
If I take my Japanese friends, shall I tell them to bring ID?
If I forget my ID, can I just call the Kempeitai?
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Posted in: Japanese soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sex assault See in context
Could be wrong but with Japanese police's close to 100% conviction rate, I'm pretty sure they don't arrest people without a very strong case. I always thought the police were dismissive of rape cases because they are hard to prove so the fact they've arrested a celeb. means to me they believe her.
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Posted in: Man sets himself on fire at central Japan city hall; 3 staff injured See in context
Lower taxes.
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Posted in: Man arrested for stabbing woman who lives with him in Shizuoka Prefecture See in context
Lucky woman.
Guy I knew from childhood with was murdered when another guy who he was living with went into his room and had a psychotic episode with a baseball bat. Totally unprovoked, the victim was a really laidback, cool guy.
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Posted in: 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fatally beating mother See in context
That police car gets everywhere. It was in Shizuoka last week.
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Posted in: AI is learning from what you said on Reddit or Facebook. Are you OK with that? See in context
If AI is learning from what I said, we are doomed.
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Posted in: Man passes away on Tokyo train; no one notices until nearly 12 hours and 650 kilometers later See in context
Sounds like a nice way to go to me.
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Posted in: Chinese social media companies condemn hate speech against Japanese after knife attack See in context
A really irresponsible article. Nowhere does it explicitly state the knife attack was not a result of anti-Japan sentiment. It goes even further:
In the latest of a series of knife attacks nationwide, a Japanese mother and her pre-schooler were injured in the eastern city of Suzhou
Why not say "In the latest of a series of unrelated knife attacks nationwide...
The very next paragraph continues:
Anti-Japanese sentiment in China stems from bitter memories of the neighbor's World War II aggression, leading some to celebrate the targeting of its citizens in the attack.
Most of us know the background of this story but people reading this for the first time must surely be thinking a series of anti-Japanese stabbings have taken place all across China.
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Posted in: 16-year-old student arrested for stabbing classmate during recess See in context
Well done the teacher.
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Posted in: 80-year-old man gets suspended sentence for killing 85-year-old wife who had dementia See in context
I have a lot of sympathy for the man but to not go to prison for murder does seem a little strange.
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Posted in: Man arrested for scamming confectionery shop by lying about finding hair in cake See in context
Mr KiplingToday 02:43 pm JST
This crime makes me exceedingly angry!
This is a very good joke that people from the UK would understand.
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Posted in: 5 activists suspected of graffiti in Tokyo's Jingu redevelopment area See in context
Well-intended morons doing more harm than good.
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Posted in: 17-year-old boy arrested for assaulting father over smartphone game argument See in context
Smartphones should be banned for all children under 18.
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Posted in: 88 Vietnamese hired by Japan confectionery maker left idle without pay See in context
The ALT subcontractors are just as bad. Gave my GF a full time contract for the first year to fulfill the visa requirements then shift her onto what is basically a zero-hours contract for the second year.
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Posted in: Man arrested for assaulting, robbing taxi driver in Tokyo See in context
A dream date. He sure knows how to show a gal a good time.
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Posted in: Trump announces immigration official Tom Homan as 'border czar'
Posted in: Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire; 1 crew member still missing
That’s great, a real border czar this time.
Posted in: Trump announces immigration official Tom Homan as 'border czar'
Posted in: Head of key Japan opposition party admits having extramarital affair