Posted in: Former child welfare facility worker arrested for molesting girl, posting video on SNS See in context
No way would I raise a daughter in Japan.
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Posted in: Transgender man gets new register with court-approved gender change See in context
Sad to see this nonsense gaining traction in Japan.
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Posted in: Insults fly as Haley's rise makes her target at U.S. Republican debate See in context
I sure hope Trump gets the Republican nomination after seeing these idiots up on stage.
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Posted in: Japan, Israel leaders agree to closely communicate on Gaza situation See in context
Israel : We are going to turn Gaza into a glass parking lot.
Japan : はい、かしこまりました!
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Posted in: Diet passes bill to legalize cannabis-derived medicines See in context
What are you talking about? Tobacco smokers are still everywhere and smell absolutely terrible. We all have to experience when a heavy smoking ojisan gets on the train and absolutely REAKS of cigarette smoke. it's terrible.
I couldn't agree more. I'm 100% for banning cigarettes as well.
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Posted in: Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack returning to honor those who perished 82 years ago See in context
The Japanese are taught in school that the evil Americans tricked/led/forced the poor, innocent, peace-loving Japanese into attacking Pearl Harbour. It was quite an eye-opener to chat about this with some of my work colleagues.
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Posted in: Diet passes bill to legalize cannabis-derived medicines See in context
Just legalize recreational marijuana already.
Please, no. Last thing we want is Japanese cities turning into stinky, horrible places like Portland and San Francisco.
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Posted in: Chilean insists he did not kill Japanese ex-girlfriend at conviction appeal in France See in context
Guilty not guilty, one thing's for sure; he'll at least get a fair trial in France. Lucky he's not being tried in the Japanese "justice" system.
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Posted in: What’s the best way to eat Japanese cream stew and rice, together or separate? See in context
Japanese rice is only good for one thing: sushi.
For any other rice dish, Basmati rice or Jasmine rice is far more tasteful and less stodgy.
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Posted in: Japan to introduce electronic arrest warrants, interrogation records See in context
Imagine calling yourself a modern country, yet not allowing a lawyer to be present during police questioning, or videotaping/soundtaping of such questioning.
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Posted in: The redelivery rate for home deliveries is rising as the number of parcels increases due to online shopping. This is placing a growing burden on the logistics industry, which is suffering from a labor shortage. What can be done to alleviate the problem? See in context
How about paying the delivery drivers more than a pittance?
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Posted in: Kishida departs for UAE to attend U.N. climate meeting See in context
The main purpose of the COP28 is for the UAE to strike new oil deals, especially with countries like Japan who have no oil of their own.
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Posted in: Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits See in context
Imagine this happening in Japan. They’d just fire all the dispatch workers in one go.
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Posted in: Kishida departs for UAE to attend U.N. climate meeting See in context
The irony is deafening. Is that a 747?
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Posted in: Rakuten's mobile misadventure: From ambitious plan to millstone See in context
I've been spending at least ¥500,000 every month using Rakuten Card and because of the points I never had to pay for fast food, gas etc. ever again
¥500,000 only gets you 5000 Rakuten points. So you expect us to believe you spend less than ¥5000 on food, gas etc. per month? Stop lying.
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Posted in: Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100 See in context
At least he wasn’t as bad as McNamara.
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Posted in: Search efforts continue after U.S. Osprey crashes into sea; one death confirmed See in context
Why do they crash regularly?
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Posted in: Rakuten's mobile misadventure: From ambitious plan to millstone See in context
If their service really were that good, surely people would be signing up in droves?
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Posted in: Hamas and Israel exchange more hostages for prisoners on fifth day of temporary cease-fire See in context
Israel doesn’t really care about having to release three Hamas hostages for every one Israeli hostage they get back. In the next wave of bombing to come, those released Hamas terrorists will probably be killed anyways. I expect the Israelis are even tracking their exact location.
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Posted in: Aichi police accused of denying sick man treatment, leading to his death See in context
@Futaro Gamagori
No. Especially in Japan. Do you not know how “justice” works in Japan?
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Posted in: Aichi police accused of denying sick man treatment, leading to his death See in context
I have very few fears surrounding living in Japan.
My biggest fear, though, is getting mixed up with the Japanese police or being accused of something I didn't do.
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Posted in: Kishida grilled over alleged gifts to IOC for Tokyo's Olympic bid See in context
Isn’t one whole purpose of the Olympics to basically legitimize corruption?
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Posted in: Japan, Vietnam to strengthen security and economic ties See in context
Gotta ensure a steady supply of that slave labour! Sorry, I mean specialist technical trainees.
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Posted in: Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.9% in October See in context
My local supermarket around 7pm, when they mark all the skanky bentos down, is like a scene from Mad Max. Truly Japan is on a downward slide.
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Posted in: Nissan to invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars in UK See in context
The anti-Brexit loonies will surely hate this!
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Posted in: Far-right Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll See in context
This is fantastic news for the Dutch people. Well done, Geert. All the years of hard work have paid off.
No more soft-touch regarding fake “asylum seekers”.
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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
I have to remind Japanese friends that when abroad, it is customary to thank the waiter/waitress when they bring food, and generally acknowledge their presence, rather than treating them like something you just scraped off the bottom of your shoe.
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Posted in: Japan chipmaker Rapidus to open business base in Silicon Valley See in context
The company is planning to mass produce state-of-the-art 2-nanometer chips in 2024 in partnership with U.S. tech giant IBM Corp.
Err, that ain’t gonna happen. 2nm node?! Samsung and TSMC might be able to pull this off in 2024, but they’re the only two.
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Posted in: Toshiba posts ¥52 bil net loss before delisting in Japan See in context
The executives must be so happy. No more pesky shareholders to worry about.
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Posted in: Ex-PM Cameron makes shock return to UK government See in context
An excellent choice for foreign secretary. Shame that Braverman got sacked though.
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Posted in: Japanese associate professor 1 of 3 killed in U.S. college shooting
Reminds me of the movie The Grand Hotel: People come and go nothing ever changes.
Posted in: Kishida grilled in Diet over widening fundraising scandal, link to Unification Church
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Posted in: Japanese associate professor 1 of 3 killed in U.S. college shooting
Posted in: Tokyo’s Shibuya district bans public drinking on New Year’s Eve, cancels countdown celebration