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Posted in: Japan pledges to launch new dialogue on nuclear material ban treaty See in context

And remember that neither Abe nor any PM since has met with ICAN even after they were awarded the Noble Peace Prize.

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Posted in: Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce big wage hikes See in context

Big companies beat down the price of their subs and suppliers to increase their profits which allows them to compromise with the unions' wage demands. 99% of Japanese companies are SME. The majority are not unionized so all the talk about rising stock prices, and wage increases will not have a positive impact on their livelihood.

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Posted in: Member of LDP's biggest faction says he doesn't know when slush fund scheme began See in context

Renho nailed it. These clowns can deny, deflect and have convenient amnesia because they can't be charged with perjury. Haul them before the Diet session.

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Posted in: Kishida questioned over scantily clad dancers at LDP party See in context

Haha, the youth wing? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it? Vote LDP, you get LDP, and I can bet Japan will vote these clowns back into office in the next election.

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Posted in: 'Dragon Ball': Japan's manga powerhouse See in context

T.A. R.I.P. Thank you.

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Posted in: Japanese Olympic Committee slapped with ¥2 bil in back taxes See in context

And what of Mori and Hashimoto? Both are also tied to the LDP kick back corruption. Olympics is nothing but a scam and a grift.

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Posted in: Kishida pledges strong determination in repatriating abductees from N Korea See in context

Just the usual non-committal perseverance pledge. Should have one soon on 3.11. His administration is so backed up with the LDP funny money scandal that they don't have time for legislation. Total ship of fools who need to be voted out at every level.

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Posted in: Japanese student at Yale urges Gaza ceasefire as U.S. universities quiet dissent See in context

Good, standing by her moral convictions. Much better than Kishida.

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Posted in: Kishida to attend Diet panel on funds scandal See in context

Attend to do what? To show "leadership" and to restore trust? That train left the station a looong time ago.

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Posted in: Gov't to extend extra ¥100 bil for quake relief in central Japan See in context

Any photo to get his poll numbers up. Next stop D.C.

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Posted in: Kishida to address U.S. Congress in April See in context

Oh puh-leez...just another ploy to boost his dismal ratings and to show that he's a "strong" leader.

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Posted in: U.S. charges yakuza gang leader with conspiring to sell nuclear material See in context

Focusing too much on the Yak. Where did Myanmar get the weapons grade goods? Or was this fabricated? Japan trains and educates Myanmar officers at their Defense Academy, start there, don't leave any stone unturned.

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Posted in: Japan considers $32 mil in additional humanitarian aid to Gaza See in context

Before "considering" money, how about supporting an immediate cease fire and continue funding UNRWA? Even the Japanese representative of UNRWA has said on national TV that there is no evidence of complicity in the attacks on 10/7. The only evidence that IDF has said are documents which they only shared with the U.S. If Japan wants to contribute take if from the tax evasion LDP slush funds.

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Posted in: Some LDP lawmakers to attend Diet ethics panel on fundraising scandal See in context

Showing deference to Nikai because of his age? Gimmee a break. If my mother who is older than he is, and didn't file on let's say 100,000 yen, she would be hauled before Kokuzeicho.

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Posted in: Big firms with $7 trillion in assets leave climate investment pressure group See in context

Doing the bidding of the GOP. Add another reason why they can't be allowed to win the next election.

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Posted in: Japan's ¥43 trillion defense spending plan still insufficient: experts See in context

They couldn't even get the JSDF helos into the disaster area until five days after the earthquake, they're going to loosen the hair rules because of the shortfall in recruiting, and they don't have the discipline within the ranks and they think that just throwing money at the problem is going to help the defense of Japan? With the impending tax hikes, you can bet that any real gains in wages are going to be sucked right out of the population's pocket. Get LDP out of office.

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Posted in: Several companies testing brain implants See in context

Before everyone oohs and aaahs about Musk's Nerualink, go read how they treated the lab animals. Test monkeys having 10 operations on their skull before finally being put down just for starters.

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Posted in: Solemn monument to Japanese American WWII detainees lists more than 125,000 names See in context

Niihau incident was important and often overlooked. However, Unlike the internment of people from Germany or Italy, the Japanese were rounded up by race whereas the Germans and Italians were targeted individuals who were deemed a threat to the U.S. U.S. POWs and other prisoners under the Japanese were treated cruelly but the Japanese Americans who were imprisoned were non-combatants. I also agree with another post that Japan often uses this to portray itself as a victim but the injustice of the internment should not be overlooked and whitewashed because of current Japanese views or revisionist history. THAT war brought out the worst in humanity and we are still grappling with the truth and the sooner we face and learn from the truth, perhaps we'll be able to avoid making the same mistake again. But we're not. Islamophobia, anti-antisemitism, racism, and all of the other "isms" are still rampant and we are hating just as much as we did before and being led by people who know how to manipulate the masses for their own gain.

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Posted in: Japan refuses to grant visa to ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee now author See in context

No moral backbone in Japan. One eye always looking toward D.C. and trying to find praise.

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Posted in: U.S. envoy says Israel has not presented evidence that Hamas diverted U.N. aid deliveries in Gaza See in context

The world decried what happened at Bucha after the fact, but stays silent for Gaza when it's happening right before our eyes.

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Posted in: Three men arrested after accidentally livestreaming their own crime for 90 minutes See in context

So dude, what did they get you for and why are you here? For real? Hey Saburo, get a load of these clowns!

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Posted in: Parents arrested over fatal poisoning, drugging of 4-year-old daughter in Tokyo See in context

It's the same story over and over. Social services or the police return the victim back to hell. The government cries about the low birth rate and yet can't even protect the few children that are alive and in society. Suicide, neglect, abuse, and bullying abounds . Many public services don't want to work with bothersome problems, it means overtime work. There needs to be more serious accountability for those whose job is to protect. There should be laws that would allow child protective NPOs to file civil lawsuits against protective services if evidence shows that the abuse or death could have been prevented and also mandate teachers to report suspected abuse.

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Posted in: Kishida pledges to tackle discrimination in rebuke of LDP lawmaker See in context

Kishida promised to address....oh I'm sure this will get something done. He should have "promised to address" this a long time ago, but like always, kicking the can down the road seems to be the SOP. Locals need to get her out of office and "address" this issue with her local LDP office.

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Posted in: More Japanese women buying Valentine's Day chocolates for themselves See in context

If commercialism aka brainwashing can move a country like this for Valentines, and other money making holidays, just think how the government uses the same ploy to lead people to further their own agenda.

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Posted in: Japan, Pacific islands strongly oppose change of status quo by force See in context

Japanese news reported that only 1/3 of the those islands invited showed up. China's post-war presence in the area is way ahead of Japan. Before and during WWII Japan was dominant in the region but lost interest after all the islands were lost in the war. Not so China.

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Posted in: 87% of Japan firms say paternity leave averages less than 3 months See in context

Aging population and decreasing number of new recruits prevents many male employees from taking longer leave because it means placing additional burden on their colleagues who are then forced to work overtime to cover two jobs. I've heard from several people, both male and female explain that it would be more practical to allow men to have flexible working hours and the ability to work from home to meet both the child rearing and workplace burden requirements. As always the government has no idea what's going on in the actual workplace and it's only the affluent or politicians like Koizumi who can actually take advantage of the government's paternity leave policy.

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Posted in: Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees See in context

Israel's claim that they found documents that prove UNRWA was complicit has still not been revealed to independent sources, only to the U.S. So they have now found tunnels, and journalists were invited, journalists from where? Only news outlets that are friendly to Israel? Why not invite forensic engineers? Oh, and BTW, of course there are going to be tunnels, with the decades of pounding from Israeli artillery and air strikes anyone who wants to survive will go underground.

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Posted in: Number of cyber scams in Japan up 8% in 2023; overall crimes increase to 703,351 See in context

We all need to be vigilant and realize that it's not localized and not depend on the police. My brother in law at Apple suggested a good source, Krebs on Security.

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Posted in: Man arrested over thefts from houses in quake-hit area See in context

Make an example of him and throw the book at him, the corner of the book preferably.

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Posted in: TEPCO apologizes for radioactive water leak at Fukushima plant See in context

It is what it is, s..t happens, anything that can go wrong, will, etc. Get used to it. This is what happens and why we should be leery of the LDP and nuke energy ties.

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