Posted in: 24% of Japan traffic lights aging, further raising safety fears See in context
Just what the hell does that signal in the picture mean?
Stop if you drive on the upper lane , lol.
Otherwise, it just means green for the coming car, and red for the opposite car. So if your are driving, you can just go
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Posted in: Japan to release stockpiled rice monthly through July as prices soar See in context
set a reasonable fixed price and distribute the rice directly to supermarkets
that’s exactly what I was thinking from the start.
The government is in the hands of players to favorise the business and does not make the necessary efforts. Fixed price and subsidies for the distributors, so simple
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Posted in: Actress Ryoko Hirosue held over assault at hospital See in context
Average actress with average looks that for some reason became a star and let it go to her head
For what I have seen from her, she was ok.
Fortunately, not every actress is a top model, and charisma is more important
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Posted in: Anime and mascots: Japan hopes 'oshikatsu' rage will open consumer wallets See in context
Oshikatsu phenomena has been described in the J-news for at least last year, nothing new
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Posted in: Anime and mascots: Japan hopes 'oshikatsu' rage will open consumer wallets See in context
Rather than seeing the economic benefits, the government should be concerned by the social decline of the society to idolatry of some characters or idols from those otakus.
This phenomenon has been on for years and I saw on TV two girls praying their idol in a hotel room.
What’s going on ?
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Posted in: Where's my car? Toyota buyers face long waits due to hybrid boom See in context
In Japan, a lot of second hand cars with no waiting time
No need for a brand new unless you have any specific requirement for options or colors like pink
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Posted in: Ishiba says Trump's tariff views hard to understand See in context
Ishiba saying that he will try to talk to trump "logically" only makes him look like naive and ignorant
Ishiba can not accuse Trump and just speaks politically correct in front of journalists.
Japan will just try to talk and negotiate with the US, that’s it. If the Trump administration is deemed to listen
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Posted in: Japan sets up new SDF command to unify defense force operations See in context
at a time when tensions are heightened over potential contingencies involving Taiwan.
it has been decades this sentence is included in articles, along with the threat from North Korea.
So technically, no changes regarding the threats in Eastern Asia
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Posted in: Driver killed, more than 20 injured in bus accident in Mie See in context
Sleeping driver or medical condition such an heart attack
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Posted in: At least 91 killed in Gaza as Israel abandons ceasefire, orders evacuation See in context
Israel has the green light from the US, that’s the problem
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Posted in: Over 3.3 million people gamble online despite ban in Japan: police See in context
Mr KiplingToday 04:01 pm JST
If for example, an Englishman bet online from Japan at a UK bookmaker and paid by using his UK bank. Would this be breaking the law? Asking for a friend.Mr KiplingToday 04:01 pm JST
If for example, an Englishman bet online from Japan at a UK bookmaker and paid by using his UK bank. Would this be breaking the law? Asking for a friend.
Yes if you are a fiscal resident of Japan.
Otherwise, by using a foreign bank account, I do not see how someone would know, unless you make millions going into your UK bank account that would look suspicious. And reported by the bank to the authorities of UK then Japan.
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Posted in: U.S. ambassador nominee to Japan says Tokyo will have to pay more See in context
Do not pay for them then you can justify your defense budget increase
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Posted in: Ohtani's Tokyo airport arrival hidden from fans hoping to catch glimpse of Dodgers star See in context
I never understood why people just gather only hoping to see a glimpse of a star.
But it would have been nice to let the players go through a gate where they could be seen without any temporary wall
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Posted in: Japanese career-track bureaucrat applicants hit record low for FY2025 See in context
Well, administrative jobs lack stimulation for young people, and this adds to the population decline
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Posted in: Survivors of Tokyo firebombing 80 years ago want compensation from Japanese gov't See in context
There was hardly any resistance among the Japanese public, including Tokyo residents
From what I have heard, any complaint was reprimanded and if we had the cultural mind to follow the orders, not many dare
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Posted in: Japan auctions emergency rice reserves as prices soar See in context
@MarkX
My local farmer also complained about JA, saying the price should not have risen so much. For some reasons, it seems he does not go through JA but sells on his own.
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Posted in: Japan's shortage of full-time workers at worst level since COVID See in context
Lorem ipsumToday 07:52 am JST
What a timely article. Guess what: I recently got rejected by several jobs I applied for. According to some people who know the industry, it is because some companies only want JAPANESE Nationals. Guess what else: I have 7 years of relevant experience in my industry, speak business level Japanese, been here for 15 years and even have PR. But, nope.... I'm not good enough.
That’s how it works.
unless you have connections or are a recognized expert in your field.
It took me 2 years and 80 resumes to find a job in the past, but with a connection, only one resume was enough
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Posted in: Japan rice prices remain high despite gov't plans to release reserves See in context
I do not except any price decrease, or just a symbolic 100 or 200 yen for 5kg. All the food intermediates will just make more money through the supply chain.
Anyway, it takes time for the rice to be on the shelves.
Not arrived yet I presume
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Posted in: It’s time to say goodbye to one of Tokyo’s most famous landmark meeting spots See in context
Before the internet time, a discovery and adventure when going there for the first time.
Now, just Google to make sure the place is ok and repair in advance.
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Posted in: Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan See in context
I think the government should really explain if there is any threat and which threat it is ?
Selfmongering just to beef up the military budget and develop an island, and there are jobs behind too, is not sufficient for me to believe in what is done, destroying a part of the nature on those islands. It should be a really concrete fear.
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Posted in: Ukraine has agreed on terms of minerals deal with U.S.: official See in context
Certainly a non binding agreement to calm the POTUS for a while
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Posted in: Traveler at Kansai International Airport confirmed infected with measles; caution urged See in context
Ok, two cases reported, one with a woman already vaccinated, and another one with a non vaccinated kid.
It does prove the vaccine is not 100% efficient.
And although some cases end with complications, most have no issues, except a high fever and a few red spots.
Had the measles when a kid, no issues but a really high fever. Vaccination was not possible at that time. At the end of the day, no need for it, naturally immunized .
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Posted in: Just 17% of Japanese citizens hold passport, data shows See in context
But the weakness of the yen -- which has shed a third of its value in the past five years -- is one factor deterring Japanese travelers along with inflation and a renewed interest in domestic travel, analysts say.
Everything is said, weak yen, soaring cost ,
Many just prefer to travel domestic, save a few yen, not having the hassle of customs clearance and airport waiting time, added with a bit of anxiety when abroad .
Why renewing a passport then
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Posted in: Tourism boom sends prices soaring at Niseko ski resort See in context
Exactly, it is not the tourists who directly drive up the prices, just the tourism and real estate agencies that capitalize on it to make money.
saying he raised his nightly rates by more than 10 percent from 88,000 yen to 99,000 yen due to the weaker yen.
Weaker yen is not an issue for domestic hotel prices. Just making more money from tourists.
Went to Niseko last year in June. It was nice, and the ski resort does not feel like Japan but overseas. And in some restaurants, staff could not speak Japanese.
But not worth the beautiful ski resorts in the European Alps.
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Posted in: Man arrested for scouting Japanese woman to be prostitute in U.S. See in context
When cannabis was legalized in Canada, authorities and media said that Japanese smoking overseas could be prosecuted in Japan as this is illegal here. Of course it does not happen but legally enforceable.
I do not know about prostitution but it is possible depending on the law that the woman won’t have a free pass if the authorities stick to the law, want enforce it if such a law exists. I have never heard of it anyway
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Posted in: 'Birupaku' turns vacant spaces into unique lodgings in central Japan See in context
I remember the governor of Shizuoka begging for people from Kanto not to come to Shizuoka in 2020-2021 during Covid. although it was not any legal point.
Does he need tourists now
Not for me
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Posted in: Japan's total debt hits record ¥1,317 tril in 2024 See in context
But nothing is done to reduce the debt
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Posted in: Trump says there will be no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for U.S. 'ownership' See in context
Trump by his policies is just starting the US decline.
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Posted in: Sumo returns to Paris and turns heads See in context
The ordinary Frenchman really couldn't give a toss about this sport
What you might not know is that the TV channel L’Equipe , free to watch, broadcasts the sumo tournaments in a very exciting way. No live so all the useless and long time out are cut. The diffusion is very exciting thanks to the commentator passion. It has resulted in many French having an interest in Sumo.
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Posted in: Heavy snowfall hits Sea of Japan coast area, disrupting traffic See in context
25 years here, I think it has never been so much snow
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Posted in: New research helps explain unexplained strokes in younger adults
“Expos” are a thing of the past specially for “advanced” nations. And a waste of taxpayers money.
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Posted in: Trump slams 'weak' judges as deportation row intensifies
Not just one or two or three medics were murdered but 15 of them on two different occasions at the…
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