Posted in: Hearts, tails and blubber at Japan fin whale tasting event See in context
https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=whale&searchType=species
The Red List for whales.
All vulnerable, endangered species or more should be left alone.
Saw a nice fish the other day in the supermarket, was ready to buy it but discovered it was vulnerable after checking how to cook it.
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Posted in: Japan designates 7-Eleven owner 'core' industry, complicating takeover See in context
Seven & i, however, said Friday the rating "has nothing to do with the takeover offer from ACT" as the list was updated based on "the ministry's inquiry in June."
Suspicious change, or the offer was done knowing the change as a core company would happen.
There is nothing of a national security with a convenient store. It is a protectionist move. No need for the same authorities to criticize any US government intervention in the US steel buyout, which is more strategic than any convenient store
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Posted in: Japan household spending in July edges up 0.1% See in context
Spending is influenced by extra cost such as kitchen or bathtub renovation which is easier to do now than in the middle of winter, specially after receiving a summer bonus for many.
But those extra costs should be analyzed differently from the daily costs.
Otherwise, I do not see any Tokyo centric thinking in the way the article is written, and it just reflects the data at a national level.
@Yubari
You might include the Okinawa data or any additional data that would justify the credibility of your assertions.
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Posted in: 3,000-year-old cedar toppled on typhoon-hit island in southwest Japan See in context
has been toppled, likely due to strong winds
Likely, no, certainly.
Those adverbs should sometimes not be translated to make it clear, when the fact are obvious. This is not a criminal investigation
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Posted in: Tuition hike for foreigners at famed Tokyo art university draws backlash See in context
In my country, university is free.
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Posted in: Japan's births fall 5.7% to 350,000 in Jan-June as marriages decline See in context
A government can restrict births like it has been done in China, but it can not increase births magically.
At the end of the day, it is the choice of couples, and whatever the government does implement, only people will decide themselves to have kids.
Life cycle is the nature, not a mechanical process.
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Posted in: Japan's cyclists to be punished for riding drunk, phone use from November See in context
It will be a few fines at first in November, highlighted in the media. Then, not much...
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Posted in: Japan jobless rate up in July as workers seek better conditions See in context
I think they should leave their jobs after finding a better one, not in the hope they could find one
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Posted in: Slow tropical storm dumps heavy rain around Tokyo after causing floods in southern Japan See in context
The typhoon is merely a low pressure system at officially 994hpa, dying right now , not reaching the Kanto. We can expect a quiet weekend.
The forecast has been changing every day with strange paths, weather forecast models have not been consistent which is why the storm has suddenly weakened, except it did bring some heavy rain. .
JMA should update its forecast.
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Posted in: Man arrested for groping girl on subway, spraying bodily fluid on her See in context
The girl was certainly scared, but in a packed train, the girl could have easily complained to other passengers or scream to stop this quickly. Easy to say but…
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Posted in: Woman arrested for posing as Bill Gates' daughter to defraud man See in context
The man, who was repeatedly asked to make deposits, became suspicious and contacted the police.
He should have been suspicious before making any money transfer. He transfered 3.1 million in cash, right.
Why so many people are dumb enough to believe in such investments through social networks. There is no way to make such easy money. Do the victims have any mental deficiencies, which is never mentioned in the articles.
The only serious investment agencies or platforms are agreed and registered by the ministry of Finance. Even some can be at risk of default
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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context
In order for many customers to be able to buy, we ask you to purchase one (bag of rice) a day per family.
One bag a day is too much.
Who can queue up in the morning to buy bags and stockpile ?
Senior retired citizens and some housewifes.
Gentle Japanese are actually only thinking about themselves and become selfish when it comes to panic buying.
AFP and journalists, please stop mentioning inbound foreigners who have nothing related with that.
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Posted in: Japan's space agency ends moon probe operation See in context
completely useless waste of money and resources, better had used it all here on earth for the people in need
Well if you have some good weather forecast, communication with you family overseas and so much now by internet or others, that’s thanks to the satellite developments, part of the space development.
SLIM is also related to space development and the positive outcome for us residents of the earth will be know soon
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Posted in: Concerns over rice shortage growing in Japan See in context
Harvesting is going on in Chiba.
It always starts after Obon
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Posted in: Second season of 'Pachinko' explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan See in context
@deanzaZZR
Thanks, I didn’t know.
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Posted in: Second season of 'Pachinko' explores challenges for ethnic Koreans in Japan See in context
Only on Apple TV ? No other way to watch it ?
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Posted in: Japanese woman, 116, to be named world's oldest person See in context
One common thing for super centenarians is that they dot not have any cardio vascular disease.
My blood pressure tend to be high so I won’t live so long
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Posted in: Foreign visitors to Japan top 3 mil in July; single-month record See in context
It would be fantastic to see many more foreign tourists in rural parts of Japan. Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido and Tohoku would be ideal.
Yes, fantastic, but for us residents, better they stay on the main tracks so we can relax during our vacation in the remote rural areas where a car is needed to travel around.
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Posted in: 12 Japanese taken into protective custody in Cambodia See in context
highly-paid but easy jobs in Cambodia and went to Bavet in the Svay Rieng province bordering Vietnam.
Easy, highly paid job overseas in a remote location in a small city in Cambodia can only raise doubts. With certainty recruitment through SNS.
Did those guys need adventure and were they desperate for money
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Posted in: Temperatures forecast to remain high in September, October See in context
I think it has always been hot in September
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Posted in: Megaquake advisory, Noto quake raise disaster awareness in Japan See in context
Puzzling that the forecast comes from meteorologists and not geologists
Or seismologists working within the JMA.
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Posted in: Megaquake advisory, Noto quake raise disaster awareness in Japan See in context
for?
What is the article about ?
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Posted in: Megaquake advisory, Noto quake raise disaster awareness in Japan See in context
Correction
People have been aware
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Posted in: Megaquake advisory, Noto quake raise disaster awareness in Japan See in context
Awareness and preparedness against natural disasters like a major earthquake have heightened among the public following a recent advisory from Japan's weather agency
It has always been the case in the history of Japan. People have been awarded and prepared.
There are just some emotional triggers
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Posted in: Less than 20% of Japanese firms using generative AI: survey See in context
Why companies should use AI ? That’s the question. The article is written in a way this should be used.
No need for it.
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Posted in: Typhoon moves away from Japan as train services resume; no major damage reported See in context
A few years back, not such advance prevention would have been taken.
This time, cancellation and shops closure were decided quite early, for logistical reasons, and the fear was mostly due to the initial path forecast making the typhoon heading to Chiba, rather than the actual risks.
As the typhoon path shifted eastward, the risks became much lowered and nearly nil but the JMA and media kept on warning with alarmist messages, as it is often done here
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Posted in: Drunk high school girl arrested for assaulting bus driver in Fukuoka See in context
Is there any legal limit for teenagers ?
They are not legally authorized to drink.
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Posted in: Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen to be suspended Friday as typhoon nears See in context
As the typhoon path is shifting eastward, the Shinkansen line should not be affected much, but windy
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Posted in: Taylor Swift set for emotional London return after terror threat See in context
The mural painting is actually nice
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Posted in: China public concerned how next Japanese PM will handle treated water See in context
Do you really care about your neighbor countries political change ?
No, so I am sure the Chinese population does not give a ———.
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Posted in: Japan's revised laws criminalizing cannabis use to take effect Dec 12
no assistance should be given because it will not go to the people in need There are types of help…
Posted in: Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
Posted in: Osaka gears up for 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago
Posted in: Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting sleeping elementary school girl