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Posted in: Extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen line opens, boosting tourism hopes See in context

the waiting time to buy a ticket was around one hour at each station, during the midde of the day.

JR wants you to buy tickets through the app or internet, easy and quick.

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Posted in: Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine picks ex-admiral as chief priest See in context

So a priest has nothing related with religion ?

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Posted in: Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional See in context

Do all you realize that this is a big decision in Japan.

The first time a high court recognizes the ban is unconstitutional.

A big change

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Posted in: Niseko in Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to ¥2,000 a night See in context

The price of ski gear these days probably prices most people out of the sport altogether. Its at least 200,000 yen per person before you even set off.

I do not know the exact prices recently but unless you ski every day or every weekend, gears/clothes can last for twenty years. And good bargains on second hands. So the initial price is a long term investment. The cost is on accommodation, tickets, transportation, etc.

More to come with monetizing on tourism and accommodation taxes.

I hope the money will be cleverly used, not to pour more concrete infrastructures.

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Posted in: Rumors of Aya Nakamura Paris Olympics appearance sparks far-right backlash See in context

She is French, that’s it. Useless polemics

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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context

Recently, a very good documentary about Oppenheimer and the development of the bomb was on NHK. It was clearly stated about the Japanese program and Yoshio Nishina, who was leading figure in the Japanese atomic program.

Unfortunately , the history facts are too often omitted to concentrate on the act of dropping act. This was for sure an evil which could have been avoided with an earlier surrender, as the defeat was coming for the previous months.

As for the movie, there is not much about Japan on it, but at home, talking about it is leading to tensions. For sure Godzilla is a safer talk, as many do prefer to believe in this fantasy world.

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Posted in: 'Oppenheimer' wins best picture; Murphy, Stone take acing honors at Academy Awards as protests for Gaza rage outside See in context

I am waiting for the Oppenheimer release in Japan.

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Posted in: Kyoto may launch tourist express bus service to handle overcrowding See in context

How about trying to induce people to actually leave the tourist spots and see the more beautiful side of Japan?

Kyoto is the place for first timers. Easy access too.

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Posted in: Man arrested for stealing golf clubs from sporting goods store See in context

Why is this a news, for the amount of stolen goods ?

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Posted in: Japan's current account balance swings to ¥438 bil surplus in January See in context

@tigerjane.

Not sure people will do more kids if they have more money. If we talk about 200/300 thousands more a month , maybe, but for the one with the minimum wage, increasing it or not will not change anything. Having kids must come from heart, not from counting the money on a bank account.

Increasing wages give more financial power for a short time, as a result will be an increase of cost needed for the daily life

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Posted in: Investment scams via SNS rise sharply in Japan from July 2023 See in context

I see a lot of those ads.

Just stick to the major platforms, already recognized and evaluated, and everything will be fine

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Posted in: Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district See in context

From my experience, bad mannered tourists are really a tiny fraction, which the local media like to report on it.

Eating or drinking in a street can be a bad manner here, which causes no problem in my country. But never had any issues when doing it.

Tourism is now a strong part of the Japanese economy

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Posted in: From edge of extinction to Australia's croc 'paradise' See in context

Lived one and half year in Darwin, never entered the sea. Saw people doing it, could have but rather the crocs, I wanted to avoid the jellyfish

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Posted in: ‘Volunteer’ gets suspended sentence for stealing fruit from quake-hit home See in context

Illegally entering the house was certainly part of the sentence. The fruits would have certainly perished otherwise

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

Good to see the tax office does not let it go

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Posted in: Osaka Prefecture eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025 See in context

Yes, monetize on tourism, the goal was that anyway.

So, every foreigner fiscal resident of Japan will have to show its ID to prove his residence and being exempted from the scheme ?

I have been asked for my ID a few times which I refused to show and explained I was a resident. Could have to do it now too.

Personally, I do not go to Osaka, so this is not an issue.

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Posted in: British actress says she suffered 'smear campaign' after accusing Polanski See in context

Lewis in 2010 accused Polanski of raping her "in the worst possible way" as a 16-year-old in 1983 in Paris after she travelled there for a casting session. She appeared in his 1986 film "Pirates".

Do not want to take party but how a women raped by him can three years later play in his movie.

I understand the trauma for waiting so long before accusing him, but not the fact she accepted to play in his movie, if she was previously raped

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Posted in: Bullet train services affected after station overrun in northeast Japan See in context

500m. Well too much for the snow being the only cause

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Posted in: Japan eyes up to 800,000 more skilled foreign workers over next 5 years See in context

I wonder how a potential applicant demonstrates their “skill” to lay rail and roads. Just be young and healthy?

Having a certificate, degree and some experience.

”Skilled” for Japan also means to better behave in a society

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Posted in: Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying visa See in context

Police officers do not know all the immigration procedures, as simple as that

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Posted in: Japan sees China's military buildup as serious concern See in context

It has been a concern for one or two decades

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Posted in: Uber Eats starts robot deliveries in Tokyo See in context

Why this robot is on the side walk, while bikes are not technically allowed.

And who will have the priority. I hope the humans.

I do not bet on that service. Will the robot climb the stairs or elevators ? Please, leave it to dedicated humans

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Posted in: Climbers to pay ¥2,000 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail from July 1 See in context

Will not deter anyone.

The fun of Mount Fuji is to do it at night. Others trails do not have this ordinance at that time.

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Posted in: Life as a ski instructor in Japan See in context

A living passion for a few months, good when we are a single. Otherwise, what the instructor in the article is doing off season. Back to UK?

My Japanese friend from Nozawa does not want be back there to live. I believe the instructor did not feel it but it is a traditional rural area with tough neighbor relationship. When he got married, he invited many people from there. It was twenty years back, it has changed maybe since

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Posted in: How many married people with children in Japan admit to cheating on their spouse? Survey says… See in context

Compared to most countries it's more understandable and accepted here, 

As long as it is off the radar

Look at all those celebrities who loose so much when cheating, Nothing is accepted.

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Posted in: Tokyo police mistakenly arrest Filipino man for allegedly overstaying visa See in context

I wonder why the police approached that man in Ueno. Was he suspicious in the first place

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Posted in: City in Saitama Prefecture to require multilingual trash rules posted for foreigners See in context

This poster is itself confusing , too many languages on it, and no details on the garbage type by category

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Posted in: Joy, envy in Japan as baseball star Ohtani speaks more about marriage See in context

she was "shocked" and wanted to take the day off.

Well, not worth to take a day off. Maybe many women like her had a secret hope, marrying a successful and rich guy to get away from their routine life,

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Posted in: New visa rules to allow more foreign students to find jobs in Japan See in context

Japan has a high standard of living, good medical care and is safe. Many wanna come here for that.

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Posted in: New visa rules to allow more foreign students to find jobs in Japan See in context

@John-San

Are you talking about the Working Holiday scheme, or migrant workers going to Australia.

Japanese workers are seeking to escape low wages, a rigid work culture and a plunging yen, according to Itsuro Fujita, who works as an agent for the Japan Working Holiday Association.

Working holiday visa holders for Japan are normally not the one who would fill the corporate companies. They are not workers who go overseas for the above mentioned reasons, but people searching for an overseas living experience.

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