Posted in: Tokyo reports 75 coronavirus infections; drops below 100 for 1st time in 7 days See in context
These are not the real numbers. I have a friend who is a doctor and he said they have no obligation to report the numbers of covid. Only if asked , they will report the number but otherwise many many many cases go unreported. He said they are contacted a few times a week, in which they divulge numbers but the officials can report any number they want.
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Posted in: Australia looking to slow down return of citizens as virus cases surge in Victoria state See in context
That's what they get for refusing to wear masks.
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Posted in: Ringo Starr marks 80th birthday at online gig with Beatles hits, celebrity tributes See in context
Vinke I disagree. What about Stewart Copeland? He's way better than Neal Pert, and those other 2 for that matter. Their music is better too. Phil Collins? Pop music crap.
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Posted in: Warning issued for Gifu, Nagano prefectures as torrential rain lashes central Japan See in context
Wow, we have a meteorologist in our midst, WADDO. How nice of you to take time off your busy job predicting weather and join us here.
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Posted in: Japanese rapper Kan a.k.a. GAMI arrested for marijuana possession See in context
Marijuana is a seriously addictive, dangerous drug. 97% of marijuana users go on to use heroin, meth or cocaine. Japan should adapt the laws of malaysia-- death penalty.
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Posted in: Koike faces 21 challengers as Tokyo votes for governor amid pandemic See in context
we foreigners shouldn't give a crap because we have no voice in what the government does, so stop wasting your time and opinions on things you can't change.
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Posted in: Koike looks set to be re-elected Tokyo governor even as coronavirus cases rise See in context
None of you can vote so what do you care?
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Posted in: 20-year-old man arrested for cutting high school girl’s skirt at train station See in context
Michael Machida do you not live in Japan ? It's commonplace here.
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Posted in: Mandatory charging for plastic shopping bags starts in Japan See in context
This is tyranny, first face masks, now expensive plastic bags. This is where it all starts.
Big socialist(near communism) government trying to control our lives.
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Posted in: Tokyo moves away from numerical targets to fight coronavirus See in context
Slow down testing! Testing creates coronavirus. Less testing=less corona virus
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Posted in: Japan adds Algeria, 17 other nations to entry ban list over virus See in context
How many Algerians have you seen in Japan? They couldn't come in the first place so no change.
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Posted in: Some airlines are requiring passengers wear masks on board. What do you think of this? See in context
There's no evidence that masks saves lives, show me the data. Just wait for someone to pass out from wearing a mask on a plane.
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Posted in: Japan's retail sales fall 12.3% in May from a year earlier See in context
Who wants brown rice?
Marcelito right on. Japan isn't the best when it comes to selection.
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Posted in: Japan's retail sales fall 12.3% in May from a year earlier See in context
Judy. Tokyo. sure it's available, but it's not really easy to get to. All kinds of potatoes? you mean they ship russet potatoes from the USA? Chard and rhubarb is very hard to find here. Were did you find it?
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Posted in: Japan's retail sales fall 12.3% in May from a year earlier See in context
Magnet, have you ever lived here? Sure Japanese supermarkets have good Japanese things but when you want a meat pie or a burrito or some chinese or thai or Korean (must I go on) you won't find it. No need to say which country has better supermarkets. Japan has good Japanese supermarkets , Australia has good Australian supermarkets. Personally, I miss beans , varieties of potatoes, ready made salads, cheap beef/chicken, mac and cheese, good kimchi and I could go on.
Why compare?
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 57 new coronavirus infections See in context
Yokohama station is like a petri dish, look how many people touch the suica scanner with their wallet. Ojisans coughing and sneezing into the air and grabbing the train hand straps after picking their noses.
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Posted in: Koike proves presentation matters as much as policy See in context
she speaks good english so she is a good politician, nice logic , that.
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Posted in: Koike proves presentation matters as much as policy See in context
mw775 are you aware she snubbed a tribute to the Koreans who were slaughtered after the kanto earthquake? She's a politician, much like the rest.
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Posted in: Koike proves presentation matters as much as policy See in context
She stalled testing for covid just to save the olympics and her legacy. This olympics debacle is all coming out of our taxes!
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Posted in: Japan's izakayas, once a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic See in context
you are reckless, its' well known that they serve old chicken. you risk getting food poisoning every time you eat at a cheap izakaya. It's better to go to gusto or jonathans, it's frozen, but its fresh.
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Posted in: Japan's izakayas, once a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic See in context
Peterbowie if by awesome food you mean microwaved takoyaki, frozen takitori and day old sashimi, then by all means tempt fate and eat. The food at most izakayas has a lot of be desired.
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Posted in: Japan's izakayas, once a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic See in context
thelessdeceived you have been deceived. It is banned but still half of the izakayas still allow smoking because they are afraid they will lose customers.
Whatsnext ?? what's logic? pandemic=lockdown=social distancing.. ?
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Posted in: Japan's izakayas, once a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic See in context
I don't like izakayas. Small, smoky, expensive. Good riddance.
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Posted in: U.S. records 34,700 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday; highest one-day total since April See in context
Well reckless, I know of a person who died.
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Posted in: U.S. records 34,700 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday; highest one-day total since April See in context
USA! number one as usual! Thanks trumpf!
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Posted in: M6.2 quake rattles eastern Japan, including Tokyo area See in context
goodlucktoyou thanks for your optimistic outlook on earthquakes. I would recommend everyone turning off their alarms, they are super noisy. Use something like yurekuru , it's less horrifying.
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Posted in: Square watermelons ready to be shipped across Japan See in context
That is an example of horrible genetically modified fruit gone wrong. It can't be healthy to eat gmo watermelon, has anyone gotten sick from it yet?
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Posted in: One dead, 11 wounded in Minneapolis shooting See in context
tjguy you need to study what it means to 'defund the police'. It isn't what you think it is.
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Posted in: About 70 monkeys escape from zoo in Chiba Prefecture See in context
This is where it starts. They will hole up in the jungle and plot the overthrow of humanity.
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Posted in: Temperatures soar across Japan amid concerns that face masks may cause heatstroke See in context
didou if you go inside, please wear a mask, it's good manners.
if you get hot in a mask, take it off. but not indoors around people.
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