Posted in: Is the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet in Tokyo really as good as they say it is? See in context
Taste-wise, i found it is REALLY bad, to be honest. Been there, done that, never again...
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Posted in: Couple sent to prosecutors after unvaccinated dog injures 7 See in context
The last rabies case in Japan was 1957 but dogs are still required to have the vaccine. Our fit and healthy Jack Russel Terrier had his jab in the autumn, he was dead 6 hours later.
Not all the wild animals are investigated and the virus can still be carried accross borders. Rabbies has been identified even as close as Taiwan in the past 10 years. The rabbies was eradicated thanks to the vaccine, pretty shocking to see anyone pleading against it.
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Posted in: Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate See in context
Strange land - are you really comparing the russians invading and killing Ukraine with the USA stopping the war Japan started with atomic bombs?
That's bottom of the barrel bad. Ukraine did not much bad, Japan was already over their extremely aggressive was that killed millions of civilians in Asia.
"Civilians"is a strong card? Not really! Japan started the war and America was going to end it one way or the other. There was no option to full Japanese surrender.
Let me explain it to you like I would do to a five years old:
One way meant scaring them to hell with the atomic bomb, bluffing they have more and hoping they'd surrender. Cost: 200k Japanese civilians and two bombs. USA loses nothing.
The other way would have been a full scale invasion from the SSoviets and Americans and fighting for every inch of life, Iwo Jima and Okinawan style - at huge civilian and military loses for both sides. It would have meant killing a huge percent of the population, the military AND American side losses.
In which skewed logic is the second way the preferable? Why would American lives be lost if they already had the solution to them not to be?
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Posted in: Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate See in context
Actually the whole country playing the victim card here is their mechanism for not dealing with this problem internally, like Germany did for example.
"Japan killed millions of innocent civilians all across Asia but it's fine, we were also victims in this."
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Posted in: Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of 'Oppenheimer' will stoke nuclear debate See in context
There is no debate: the bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved somewhere around one to two million lives. The Japanese already suffered the bombing of Tokyo (non-atomic but with a very similar result) and were unfazed. The slogans were "we will all give our lives for the Mikado".
The atomic bombs avoided that they all give their lives.
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Posted in: Japan's new female 'role models' seek to empower other women See in context
Ok, I laughed really badly at this, while throwing up in my mouth - how they're trying to sell one of the most corrupt and definitely the least successful Olympics in near history as a Koike success. Go home, lady and have a whisky. Your failures in management have cost the city and country billions over billions of yen.
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Posted in: Osaka Prefecture eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025 See in context
It's good or bad?
For me, as I live and pay taxes here, any funds that come outside of the resident taxation system are a good thing. I don't think tourists will cancel their plans just because of an extra 1-2000 yen to pay, but if they do, good on them!
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Posted in: Osaka Prefecture eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025 See in context
Most resident foreigners already pay through their taxes. To people calling this additional fee for non-resident tourists "discriminatory" - no, not everything is discriminatory and no, they won't get scared because you shout "discrimination!!" louder. Foreign tourists make usage of services (infrastructure, etc) that are supported nowadays mostly through taxation of residents. I'd prefer my taxes to be used in different directions, such as building more hospitals. So no, it's not discriminatory and no, it's not breaking any laws. You don't like it? Vote with your tourist money and spend it somewhere else.
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Posted in: Bullet train services affected after station overrun in northeast Japan See in context
The JT specialists, quick to blame the driver... The driver doesn't even need to be in the cockpit for the train to fully stop on point. The train has fully automated and redundant braking systems.
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Posted in: Kishida pledges strong determination in repatriating abductees from N Korea See in context
I remember seeing exactly the same title on exactly this page in 2002 about Koizumi.
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Posted in: They are TV's ghosts — networks that somehow survive with little reason to watch them anymore See in context
The best TV in the world is still coming from America.
Not even the best TV in America comes from America...
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Posted in: Japan foreign minister says women's involvement key to peace efforts See in context
Actually she's right. It's been proven by many scientific studies that women (and females in general) resort far less than male counterparts to aggressive (attacking) physical violence. They're also quicker sometime to resort to protective violence (of a child for example). This would lead to less wars and a more peaceful society. Thing is, even in "civilised" countries having women in charge of these matters is extremely far from the reality. Nevermind countries where women are actually given lesser rights than men.
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Posted in: Woman clutching an infant found in rubble of Ukraine building after Russian drone strike See in context
RIP little babies :( . Too bad you were born in a country neighbouring the place called russia.
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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
We don't know how they defined "cheating" prior to the questionnaire - Many (I would think they're a good majority) of Japanese males and females do not consider using paid prostitution services as cheating, as there is no romance involved. This is a big difference from many other cultures.
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Posted in: Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO bid See in context
“Hungary is a sovereign country. It does not tolerate being dictated by others, whether it be the content of its decisions or their timing,” Orban said.
Honey - you stopped being a sovereign and independent country the second you entered EU and NATO. Last year Hungary was one of the biggest EU funds beneficiary, at more than 4 billion EU. You can claim sovereignty and national (Russian) interests are more important the second you stop using EU and Nato money then:
https://www.statista.com/chart/18794/net-contributors-to-eu-budget/
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Posted in: Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium in northern Afghanistan See in context
Thousands came to enjoy it in heavy snow? So, just for my relaxation and entertainment: again, how many trillions has USA spent to eliberate and educate these people?
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Posted in: Man's 18-year sentence upheld for 2017 Japan highway road rage deaths See in context
The rope was invented for such psychos. He should have never be allowed back among us. 18 is far too light.
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Posted in: Google says its AI image-generator would sometimes 'overcompensate' for diversity See in context
As a white male from the poor side of Europe I can testify I haven't benefited from any kind of privilege in my life. Americans should solve their problems internally, not project them over the rest of the world. It has became so strongly anti-white males biased it's not even funny any longer. We're worth nothing when compared with otherwise similar blacks and will lose evertime in a selection (job interview for example).
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Posted in: Ferrari's new F1 car unveiled for final season before Hamilton's arrival See in context
Are people still interested in F1?
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Posted in: Paris Olympics set for gold medal in luxury promotion See in context
Cymbaline
I like the medallion designs. They remind of Japanese metal art. The Japonisme of French and Philippe Burty will always remain in vogue.
That's only you, dear. Japonisme? The French are capable enough to design chic things without any Japonisme influence.
But personally I don't like these at all: they tried so much to highlight that hexagonal piece of Eiffel tower that the entire thing ended up looking like a communist military medal, with those rays coming out underneath it..
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Posted in: Anger over Messi's absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled See in context
Well, Messi was the big sales point in this tournament :) . I ensure you they wouldn't have had half the sales if he would announce he would be missing. That being said, he has the right to declare he's injured (probably he really is) and miss all the games!
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Posted in: Netanyahu rejects Hamas' demands, complicating efforts toward cease-fire and hostage-release deal See in context
Buhbye, hamas... You poked the bear one time too many. There is absolutely no benefit for Israel to ceasefire or comply with any of your demands - why would they stop before all of hamas is eradicated?
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Posted in: Chinese coast guard vessels enter disputed waters in East China Sea See in context
Japan lacks the hairy kintama needed to sink some of those pirates. They wouldn't dare that trick with the USA...
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Posted in: 1 in 5 Japanese university students do not want children: survey See in context
For people mislead by the article's title into clicking and reading it - 80 percent do want a child at some point. Don't focus on the 20 percent and their reasoning, focus on how to support the 80 percent.
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Posted in: Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape See in context
I'm actually glad that all idiotic comments there got a lot of negative points :) .
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Posted in: Snowfall leaves more than 130 injured in Tokyo See in context
I too, had to drive over four hours in yesterday's snow. No issues whatsoever, quite the opposite, everyone was well behaved and the traffic was very smooth. Probably people were extra careful, although some sherbet on the road is not that dangerous.
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Posted in: EU states greenlight landmark new AI rules See in context
Oh, and it's another example of EU ruling the world towards a positive outcome. EU also initiated and signed off the GDPR act and it's the main "whip holder"when it comes to controlling greed and money grabbing by the likes of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. You're welcome, everyone else!
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Posted in: EU states greenlight landmark new AI rules See in context
I worked on this project. Politicians do employ a lot of technical consulting resources in order to learn the AI's capabilities, future and dangers and don't just blindly make decisions. Even if they are not technical people (although many come from technical, engineering backgrounds).
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Posted in: People in the world’s ‘blue zones’ live longer – their diet could hold the key to why See in context
Eating mostly vegetarian but not refraining from the occasional fish, chicken or lean red meat. Tons of olive oil, raw garlic, a bit of wine and a bit of bread daily. No smoking and no sugar (sodas, etc). No synthetic additives.
There, I just saved you thousands of dollars in customised "lose fat quickly" diets.
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Posted in: Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalizing weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions See in context
For people asking themselves what are these used mostly used for - mainly for 3D porn. Yep, it's a thing, it gained huge traction thanks to increased internet speeds and CoVID imposed isolation, and there are a lot of free or very affordable sites. It basically the only industry where VR hasn't tanked - everywhere else is losing traction. There you have it.
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Posted in: Chinese professor at Japanese university missing after visiting homeland
Posted in: An expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine both Austria and Switzerland are discussing joining NATO.
Posted in: An expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength
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Posted in: Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years