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Posted in: Chinese professor at Japanese university missing after visiting homeland See in context

Probably got sick of the "o-hashi tsukaemasu ka?" question every time they went out for faculty lunches and dinners

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Posted in: South Korea publicly orders some doctors who walked off the job back to work See in context

Junior docs going on strike too in the UK, the whole of clown world is falling apart at the seems as late-stage capitalist reality begins to bite.

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Posted in: South Korea's fertility rate drops to fresh record low in 2023 See in context

How's North Korea doing?

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Posted in: Japan slips into recession, becoming 4th-largest economy, behind U.S., China and Germany See in context

Ha, just came back from an ecumenical conference in Paris, and the amount of well-heeled Japanese tourists I saw there spending large amounts of money like it was still 1989 was incredible. There are still many Japanese who are doing very well, thank you.

And yes, they were JAPANESE tourists.

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Posted in: New York subway shooting kills one, wounds 5 after brawl erupts on train See in context

But guns are banned in NYC, how did this happen?

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Posted in: Tokyo bus operator banks on foreign drivers as shortage looms See in context

Oh FFS capitalists, the problem is the crap wages and horrible work conditions!

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Posted in: Christmas Eve worshippers to face security screening at Cologne cathedral as police cite attack risk See in context

The joys of a globalized world and lax borders.

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Posted in: Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines See in context

Gotta get that war started, oh what joy you will all have.

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Posted in: Japan's population forecast to fall nationwide except Tokyo in 2050 See in context

The Japanese inaka is boring.

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Posted in: Denmark adopts law making it illegal to burn Koran or other religious texts See in context

Good, it's about time. Should upset a few of the fedora-wearing edge lords!

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Posted in: Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds See in context

Back in the day (late 90s), many Japanese loved this guy and he was given star billing on J-TV and at government receptions.

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Posted in: U.S. continues to fly Osprey aircraft in Japan, despite Tokyo's request not to See in context

Just like with most American military hardware, the Ospreys were designed to maximize profits for the MIC, not ease of operation and maintenance.

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Posted in: Crown prince says review of official royal duties required See in context

Princess Kiko has a rare, ethereal beauty.

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Posted in: Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100 See in context

“Henry Kissinger, how I'm missing yer

You're the Doctor of my dreams

With your crinkly hair and your glassy stare

And your Machiavellian schemes

I know they say that you are very vain

And short and fat and pushy

But at least you're not insane

Henry Kissinger

How I'm missing yer

And wishing you were here"

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Posted in: Clashes in Dublin after children injured in suspected stabbing See in context

Can't we all just get along?

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Posted in: Japan needs to make stance on Israel-Hamas war clearer, observers say See in context

Typically vague, weasel words by the J-Gov. They are a satrapy of the US, but want special treatment for their companies and need the region's oil and gas. Meanwhile the IDF kills thousands of civilians indiscriminately and all Japan can do is check with DC first to see how they should react to that outrage. Pathetic people.

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Posted in: Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda See in context

The local satraps receiving their imperial orders.

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Posted in: Landowner seeks understanding over Jingu redevelopment See in context

A new high-rise complex

Of all the things Tokyo needs in 2023, another one of those ain't it

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Posted in: Japan 'on standby' to take all possible steps amid yen decline See in context

How about raising interest rates, which have been at zero for over 30 years?

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Posted in: U.S. military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban See in context

I’m sure the Japanese seafood industry appreciates the gesture, but one can’t help but ask two questions:

Why hasn’t the USA been buying Japanese seafood to supply its troops occupying Japan until now?

How, exactly, is replacing less than 1/100,000th of the lost business, or .001 percent, going to keep the Japanese seafood industry solvent?

As with seafood, so with artillery shells…

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Posted in: Eddie Jones resigns as Australia head coach after Rugby World Cup disaster See in context

His greatest moments were taking Australia to the RWC final in 2003 and England to the final in 2019, where on both occasions his teams beat the All Blacks at the semi-final stage. But yeah, it really feels like he is past his use by date.

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Posted in: England finishes third at Rugby World Cup after holding off Pumas 26-23 See in context

So the Anti-Rugby squad get 3rd... that's bad, because that means they'll not be changing their awful approach to the game.

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Posted in: Child in critical condition after elderly driver hits students in Shizuoka See in context

When you dedicate your whole society's infrastructure to the "mighty car companies" and their products, tragic incidents like this will inevitably happen. Japanese cities are neither bicycle-friendly, pedestrian-friendly or child-friendly.

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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya braces for Halloween crowd despite calls to stay away See in context

Stay away, remember what happened in Seoul last year.

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Posted in: Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts See in context

You know the satrapies of the vassal states have gone too far in their slavish obedience to the neoclowns in Washington when even EU bureaucrats are openly criticizing its unelected leadership’s overt hypocrisies with regards to Ukraine and Gaza.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is turning a blind eye to Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza, hundreds of EU staffers wrote in a letter circulating within the bloc’s institutions, the Irish Times reported on Friday.

The European Commission is giving a “free hand to the acceleration and legitimacy of a war crime in the Gaza Strip,” the letter signed by 842 people states. It was reportedly circulated among diplomats and staffers at the Commission and other EU bodies.

While the missive opens with a condemnation of Hamas’ attack on Israel earlier this month, it follows with an “equally strong” condemnation of what the writers describe as “the disproportionate reaction by the Israeli government against 2.3 million Palestinian civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip,” accusing von der Leyen of a “double standard.”

The letter claims she “completely ignored” Israel’s blockade stopping water and fuel from reaching Gaza, while noting that she described an “identical act” by Russia as “terror.”

The recent observations by the Financial Times were dead-on, except it’s not just the Global South that is being lost by the USA. There are massive demonstrations in support of Palestine all across Europe, from the UK to Spain, and no, it isn’t just the Muslim migrants taking part either. Only the controlled corporate media and the fully-owned politicians are supporting Israel now, and Israel hasn’t even entered Gaza in force yet. EU staffers are the most genuinely true-believing of all the various WEF clowns around the world, and yet the complete 180 that has been performed regarding their most strongly-held principles is proving too much even for them.

There is absolutely no support for the USA’s rush to war anywhere in Europe, and it won’t surprise me if the situation has a significant effect on the next round of elections. No one wants war in the Middle East, but if it comes, the Europeans will be heavily in favor of Iran and the Palestinians. So much so, in fact, that might even serve to effect a rapprochement with Russia.

One factor of which most Americans are unaware is that the Europeans will not break economic ties with China. They simply can’t afford to do so, and they know that following the USA’s lead on Russia has harmed their economies more than they ever imagined possible. So it appears various forces are gathering for a crisis in US-European relations.

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Posted in: Australians reject Indigenous referendum in setback for reconciliation See in context

Guess the majority of the white settler population don't think it is time to say fair's fair, to pay the rent, to pay their share.

For shame.

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Posted in: Israel vows 'mighty vengeance' after surprise attack by Hamas kills hundreds See in context

An open admission that the recent Hamas attacks are akin to the historical Japanese attack on the USA:

Former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) international spokesperson Jonathan Conricus has summed up what this day means for Israel, calling in the country’s “Pearl Harbor” moment.

“The entire system failed. It’s not just one component. It’s the entire defense architecture that evidently failed to provide the necessary defense for Israeli civilians,” he told CNN of the surprise invasion from Gaza militants. “This is a Pearl Harbor type of moment for Israel, where there was reality up until today, and then there will be reality after today.”

So, did it fail or was it turned off? If this truly was Israel’s “Pearl Harbor”, then we know it didn’t fail. Remember, the most effective rhetoric points toward the truth…

That said, “There will be a mighty vengeance for this dark day” doesn’t quite live up to the standard set by “a date which will live in infamy,” though.

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Posted in: France take down All Blacks 27-13 in Rugby World Cup opener See in context

After seeing that arrogant clip from John Kirwan on ITV before the game started, I was even more glad that France won

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Posted in: A divided Australia will soon vote on the most significant referendum on Indigenous rights in 50 years See in context

It's long overdue. The treatment of indigenous peoples by all the ex-colonies of Britain has been disgusting. White Australians need to ask for forgiveness and make amends.

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Posted in: Australians to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct 14 See in context

"The time has come to say fair's fair, the time has come to pay our share"

Midnight Oil sang that in the 1980s, and still white Australia hasn't gotten the message.

It will be disgusting if this referendum doesn't result in a resounding "Yes!"

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