Posted in: Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated See in context
In theory fission power could be of benefit, if we can get it to work and more importantly if it can be done economically without the massive subsidies out of the public purse which is the only thing that has kept the nuclear fusion energy business going.
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Posted in: Shop employee fights off three robbers with polearm in Tokyo's Ueno district See in context
In the USA where every lunatic and his aunt carry’s a gun not fighting back is wise advice. Yes they are insured, but what do you think happens when you claim? Next year your premiums go through the roof. This can drive a small business out of business and the employees out of work.
If as in Japan guns are very unlikely and you have a pole arm that keeps the scum out of reach so much the better.
I do hope the bikes were owned by them, given the feeble attempt to hide their identity it’s unlikely they were stolen.
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Posted in: Japan starts trial sales of over-the-counter 'morning-after' pill See in context
And yet the limitations and procedures imposed on the trial are designed to embarrass and discourage women, don’t suppose they are trying to ensure its failure do you?
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Posted in: Merriam-Webster names 'authentic' as word of the year See in context
Elon Musk said executives and government leaders should "speak authentically”
Inauthentic usage.
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Posted in: Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia tries to capture a destroyed eastern city See in context
Thuban, regurgitating old Muscovite propaganda that has been conclusively discredited doesn’t make it any more true. The only people who have been repeatedly documented as using cluster munitions on civilian targets are the rapist rabble from ruski mir. Ukraine doesn’t waste its ammo it uses it to turn Muscovite slave armies in to fertiliser.
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Posted in: UK sci-fi hit 'Doctor Who' celebrates 60th anniversary See in context
Ah_so
It's that cliche of children hiding behind the sofa
It was a cliché for the upper middle classes. Most families wouldn't have enough room in their houses to get behind a sofa
What utter codswallop.
As it happens I was hiding behind my mothers legs watching the first episode. Much safer, no monster could possibly get me there, and I could still see the screen!
Personally I think it has lost its way recently, the scripts and storylines have not been very good and while I like Jodie Whittaker and much of her work she was not right for the part, though she wasn’t given much of a chance with the dire scripts she was given to work with.
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Posted in: Russia throwing 'waves' of men in battle for key frontline Ukrainian city See in context
In the northern sector of Avdiivka the russians have lost approximately 10,000 men for the glorious success of capturing two fields. How many million will they lose capturing the heavily fortified city. Just one suburb of Donetsk. But poo tin doesn’t care, the sacrifice will be worth it for his glory and as one russian officer said, russian women will breed more.
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Posted in: Jet-lagged F1 circus ready for final showdown in Abu Dhabi See in context
F1 is past its sell by date. Motor racing originally helped stimulate technical development in cars. If it is to retain any relevance (other than money for a few) it needs to open up competition to non ICE vehicles instead of so regulating the entry so as to stifle real technological competition.
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Posted in: 'Barking deer' in Japan causing havoc for human population See in context
indigo
deer originating in China
a new type of discrimination??
No a statement of fact.
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Posted in: 'Barking deer' in Japan causing havoc for human population See in context
Venison, yum yum!
Would the average Japanese eat Venison, I don’t know if it is popular in Japan?
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Posted in: Law change puts traditional Japanese daikon farmers in a pickle See in context
YubaruToday 08:05 am JST
Farmers of traditional smoked daikon pickles,
I REALLY want to meet a farmer who plants and produces "smoked daikon pickles". Maybe he can give me some tips on smoking baconYubaruToday 08:05 am JST
https://hotsmoked.co.uk/recipe/home-cured-smoked-bacon/
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Posted in: Japan to ban cannabinoid HHCH from Dec 2 after gummies make many ill See in context
Wolfshine, may be I missed it but there didn’t appear to be any plan to ban CBD only the synthetic equivalents to THC.
Admittedly banning psychoactive drugs without addressing the psychological causes or other stressors and problems leading to people seeking this route to cope with their situation is pointless and ultimately a failure. The Portuguese model should be applied far more widely.
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Posted in: Election victory of Argentina's Milei greeted globally by mix of hostility and support See in context
Fighto!
Hard to believe that Argentina was once a very wealthy, first world nation. Where did it all go wrong
Juan Domingo Perón
Elvis is here
Thatcher started the Falklands conflict for her own political gain
Utter and complete ignorant boll*cks. The desperate and failing Argentine military Junta launched the invasion as a populist move to prop up their hold on power. The UK and Thatcher had no option but to react though every effort was made to get them to leave peacefully.
The Peronist’s have always espoused populist left wing/socialist policies regardless of what label is applied to them and have progressively destroyed the country’s economy, leaving the population in dire straits.
Milei purports to be a libertarian, though whether he is in the traditional John Stuart Mill sense or not or just misapplying the label and he is just another populist loose cannon will soon be seen.
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Posted in: Gakuen-Ji: The most famous autumn leaf viewing spot in Shimane Prefecture See in context
Love the way the leaves colour the path. Would be even more spectacular when the leaves are still on the trees.
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Posted in: N Korea criticizes potential sale of U.S. missiles to Japan, S Korea See in context
And developing nuclear weapons and repeatedly threatening violence against their neighbours doesn’t “raises tension in the region and brings a new arms race”,. Sadly King Fatboy is incapable of irony so it’s just standard NK hypocrisy.
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Posted in: Joss Ackland, distinguished British star of stage and screen, dies at 95 See in context
Piskian, why on earth would someone downvote your comment?
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Posted in: Joss Ackland, distinguished British star of stage and screen, dies at 95 See in context
A very fine actor, so many great performances across the years. Always remembered him in White Mischief but he was in so much more. Another great talent has gone.
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Posted in: Japan sees 2.52 million visitors in Oct, exceeding pre-COVID levels See in context
Japantime
Wow. That is amazing. Japan is one of the most popular countries to visit due to history and a leader in technology
yep, dig the high tech fax machines!
Do not comprehend the whining at increased tourism and consequent inflow of money, sounds selfish, self centred and entitled. Over tourism can be a problem in popular spots bur complaints need to be addressed to those failing to manage it properly and not selling effectively less crowded destinations, not the tourists.
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Posted in: Japan sees 2.52 million visitors in Oct, exceeding pre-COVID levels See in context
Nice bus.
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Posted in: Pacific island nations express concern over Japan's tainted water release See in context
wallace
They can't do that when their island is sinking due to rising seas. Eventually, all 11,000 residents will have to leave. Probably to Australia
I am sure China will be happy to accommodate them in recompense for all their pollution causing the climate change that is drowning their island home!
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Posted in: Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn't involved in documents central to her father's civil fraud trial See in context
To very slightly misquote what was famously said in another case “she would wouldn’t she”.
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Posted in: Cambodia deports 25 Japanese nationals suspected of operating online scams See in context
A greater deterrent would be a long sentence in Cambodia, I doubt the conditions will be congenial. Then deport them to be tried and imprisoned in Japan.
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Posted in: Japan, Ukraine to hold reconstruction conference next year in Tokyo See in context
Randy Daytona
Make peace
Peace is easy, poo tin can make peace in less than a day, just withdraw his rapist rabble of an army and stop the illegal genocidal attack on Ukraine, pay for th damage they have caused and submit himself to The Hague.
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Posted in: Japan needs to make stance on Israel-Hamas war clearer, observers say See in context
Japan just needs to decide how much of its soul it is willing to sell for oil.
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Posted in: North Korea threatens to respond to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with a 'shower of shells' See in context
GBR48, totally agree (not totalitarian agree of course :) ).
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Posted in: North Korea threatens to respond to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with a 'shower of shells' See in context
Outranking = out ranging.
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Posted in: North Korea threatens to respond to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with a 'shower of shells' See in context
As South Korea has nato standard artillery, outranking the ancient soviet based and mainly towed artillery the NK forces have in fixed positions, counter battery fire could rapidly silence them. A point that should be politely pointed out to them and then leave them to continue frothing impotently at the mouth as usual.
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Posted in: Case of deceased woman suspected of killing husband and brother-in-law sent to prosecutors See in context
Meant to add, agree it’s an utter wast of time, money and resources to prosecute a dead woman, unless they intend to use it to highlight the utter failure and inadequacy of the authorities in this case. Yes I know there are two chances of that happening, fat and no!
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Posted in: Case of deceased woman suspected of killing husband and brother-in-law sent to prosecutors See in context
Reading the headline I was amazed to learn how a dead woman killed two people! Oh god the zombie apocalypse is upon us!
Surely there was a solution other than murder/suicide. Accepting that the authorities ans society failed her utterly, if it was me I would have left them at a nursing home or the social services offices and refused to take them back, forcing them to act. If they sent her to prison, they still would need to find a place for them. All better than 3 deaths.
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Posted in: SDF exercise suspended after member shows middle finger to reporters See in context
One finger and they indefinitely suspend the entire training, what would they do for the two finger gesture they will undoubtedly learn now they periodically carry out joint training exercises with British squaddies?
While no one was hurt (except the feelings of some reporter who will no doubt need counselling after the horrific event) it was an act of indiscipline which can not be tolerated in any military, though the reaction was disproportionate. Haul him off and firmly punish the individual so the rest are well aware of the consequences but don’t stop the training, that just encourages the unruly elements.
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Posted in: Aboriginal group calls for Sandfire CEO to step down after heritage site damage
Posted in: Fears grow Japan-U.S. alliance may be affected by Osprey crash
Posted in: 7 burned to death in South Africa township 'mob' attack: police
MSM anti musk lies What are the lies?
Posted in: With outburst, Musk puts X's survival in the balance