Posted in: Foreign residents prohibited from participating in Yu-Gi-Oh Japan Championship See in context
I used to be surprised and indignant about such discrimination but now I just don't care.
The standards you walk past are the standards you tolarate. Personally, this blatant racism should be called out.
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Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder of father claims not to remember incident See in context
Surprised he didn't go for the 'I was drunk' line.
Such polite people, following the rules, manners never in question.
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Posted in: Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fool's Day joke See in context
Better them than having Microsoft having more power, or the unthinkable IBM making a return to end user computing. An alternative universe. Better the devil you know etc.
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Posted in: Ride-hailing services begin in Tokyo, Kyoto areas See in context
It's not Uber if cab companies still have a say in it. That's the whole point of Uber.
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Posted in: Pizza Hut’s new coriander pizza contains more cilantro than ever before See in context
¥3000 for a salad pizza? Rediculous.
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Posted in: Yen's fall to 34-year low unlikely to prod BOJ to tighten policy soon See in context
Pathetic. Find people with a back bone if these old goats can't be bothered to do their job.
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Posted in: Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027 See in context
Can't the federal government step in and do something to get this thing done on schedule?
Japan isn't a federation.
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Posted in: Grassroots revolution: the road to legal cannabis See in context
Meanwhile in Japan, we can only dream of common sense. Until then, the Yakuza and other crooks will be the dispensers of a product that should be sold like alcohol. Legal and controlled with excise duty going to the state.
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Posted in: Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027 See in context
Give up now and improve what's already built.
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Posted in: Japan has no 'defensive line' against yen's fall, says finance chief See in context
Shoganai in other words. If he's out of ideas, find someone else and put this billy goat out to pasture.
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Posted in: 'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions See in context
sensitivity of the subject matter.
You mean the inevitable victim card playing and revisionist trash spouted by Japan's right wing lunatics? In which case it's not sensitive subject matter. Germans know the attacks on them was to stop Nazism. Time a few Japanese woke up too.
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Posted in: Calls for 'smartphone free' childhood grow in UK See in context
They can have one when they can pay for it themselves.
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Posted in: Leek ice cream is Japan’s newest must-try local specialty See in context
Yuck. Just stick to the classics
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Posted in: Japanese police report record high 123,000 child abuse cases in 2023 See in context
Cops having to do their jobs instead of sitting on their backsides in a koban? Shock, horror
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Posted in: Swiss chocolatiers bank on the Easter bunny as cocoa costs soar See in context
The Easter Bunny doesn't visit Japan, because Easter isn't celebrated here.
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Posted in: New book teaches Japanese people English to help out foreign travelers See in context
Why not just concentrate more in class then use it without being scared of getting something wrong?
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Posted in: Man dies after his jacket gets caught in escalator at Mito train station See in context
It happened at Mito Railway Station.
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Posted in: Chocolate snack-shaped translator earphones See in context
There's better things to squander your hard earned cash on than this trash.
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Posted in: Ohtani says he never bet on sports; claims interpreter Mizuhara stole money, told lies See in context
Who cares!
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Posted in: Trash tidal wave coats normally pristine Bali beach See in context
It starts and ends with excessive packaging. Japan, do something about it!
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Posted in: One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good See in context
Dubliners shut down too which is more of shame. Everyone knew how to find it.
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Posted in: Complaints against foreign go-kart drivers increase in Tokyo See in context
They're an absolute menace and should be banned.
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Posted in: Iniesta reportedly pays back extra tax owed in Japan See in context
Andres Iniesta
Who??
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Posted in: Because we are required to prevent secondhand smoke, the decision was unavoidable if we put our customers first. See in context
Utter garbage.
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Posted in: Courtyard by Marriott Hotel opens in Fukui See in context
Will they allow flexible check in if I turn up at 14:45? That would get me in the door. So tired of Japanese hotels that make guests wait until 15:00 even if the room is ready.
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Posted in: Police officer busted for stealing women’s underwear from several residences See in context
Pervert. Should be out preventing crimes not causing one.
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Posted in: Over 50% of car drivers in Japan do not stop for pedestrians at crosswalks, according to a survey by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF). Why do you think that is? See in context
Lazy police and selfish motorists.
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Posted in: Japan sees record cannabis cases in 2023; 70% among young people See in context
Don’t assume weed is relaxing though, especially for uptight people. Personally it makes me extremely anxious. I won’t touch the stuff.
When supply is controlled and regulated, the rubbish can be filtered out. Shops in the US will sell to your needs. It's fantastic. If you want skunk to be kicked into next week its then your choice, not the illegal dealers.
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Posted in: Japan sees record cannabis cases in 2023; 70% among young people See in context
How many instances of violence caused by alcohol? Let's have some balance here please.
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