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Posted in: Rolling Stones warn Trump of legal action over song use See in context

Start using classical music!

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Posted in: The Dixie Chicks officially change their name to The Chicks See in context

Will they also attack Dixie cups, Dixie plates, Winn-Dixie - the Souther heritage brand supermarket serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi? Those brand names they bought and promoted so highly known for years will change because it will be brought to light. As they say "What's in a Name" as Shakespeare says: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" and in Romeo and Juliet - Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague, that is, that he is named Montague".

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Posted in: Japan to repatriate citizens from virus-hit Wuhan in chartered plane See in context

They can drop supplies from the air to Wuhan to avoid contamination.

a doctor in Wuhan already died.

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Posted in: Japan to repatriate citizens from virus-hit Wuhan in chartered plane See in context

Maybe they should first be transported to a one of the islands for observation to make sure that there is no incubating virus for 2-3 weeks before bringing them in the main land.

To be safe.

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Posted in: G20 ministers to address issues involving 'overtourism' See in context

As any visitor, we SHOULD RESPECT places we visit. Consider it like visiting a respectful home. Would you like people to trash your house? Would you like your parents and grandparents to clean after you behind your paths as grownups? Respect the place wherever it is the way they do things. You carry the banner of your origin.

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Posted in: IOC apologizes for abrupt plan to move Tokyo Olympic races; Sapporo mayor not notified See in context

Soon as Japan was picked the IOC should have proposed to change the date right there and then. Weather is unpredictable and the world has had unusual drastic climate change most recently,

I have been in Tokyo in July a few times. The hotest for me was 1995. But in 2010 and 2014, I was surprised it was not as hot as I was expecting it to be. But with everything that has happened this year, I hope is an anomaly. And next year would be better.

It would be a chaotic change if they move the event. I am sure hotels have been booked in Tokyo and around ahead of schedule. To change hotel accommodations could be costly for those without travel insurance.

There are only certain flights and trains to move people 830km north and back. It would probably be better to provide a solution in cooling the runway the athletes are using. Maybe drones with air conditioning capability flying above the path?? Or pipes with cooling air? Or run it in the evening instead of the morning? It should be at least 6 degrees cooler in the evening if that is what they want.

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Posted in: Ghosn's wife denounces restrictions on contacts See in context

I am sure there is strong evidence but they will not discuss this in public before trial. One loses all leverage and the accused can plan a rebuttal. This way, a surprise evidence will stun the accused and get caught. Let's see! No one is guilty until proven. No one starts a strong case unless one has strong evidence.

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Posted in: Empress Masako conducts 1st official duty in new capacity See in context

Everyone should learn to respect. I am glad there is still respectful events and places where we learn how to behave - wherever country that would be. I am tired of complaints and grouchy attitudes. It’s plain being tactful instead of being tactless. It is not healthy to look at the dark side of everyone.

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Posted in: Gov't says N Korean leader mentioned abduction issue in 2nd summit with Trump See in context

Hopeful and praying everyone is enlightened. There is too much hate in this world.

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Posted in: Half of foreigners in Tokyo have experienced discrimination: survey See in context

We should not push any person to do as they wish. We are all free aren't we? So who are we to think that only the way we do things are perfect and above it all! If they do not wish to rent to someone for whatever reason, you can't force anyone. Maybe they do not like the terms and you generally think it's discrimination. It could be a language barrier. My son had a heavy friend walk to a store in Europe and got insulted when they said, there is nothing in here for you. They did not explain that she is heavy and the things they carry are only for skinny people. They were trying to save her time. Instead his friend found it discriminatory and they did not want her in the store; which was far from true.

Maybe they have had experiences where a foreigner who rented in the past did not pay and just left the country and trashed their place. That word gets around fast and it scares them. Culturally, they are very disciplined and neat. Having traveled back and forth to Japan, I am learning that they leave restaurants neatly, and even return their chairs after eating the same way they found it. They put away their dishes or stack them to the side ready to be picked up. We tend to just stand up and make the dining area like a tornado just passed by. Their streets are so clean. Their subways are very clean. It is obvious they do a very clean job when they clean.

I have also observed they do not make rambunctious noise in stores and streets. They are generally quiet.

In fact they go out of their way when you ask them anything. If you ask where your train is, they will go out of their way to take you exactly where the train will arrive to your destination. After a while my son immediately realized we were inconveniencing them so he asked me to stop asking where everything was. They may not be able to explain how to get to point B so they would take you all the way to the point where it is easiest for you to navigate thereafter to get to where you want to go.

We have friends who planned to take us around. They first did a dry run for the trip to make sure it would be smooth and enough time to do a lot in one day before we arrived.

Maybe talking in another language at work makes them feel you could be talking about them. After all, if you want to live in another country to work, you might as well speak their language. By speaking their language while at work helps you to become more proficient in their language. Soon, you would speak like a native. As they say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do".

As for those who want a native Japanese helping them out instead of a foreigner, maybe they have a hard time understanding the foreigner speak their language so they are asking for someone who speaks the language without an accent so they could understand them.

As for losing things, we've left an entire suitcase on the sidewalk in the heart of Shinjuku that looks like Time Square and yet got it back still sitting in the same spot when we traced our step back. I have left my expensive teapot in a gift box on top of a counter near the TSA area by the garbage can. An hour passed while inside our gate and we realized we forgot the teapot in the box. I went to the Airline counter and she went back to get it. Yes! They found it! And another time, my other son forgot a big shopping bag in the restroom. He went back to get it and and they gave it back to him!

Here, I just dropped a child's book 2 blocks away and we hurried to get it and it was gone. And my granddaughter left her little doll in a suitcase at a bus stop and we immediately got off the bus to walk back and it was gone.

So far, my encounters have been very pleasant and I feel I could relax when I travel to Japan. It feels safe and the people have been very helpful.

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