Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context
Does that mean that the US government should use the dollars it’s trying to save by cutting spendings right now to simply rebuild the region of Gaza, for everybody but the people that used to live there?
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Posted in: In 10-hour news conference, Fuji TV execs step down over TV host sexual misconduct scandal See in context
Despite the importance of this press conference, I wonder how many so-called journalists who suddenly woke up asked the same questions over and over again to make it last 10 hours.
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Posted in: Japan protests U.N. call for reviewing male-only imperial succession See in context
As most foreign people here, I don't care much about the imperial family (and would prefer to see it end), but such advices from the UN, whose UNESCO is constantly "praising" the Japanese heritage, are clearly not welcomed.
What's the point of making such recommendations at first? Justify your salary and moral superiority?
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Posted in: 1st shipment of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau arrives in Japan See in context
Beaujolais Nouveau is all about marketing since 70 years ago. They started to sell this cheap wine by creating events in France, then internationally to ship to America and Asian. The wine is poor, it's story is unique.
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Posted in: Meta AI turns pictures into videos with sound See in context
Imagine animating a 'day in the life' video to share on Reels and editing it using text prompts or creating a customized animated birthday greeting for a friend and sending it to them on WhatsApp.
I'm trying to imagine this amazing feat, and I deeply don't care - as probably everybody else than kids or SNS maniacs teens.
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Posted in: Man arrested after tailing woman, putting bag over her head and trying to strangle her See in context
JapanWatch.
Remember... the safest areas in which to live are where people have tools for self-defense.
Someone trying to sell guns to Japanese citizens here to make a much safer place, like a certain country?
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Posted in: Dating apps most common way to meet a spouse in Japan, study finds See in context
I don't know how most of young people feel about this, but dating app might either thrive of fail because of AI. Only perfect profiles, hundreds of fake profiles, AI messaging AI - that sounds like the very opposite of finding "your true one".
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Posted in: How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events See in context
The US has its shootings and Japan has its earthquakes and tsunamis.
If the topic wasn't so serious, I would have had quiet a laughter Mr.Kipling.
You're probably belonging to those thinking that it isn't the gun that killed these kids, but the shooter, therefore we shouldn't focus on harmless guns.
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Posted in: Japan revises economic growth in first quarter downward See in context
WoodyLeeToday 07:33 am JST
I can't remember where I read it, but experts believe that the yen will trade around 230 by the end of the century
End of the century? I'm wondering if a specialist can without laughing give such a prediction. Are your experts active in economics, at best futurology, or rather astrology?
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Posted in: Near-complete Tokyo condo to be demolished for spoiling Mount Fuji view See in context
It's a 20 years old story, but Kunitachi is known for it's right to scenery.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E7%AB%8B%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E8%A8%B4%E8%A8%9F
(in Japanese)
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Posted in: 30-year-old man arrested for shoplifting snacks from convenience store See in context
The fact that such arrests make it regulary to the news is a news in itself. Fascinating and almost heart-warming.
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Posted in: China summons Japanese, Philippine diplomats over negative comments See in context
China, Russia or North Korean diplomatic statements and such are always something easy to laught about, but then you remember that mad men or criminal organisations are ruling them. It's just depressing in the end.
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Posted in: Record high 181 animal abuse cases reported in 2023, NPA says See in context
As stated , it's about "pets" mostly and just reflects the number of reported violations.
I'm not defending all modern standards from the West, but if you apply some European standards to the Japanese situation (pet shops, cows, chicken, porks), that number would have at least one more unit.
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Posted in: Hilton Japan apologizes for 'disrespectful' ad disparaging traditional Japanese inns See in context
While things are evolving, ryokans are meant for typical Japanese vacations. This mean usually for a couple or family that has only 1 or 2 days off and is paying a lot of money to soak in an onsen or hot bath several times a day, have a nice Japanese style dinner and breakfast, maybe some fun in the small onsen town.
It's definitely not designed for elite international travelers busy visiting around. You're free and right to think that a ryokan is less conveient, but it's just another world.
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Posted in: Twitter chaos leaves door open for Meta's rival app See in context
If Meta's twitter app manages one day to get a decend amount of users, this would really mean that politics should stop worrying about personal data collection and creating regulations for the well-being of users that blatantly don't care/know about it. It could be a good test.
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Posted in: AI statue designed by Michelangelo on show in Sweden See in context
This statue definetely belongs to a Museum of Science and Technology, but not an Art museum.
The fact that the spokeperson says "I don't think you can define what art is." shows how much they could never work in an Art Museum, because it would be their job to propose a definition and work around it. Don't let allow engineers or programers to act as they know anything except engineering and programming (not saying it's easy stuff!)
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Posted in: Teens made up over 40% of Japan child porn offenders in 2022: police See in context
@Yubaru
you know, you classify all the cases, put them in categories and count. That's making statistics, only after that can you start to interpret, blame, understand, etc.
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Posted in: WHO fires Japanese director in Asia, accused of racist misconduct See in context
I wonder if this will be on NHK news tonight.
@Big@
I was on the news at 7am on NHK, sorry.
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Posted in: Kishida grilled in Diet over son's excursion during overseas trip See in context
This should not happen, but honestly, why spend time during the national Diet on such a matter.
Compared to other scandals, this one is minor. Some sense of scale if needed, even by the opposition.
Make Kishida ride the Shinkansen to Hiroshima instead of using a plan or helicopter, and the case will be reimbursed...
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Posted in: Malaysia Islamic minister says Bon Odori dance not for Muslims See in context
In the long run, it will be interesting to see if Asian muslims will do better at integration than Arab muslims in Europe, despite the whole different context and time. The need to express such analysis (more than the fundamentalist analysis itself) doesn't sound good.
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Posted in: Suga's medical adviser urges tougher anti-virus measures See in context
Time for strong action. Suga should look remember Abe's firm stance and take example. Why not sending the whole population 2 brands new masks ? And also 10 000 yens. This will clear the problem as it did the first time.
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Posted in: Tourism boom sends prices soaring at Niseko ski resort
Posted in: WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks across Europe
Posted in: Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament
Posted in: WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks across Europe