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Posted in: Extreme tourism allows ultra-wealthy to explore new frontiers See in context
Culling the "1%."
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Posted in: Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it See in context
Take gun. Shoot self in foot.
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Posted in: Fans rejoice as Japan wins World Baseball Classic title See in context
A genuine World Series! Congratulations Japan!
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Posted in: Putin blasts U.S. 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' world See in context
Oh great. A bipolar world.
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Posted in: China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers See in context
The.....irony......so thick.....can't breathe......
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Posted in: China clamps down on pop culture in bid to 'control' youth See in context
So, Winnie the Pooh wants to toughen up the Chinese masculine/national image. Good luck with that.
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Posted in: IOC says negative public opinion no threat to Tokyo Olympics See in context
The IOC seems to be the only group excited about the games.
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Posted in: Japan's New Year rituals fall victim to virus surge See in context
“New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.”
— James Russell Lowell
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Posted in: Japanese spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home See in context
Andromeda Strain 2020
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Posted in: Japan seeks to boost catch limits of prized bluefin tuna See in context
What part of "sustainable fishing" do they not get? This is a tradition which can quickly end itself.
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Posted in: Trump expected to watch sumo on May 26 during Japan visit See in context
If you encourage him he'll just keep showing up.
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Posted in: Sumo plagued by violence in scandal-tainted year See in context
A whole 15 minutes for anti-violence training! What commitment. No, really, what commitment?
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Posted in: What do you think of the new Japan Today design? See in context
Liking the new layout. I find it clean and easy to navigate. Uncluttered.
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Posted in: Virginia vote on Sea of Japan hands victory to South Koreans See in context
I'd like to propose that the body of water referred to as the Atlantic Ocean also be called the Sea of Kansas.
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Posted in: Meet Chubbiness, Japan’s latest chubby girl idol group See in context
There is clearly a different definition of chubby operating here.
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Posted in: ANA apologizes over racial stereotyping in new TV commercial See in context
They want to be Cyrano de Bergerac?
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Aly Rustom
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What a repugnant event. Hear! Hear! You'd have to be insane to eat any of this: I concur.
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