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CaptDingleheimer

And those laws don't go unnoticed in Japan, where social trends tend to somewhat mirror those in the US by 10-20 years or so (think non-smoking sections in restaurants).

Weed is coming to Japan, like it or not.

I'd say that it's more like 30 years. But, yeah, legalization is coming some day. Just not a day that's soon enough for many of us to be able to take advantage of, sadly.

Police said Takako Yamada told them she was tired of caring for her husband who suffered from a chronic illness, Kyodo News reported.

Isn't that what the nursing home staff is supposed to be doing?

リッチ

A huge win for Japan Tobacco who would see huge competition.

Not at all. Weed doesn't compete with tobacco in any way. Yeah, you can smoke/vape both. But, that's like saying burgers compete with edamame because both are eaten.

The actual industries that compete with weed, and therefor want to see it remain illegal, are the alcohol (beer, wine, spririts) and, to a lesser extent, pharmaceutical industries.

Concerned Citizen

No direct public transport from major hubs like Osaka Station or Shin Osaka Station?

Right? It's absolutely nuts. Maybe they'll be doing shuttle buses from the Cosmosquare Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line or Sakurajima or USJ stations on the JR Yumesaki Line. But, direct rail is the right way to go, like the Osaka Monorail was for Expo 70. (And still is for LaLaPort ExpoCity and the old Expo Park.)

SDCA

Can I change my picture easily on my my number card then? I don't want to have to show my embarrassing photo that I took after just waking up with messy hair to go to the city ward office to go collect my 20,000 myna points during their campaign. Didn't think I needed to be serious with this card but it looks like I may be using it after all.

You can get a new card with a new photo. Tell them you lost the old one, or bend it in half and say it was accidentally broken.

You'll have to fill out paperwork, similar to when you applied the first time, and pay 1000yen. I had to do this recently myself when my card broke due to my crappy old wallet.

Police said Junichi Kobashi, a construction worker from Osaka City, is accused of stabbing the victim in the left leg and right arm with a knife.

He's not the owner. So, the victim didn't actually "work for him". I'd hazard a guess that Kobashi was merely a crew chief at a construction site, and the victim is probably a non-Japanese, here on one of those bogus trainee program visas.

I don't recall ever inhaling. But, I do exhale from there on a regular basis.

Mark

So the main job of the next PM is playing golf with Trump and maintain the good relationship between Japan-America. Japan's future is in America, and America's future is in Trump, make no mistakes and the candidates shall now visit Trump and discuss about the future co-operation.

I think they would be better off meeting with the President. I'm not sure she even plays golf, though.

Wasabi

They tried to give money for us to accept the card, it did not work. So now they will add the card to to Driver's license...

It worked for me and my wife. We got 20,000yen each.

wallace

The info on MY Number is minimal and uses a different law than immigration. The renewal periods are also different.

The expiration date of the MyNa card is typically set to match that of the Residence card.

MyNa shouldn't be valid after one's residency has expired.

Some are worse than others. None are great. It doesn't really matter which one wins party leadership.

If Jiminto wins the next election, nothing will change for the Japanese people, regardless of which one of these useless idiots is PM.

The police agency said it also plans to allow people nationwide to sit their obligatory driver's license renewal information sessions online after trials in Hokkaido, Chiba, Kyoto and Yamaguchi prefectures.

This is something I can totally get behind. OTOH, if it's like renewing your long-term visa online, I think I'd rather do it in person.

I used the online system to renew my visa this year, and the process was awful. I hope they don't use the same web developers and SW engineers for the DL renewal system.

While periodic vehicle inspections to ensure safety and eco compliance are indeed beneficial, the shaken inspection is far more detailed than it needs to be to meet those standards.

It looks great. But, isn't Osaka already the gateway to western Japan?

WoodyLee

Yes Hamas MAY have started it on Oct. 7th and that is Questionable as many experts believe that Hamas was Trapped & Lured into this conflict by Israel's agents on the ground in Gaza and it worked, as some British analyst put it at the start of the conflict

Hamas most definitely started it on Oct 7. No question at all. You sound like those right-wing idiots in the US who say the people who attacked the Capital were actually the FBI or Antifa or some such.

Hamas murdered, raped, and kidnapped innocent Israelis on Oct 7. Period.

But, that still doesn't excuse Israel's response of murdering tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians by order of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Dick Cheney of Israel.

I'm glad to see that NHK will be carrying the debate, so I won't have to deal with VPN and Android TV apps. But, I feel sorry for whomever is operating the translated subtitles, trying to keep up with Trump's self-described "weave" speaking style. They should get combat pay.

I suppose there's also a good chance it'll be machine translation. If so, the resulting subtitles will be hilarious. I'm gonna hafta check with my wife. I can't imagine they'll make any sense, as they start out not making sense.

Dango bong

I think some people here forgot what Hamas did to start all of this

Most people remember the terrorist attack, murdering unarmed innocent civilians, which was unwarranted, inhumane, and deserving of condemnation.

Most people also see Israel's military response, murdering tens of thousands of unarmed innocent civilians, which is unwarranted, inhumane, and deserving of condemnation.

dan

@Gazman the father was jailed for fraud .

He embezzled something like ¥100,000,000.

It's all very shady but apparently there is no link between him and the murders.

Unless it was as revenge by people the father/husband had stolen money from. It's certainly not unheard of.

Jingu Stadium is historic, like Koshien. It should be renovated, not demolished and replaced.

The other stadiums and grounds there don't have the same significance, and as such, can be demoed and replaced.

Of course, all of the trees of Ginkgo Avenue should be preserved in place.

The headline kinda seems like it's saying 3 children were murdered 20 years after their mother.

tigerjane

I am waiting for him to say he does not remember stabbing her.

Right there in the very short, easy-to-read article:

"Police said Ito has admitted to the allegation."

Some of my favorite meals back in NYC were at Ukrainian restaurants in the East Village and Ukrainian and Russian joints in Brighton Beach Brooklyn, as well as occasional Russian style food at home. (My maternal grandparents were Russian.) Russian and Ukrainian cuisine is somewhat similar. You can find many similar dishes across Eastern Europe.

I will have to start searching for Ukrainian restaurants in Kansai on Tabelog.

Junya Aso is accused of setting fire to the two-story wooden house on June 8...

Police arrested Aso on Friday ...

What's the rush?

Pukey2

What has this got to do with Japan?

I wonder if it's because of the group of Japanese and Japanese Americans waving the Japanese and Americans flags?

Nah. That can't be it.

Huge crowd. Massive crowd. Strong crowd. Tears in their eyes. Bigger than Martin Luther King. Or, Hannibal Lechter.

Suspended sentence. What a surprise!

An official of the federation, also known as Keidanren, said, "We don't understand why (the U.S. government) is trying to block the deal. If rejected, the reason should be a focus."

Seriously? They don't understand? The US government, as well as the workers and general population, do not want foreign ownership. Pretty simple.

You'd think Japanese would understand that, as that very same attitude is so prevalent in Japan.

wallace

Japanese people buy Western products 24/7. Starbucks, McDonalds, so many of them.

Yup! At every food court I've seen with a McD's, it's always the busiest of all the vendors. Longer lines than ramen, udon, gyudon, etc.

Starbucks is always much more crowded than Doutor. Saizeria and Jolly Pasta are always packed. NY style pizza joints always busy. Gourmet burgers are booming right now.

America Mura in Osaka is nuts on the weekend, and still crowded on weekdays. Ikea is always crowded. And, Costco still carries a huge selection of Western and Western-style products, and is always crowded.

My part of town is chock full of Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Audi, VW, Volvo, Alfa, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Jaguar, Rover, Jeep, Tesla, and even the occasional LHD Cadillac and Dodge. (Some Japanese are so fond of Western cars, they're willing to put up with the awkwardness of driving on the left using LHD.)

As you have pointed out, and as others are trying to deny for whatever reason, Western foods, fashions, cars, and furnishings are extremely popular in Japan. There is no denying that fact.

Antiquesaving

The vast majority of Japanese will not be buying western taste products daily.

The crowds of Japanese at Costco, Kaldi, Gyomu, Yamaya, Blue Lemon, etc would beg to differ.

Fighto!

Sure, because the first thing a company that takes over another does is change everything that is already profitable and successful.

Riiiight.

That's exactly what happens more often than not, post acquisition.