Posted in: Gov't questions Unification Church for 2nd time over illegal acts See in context
If something illegal has been suspected of happening isn't it the police that do the questioning? Or is this a chat in a cosy corner of Ginza about 'how can we make this a better relationship?'
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Posted in: Major Japanese utilities face record amount of antitrust fines See in context
Take the following -
"finding they formed a cartel and obstructed the liberalization of ..."
And prefix with any organization in the country.
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Posted in: Gov't begins Unification Church probe amid anger over ties with ruling party See in context
They are investigating themselves... What a sham. Lawmakers? Lawbreakers more apt.
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Posted in: Don’t uninstall that COVID-tracking app yet, warns Japanese government See in context
And you think MyNumba is a good idea?
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Posted in: Japan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban See in context
Your quad vaccinated wearing double masks already caught Covid a couple of times everything will be fine no more need for fearmongering...
Fearmongering? Not sure if you know but covid doesnt care vax or not, mask or not... so basically they are covid cruises. Would you go on one? I doubt it.
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Posted in: Japan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban See in context
Covid Cruises back on the menu, lets go!
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Posted in: Twitter prank spurs unexpected scrutiny of U.S. insulin prices See in context
A friend of mine at a US hospital said that the mark up on drugs sold to patients was typically about 1000%.
Your 'friend' is actually talking about the markup US hospitals typically make on every patient. For the drug makers, it's another zero or two added.
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Posted in: Medical group probing Aichi woman's death after BA.5 COVID shot See in context
2 men from seperate wards in tokyo passed away from perhaps 'contaminated' veils last August.. but never saw it was published with any conclusion.
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Posted in: Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec indicted 4th time in bribery case See in context
Any reprecussions for the parties that gave the money to win favours?
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Posted in: Gov't seeks power to turn down private home air conditioners remotely, report says See in context
These clowns wouldnt get a job in McDonalds cleaning tables.
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Posted in: Tokyo dept store praised for refusing entry to costumed Halloween revelers See in context
From all the reactions to the various articles about halloween recently, its apparent that 'thinking of others and not just yourself' is sadly completely alien to most people.
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Posted in: Cabinet OKs ¥29 tril spending plan to counter inflation See in context
Absolute insanity, the tail wagging the dog... This money printing will only accelerate the '10,000yen coffee' future and fiat will be worth less than confetti, literally. DYOR now rather than later.
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Posted in: Chinese cities tighten curbs against widening COVID outbreaks See in context
Imagine if they did this in October 2019, when the brave doctor rasied the alarm. Instead, he was persecuted and sadly passed away. The medical professionals are the heros of this debackle, while the zoo that is humanity runs around in chaos, one crisis to the next.
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Posted in: Japan steps up push to get public to sign up for digital IDs See in context
Orwell would be proud, it's all going towards that 'future' but instead of a barcode, it will be a QR code, same thing really. Chona already there, leading the way.
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Posted in: Japan simplifies COVID tracking to focus on elderly, high-risk people See in context
There has been a glitch in The Matrix, do not panic. The black cat you just saw is just a once off.
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Posted in: Kishida begins 3 days of 'condolence diplomacy' around Abe funeral See in context
Democracy folks, isn't it amazing?
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Posted in: Kishida cabinet support rate drops to 40.2%: poll See in context
Spoiler Alert : They stay in power, regardless.
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Posted in: 60% of people with foreign roots questioned by Japanese police: survey See in context
This was from an anonymous online survey conducted over 2 years ago. Easy to rile us up...
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Posted in: Japan set to waive some visa requirements in October to boost tourism: Nikkei See in context
Its thanks to majority of the world who got vaccinated that covid is on the way out. The 20%'ers with thier endless excuses not to get jabbed (not talking about the 1% with legitiment issues preventing them from getting it) will still complain for eternity that they were 'right all along'
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Posted in: Police increase patrols at Haneda airport ahead of Abe state funeral See in context
yes it seems ridiculous but believe it or not, there aren't many international flights into haneda these days (some cold going around...) 99% of flights are domestic and so I'm not sure but I think the percived threat is from internal sources and not your anime doll collectors from afar.
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Posted in: Japan aims to remove daily arrival cap in October to spur tourism See in context
Complete fallacy.
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Posted in: Biden warns Americans that Trump and his MAGA allies threaten democracy See in context
In a country where f o xnews exists (and openly use 'entertainment' as their get out of jail card when found guilty of misinformation) Where a significant portion of the population belives in consipricacies, you have perfect breeding ground for people like trump to prosper.
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Posted in: Opposition CDPJ asks Kishida to explain Abe's state funeral See in context
If ever you want evidence of Japan being a 'democratic' country, look no further. For 3 days around the 'event' Tokyo will be on 'high-alert' and even airspace is retricted - the cost of all that security theatre and beurcracy will be 100's millions of yen.
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Posted in: Tokyo falls to 9th most expensive city for expats due to weak yen See in context
expat = immigrant
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Posted in: Foreign IT giants not registered in Japan will be punished: minister See in context
The big Tech Giants have offices in Japan, so what does it mean to be registered?
It means to pay certain 'fees' and 'duties' which include, but not limted to, taking bureaucrats out in Ginza several times per month.
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Posted in: Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994 See in context
Money printing under Biden? In 2020 alone , almost 20% of all $ in circulation ($3.38 trillion) was printed under the leadership of that guy.
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Posted in: Kishida unveils plan to set up pandemic crisis control unit similar to CDC See in context
The answer to everything ... moar bureaucrats!
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Posted in: Growing numbers avoiding news as too depressing: report See in context
A certain large 'news' network in USA was brought to court over it's blatant misinformation and it's get-out clause was to officially call itself an 'entertainment' network. All so-called news sites or channels are mouthpieces for very polarising 'sides' of a political coin. And every topic is politcalised regardless and so here we are.
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Posted in: Couple arrested for leaving 2 children unattended while they played pachinko; 1 child dies See in context
This sad event happens several times every year. So messed up. It seems accepted just like brake / accel machigai that ends up killing a couple of innocent kids several times a year too. What a society when such things are just shrugged off.
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Posted in: U.S. keeps Japan on currency watch list; warns against intervention See in context
World Police!
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Posted in: After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing
Posted in: Hurricane Milton marches across central Florida as state braces for potential catastrophe
Posted in: Captain's gender had nothing to do with sinking of New Zealand naval ship, says defense minister
How does the gender of the captain come into it? It doesn’t.
Posted in: Captain's gender had nothing to do with sinking of New Zealand naval ship, says defense minister