Posted in: Google CEO slams 'completely unacceptable' Gemini AI errors See in context
@ Thuban In the Nazi military? Where did you study history? You'll be saying Hamas has gay fighters in Gaza next. Jeez.....
There probably were at least a few non-white people in the military of that size.
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Posted in: Leap year glitch disrupts driver license issuance in parts of Japan See in context
Still using Windows 95 probably
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Posted in: Japan eyes 20-year background check for those working in jobs involving kids See in context
Japan "eyes" a lot, does not so much.
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Posted in: McCartney reunited with his missing 'Beatlemania' bass guitar See in context
Come back when you are world famous and let us know how it's going
TokyoLivingFeb. 20 07:18 am JST
Why is this news??
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Posted in: AI plays cupid as Japanese authorities try to boost marriage rate See in context
Oh come on, this is Japan. If your coffee maker switches itself off when boiled, it's AI. Don't you know that?
This isn't AI. It's just a basic matching programme - dating agencies have been using them for years.
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Posted in: Are we about to find out moon's origin? Japan's space agency says it may now have clues See in context
10 minutes on the moon and already discovered something that NASA couldn't? Wow :-)
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Posted in: COVID patients again rising in Japan; experts warn of 10th wave See in context
Except It won't
Get a booster and stop the spread!*
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Posted in: Pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped See in context
Global warming?
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Posted in: Death sentence likely in Japan anime arson trial See in context
Nope, it will save the taxpayers a lot of money however
Will the dangling lifeless body of Shinji Aoba, at the end of a hangman's rope bring justice and solace, comfort and consolation to the bereaved.
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Posted in: Tokyo couple arrested over illegal cultivation of glowing fish See in context
You cat be arrested for breeding fish in a fish shop... who knew
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Posted in: Starlink helps communications in quake-hit central Japan See in context
But but, Japan inc just sent some junk to the moon, priorities eh?
Musk come to rescue, that's better than Japan Inc.
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Posted in: Fujitsu in firing line over UK Post Office scandal See in context
Now it seems investigators got bonuses for successful prosecutions.....
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Posted in: Fault responsible for Ishikawa quake may stretch 150 km: experts See in context
Suddenly.. how do I explain my 30 year salary working on this issue, in a country where earthquakes are frequent?
The faultline was unknown until recently.
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Posted in: Fault responsible for Ishikawa quake may stretch 150 km: experts See in context
”Experts” have only just discovered this small detail? Been sleeping until now it seems....
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Posted in: New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives trauma of 2011 triple disasters See in context
So why are people in earthquake prone areas still living in old properties liable to collapse? I'd feel much safer in my self built garden shed
New Year’s Day quake in Japan revives trauma of 2011 triple disasters
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Posted in: Ex-school principal kept obscene videos of female students in his office to prevent his wife from finding them See in context
arrested in September on suspicion of violating the child prostitution and pornography law
BUT
charged with possessing 48 obscene videos and photos of female students
What's missing here?
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Posted in: Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts See in context
Salary bonus in his next job
What will be the sentence?
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Posted in: Top gov't spokesman allegedly received ¥10 mil in kickbacks: source See in context
What a shocker.... said no one ever
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Posted in: Eating less meat would be good for the Earth See in context
Complete nonsense
But experts agree that the urgency of climate change and the demands of a surging global population call for an overhaul of how humans get their protein.
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Posted in: Japan, China to hold regular talks on trade See in context
Talks on trade? Isn't Japan already flooded with Chinese produce? Not a complaint, I buy a lot :-)
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Posted in: Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims See in context
Does Microsoft?
They won due to Omegle not verifying the participants' ages
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Posted in: Gov't OKs Osaka expo construction budget of up to ¥235 bil See in context
Complete waste of money, and just like the Olympics, will be distributed in brown envelopes to a select few.
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Posted in: Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of Israel See in context
It's welcome. Good to see them helping non Japanese too
Japan's support for Israel
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Posted in: School's out forever in parts of aging Japan See in context
Japanese progress, innit
But cost 40,000,000 to bring up to standard.
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Posted in: 'AI' named Collins Word of the Year See in context
I remember the good old days when it was software
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Posted in: Unseasonal flu surges across Japan See in context
COVID vaccines have caused damage, that's what he means. I'd agree
Insinuating exactly what @Thuban? All these cryptic comments!
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Posted in: Unseasonal flu surges across Japan See in context
Here we go, roll up your sleeves the jabs are on the way.
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Posted in: Updated COVID vaccine targeting Omicron subvariant rolls out in Japan See in context
No thank you, enough is enough
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Posted in: Prosecutors arrest ex-vice foreign minister in bribery case linked to wind power company See in context
Wrist slap, bow at 45 degrees, many gomens, pension then retirement. Normal human steel a rice ball, jail.
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Posted in: Japan had hottest summer on record, weather agency says See in context
Japan had a good summer, big news
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This will be a great game to watch for MMA fans. I hope the Referee isn't from China this time.
Posted in: Japan prepared to host and then travel to N Korea for back-to-back World Cup qualifiers
I'd guess this is a fake-out move up that will clear out stops and reverse quickly.
Posted in: Dollar tops 150 yen as BOJ ends negative rates
Posted in: Controversial 'Civil War' movie prompts debate over U.S. schism