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Posted in: Dozens of potential jurors at Trump hush money trial dismissed for bias See in context
I would express extremely strong bias against Trump because I don't want to waste any of the time in my life as a juror for a Trump trial.
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Posted in: Japanese youth spend around 5 hours a day online: gov't survey See in context
When I was a little kid in the 1980s, we could spend at least that much time reading comic books and watching TV. Same thing.
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Posted in: Shizuoka governor quits after disparaging comments about farmers See in context
You want to eat, right? FARMERS!!
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Posted in: Japan's oldest man dies at 112 See in context
Wow, the changes he must have experienced!
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Posted in: Japan ready to support Taiwan following strong quake: Kishida See in context
China says Taiwan is part of China. I haven't heard anything about aid coming from China.
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Posted in: Israeli strike on Iran's consulate in Syria killed two generals, Iranian officials say See in context
WWIII is starting.
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Posted in: Hit TV satire reveals how Japanese society has changed See in context
When I was a kid in the 1980s, I was not allowed to watch TV after 10PM. Well, now you know why. But actually, for totally gay gokai, it didn't matter. But back in those days, I was out in junior high, and it was no big deal. Things were different in real life and on TV. The 1980s TV show 毎度おさわがせします (I always cause trouble) had a gay male junior high couple, and the show was very popular. No problems. Anyway, I have to watch this program!
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Posted in: Trump selling Bibles to encourage supporters to 'Make America Pray Again' See in context
It seems that Trump's life has been anything but Biblical.
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Posted in: Japan tees up Abe's ex-interpreter to help chart course with Trump See in context
In addition to the translator, you will also need a psychiatrist.
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Posted in: Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law meant to prevent cornering of digital markets See in context
Is it "cornering the market" or being the best at what you are doing? Don't destroy the digital world!
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Posted in: More foreign students set to be eligible for Japan gov't scholarships See in context
Yes! Educate them and they will stay here and work. Japan needs all the brains it can get.
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Posted in: Biden opposes plan to sell U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, citing need for 'American steel workers' See in context
Dear President Biden: This is capitalism. That is how it works. You're welcome!
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Posted in: Putin warns again Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty threatened See in context
Get ready for WWIII.
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Posted in: 'Katespiracy' explodes after UK royal photo gaffe See in context
The world is falling apart. How is this a newsworthy story?
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Posted in: ‘The Boy and the Heron' earns Miyazaki 2nd Oscar; 'Godzilla Minus One' wins for visual effects See in context
But in Japanese the movie is called 君たちはどう生きるか. Why can't "How do you all live?" be used as the English title? It is more thought provoking.
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Posted in: Nagoya elementary school students caught defrauding classmate for nearly ¥1 million See in context
The next generation of the Yakuza has appeared.
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Posted in: Musicians' muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison See in context
So are these items conversation pieces? I really don't get it.
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Posted in: Abductees' families say they won't oppose Japan lifting N Korea sanctions See in context
Maybe becoming friends with North Korea would be a way to get back the abductees.
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Posted in: Projection mapping at Tokyo gov't HQ recognized as world's biggest See in context
Is my tax money paying for this?
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Posted in: TSMC diversifies out of Taiwan with new Japan plant See in context
Japan has a labor shortage in many fields. Are there enough people in Kikuyo to run the factory?
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Posted in: Women take part in Japan's 1,250-year-old 'naked festival' for first time See in context
Anyway, according to another article, this was the last naked festival because the next generation of young guys are not taking part. Is that why they let women participate?
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Posted in: On Valentine's Day, LGBTQ+ activists in Japan call for right for same-sex couples to marry See in context
My partner and I have been together since we were in junior high in the 90s. But we can't get married. We'd love to!
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Posted in: Is Japan’s custom of slurping noodles irritating, and why do people do it? See in context
"slurping" has a practical use. As you suck in the noodles into your mouth with air, the air cools the hot noodles. You mouth doesn't get burned.
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Posted in: Gov't appeals ruling against passport denial for Japanese journalist See in context
I can only say that none of this makes any sense to me.
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Posted in: Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown after reported affair See in context
Maybe she can be reinstated.
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Posted in: Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown after reported affair See in context
This story has made international news. It is on CNN.
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Posted in: 3 foreign-born residents sue over racial profiling by Japanese police See in context
Interesting to see that this has made the national news in the US. It has been reported on CNN.
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Posted in: Woman arrested for attempted murder after trying to flush newborn son down toilet bowl See in context
Don't return the child to that woman! That would only spell disaster!
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Posted in: Popular Japanese singer Aki Yashiro dies at 73 See in context
Even though I was never into Enka, I did enjoy her singing when I saw her on TV, especially when I was a kid.
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Posted in: Prosecutors building criminal cases against Japan's ruling party accountants See in context
Yeah, blame the accountants, not the politicians.
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