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Posted in: Nikkei closes up 10.23% after Monday's record fall; dollar trading at ¥145.94 See in context

Stock is just gambling. It goes up and goes down depending on how the stockholders react by selling or buying. At this point if the rich elite want to crash it, they can do it anytime they want and if they want to make a big killing, they can also do it. This is a game made for those who can afford to play it. If you don't have the cash to play, then don't participate.

All the recent panic selling is just a huge boom for the rich to buy bulk of the cheap stock back after they had sold it for a high price long time ago. And the cycle will repeat again once they fatten you up.

This market crash was already foreseen for 2-3 years now and it boggles my mind that people still act surprise when they get burn. In fact i wouldn't be surprise if a few intentionally hype up the selling to create a panic selling.

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Posted in: Nikkei plunges 12.4%, logging its worst two-day decline in history See in context

Who cares about the stock anyway. Is a game for the rich and elite anyway. They are the ones making money out of it.

The yen strengthening is the focus. Make it reach 110 again like 3 years ago and things will be great after my recent raise.

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Posted in: Gender issues: Italian woman boxer hurt by opponent, quits bout after 46 seconds See in context

Testosterone helps build muscle by generating proteins, which then increases muscle strength.

So yes, i think it is a bit unfair for her to compete with other females even if she herself is identify as a female. The main issue is that she hold a advantage in her physical strength over other females which makes it unfair to even call it a fair competition.

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Posted in: Japanese athlete says jewelry, cash stolen from room at athletes village See in context

Ah, the Paris that i know of. Famous for it's scenery and pickpockets.

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Posted in: Japan's Yuto Horigome wins second Olympic gold medal in men's street skateboarding See in context

Kinda interesting that out of all the nations out there with people skateboarding, that it is here in japan that actually able to hit gold in the olympic. Hope this will motivate a whole new generation in the country in this sport.

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Posted in: Japanese volunteer fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine dies See in context

Money talks. Anyone with former military experience can take sign in these so called wars as long pay is good. Both side hired these so called volunteers. But the truth is most joined up because the promised benefits are attractive enough to lure them in.

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Posted in: Trump rally shooting being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say See in context

I gotta admit, at least the guy has nerves of steel.

2024 President Trump, here we come.

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Posted in: Defiant Biden tells Democrats 'I'm staying in the race!' See in context

They gotta make it into a law that any person over 70 should never be allowed to hold any government positions. And this guy is 81. Is the worst you can ask for as your president.

You will be afraid for him to travel anywhere and you also barely able to keep him awake throughout the day and not even certain if he had remember anything you said the previous hour. Is this really the person who you want having control over the nuclear codes and other important stuff?

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Posted in: Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced See in context

Just hand over the hostages and surrender already. Hamas choose to continue the brutal fighting. This could have stopped months ago.

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Posted in: Indicted mogul takes on Japan's 'hostage justice' system See in context

To be honest i am glad the rich get a taste of the justice system. If it were anywhere else, he would have lived like a king in detention full of luxury that his lawyer will demand and able to post bail with his wealth easily and be back home as if nothing happen.

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Posted in: Ohtani hits NL-leading 24th homer as Dodgers top White Sox 4-3 See in context

Word series, here we come.

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Posted in: Poster pranks cause chaos in Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign See in context

Democratic capitalism at it's finest. If people don't like it, we can also go back to imperialism :)

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Posted in: Psychiatric exam finds Abe's accused killer mentally fit See in context

Hope he is finally at peace with himself. The life he led was cruel and brutal. His mother should actually be hold responsible for this along with many of the church member who ruin this family and countless others.

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Posted in: Nintendo surprises fans by announcing new 'Zelda' game See in context

Best franchise ever. The Zelda series keep growing and growing. Keep it up Nintendo.

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Posted in: Inmate receiving medication dies in solitary confinement at Nagoya Prison See in context

Let see here. Normally the country has around 40k plus prisoners in prison very year. So 1 died for whatever reason. Huge news in here in japan

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Posted in: Putin pledges cease-fire if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid See in context

Reality is that this is a game of endurance. Depletion of resources, manpower and economic hardships takes years to manifest. Is all about which side can last longer.

Sure Ukraine will suffer a few more brutal years and keep losing more men and territories. But don't deny that Russia isn't hurting like hell too from losing men, equipment and their oil refineries being constantly hit. Putin knows this and which is why he is offering deals while still trying to salvage this whole thing as a win, but even he knows the longer this war drag on, the more likely things will go bad for his country in the near future. There is only so much he can squeeze out of his 144million population until the country no longer able to operate as a world power. Taking territories while in war takes tons of resources to manage, repair and hold on too. Unless he can get a peace deal, all his gains will instead become liability soon.

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Posted in: Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan seeking some changes See in context

It makes no sense to accept cease fire now. They are literally with one foot in the grave. Whole place is blockade with nowhere to run. They are running out of ammunition and hiding places in that small area that is still being fought on. Why still trying to negotiate a cease fire? Give them breathing time to re-organize? Cease fire is always temporarily,because it's not a peace agreement. The fighting will restart again when the other side recovered. The fact is that the war already happened. Get it over with already.

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Posted in: Japan now able to deport people with multiple failed asylum claims See in context

Is actually crazy that it took this long for such a law to exist. What's the point of rejecting a application if you can apply for it again and again.

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Posted in: A 'painful' car See in context

That's real art right there. Only shame is that is very expensive to do this otherwise we see way more of them.

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Posted in: Japan ranked worst country in world for helping strangers See in context

Basically what this survey is trying to say is: we ain't giving up enough of our hard earn money for charity, taking enough days off from work to do free labor for events and lastly isn't helping the random strangers too much.

First off, most of us here distrust charity events. As too many scams happen and we never even knows if our money truly goes to the needed people or just being wasted. Language barrier is also a huge problem. Way too many scandals had happen here. Communities prefer to aid their own area instead of just blindly trusting these so called charity events. Secondly considering the work culture here, good luck finding people with free time on their hands. Life is hard enough as it is. Lastly about helping strangers, this is why we have koban station literally everywhere here. So you can actually ask for help from someone who actually can truly help you.

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Posted in: ¥48 bil in bitcoin cryptocurrency disappears from Japan exchange See in context

Is just gambling at this point. And anyone who tell you otherwise is clearly in denial. This is a game for the rich who can afford to play it. In the end is all about everyone getting in the hype hoping to hit the jackpot only to one day realize you will lose everything as there is zero regulation in this.

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Posted in: U.N. rights group says Japan needs to do more to counter human rights abuses See in context

This is hilarious considering if you look into which nations is part of this whole council. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

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Posted in: Ohtani homers twice as Dodgers sweep Braves with 5-1 win See in context

Ohtani was the one who got ripped off with such a measly contract. While the Dodger is gonna make a fortune out of him by the end of the decade if Shohei keep performing this great in his matches.

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Posted in: Ohtani passes Hideki Matsui for most MLB homers by a Japanese-born player See in context

Nice. But Dodger current pitching line-up is still horrible and nowhere in sight from recovering. Hope their pitchers gonna recover fast enough in the coming days. Still have over a hundred of games to go. So let's take it nice and slow while careful to not overdo it.

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Posted in: Court orders ex-head of illegal manga site to pay ¥1.7 bil See in context

unconvinced and no regrets for piracy and destroying countless creators and authors to earn a honest living. Now there is a man who is unrepentant and still doesn’t understand what he done isn’t right.

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Posted in: Ohtani hits 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Matsui for most by a Japanese-born player See in context

Except for Shohei, the second worse off person from this whole fiasco is probably Ippei wife. Divorce papers is definitely being filed.

Thank goodness Shohei is now married. Let his wife keep a eye on the money instead of a friend. Friendship and money never mix well. No matter how good you are with each other, temptation is one of the biggest pitfall.

Also Shohei should switch bank and never have someone else open the account for him. That bank security is horrible lax.

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Posted in: Japan accepts record-high 303 refugees in 2023 See in context

Serious, why anyone would want to seek asylum in a island country is beyond me. Can't they seek asylum with their neighbors? The obstacles they face are not only language but also culture difference, religion and different rules. Is extremely difficult to make a living here as a refugee. That is the truth. Japan just don't have the infrastructure or the system set up to allow refugees to able to start a decent life here. Europe i heard is pretty welcoming with their accommodations. Or the land of the free the US with their multi culture. How about Finland or Sweden? The so called world happiest countries?

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Posted in: Ohtani says he never bet on sports; claims interpreter Mizuhara stole money, told lies See in context

Guess this is what happen when you rely on someone else to handle all your English related affairs including banking and buying stuff for you and at the same time ask them to translate everything into Japanese to you without even knowing if what they say is true or not

if you cannot read the bank document, then is best not to rely on just your interpretor alone. Who knows what they tell you about your account. But i guess is also understanding if he only wanted to rely on 1 person to handle his more private affairs and doesn’t want others to know too much of his more sensitive matters. And is not like he could run to the bank or a lawyer to have them translate for him every time the bank send a notice or a document and needed his approval for something. Is why you have a interpretor in the first place.

Sigh, being betrayed by the person you most trust in helping you translate is gonna hit him hard.

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Posted in: MLB launches investigation into Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara over gambling reports See in context

After getting married.

Wife: let me keep order on your financials instead of relying on your interpreter. You even let the guy buy grocery for you. Also stop staying in a hotel and find a house already.

a few days later…..

wife: why are your financials all over the place?! Who is even managing your accounts and doing all the bank paperworks?!

Othani: my best friend who i trusted for years to handle all things English related in the US. Is there something wrong?

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Posted in: Ohtani's interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from star See in context

7 years of friendship only for your closest friend to have a gambling problem.

Yeah, once that kind of addiction hit you, it will completely ruin you.

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