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Posted in: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition See in context

LOL, some of these comments.

A (cheap) hotdog eating contest, held once a year.

SDGs? World Hunger? Morally repugnant?

Oh C'mon

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Posted in: 'House of the Dragon' returns for more blood and fire See in context

This and the new season of The Boys, gonna be a pretty good summer to sit in the AC.

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Posted in: Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops See in context

Real question, why did he push so hard to say he was in the group? Was he trying to get special treatment or something?

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Posted in: Chinese man suspected of spray-painting word 'toilet' at Yasukuni Shrine See in context

deliberately allowed COVID-19 to be transmitted throughout the world.

Did they build a shrine for the scientists who created it?

I'm not praising what the guy did but there's nothing honorable about that shrine.

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Posted in: Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty in sports betting case See in context

No, he’s more likely just on a different plane of existence from the rest of us plebs in regards to financial complexity.

All the more reason to stay on top of things. "A fool and his money are soon parted" applies to all tax brackets.

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Posted in: Japanese convenience store’s 'Drinkable Soft Serve Ice Cream' is a top-tier dessert See in context

But to Seiji’s surprise, and his taste buds’ delight, Minisof’s Drinkable Soft Serve Ice Cream really is drinkable! 

Wait until Seiji hears about milkshakes for half the price!

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Posted in: Will Smith is back in 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die,' with Martin Lawrence riding shotgun See in context

Will probably watch it on streaming, I like really Martin as Marcus tho.

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Posted in: Inside NBC's Olympics bet on pop culture in Paris, with help from Snoop Dogg and Cardi B See in context

Man, Snoop really is his own brand.

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Posted in: 'Civil War' might be year's most explosive movie, but director thinks it's just reporting See in context

Pure fantasy.

LOL, yeah, it's a movie.

Still not sure if it will be shown here. Maybe on blu-ray in 5 months.

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Posted in: 64-year-old man arrested for molesting 1-year-old girl in Kyoto park See in context

I actually don't know why people rush into conclusion.

When there are no actual details, people try to fill in the blanks.

The Japanese websites don't have any other info either.

People get arrested for touching a baby's leg, knee, or foot? He was arrested.

You obviously don't live in Japan. If someone "says" you did something you can be arrested and held for up to 20 days without being charged.

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Posted in: Japanese youth spend around 5 hours a day online: gov't survey See in context

I don't think it's so much the time, but the content. Saw my son's YouTube history last week (he's 12) and it was some of the dumbest things I've ever seen, lol.

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Posted in: Divisive? Not for moviegoers: ‘Civil War’ declares victory at North American box office See in context

I really want to check this movie out. But not sure it will even release here.

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Posted in: NFL owners approve a radical overhaul to kickoff rules, adopting setup used in XFL See in context

Really welcome this change, kickoffs have basically been pointless.

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Posted in: 'Furiosa,' the follow-up to 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' to premiere at Cannes Film Festival See in context

'Mad Max: Fury Road' was a fun movie, I'll probably check this one out too. Some sequels are welcome some (well most) are not.

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Posted in: Complaints against foreign go-kart drivers increase in Tokyo See in context

With more than a dozen go-kart businesses in Tokyo, and the market size estimated to be worth 2-3 billion yen, the noisy lightweight vehicles won’t be disappearing from roads anytime soon.

Who came up with this guesstimate?

at ¥17,500 a head for 2 hrs, I could see those numbers.

Can't lie, I've ridden Karts in Thailand (closed track) and it was a blast. I do get the appeal but I don't even want to drive a car around Tokyo.

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Posted in: Japan society on transgender issues to drop 'disorder' from name See in context

 Very right-wing extremist, to want to know what's going on with peoples' genitals.

Tell that to female athletes, women who want to change in locker rooms or use restrooms. Funny you never hear about trans men trying to join men's sports. So please stop with the "It's just people living their own private lives". And yes it's a disorder if it can be destroyed by aa few Yes/No questions.

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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context

*"Oh, oh, but, but but..." ***Yessss, I know** - Japan also committed horiffic war crimes (against my country's (UK) prisoners too as well as China and other places no doubt), ]

Sounds more like "Yes I know you made a valid point but, but ,but....."

It happened 80 years ago, ended the war and brought about the current Japan you know and love so much. Any person in their right mind, would have loved for it to have been another way, heck not even at all. Many people on here seem to think some comments are glorifying the bombs or something, that's not it. But the whole "Big Bad America/ Poor ol Japan" shtick gets annoying.

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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context

The amount of whataboutism and deflection of blame on the Japanese in the comments, and in every article vaguely related to the war, is saddening.

Then come on out and say that America brutally attacked a "perfectly peaceful country with absolutely no intention of taking over Asia."

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Posted in: Smartphone makers bet on AI to boost sales See in context

I have a Galaxy s23 ultra but it should be getting a few if not all of the new AI features sometime soon (Japan is slooow with updates). Some seem pretty useful, like the "circle to search" and translation features. But there is no way I'm paying any subscriptions fees.

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Posted in: Japan’s new ATMs automatically play anti-fraud videos to people talking on mobile phones See in context

sakurasukiToday  07:31 am JST

Less intrusive? That's more than notification! So in Japan if you are using phone while using ATM will be assumed that fraud activity is ongoing? It could be talking with co-worker, family, friend etc.

They'll update their ATM with additional screen for that video nationwide? How much will that be?

No clue why all the thumbs down. You didn't say anything that didn't make sense.

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Posted in: 2 adults are charged with murder in deadly shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl celebration See in context

Nah, there were probably way more than 22 people in the area. Counts for all of them too.

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Posted in: Japan's 'naked men' festival succumbs to aging population See in context

Where is the "naked women's" festival?

Japan does not have enough police for that, lol

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Posted in: Bradley Cooper laments lack of public awareness of Leonard Bernstein See in context

Bradley Cooper laments lack of public awareness of Leonard Bernstein

Who?

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Posted in: 'Star Wars' actor sues Disney with funding from Elon Musk's X See in context

Her contract was finished, they just didnt renew it. If she was wrongfully fired, she would have sued what 3-4 years ago. No fan of Disney but this is kinda dumb.

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Posted in: Nintendo ups net profit forecast on weak yen, steady Switch sales See in context

Anyone still wanna whine about the weak yen.

Yes, cause I still us my US Playstation account. A new game would cost me a little over ¥10,000.

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Posted in: 'Pokemon with Guns' proves a blast See in context

More VIOLENCE PILS for our kids.

Exactly, This is exactly what turns people into muderers of fictional creatures when they become adults.

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Posted in: Netflix subscribers jump despite price hikes See in context

Don't get the hate for Netflix, Many of their original movies are better than most stuff in theaters. Documentaries, stand-up specials, a few pretty good series and for (gasp)$22 a month. I still need to look into a vpn for the US reigion, if there's anyone here who has it, is the content that different?

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Posted in: Beppu City takes flak for displaying Ohtani-donated gloves, instead of giving them to kids See in context

So people are mad that they displayed 3, 3 signed gloves? Or am I missing something?

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Posted in: New Zealand withdraws bill allowing 16-year-olds to vote in local body elections See in context

If you're going to parody my post, at least try to base it on fact. Right-wing teachers? I wish there were more than just a handful!

Or....Or, they just teach the subject they are supposed to. Let the left/right parents screw their own kids up themselves.

Also, I've been 16 (I'm not old, not young but not like an old man or anything. I'm still cool). I would have voted for which canidate was better at Street Fighter.

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Posted in: Foreign-born Miss Japan sparks debate on what it means to be Japanese See in context

Not that I care too much. But was a bit of a shock to see her picture & Miss Japan. But reading through the comments made me remember an African guy I met a while back. Asked him where he was from and he said Uganda but "Im Japanese", Still makes me smile to remember how serious he was. Not saying anything bad, but a 190cm 100kg African dude saying he's Japanese just makes me chuckle. He's a good guy but I still joke with him about it.

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