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Posted in: Japan Today Spotlight #10 | Japan's overtourism crisis: Can it handle the surge? See in context

Japan gov wants to double incoming tourist numbers so it/they are the actual cause of the problem.

Easy solution; Stay home. Don't travel unless absolutely necessary, don't go to tourist spots.

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Posted in: Trump places 25% tariff on all imported autos from April 2 See in context

The man is a Russian asset owned and controlled by Putin and Musk.

Japan would be wise to distance its ties to the US and anyone here thinking 'He & the US have nothing to do with Japan, it wont effect me/us'..... is a total buffoon.

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Posted in: Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan See in context

ALLLLL organized religions are cults. All of them.. . including the largest ones in the world. Cult. =. Religion. Same same!

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Posted in: Unification Church faces dissolution in Japan See in context

All organized CORPORATE churchs and religions should by banned.

Religion has no place in modern governments.

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Posted in: Joint custody critics alarmed after Japanese woman killed in Hungary See in context

It's a sad story, but make no mistake that the woman was planning to KIDNAP the kids in Japan where the husband has no rights.

A perfect example of why toxic break ups/divorces hurt everyone involved.

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Posted in: Britain sees 'exceptional potential' in defense ties with Japan See in context

America is not reliable partner, demonstrated by electing a convicted felon & SA criminal.

All of the old US allies would be wise to begin realigning as soon as possible.

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Posted in: Ex-PM Abe's widow hopes Trump will lead world to peace in 2nd term See in context

Ahhhhahahahahahaaaa LOLZ.

Get ready for the nuclear 'incident' in the Ukraine... and Trump will do NOTHING.

Israel will expand the war in the middle east with Iran... and Trump will do NOTHING.

Next 4+ years are going to be super CRAZY!!

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Posted in: Halloween crowd control tight in Tokyo's Shibuya, Shinjuku districts See in context

I'm all for this... It was out of control and nuisance to the people/businesses that are actually based there.

Personally I don't see a big difference between Halloween in Shibya and hanami, matsuri or fireworks festivals.

All are kind of a nuisance and safety hazards. Why not ban them too or restrict them all to spefic cultural/festival areas like parks & riverside areas?

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Posted in: Only 13 female CEOs among Japan's 1,600 top-listed companies: survey See in context

4 Japanese Laws That Desperately Need To Be Amended For Women

How Outdated Legislation In Japan Could Be Holding Modern Women Back

https://savvytokyo.com/4-japanese-laws-that-desperately-need-to-be-amended-for-women/

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Posted in: Only 13 female CEOs among Japan's 1,600 top-listed companies: survey See in context

Japan faces a notable challenge in closing its gender gap, ranking 73rd out of 190 economies, according to the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2024 report. This report, released just before International Women’s Day, shines a spotlight on the disparities between men and women’s legal rights and protections. Japanese women enjoy only 72.5% of the rights that men do, a stark contrast to the OECD high-income economy average of 84.9%

https://thecuriouseconomist.com/japan-still-struggling-with-wide-gender-gap/

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Posted in: Only 13 female CEOs among Japan's 1,600 top-listed companies: survey See in context

The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked Japan 118th out of 146 countries on gender equality in 2024, but with significant improvement noted in the political empowerment subindex.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/12/japan/society/japan-gender-gap/#:~:text=The%20World%20Economic%20Forum%20(WEF,in%20the%20political%20empowerment%20subindex.

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

holy crap dude it's not that deep, if you question it so much research it yourself

I dont question anything that I said or posted... I provided stats for my statement/comment and you are the individual choosing to repeatedly disagree with me without an facts, stats, logic, or information..... only your useless opinion.

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

So provide fact.... not opinion. What are the revenue totals for the companies you believe are better/bigger???

If you can provide legit facts I might agree w you. IDGAF about you opinion.

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

**One of***

Reading comprehension matters. $$$$$28.5 BILLION with a B$$$$$$$. !!!!

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

Sony is one of the biggest, most recognizable gaming companies in the world. FACT

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

Revenue generated from Sony's game and network services amounted to 28.5 billion U.S. dollars in the company's 2023 fiscal year, making it Sony's largest business segment.5 days ago

https://www.statista.com › statistics

Sales and revenue of Sony worldwide by business segment 2011-2023 - Statista

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Posted in: McDonald's ends hair color rules in Japan to attract workers See in context

In general, as a whole, food in Japan is better & healthier.

Conbini bentos in Japan are restaraunt quality in the US... in many cases even better than avg sit down restaraunts where you have to tip.

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Posted in: Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7 See in context

Gaming = Sony's most profitable business. Gaming has almost literary saved Sony from bankruptcy.

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Posted in: A quest to harness wind for offshore power generation in Japan See in context

Mortality rate of all living species on the planet going to skyrocket in a handful of decades if humans to adjust/adapt to alternate energy sources.

Humans are the cockroaches of the universe.... we are willing killing our own planet and may end up knowingly drive our own species to extinction.

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Posted in: A quest to harness wind for offshore power generation in Japan See in context

Kind of late to the party, but oh well. They should be putting a lot more time, effort, money into sea energy/generators.

Japan is an ISLAND nation after all (Japanese people LUV LUV LUV to say this... LOL)!!!!!

Japanese gov needs to do better on renewable energy and nuclear power safety/regulations instead of just telling people to 'save energy'.

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Posted in: McDonald's ends hair color rules in Japan to attract workers See in context

Its crazy that this is 'BIG NEWS' ..... lol. Good for them!

I love fast food, junk food of all varieties, shapes and sizes. Sausage McMuffin my fav regular item at McD's. I hate waiting and I hate sitting arm length from total strangers practically yelling at each other to have a conversation.

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Posted in: Man arrested for phone-stalking his own wife, calling and saying nothing up to 100 times a day See in context

Dude is a total freak, weirdo.

Hope she dumps his dumb ass now!!!

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Posted in: Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek See in context

Japanese are obsessed with the idea or image of being super busy. When people continuously/obsessively tell me how busy they are I often reply "thats too bad, you should take some time to relax ".

The blank stares I get in return are priceless. :-)

Being busy, is not always being productive and being a perfectionist is anti productive.

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Posted in: Reactor in central Japan fails to pass post-Fukushima safety review See in context

Modern nuclear energy technology is relatively safe and reliable.

Japan refuses to modernize and upgrade is facilities. Fukushima did not meet sufficient safety standards and TEPCO did nothing to improve or mitigate the risks.

Now in 2024 another nuclear plant does not meet safety standards?????

TEPCO and the LDP need to allocate funding to modernize & upgrade ALL nuclear facilities in JAPAN.... ASAP!!!!

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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context

deep freeze it in the refrigerator to eat later 

@Jim Really? I don't know anybody who does this?

Same here. None of my in-laws or adult kids would willingly eat frozen rice.

I on the otherhand as a foreign barbarian have no problem w frozen rice. I do draw the line at veggy, potatoes, shrimp 'pizza?' tho. No sanks U..!

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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context

yoshissn_88

NHK is the media bullhorn for the LDP & JPN gov as a whole.

NHK rarely losses any lawsuits it's I volved I and offices are often located right next to city offices, police stations, fire stations.

Not to mention kickbacks and other shady dealing between NHK & politicians.

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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context

It's called HOARDiNG.

Japanese citizens can easily find, and blame, the person reasponsible for the shortage in any ordinary mirror or reflective surface.

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Posted in: Japan's rice inventory hits record low See in context

FYI for 'Anti Tourist' crowd... JPN Gov wants to double tourism.

https://www.travelweekly-asia.com/Destination-Travel/Japan-wants-to-double-tourism-numbers-despite-overtourism

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Posted in: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe See in context

Deadpool is one of the very few Comic book movies/TV shows I've watched over the last 10, 25 years.

Previous two were funny, self deprecating, border line satire and well made.

Won't pay to see it in a theatre but I will def watch.

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Posted in: 10% of young people in Japan have experienced being groped: survey See in context

@jennie Understood, tho I dont necessarily agree.

There is little violent crime here... 100% true... however violent crimes that do occur often involve women and/or children. Dont have stats to back that up but at the moment, but t is my general feeling & observation from being here a couple plus decades.

Also 100% true women typically do not report crimes against them.

I always tell women the FIRST thing they need to do is call or go to the police station and make a report, even if/when the officer isn't interested to do making one.

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