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Posted in: Daughter of former SMAP star Takuya Kimura becomes a model in Japan See in context

she's quite pretty. good for her....

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Posted in: Cluster suspected at Oita medical center after 2 more virus cases confirmed See in context

Why is Germany faring so much better than adjacent countries? Why is Japan seemingly unaffected

is germany really better though?

the last count they have:

Germany 16,662 cases 46 deaths

Taiwan on the other hand is doing much better.

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Posted in: Cluster suspected at Oita medical center after 2 more virus cases confirmed See in context

Talk about (anti-) social distancing.

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Posted in: Kendo armor chopstick rests See in context

they look like turtles

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Posted in: Doubts growing in Japan over Tokyo Olympics See in context

Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike has said it is "unthinkable" to cancel the Olympics but the decision rests with the IOC, which is planning emergency talks with international sports federations over the virus on Tuesday, according to an IOC source.

is it more thinkable to have infected athletes, spectators and visitors?

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Posted in: Moving day See in context

talk about social distancing.

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Posted in: Abe says no need yet for emergency declaration; Tokyo Olympics still on See in context

is there a bet on this in japan or elsewhere?

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Posted in: Graduation ceremonies scaled down in Japan due to virus See in context

it did not look too scaled down to me.

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Posted in: Former emperor, empress to move out of palace on Thursday See in context

i wonder if the royal couple would be spotted in public places in the new residence....

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Posted in: Takeda Pharmaceutical says it is developing coronavirus drug See in context

talk about counting your eggs....

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Posted in: 'Parasite' star hopes film will help Japan-Korea cultural ties See in context

JP vs SK bickering will never end, regardless of which side you are on, evident as it is here, even amongst (i presume) expats here; so you can imagine the sentiments amongst the actual citizens of both countries. though maybe the younger ones probably couldn't care less....

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Posted in: Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed to prevent spread of virus See in context

could it be that those who did not have in initially, got infected during quarantine through the central air system? i.e., it is airbone? yikesss....

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Posted in: Ultra-luxurious breakfast bus will give Tokyo commuters a break from the hell of rush-hour trains See in context

The seats are luxurious, the food, not at all....

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Posted in: Tokyo’s AKB48 idol-themed cafe announces sudden, permanent closure See in context

When will they realise the j-pop formula is no longer working?

Having said that i‘m not a k-pop fan & am staying loyal to j-pop though....

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Posted in: Starbucks Japan gives Kyoto and Hyogo their very own Frappuccinos for a very limited time See in context

all the cream aka fat....

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Posted in: Japan’s first beef bowl vending machine goes into service in Tokyo See in context

i wonder how common will these machines be?

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Posted in: Gaudy look See in context

i thought it is a cool ad....

is japan so pc, that they would take it down?

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Posted in: Japanese KitKats swap plastic bags for paper packaging with new origami feature See in context

The question is, what do you do with the paper cranes after you made it?

paper actually has a higher carbon footprint than plastics etc.

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Posted in: New imperial couple to face heavy burden of tradition See in context

do they japanese realy want to keep the royal family? i bet the younger generation couldn't care, it's the older generation who care more.

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Posted in: Osaka's cuisine helps city live up to billing as Japan's kitchen See in context

it is just a marketing ploy....

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Posted in: Moomin fairytale amusement park opens in Saitama Pref See in context

so full of adult-kids....

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Posted in: Japan's 10-day Golden Week holiday stirs concern among investors See in context

geez, you'd think they'd be happy over holidays

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Posted in: Japan to survey 200 mil gadgets for cyber security See in context

i thought nippon was supposed to be at the forefront of technology; what's this talk about faxes?

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Posted in: Japan to survey 200 mil gadgets for cyber security See in context

so the moral of the story is, skip those home connected devices and just open your doors, turn on your air conditioner etc manually, vacuum your house yourself. stop being a lazy bum.

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Posted in: Despite Brexit, I’m proud to be a Brit See in context

hpw many of you actually saw brexit coming?

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Posted in: Roppongi patrol See in context

is roppo so unsafe? i thought it was an upmarket area?

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Posted in: Red world See in context

as beautiful as it is, every time i see this scenery, it is almost always full of tourists.

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Posted in: Empress Michiko turns 84; wishes for peaceful era after succession See in context

I think Masako chose to be not in the public limelight; depression, remember? can't blame her though.

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Posted in: Trump reluctant to abandon Riyadh over missing journalist, wants evidence See in context

anyway, with all due respect to the slained journalist, why is the rest of the world meddling into saudi arabia's and turkey's affairs? there are so many violations of human rights in the world. think north korea, syria, congo, myanmar etc....

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Posted in: First ladies See in context

the lady at te back looked petrified.

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