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Posted in: Japan's farm exports up 3.7% to ¥1.5 tril in 2024, a new record See in context

Well, now we know why there was a rice shortage in Japan last year.

Rice exports showed the sharpest pace of growth among all products, surging 27.8 percent to 12 billion yen, due in part to higher consumption at Japanese restaurants in the United States and Hong Kong.

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Posted in: Tokyo to make daycare free to boost birthrate See in context

FINALLY a very reasonable idea which hopefully will help the birth rate. Past ideas seemed so useless. Like giving money to families with kids in HS. Families need the support more in the beginning I feel where it has a quick & useful impact. See what happens.

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Posted in: Which is better for the environment: an artificial Christmas tree or a natural one? See in context

Natural ones are farmed. When done they return to nature if disposed of properly. Plastic trees stay with us basically forever. Relatively simple answer.

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

This is so sad. Why can't they let kids express themselves & have fun once a year. Need more young ones in politics. These old timers gotta go.

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Posted in: Do you think that a man giving up his seat on a bus or train to a woman, holding a door open for her or holding her chair as she sits down is outmoded? See in context

Women always complaining about wanting to be

equal, but I'm old school , so would always help out a woman.

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Posted in: Are you satisfied with the service the airline industry generally delivers on planes and at airports? See in context

LCC's offer very low prices, so there is basically no service, but that is fine . If you want better service, you have to spend more. Just like basically any other service industry.

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Posted in: Exploding walkie-talkies in Lebanon may have been made by Japanese firm See in context

An exploding walkie talkie battery killed 20 & injured 250 ??? That sounds quite odd. Had to be explosives unless I'm missing something here.

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Posted in: Should permanent foreign residents in Japan have the right to vote? See in context

If it truly bothers you, you can blame America as it's in Japan's constitution that only citizens can vote. As long as the LDP stays in power it will never be changed. They don't need the votes.

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Posted in: Male under 20 emerges as suspect in Yasukuni shrine graffiti incident See in context

Pretty sure he returned home a hero.

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Posted in: Foreigner climbs onto FamilyMart roof in Shibuya; yells 'I did it!' before police step in See in context

How about just "meiwaku hito" instead?

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Posted in: Do you think school teachers in Japan are overworked? See in context

Junior High School & High school l teachers not only have to teach their classes, they also have to coach the various clubs after school & weekends. Even though many of them no nothing of the sport or whatever it is they're coaching. & they move to different clubs every year or 2. My nephew, a junior high teacher, leaves @ 7am & returns from work past 9pm every day. Also has to go in on weekends as there are clubs to coach.

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

Instead of the bulletin boards, maybe they could use that money to hold debates , so we could actually hear their policies instead of just seeing their faces & names.

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Posted in: Barrier at viral Mount Fuji photo spot to be replaced after holes found See in context

Electrify it. That will shock the tourists.

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Posted in: Will AI-generated songs be the death knell for music producers, song writers and composers? See in context

Newborns will be growing up with AI music, so they will be content with it.

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Posted in: Japan's Kirin Beer begins as William Copeland's Spring Valley Brewery in Yokohama See in context

I was always under the impression that Sapporo was the 1st brewery in Japan, but with these dates it would mean for sure that Copeland & Kirin were the 1st.

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Posted in: Barrier at popular vantage point for viewing Mount Fuji going up See in context

I just don't understand why people would want Lawson in the foreground of a photo of the beautiful Mt. Fuji.

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Posted in: Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases See in context

The problem with "shoganai" is they use it wayyyy too much. They say it w/out even trying to fix or alleviate the problem.

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Posted in: Bears designated as animal subject to subsidized culling in Japan See in context

Besides the bears and the inoshishi, crows seriously need to be culled as well. They're taking over cities.

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Posted in: Japan to boost child allowances to tackle falling birthrate See in context

They have to start the allowance much much earlier. Potential parents are thinking more about the immediate future. Nursery schools are expensive. New clothes basically every year because they're growing. Etc....

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Posted in: Is Japan’s custom of slurping noodles irritating, and why do people do it? See in context

It's their country so it's fine to do it here, but they should avoid it when traveling overseas.

I also believe when slurping you also get in some of the broth. In the states, as kids, we'd blow on the noodles to cool em off, but then they lose lots of the broth flavor.

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Posted in: Do you think foreign technical intern trainees in Japan are really just cheap labor? See in context

I would think some are & some aren't. intern trainees are used in most places. It can be a win win. Trainees get some free training & trainers get some free labor. Pretty sure there are some companies out there abusing the system though.

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Posted in: Mahomes, Kelce and Chiefs are 1 win away from NFL's first Super Bowl repeat in 19 years See in context

Sure was hoping for some new blood ( teams) in the SB. Oh well. Maybe next year :-(

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Posted in: Emperor's New Year greeting event canceled due to quake See in context

Exactly. Should have just adjusted the greeting to fit the situation. Warm message from the Emperor soothes many.

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Posted in: Japan to ban more cannabinoids after gummies sicken people See in context

Key here is "synthetic". That's the problem.

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Posted in: Avoiding a catastrophe if Mount Fuji erupts after major quake See in context

Excellent article for front page news during the holidays.

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Posted in: Jetstar cancels 2 domestic flights due to crew shortage See in context

Jetstar is an LCC . So, if everyone doesn't mind the prices going up then they'll be able to pay better wages.

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Posted in: Honda recalls over 2.5 million cars in U.S. due to fuel pump defect See in context

BigP. I haven't heard anything from my Honda dealer yet.

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Posted in: Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making him the highest-paid athlete in history. Is any sports star worth that much money? See in context

2 things: The Dodgers instantly gained basically 120 million new fans with the 3rd largest GDP in the world. Great investment. & I'd rather see the players get the $$$ than the billionaire owners.

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Posted in: One year from election, polls offer gloomy view for Biden See in context

Probably best to skip both of them & go with the Independent party.

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Posted in: Each day, you leave digital traces of what you did, where you went, who you communicated with, what you bought and much more. Does this concern you? See in context

Just the way the 21st century is. You can worry about it all you want, but that's not going to change anything.

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