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Jonathan Prin comments

Posted in: Man arrested after tailing woman, putting bag over her head and trying to strangle her See in context

I would largely prevent my girls to live alone in Japan, like in many other countries.

Always look behind your back, as an everyday life saving habit , same as looking right and left when crossing a road in Japan

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Posted in: Japan criticized for treating death-row inmates inhumanely See in context

Those taki g the case of Hakamata is an obsolete trick of more than 60 years ago.

First nowadays all death trials are known to all in democratic countries, ie all cases where there is a doubt are not implemented.

Second, I have the most empathy with the victims. Don't reverse roles. Imagine giving Hitler a clean cell where he could enjoy food and long time self-reflexion...and for most of us, he did nothing wrong to us. Now imagine, he killed all your family with the least humane look possible finding normal living conditions in concentration camps...(I know it is Godwin rule, but for demonstration since no one knows otherwise what is a vicious person).

Third, I prefer to save more innocents than possible high profile murderers, mathematically speaking. Just don't think those murderers have just made one and only mistake in their life. No for the large majority they would do it again with no regret.

Please think first with arguments instead of spreading the irresponsible lie of every human is a potential good life. And I am a Christian educated but I put reason over ideologies.

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Posted in: Japan can raise renewable energy share to 80% by 2035: study See in context

All will depend on how the oil/gas market behaves, ie geopolitically.

Cheap and readily available oil and gas would allow economies to keep very cheap energy.

If not, then the development of the use of nuclear energy is a must.

There will be no cheap renewable energies, due to difficulty of access to rare-earth metals in larger produced quantities.

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Posted in: The period when the number of only children began to increase coincides with the 'employment ice age generation' who entered the workforce in the 1990s and 2000s when the economy was in bad shape. See in context

It coincidew with access to pills, women at work and media giving more importance to singles than families.

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Posted in: Maná removes song with Nicky Jam in protest of his support for Trump See in context

So applying censorship is sign of acceptance of difference with others ? Total opposite. It shows people who don't respect anyone having different ideas than their own. A shamebecause you will always find an idea you dislike and another like for zveryone.

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Posted in: Man dies after being stabbed in Tokyo apartment See in context

To kill with a pair of scissors...either they are huge, or she stabbed several times.

Obviously when you fight, you use sharp tools and slash. Mental or homocidal issues somewhere.

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Posted in: Japanese mom says she kicked wild bear while holding baby in her arms after sudden scary encounter See in context

A kick in a bear would do strictly nothing outside the eyes or its nose maybe.

And I doubt highly she could run faster than a bear with baby in arms

...

Next time, learn about where you live. Safety first.

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

Simple scientific arguments : women have babies and are more suited to take care of babies, hence will always spend less time for work,.

Moreover, they are less resilient when confronted to heavy stress.

CEO have to endure that sometimes, hence the standard logical natural choice would be men.

Such profile for women is rare.

The comments we have above show some differences in the behaviour by the way.

I would not like to be CEO by the way.

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Posted in: Japan travel industry calls for offering free passports to 18-year-olds See in context

I'd like to know how many 18's we are talking about each year if passport gets free for them.

It won't change anything IMHO.

86€ (less than 14000¥) for French 10 year passport in France;)

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Posted in: Lowered adult age sees rise in young Japanese struggling with debt See in context

Fire burns like credit loans when you have no money.

It should be only fair if rules are well explained and enlighted consent is given, which is not the case in many cases. Risk should be shared between the loan company and client.

18 or 20, no difference if you don't learn anything.

With Internet, there is no reason not to know.

Whatever his age, a fool and his undeserved money are even more easily parted.

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Posted in: Tech tip: Ever wanted to quit Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it See in context

Some blame Musk for turning a place that used to be fun into one that's chaotic and toxic, pointing to moves like allowing polarizing figures such as Donald Trump back in. Others are turned off by Musk's juvenile humor or by how he's increasingly barging into their feeds with his posts, often to amplify far-right tropes.

Some others say the exact opposite : Twitter was woke spreading social lies, was censoring everyone who had other ideas than the social mass, humor was not tolerated except one way and blocked those deemed not worthy of accepting those ideas.

You see it is so easy to manipulate people !

Now X accepts everyone for every opinion, outside illegal stuff. Good !

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Posted in: Japan's over-65s hit record high 36.25 mil; 1 in 4 working See in context

@Hello kitty 321

Save very little from 25 and get a lot when reaching 65. No magic involved.

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Posted in: Caution urged as botched insect pest control sparks fires in Japan See in context

Problem is : a specialt for pest control is surely costly, wooden old homes burn so easily with lack of fire regulations, people's negligence with fire.

Not easy task to tackle that issue without general information and direct help proposed to public.

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Posted in: Australian PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip See in context

Musk, the guy who is engineer, self made man, having genius ideas, and people think he has the IQ of an 18 year old.

Better to look in the mirror first.

Explain the lies of M. Musk to me, and I never heard deletion of account criticising M. Musk. Never.

Of course, if you use hate speech, you will be removed because it is the law.

On the contrary before he bought Twitter, you would be censored for everything which is not woke enough, so even for ideas and opinions.

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Posted in: Thousands in France protest 'rape culture' See in context

There is no culture.

Only 2 guys have reported to drug their wives.

Half the men who contributed to this horror by raping Ms Pelicot have thought she was part of the scheme.

It is rape, all more or less perverse but not sadistic, since she never had guessed something was wrong.

She is very brave and her family will suffer like all of the perpretors to have it on the open media unfortunately whatsoever.

The town where it happened is already visited by media and called rape city.

It won't change anything, since as Antiquesaving explained, you will always have pervs so the only choice is not be lenient for justice.

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Posted in: Paris Games chief hails 12 million tickets sold for Olympics and Paralympics See in context

All went well and that is the modt important, but not all tickets were sold then.

"Cleaning" the areas have made it easy for them and tourists. We, the population, know that the future will not be that linear.

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Posted in: Australian PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip See in context

M. Musk has never ask for illegal content to be part of free speech.

Many people fon't understand and are following the mainstream media hence staying misinformed.

M. Musk asks X to follow every law, but banning political opponents opinion, critical factual observations and whatsoever which can't be demonstrated as false is part of free speech if not illegal.

That is what he has always claimed.

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Posted in: Australian PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip See in context

How a real violent video is supposed to be misinformation ?

How says this is misinformation and this is not ?

Aussie government just wants to hide some truths when it suits its own rationale.

Adults are mature enough to report when an illegal post is on line and don't need such control.

Do you want people to go to prison when they say something stupid at the bar ? Because that is what it is, just the means to communicate it changes.

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Posted in: Japan slow to cater for vegetarians despite growing demand See in context

@ Nibek32

Indians taking care of envirornment because most are vegetarians.

What a laugh if ever you knew anything about India's cleanliness !

I don't like when at restaurants being asked if I have special needs. I should tell them if so. It brings about loss of time, costs, etc.

When in Rome do as Romans do.

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Posted in: Mother gets 10 years for fatal child abuse of 6-year-old daughter See in context

Sorry, I can't believe in a prison sentence less than life.

Killing and torturing a child, and particularly the one you are responsible for, is contrary to life itself.

Those two will continue when freed to pose a serious life threat anytime when with any children that would come under their custody for any reason ! (Some jobs, in the park where kids games...)

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Posted in: U.S. election officials decry Trump's threat to jail them if he returns to White House See in context

I would like fair elections in the USA like in any part of the world.

I can read and see what seems proofs that some inhabitants can vote without ID showing a potential voter is a US citizen. If so, of course vote results can be corrupted with the million immigrants flowing in the USA.

Any opinion on that concerning matter ?

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Posted in: Japan's economy growing, but political uncertainty is among risks See in context

I doutht his figure of 3% strongly.

When population will reach 100 milllion inhabitants, Japanese politicians will keep telling economic growth is 3% and that old people are making plenty of innovations...

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Posted in: Eiffel family will fight Olympic rings staying on Paris tower See in context

Eiffzl Towzr is not supposed to have any lin with Olympic games.

It was just support for the rings.

I imagine it is like a tatoo on your body to mean something at a certain moment then one realizes time is over and it should be removed.

Olympic games are over after the flame goes out, and so rings shall be removed in 2024.

Hidalgo thinks the Eiffel tower is her toy and that she could show off longer.

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Posted in: Japan slow to cater for vegetarians despite growing demand See in context

Not cannot eat them but don't want to eat them...

No change please.

I have seen quite a few dishes for vegetarian in many restaurants.

If everyone starts asking for customized food...

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Posted in: For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it's Japan — not the U.S. — that's the bigger draw See in context

@Baradzed

It seems so. All fleeing with money not a west engineer like me could obtain through normal work and investment. Japanese are corrupt when it is about money.

Japanese politicians are very rich and profit from the general population which is so polite as to never demonstrate against them.

Learn that a Chinese can't flee without passport given only to a few. As I view Chinese everywhere in the world, they remain with acquaintances in China and never detached.

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Posted in: Man arrested for groping girl on subway, spraying bodily fluid on her See in context

@girl in tokyo

Stop berating men.

None of us said the guy was not a criminal.

Willing sex with a girl is normal and tonic mobility is a feature of nature.

It does not mean it is acceptable to abuse, which is criminal.

Finding solutions by education or any means is better than thinking you need to arrest all men thinking differently than you.

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Posted in: Art forger Beltracchi believes many of his works are in Japan See in context

He did what he likes to do.

His paintings will remain masterpieces.

Arts shall not be an investment but a favourite at first sight.

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

Demography is the only parameter for Japan profuctivity at national level. More too many oldies and inexperienced women that are given no chance to take executive positions and you end up this way.

Workforce is falling and Japanese mindset about work hardly just a little.

Adaptation is key in an international environment.

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Posted in: Brazil blocks X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge See in context

Free speech is sacred and is part of fudamental laws.

Those who try to gag their opponents are worthless people.

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Posted in: Tuition hike for foreigners at famed Tokyo art university draws backlash See in context

If countries consider youth as an investment, it shall be free for locals especially in Japan, and some fees for foreigners which have not paid taxes to the country yet.

I am already finding what I pay per year for my son expensive (3500€, or about 560,000¥) for its uni school, because if he had been working better, it should have cost 600€, or 100,000¥.

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