Jordi Puentealto comments

A similar system is used in Europe. Shop, get the refund documents at the shop, apply before departing airport personally or online (before check in), and get the refund. It’s simple.

*suspicious travelers may be asked to show the purchases when applying. If you fail to show them, bye bye refund.

If a hand is extended, I extend mine. If bowed, I bow. It’s not complicated.

Just 1 million to a country that stands by Japan in every disaster sounds very little.

Nothing will be decided until after the US presidential election.

AFC, UEFA, Comebol, etc, and the biggest of all FIFA, all a disgrace

Hino, Daihatsu, Denso. Not a good year for Toyota.

I see a value to those who care, but do not impose it.

Probably the last major event that the investment made a positive impact was the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Two (more) fired. Two fewer in the arsenal. But how many do they have?

And sooner than later, one will completely misfire and land where it shouldn't.

Drugs, unlawful invasion of independent countries, supporting aggressors, and countries not respecting individual rights and freedom. They should all be excluded not just the Olympics, but all sporting events.

Why not.

Call me old-fashioned. Keep Russian athletes out.

No way it will work.

What about washing off the bacteria on your hands.

Don't worry Paris! Bananas don't grow in Tokyo either.

Talking about the "language" industry, translations, and interpreting face a big risk.

..., Florida, Virginia, ... Who is next?

What are they doing in Russia?

I find it interesting that when Japan evacuates, there never seem "other nationality" people evacuated as well. While many other countries usually give a "lift" to those other than their own nationals. Or is it that the news coverage misses it?

NO. An excuse to delay new and/or other sources.

Keep it controlled!

I wonder if "forcing" masks is disrespectful even if it may be protocol.

Probably too boring stable.

The Treaty of San Francisco (サンフランシスコ講和条約, San-Furanshisuko kōwa-Jōyaku), also called the Treaty of Peace with Japan (日本国との平和条約, Nihon-koku to no Heiwa-Jōyaku), re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allied Powers on behalf of the United Nations by ending the legal state of war and providing for redress for hostile actions up to and including World War II. It was signed by 49 nations on 8 September 1951, in San Francisco, California, U.S. at the War Memorial Opera House.[2][better source needed] Italy and China were not invited, the latter due to disagreements on whether the Republic of China or the People's Republic of China represented the Chinese people. Korea was also not invited due to a similar disagreement on whether South Korea or North Korea represented the Korean people.[3]

The treaty came into force on 28 April 1952. It ended Japan's role as an imperial power, allocated compensation to Allied nations and former prisoners of war who had suffered Japanese war crimes during World War II, ended the Allied post-war occupation of Japan, and returned full sovereignty to it. This treaty relied heavily on the United Nations Charter[4] and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[5] to enunciate the Allies' goals. In Article 11, Japan accepted the judgments of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and of other Allied War Crimes Courts imposed on Japan both within and outside Japan.[6]

The 1951 treaty, along with the Security Treaty signed that same day, marks the beginning of the San Francisco System which defines Japan's relationship with the United States and its role in the international arena and characterizes Japan's post-war history.[7]

source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_San_Francisco

Reciprocity, please!

He frequents the west LA yakitori restaurant Nanbankan.

On a national level, Japan has more than many other countries. One difference is that many countries have regional (state, province) holidays, and Japan does not.

One source that I use more and more is podcasts of specific sites and subjects.

I guess that it becomes "suspicious" if a "single person" buys several hundred devices.

I'm more concerned about what their "economic" may influence politically.