Posted in: Alcohol taxes aren't high enough, says World Health Organization See in context
If you just pay a little more in taxes, the government will solve all ills from global warming to obesity.
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Posted in: Japan gets 'fossil' award again as climate action slammed See in context
and yet life goes on. Amazing!
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Posted in: Japan cracking down on illegal taxis as tourism boom drives demand See in context
Always remember a license is when the government takes away your freedom and sells it back to you.
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Posted in: Samsung unveils two new foldable smartphones See in context
I've had he flip 4 since it first came out and love it. I will wait until the Flip 6 to upgrade. Not seeing enough upgrades in the Flip 5 to justify the cost of changing from the flip 4 to flip 5, but the flip 5 does look cool. I can't imagine ever going back to a brick phone after using a Samsung flip.
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Posted in: Angels finish sweep of Yankees with 7-3 win See in context
What's good for the Yankees is good for baseball they say. Well, this is very good for both. Hehehe
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Posted in: Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it See in context
Time to pay what locals pay, but given the very weak yen the cost is still cheaper for foreigners than yen salaried locals.
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Posted in: Astros hang on after Ohtani's 2-run homer in 9th inning to beat Angels 5-4 See in context
"every time I see an Angels highlight it's like "Mike Trout hit three homes runs and raised his average to .528 while Shohei Ohtani did something that hasn't been done since 'Tungsten Arm' O'Doyle of the 1921 Akron Groomsmen, as the Tigers defeated the Angels 8-3".
Classic quote that continually applies.
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Posted in: Japan lowers COVID status to same as flu in major policy shift See in context
and poof, just like that the hand dyers are back to working and the paper towels gone in the lavatories.
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Posted in: Cool Biz campaign begins across Japan See in context
Such a joke. News last night showed a video from a Cool Biz office and the worker had one hand on a computer mouse and with the other hand he was fanning him. LOL
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Posted in: 'Dungeons and Dragons' aims to recapture 1980s film magic See in context
Good luck with that.
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Posted in: Japan reports 8,286 new coronavirus cases See in context
Marking myself safe from irrational fears of living life without a mask.
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Posted in: Man arrested for punching employee at pachinko parlor after being asked to wear mask See in context
Pachinko Parlor worker was just following his boss's orders. Can't blame him.
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Posted in: 1 in 4 still to wear masks in Japan despite eased COVID rules: survey See in context
Proud member of the 5.5% club.
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Posted in: 1 in 4 still to wear masks in Japan despite eased COVID rules: survey See in context
March 13th can't get here quick enough!
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Posted in: Japan reports 9,100 new coronavirus cases See in context
March 13th can't get here quick enough!
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Posted in: Australia edges South Korea 8-7 at World Baseball Classic See in context
It was quite the game! Lesson from Korea, never celebrate until it is time to celebrate. Cost Korea the tying run!
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Posted in: Japan reports 9,834 new coronavirus cases See in context
March 13th can't get here quick enough.
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Posted in: Japan reports 12,014 new coronavirus cases See in context
March 13th can't get here quick enough.
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Posted in: Japan reports 11,506 new coronavirus cases See in context
March 13th can't come quick enough.
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Posted in: Japan reports 7,020 new coronavirus cases See in context
March 13th can't get here quick enough.
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Posted in: Domino’s Pizza Burger? Chain teases customers with promise of a new menu item in the works See in context
Pizza Hut is way better, and cooler too. No one out pizzas the Hut!
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Posted in: 'Avatar' stays atop North America box office on storm-dampened weekend See in context
I will give it Cameron. When you can get a theater full of people in Kentucky to applaud the defeat of their country's military twice you have made quite a pair of films.
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Posted in: Sports unraveled, collided with politics, racism in 2022 See in context
Washington Wokes
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Posted in: That annoying ringing and in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus See in context
I have had tinnitus since birth. My mother also. Having never not had tinnitus, I have always wondered what it would be like to hear nothing.
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Posted in: Over 80% of Japanese adults find tobacco smoke unpleasant: survey See in context
Anyone remember when the Shinkansen had smoking cars? When you opened the door to pass through that car you could only see about 8 rows deep the smoke was so thick.
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Posted in: Regional airlines Airdo, Solaseed Air merge as travel demand hit by pandemic See in context
It wasn't that long ago smoking was still being allowed on Airdo flights. Quite the airline.
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Posted in: Naomi Osaka to publish picture book 'The Way Champs Play' See in context
Last I checked there were 43 ladies between her and Champ.
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Posted in: Miller romps to Japanese MotoGP win as title contenders suffer See in context
Sunday was a glorious day at Motegi.
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Posted in: Taking a fall See in context
Nakagami better keep his sponsors lined up. That is the only thing that will keep him in a seat in MotoGP next year.
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Posted in: Japan enjoys cherry blossom season despite COVID-19 worries See in context
OK to go with 10 friends to an Izakaya or bar and party as long as you want, but every park I know of is forbidding anyone to sit on a sheet under the cherry blossoms in the name of Covid prevention.
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Posted in: Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories of forgotten battle
Posted in: Ohtani agrees to record $700 million 10-year contract with Dodgers
Posted in: Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories of forgotten battle
Posted in: China, Japan trade blame over confrontation near disputed islands