Posted in: Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi drop their talks on business integration See in context
Immediately after the December announcement Carlos Ghosn said this integration made no sense as it wouldn't produce any synergies.
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Posted in: Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say See in context
Good. We can't afford it and don't need it.
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Posted in: Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund U.N. climate body after Trump withdrawal See in context
How many NDA did he force the UN's female staff to sign before he provides funding?
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Posted in: Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund U.N. climate body after Trump withdrawal See in context
Obviously he has money to burn.
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Posted in: U.S. news giant CNN eyes 200 job cuts, streaming overhaul See in context
Go Woke Go Broke.
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Posted in: People leave New Zealand in record numbers in year to November See in context
Middle-Earth America needs to be made great again.
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Posted in: Dead disabled girl has same rights as unimpaired person: Japan court See in context
All lives matter.
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Posted in: Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers See in context
Beat L.A. !!!
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Posted in: Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics See in context
He could have made more money quicker by going to NPB and having a side agreement that he'd be posted within 4~5 yrs like some others have done.
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Posted in: 15 kg of cocaine seized from single passenger at Haneda See in context
He will be getting a one way ticket to the big house in Ibaraki. Members of my church go there weekly to meet with the foreign inmates incarcerated there to help them however possible.
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Posted in: Japan's new flu cases hit record high in late December See in context
Record high mask wearing and record high flu, who woulda thunk.
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Posted in: Japan criminalizes cannabis use as revised laws take effect See in context
Just listen to Elton John.
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Posted in: NBA to return to China with two pre-season games: report See in context
The NBA has long been pro red China, bowing to emperor Xi.
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Posted in: 2 arrested in suspected Japan bullet train ticket fraud operation See in context
The known purchase of these two at 700,000 yen is 0.08% of the 870mm yen fraudulent purchases year-to-date. Police got more work work to do.
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Posted in: Tatis homers again as Padres beat Dodgers 6-5 to take 2-1 NLDS lead See in context
Beat LA !!
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Posted in: Japan’s canned sour cocktails with real lemon slices inside are coming back See in context
Had one the day they hit the shelves. First sip the fresh lemon was noticeable and enjoyable. Second half of the can your really start noticing and feeling the effects of all the preservatives in it and start to feel like you are embalming yourself.
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Posted in: 'Star Wars' fans hone their lightsaber dueling skills at a Mexico City Jedi academy See in context
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
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Posted in: Koike-Renho leadership contest to have ramifications far beyond Tokyo See in context
Any candidate who will kill Koike's plan to cut down trees and fill up Jingu's open spaces with shopping centers is a better alternative.
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Posted in: At your service See in context
My favorite is when a staff person follows the robot and then hands you your dish from the robot.
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Posted in: Japan Post to raise postage rates from Oct 1 due to fewer deliveries See in context
Has no one in J Post mgmt studied economics? Law of Supply and Demand anyone??
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Posted in: China says MI6 recruited state workers to spy for UK See in context
Pot calling the kettle black, eh?
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Posted in: Major Japanese insurers admit to leaking customer info to competitors See in context
Naughty, naughty.
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Posted in: Japan's new whaling factory ship sets sail on first hunt See in context
Awesome. I really like whale sashimi and other dishes with whale meat.
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Posted in: 500 melons stolen from greenhouse in Ibaraki Prefecture See in context
700 yen per melon.
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Posted in: Ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani pleads not guilty to bank and tax fraud See in context
Anyone know how to reconcile the $41mm of net losses with the $17mm he allegedly stole from Otani? Unlikely Ippei paid that $24mm difference out of his own pocket given his salary was like $70k per year. I have yet to see this difference explained anywhere.
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Posted in: Luggage manners See in context
So, no picture of a guy with a big backpack on backwards, carving out space intentionally so that he can hold his smartphone on top of it to play a game or watch videos, while smashing everyone else?
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Posted in: 12% of Japan convenience stores don't open 24 hours due to labor shortage See in context
Recently went into my local convenience store late and night to find there were no staff inside the store and signs saying just use the self check-out. One other "customer" was there reading a manga.
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Posted in: Japan's FY2022 greenhouse gas emissions hit record low See in context
Still waiting for the studies to come out about how the Covid-19 restrictions, which lead to CO2 declines beyond any environmentalists's wildest dreams, lead to cooler temperatures and less climate change. Surely they are coming no?
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Posted in: Ohtani says he never bet on sports; claims interpreter Mizuhara stole money, told lies See in context
Otani camp refusing to answer ESPN's question of which "authorities" they reported this "massive theft" too, after stating they had reported this to "the authorities". ESPN spoke with every "authority" they could think of from local police to the FBI and all of these authorities said Otani's camp had not contacted them. Things that make you go Hhhhmmm....
And by the way I don't care how rich you are, you know if $4.5mm is gone from your personal account or slush fund.
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Musk is an arrogant man who loves to break things. That should be troubling to everyone.
Posted in: Musk's tactics frustrate some White House senior officials
Posted in: Anger, chaos and confusion in U.S. take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
He said the threat to Europe that worried him most was not Russia or China but what he called a…
Posted in: Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference
Posted in: Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference