Posted in: Princess Mako's boyfriend arrives from U.S. for wedding See in context
They pulled a Prince Harry
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Posted in: Fujii wins 3rd major shogi title; youngest to hold 3 See in context
King's Gambit
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Posted in: U.S. marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 See in context
Dozens of US drone strikes having civilian casualties.
The wars will always come back as terrorism if US don't apologize or compensate the affected casualties.
And they keep attacking back as "anti terrorism".
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Posted in: Japan unable to link deaths to withdrawn batches of Moderna vaccine See in context
Maybe try explaining their causes of death instead of just dismissing everything.
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Posted in: Japanese singer and musician Gackt takes indefinite hiatus due to vocal and neurological disorder See in context
@Antiquesaving He has been suffering from a neurological disorder since he was a child.
He's a very talented person, writes his own songs, compose his own music and then plays and sings them.
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Posted in: Osaka smashes racket in U.S. Open loss; says she is considering taking break from tennis See in context
Somehow rage is quite common in tennis, I think the champion pressure got to her.
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Posted in: S Korea bans app payment monopolies in world first See in context
While i agree with the payment system options for the store, but the commission one is fair game. There are other platforms available and the creators can just adjust their pricing on the high commission platforms to match profits on the other platforms. The government should just collect the taxes from these commissions and then create policies to support these industries.
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Posted in: Police officer fatally shoots man threatening him with saw See in context
Somehow people think it is easy to actually aim for arms and legs on someone on approach.
Warning shot have been fired and I believe they have the right to protect themselves and others if one poses threat regardless of that person's age.
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Posted in: New Zealand to skip Paralympic opening ceremony over virus fears See in context
Wakarimasen
Cause you can't compete if you get infected, makes sense to be cautious before all your competitions.
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Posted in: New Zealand virus outbreak grows to 31 cases See in context
MarkX 01:49 pm JST
Most countries still restrict travel and those who open up too fast without taking into account of Delta are already suffering.
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Posted in: Briton handed jail term in Singapore for not wearing mask See in context
Just FYI for those who don't know he declares himself as a sovereign citizen.
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Posted in: Delta variant confirmed in New Zealand; virus case total increases to 7 See in context
No one have managed to prevent Delta Variant, New Zealand could have been the one but not anymore.
Maybe Larry Page brought it in.
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Posted in: Japanese media reports have estimated up to 40% of bars and restaurants in some parts of Tokyo are flouting anti-virus measures that restrict them from selling alcohol and require them to close by 8 p.m. What do you think of this? See in context
Limit alcohol ordering to people with vaccine passports that would surely boost vaccination rates.
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Posted in: Toddler fatally shoots woman during work video call in Florida See in context
Ignore my comment seems like it happened in Houston as well, guess lacking common sense have proven that toddlers have the stength.
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Posted in: Toddler fatally shoots woman during work video call in Florida See in context
I really wonder if toddlers are able to get leverage and strength to squeeze the trigger.
It could be just a freak accident but a loaded gun not set to safe in a reachable location to a toddler while having the stength to squeeze that trigger is very unlikely.
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Posted in: Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions See in context
@starpunk Cause sometimes people are willing to give up liberty for safety. What's the point of liberties if you can't walk alone at night and feel safe.
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Posted in: IOC gives itself more power to remove sports from future Olympics See in context
Are the artistically judged sports really sports?
Is training horses to do your bidding sports?
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Posted in: To say ‘get vaccinated’ when there are no vaccines available shows that she has no understanding of the situation at the local level. See in context
Tokyo is a big area, some wards do still have vaccines and stock is always still coming in but slowly, it is still right to ask people to get vaccinated despite the slow restock rate.
Roll it out too fast and people will say they are testing vaccines on the population, too slowly and they say why is the roll out so slow.
There's really no winning both ways.
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Posted in: Players, coaches criticize IOC for dropping softball for 2024 See in context
Remove the equestrian, golf, shooting
Branch out another Olympics created for games that don't include athletism.
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Posted in: U.S. urges Japan to pay more for hosting American troops See in context
There's not much difference when triads used to collect "protection fees"
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Posted in: Man arrested after assaulting visitor to nextdoor apartment for being noisy See in context
In any high density apartment living these issues are bound to happen.
Those who can stand their thin walls then maybe look for one with thicker walls or get your own detached home.
Wherever in the world you stay good neighbours are treasure.
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Posted in: No. of missing dementia patients hits record-high 17,565 in 2020 See in context
Consider getting an Airtag or Tile and attach it to something he/she would bring habitually.
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Posted in: Crowdfunding opens on Japanese version of a gadget that makes any canned beer easier to drink See in context
@Gorramcowboy It is meant to get foam and also allow aromas to reach your nose, most people pour canned beer out for these reasons.
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Posted in: Tokyo Games cancelation likely to cost Japan ¥1.81 tril: Nomura See in context
The problem is that IOC is the one who can make the bigger decision to cancel.
The government canceling would mean a breach of contract and a lose-lose situation for the government.
Base on how much salary the IOC committee are getting and the multiple corruptions riddled with it, I'm all for boycotting them.
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Posted in: Japan administers 1st Moderna vaccine shots to SDF members See in context
@theResident Sensible? I'm sure the residents there don't want vaccine tourists.
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Posted in: Hayao Miyazaki considers 'Demon Slayer' his rival, Studio Ghibli producer says See in context
The base story of Kimetsu no Yaiba is kind of just another shonen manga, the real rival is Ufotable.
Ufotable made Kimetsu no Yaiba great, otherwise the manga it would never reach this level of attention.
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Posted in: Texas governor bars mask mandates for schools, other government entities See in context
Looks like the rest of the world will get more data about masks and vaccination effectiveness with USA creating so many test scenarios, so thanks i guess.
Here's an interesting read about why there was some confusion about masks within the scientific community.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/
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Posted in: 5 injured in stabbing rampage at New Zealand market See in context
@Chelsea gun laws have been tightened a lot after the Christchurch incident.
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Posted in: More young Japanese look to Marx as pandemic, climate crisis magnify economic inequalities See in context
Why does studying something automatically make you a "communist"?
People who have read the Bible or Quran does not automatically make them a believer.
The world is not just capitalism/communism and studying all trains of thought allow people to make better decisions. People are studying different systems as capitalism is obviously causing a problem due to the need of endless growth and consumption.
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Posted in: Japan's child population hits record low after 40 years of decline See in context
The population doesn't have to keep increasing, a balance between the resources and population have to be managed.
Japan is at least one of the better nations in terms of protecting nature's resource with some caveats of like coal usage and fishing.
Despite how people feel fruits and vegetables are expensive, I feel that those prices are exactly priced right to keep farming alive and not making massive farmlands just to sell cheap but create huge wastages.
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Posted in: 2 sisters stabbed in taxi outside their home in Okinawa
Then that's not a 'right,' it's a privilege. Self-defense is a right.
Posted in: 3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall
Posted in: Tokyo reports 2,772 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 16,808
Posted in: CBD takes root in Japan as gov't mulls easing laws for cannabis meds