Posted in: Gov't to give ¥300,000 in cash to each household in need See in context
2+2 = 4 (most couples living in Japan were eligible for this)
Now they have done the complex arithmetic and cut it down to 300,000 per household.......
I am utterly amazed by the sharp and and stunningly visible process of pure logic as applied to closing the purse strings of leaking embezzled money in the name of helping the public.
Did they find that there might be more that two derived incomes in a single home?
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Posted in: Japan said to favor home-grown design for next-generation fighter See in context
Good, by the time it is ready war will have been abolished if the Mitsubishi mid-range Jet history is anything to go by.
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Posted in: Tokyo confirms 68 new coronavirus cases; 27 at Taito Ward hospital See in context
I see Shimura Ken just passed, RIP. He was a good comedian. That fact alone will serve to drive home the seriousness of doing one's best not to contract this virus. It does not differentiate between the famous and the homeless, rich or poor.
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Posted in: Japan bars entry of 2nd cruise ship See in context
Let's not let fear overcome compassion. At least send a supply barge to them taking the correct precautions. If Spacex can remotely operate a marine recovery vessel I am sure Japan has something similar.
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Posted in: Emergency dispatches by Tokyo Fire Department in 2024 exceeded 930,000
For a knife attack in Japan, I don't. I am a little bit more paranoid though when I read about…
Posted in: Overflowing sewage stops Bryan Adams concert in Australia
Or they could make Valentine's Day a bit more like it is in the West w/ a nice night out…
Posted in: Japan's workplace Valentine chocolate-giving tradition waning