Posted in: Children in poverty in Japan tell their stories See in context
@grund I totally agree when a child is born his social status in life is already set in stone, if his parents are off to a good start, then there is a chance he or she will follow the same path and should they find some hardship they can fall back on a parent to make a correction, but those who are born impoverished they don't have the same opportunities and for a child this could become mental because they see friends who have things they simply cannot have because their chances are very limited. They say life is what you make it to be, I can agree with that statement but I also think its not how you start, its how you finish. You have to recognize you need a change and go for it.
Poverty among kids and young peope always makes me sad since they are not at fault and because it will affect and limit their possibilities in life.
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Posted in: ‘I love you but I hate you.’ What to do when you can’t stand your long-term partner See in context
There is no difference between love and hate, you can love someone as much as you hate or hate them as much as you love them, the key is to try to stay in the middle!
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Posted in: S Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea's underground bunkers See in context
Lil Kim if you were watching those parachutes was not trash think before you wink!!
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Posted in: Baseball great Pete Rose dead at 83 See in context
@John he bet on games. In order to hit the ball you have to see the ball!!
No HOF for this cheater.
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Posted in: Three bodies found in house in Tokyo See in context
Why did this occur, for what reasons we will never know why these 3 individuals took their lives. Its a tough world we live in. Sad!
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Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in August See in context
@travelbangaijin I think you are exaggerating what happened and using the word "BEGGED" only makes your post more dramatic. I doubt it occured!
*We know in the USA, they give low-wage jobs to migrants to skew the "payroll increase" metric to claim companies are hiring and the economy is growing. I would be skeptical of Japan numbers - I was at a restaurant in Tokyo and the *young Japanese server politely begged me for a tip - a first in my lifetime.
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Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in August See in context
I think the report failed to report how many people stopped looking for jobs. Perhaps this is another reason the numbers looks skeptical.
The report indicated many workers who left their jobs in July to seek new opportunities found new employment the following month, a ministry official said, adding, "This isn't a bad trend as they have been steadily enrolled."
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Posted in: Japan urges restraint as Israel begins ground operation in Lebanon See in context
Can we all just get along?
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Posted in: Putin draws nuclear red line for the West See in context
Putin can draw a redline but I’m sure he has a big eraser head!!
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Posted in: Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigration See in context
Kamala finally goes to the border. She had 4 years to do it and now she takes a trip there. Oh I get it she cares for the vote only she has not done anything as a VP but made promises that’s all. She’s had plenty of time in office to make changes and did nothing. As a prosecutor she claims she was chasing international criminal games that’s a bold lie. I live in California what she was doing was arresting Americans separating them from their families and putting them in jail while allowing illegals to come in to the country. She separated families and because of the separation she put many American kids in foster homes. She is making promises here’s someone who failed in the primaries 4 years ago became a VP because Biden suckered African Americans in only to win and now she is a presidential candidate. She is a do nothing debater all she does is talk if she wins America loses big time. Illegals are waiting at the gate once she wins more will come in and still she will do nothing. Crime and homelessness that’s what these illegals are causing!
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Posted in: New York Mayor Adams indicted following corruption probe, New York Times reports See in context
He was a crook day one. He gave Diddy the keys to the city. I think he best get them back to get himself out of jail. The fed when they raid your home and take things means business and they are not finish they will watch you for years and when you least expected you get that knock on the door. He was bought!!! The Times, citing a search warrant, reported in early November 2023 that federal authorities were investigating the possible acceptance by Adams' 2021 campaign of illegal donations, including by the Turkish government.
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Posted in: Osaka wins opening match at China Open See in context
Only make a claim but bashes her in shame!!!
*“I think I’m at a stage in my life that I don’t want to have regrets,” the Japanese star said Wednesday after her match. “I’d rather pull the trigger on something and — I don’t want to say ‘fail’ — but I feel like I really need to learn as much as possible in this stage of my career."*
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Posted in: China cuts another key interest rate to boost economy See in context
China is printing more money than they have sooner or later they would run out of paper. Someone is cooking the books!!
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Posted in: In election, Hollywood is about cash not endorsements See in context
The I promise lady forgot to finish her campaign speech she left off the words "to do nothing". Been totally silent for 4 years and now all of a sudden she is electable. If any one wants to know what she did in California its obvious look at the state. It use to be a tourist attraction now its a homeless attraction. The same people who are giving her money is bailing out of a state were she separated kids from their parents as a attorney general and prosecutor, lmfao she said she chased transnational gangs, ok she attended but gave them the green light to come in the country. She did nothing!!!!
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Posted in: Ohtani's 50-50 home run ball goes up for auction with starting bid of $500,000 See in context
@Hiro unlike Japan once the ball leaves the field and ends up in the hands of a fan, it belongs to the fan. To see a ball going into the stands and seeing a player ask for it back is like taking candy from a baby. Usually if the ball is of sentimental value to the player will usually make and agreement with the fan by giving them a signed jersey or another ball with his signature on etc.... Japan is totally different so don't expect the same rules behavior where one gives the ball back. There are some cases I know in Chicago if the opposing team hits a home run the fans throw the ball back in.
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Posted in: Is smartphone addiction here to stay? See in context
People will now have electronic brains they phone will tell them exactly what to do.
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Posted in: Boeing boosts pay offer in effort to end strike See in context
Boeing always said that" its people is its greatest assets". I can't believe that is their best and final offer. Prior to coming back with an offer they claim they had nothing more to give. The employees make things happen and they have to power to say go pound sand then what will Boeing do? Nothing but meet the demands because for every day they delay its time and money lost on both sides.
The aviation giant gave workers until Friday at midnight to ratify its "best and final offer."
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Posted in: Top diplomats of Japan, U.S., S Korea agree to boost cooperation See in context
How many times have we read this? Top diplomats of Japan, U.S., S Korea agree to boost cooperation! This is beginning to come out as lets meet to drink and call it a cooperation meeting reminding one another.
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Posted in: Japan official urges China to ensure expat safety after boy's murder See in context
@virusrex The grand Puba has spoken you mentioned profiting from instigating xenophobia. Who's profiting and what is the purpose and benefit behinds such allegations.
Chinese social media posts claim that the schools train spies.
False accusations of espionage on one country, of foreigners eating pets in another, all part of the same strategy of making foreigners an easy scapegoat to profit from instigating xenophobia.
Obviously a heinous crime but the boy was living in China with his Chinese mother & Japan doesn’t recognise dual nationality.
On adults, obviously an elementary school child do not have to choose one nationality yet and can enjoy both.
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Posted in: Japan quake, flood victim attempts fresh start with wife's memory See in context
@Blacklable
Seems like you are trying to solve the worlds problem! Something that can't be solved.
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Posted in: 240 kg of new Koshihikari rice stolen in Shiga Prefecture See in context
@Data ALL SPECULATION and we all know who you are pointing fingers at who the possible culprits are. Its hard to ignore how many times you did this in your post, but its obvious.
Usual suspects?
While it's difficult to say for certain who's involved, the way things are playing out suggests a repeat of the same dynamics. For those who've observed these events before, certain elements tend to reappear. It wouldn’t be unexpected if the same forces are at work once again. While I won't claim to know exactly who's behind it, there's a sense of familiarity to how things are unfolding. If you've been following these kinds of events, you might notice certain elements seem to show up time and time again. It wouldn’t be surprising if it's the usual suspects involved here once more. It's hard to ignore the fact that the same forces always seem to be involved whenever something like this happens. I’m not saying for certain who’s responsible, but it definitely feels like a repeat of what we’ve seen before. If you've been paying attention, you know what I mean—it’s starting to look like the usual suspects are at it again.
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Posted in: Japan travel industry calls for offering free passports to 18-year-olds See in context
WOW there was an article that talked about the lowering of the age has caused many youngsters to go bankrupt using credit cards. Now the Japan travel industry is calling for offering free passports to 18-year-olds. That's really suicidal giving a kid a credit card and a passport. The travel industry and the banks really have a plan, as one person wrote its only going to get worse!
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Posted in: Man arrested after throwing bottle from 8th floor at man picking up trash below See in context
Lights on but nobody's home! The guy admits throwing the bottle out but not at the man. I guess he felt it was ok to throw a bottle out as long as it didn't hit anyone. I guess he call that recycling energy.
Police said Hayashi has denied throwing the bottle at the man. He was quoted as saying, “I threw it, but I made sure there was no one below before doing so."
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Posted in: Yamaha Motor president injured allegedly by knife-wielding daughter See in context
Ok lets ask why the daughter call the police not once but twice. Why did the father beat her as she claimed? 33 years old could there perhaps be a case where the father is sexually assaulting her and beat her because she spurned his advances. We don't know but perhaps she grew tired of this happening if it did. After all the police said it is a private family matter which could be many things. These are all assumption but why would he beat her, and why would she call the police twice? Where was the mother, perhaps she had no idea such occurrences was happening if they did. Some posters said she had ADHD etc if so I don't think that would be something you would want to keep out of print, but being who he is if incest was the case I can see why it was not reported because of his status and how it could turnish the company image.
The police responded to a call by the 33-year-old daughter, who told them that her father beat her.
She had also called the police at around 5:30 p.m. the previous day, they added.
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Posted in: Lowered adult age sees rise in young Japanese struggling with debt See in context
@ WoodyLee I see you received a few thumbs down but I totally agree with you. When I went to college there was not a credit card company on campus. Fast forward twenty some years later I am dropping my daughter off at a big name university and on the quad where all the students hang out there was nothing but a sea of credit card companies inviting the new freshmen to sign up for credit cards. They had a lot of fun and games at the tents and giving away free prizes just to lure the kids in to fill out an application. I told my daughter I said the worst thing you can do is on this campus is sign a pact with the devil. I advised her to stay away from the credit card companies. The following year the party returned and she fell for the trap, I found out she had over $25,000 in debt when she came home I asked her about why the credit card bills was coming to the house I said you don't have a job how are you paying for them. Well crickets finally she called saying she couldn't study and wanted to come home after I had paid thousands in tuition. I asked her why and she told me because of the credit car debt that's I went postal!! I asked if she had selective hearing because I had warned her of what could happen by signing a pact with the devil. I told her now I am wasting college tuition and now you are asking me to pay the debt off. I said ok come home but you are going to find a job and every penny you get will go towards paying that debt off. Well she paid it off in 1.5 years but she learned a valuable lesson. Credit it is a debt trap and the real reason why people are so stressed out. She learned her lesson went back to school finished top of her class have a well paying job and became frugal as hell!!! She will not touch a credit card!! She tells me she have one because airlines will only allow you to get a plane ticket with one but she said as soon as she makes the reservation she pays the credit card once she gets off the phone. I laugh so hard because I saw her struggle but I refuse to help her I told her the help that I tried to give her was advice and that was free she settled for debt which cost her dearly. I agree I saw it first hand and witnessed it these banks do not care!!!
These are the victims of TAGETED adds by major banks that offers Credit cards with NO FEES and High credit Limits, the very same people that were pushing the the government to lower the adult age. I won't mention the names of the banks bcz,. my post will be removed for sure but let me just hint with first letter "S".
This bank is actually connected with schools and universities were they have access to students to sell their products and I am NOT joking, I have seen it first hand,
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Posted in: 81-year-old man in Saitama City swindled out of ¥288.11 million See in context
@CaptDingleheimer Just because he had 2 million doesn't mean he actually made it. The money could have been inherited!
Smart enough to make $2M, but not to keep it.
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Posted in: Woman arrested for killing 82-year-old mother with dumbbell See in context
Posters here can post and ask what is wrong with these people all I can say is perhaps you have not has the stress of taking care of a parent who may have dementia. In some cases its not just one parent but both. Lets try not to blame blame on the person but ask why there is not enough services for people to get help. Try walking in their shoes that is a task that can be mentally and physically draining. YOU basically have to give up your like. My mom use to say "once and adult, but twice a child". I know I experienced it but luckily I had a support system with other siblings if it was not for the help I don't know what I could have done.
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Posted in: 20 years after mother, 3 children murdered, police and relatives appeal for help See in context
@Gazman All assumptions
*No info about the father & what he was up to at the time?!…assuming the children all had the same father it’s a bit strange that he’s not appealing for help to find his children’s killer, if he’s still alive of course.*
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Posted in: Venezuelan President Maduro moves Christmas to Oct 1 amid post-election turmoil See in context
Its just a matter of time, this guy will have an appointment that he doesn't want to make.
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Posted in: Inoue remains undisputed world super-bantam champ after Doheny quits with injury See in context
Once in the brights lights of Vegas the lights might go out. We shall see!
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Posted in: Japan irked by Russia's denial of alleged airspace breach
Posted in: Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million
Posted in: Japan irked by Russia's denial of alleged airspace breach
Posted in: Abolishing death penalty 'inappropriate,' says justice minister