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Posted in: Japan seeks to make online insults punishable by jail time See in context
IMO opinion if someone is that much of a loser to harass people online, they deserve whatever they get.
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Posted in: Police crackdowns fast making hot-rodder spectacles a fading memory See in context
If their cr@ppy little bikes are illegal just confiscate them.
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Posted in: Shibuya mayor urges Halloween revelers to stay away See in context
Next year they should embrace it and organize a proper event by Yoyogi park.
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Posted in: Australian authorities offer $1 million reward for missing 4-year-old girl See in context
What a nightmare.
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Posted in: Chapelle special spurs Netflix walkout; 'Trans lives matter' See in context
Oh America, get over yourselves!
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Posted in: Tokyo, Osaka to lift nightlife curbs from Monday as virus cases plunge See in context
I was out last night and it was nice to see things getting back to normal, people enjoying themselves.
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Posted in: What do you think will replace email as a form of communication in the future? See in context
Good-ol-fashioned speech.
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Posted in: Free speech or hate speech? Netflix at eye of LGBTQ storm See in context
People spit their dummies out waaay too easily these days. How do they get through a day let alone life?
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Posted in: Japan to begin trials of COVID-19 vaccination proof at eateries See in context
What is this fascination with Israel from the anti-vaxxers? Israel has about 62% of the population fully vaccinated. Get your head out of the echo chambers and into the real world. My office was getting mullered by covid until they started vaccinating people, which stopped it in it's tracks.
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Posted in: In Tokyo court, 5 ask N Korea to pay for false 'paradise on Earth' promise See in context
Yeah, good luck with that one.
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Posted in: U.S. Navy says personnel who refuse vaccine will be expelled See in context
It's understandable. Having armed forces easily vulnerable to sickness is no use to anyone, except your enemy.
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Posted in: New project turns kimonos from 1950s and ’60s into high-fashion dresses See in context
Classy.
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Posted in: LDP seeks defense spending boost beyond 2% of GDP See in context
World leaders have their priorities all wrong. This isn't gonna end well.
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Posted in: Quarantine remains biggest deterrent to air travel See in context
It just seem like too much hassle to me. Tests, quarantining, not being able to relax or do things properly at the destination just makes me feel like staying here. I'd love to see family and friends back home though.
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Posted in: Reduced splash, easier smart phone operation among reasons more guys prefer to pee while seated See in context
Fox Sora WintersToday 10:06 am JST
Why is smart phone operation even a factor in this decision? What is wrong with people that they can't even go for a leak without their smartphones?
Actually in Japan you should always have your phone with you but that's not to say you need to be glued to it all the time. I discovered this necessity on March 11 2011 as I had stepped out of my office quickly to the convenience store, leaving my phone at my desk but the big earthquake hit as I was out....
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Posted in: Case involving teenage cyclist accused of reckless riding sent to prosecutors See in context
I do not believe bicycles should be restricted by too many rules, as the benefit of a bicycle after all is to be a convenient and cleaner form of transport. Dangerous behaviour is not cool though.
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Posted in: How to stop your umbrella from getting stolen in Japan See in context
Umbrellas don't really get stolen in Japan. Most people put some into the system and sometimes take back.
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Posted in: Irish foreign minister warns of breakdown in EU-UK relations See in context
I was pro-Eu, anti brexit but I've come to realise the authority of the EU does need to be scaled back. It should only be a trading union, not a federal one.
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Posted in: M5.9 quake halts trains in Tokyo area; 32 injured See in context
David BrentToday 03:18 pm JST
You did not because they would never get planning for it. What you might've seen them build is a metal frame steel reinforced breeze block building but no way a brick house, that'd be suicide. If it looks like a brick house it will be brick effect siding panels.
Here, you don't need to apologize:
http://www.kenbrick.co.jp/column/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%AE%B6%E3%82%92%E5%BB%BA%E3%81%A6%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%EF%BC%81
Lol those are steel reinforced block buildings mate.
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Posted in: M5.9 quake halts trains in Tokyo area; 32 injured See in context
David BrentToday 09:28 am JST
There are no brick houses in Japan.
Oh, really? So I didn't just see my neighbors building a brick house next to mine then? Zichi, do you even live in Japan?! Clueless.
You did not because they would never get planning for it. What you might've seen them build is a metal frame steel reinforced breeze block building but no way a brick house, that'd be suicide. If it looks like a brick house it will be brick effect siding panels.
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Posted in: Shinjuku’s giant 3-D cat now regularly greets and speaks to crowds every 15 minutes See in context
I went past it the other night and it just looked like a cat on a big screen tbh. It seems to look more 3d in photos?
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Posted in: Hypersonic missiles: The alarming must-have in military tech See in context
Who shared the tech with NK?
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Posted in: Former head of egg producer convicted for bribing ex-farm minister See in context
Was it a golden goose?
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Posted in: 'Should I date this person?' Go hiking and you’ll have the answer, Japanese Twitter user says See in context
I have a 100% success rate getting laid after hiking dates (pre-marriage) so it worked for me!
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Posted in: Johnson says UK will emerge from Brexit, pandemic as more productive and dynamic nation See in context
I don't like Bojo at all but in a way he is right. Having been raised in England and knowing what the people are like, they will find their way. It might take some time but they'll be fine, no thanks to the government.
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Posted in: Kishida, wife maintain closeness despite long distance See in context
The trick is to let her think she won!
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Posted in: Kishida, wife maintain closeness despite long distance See in context
In the more than 30 years they have been together, Kishida says he has never won an argument with his wife.
Is that supposed to fill us with confidence?
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Posted in: Save your feet in the rain with these portable, lightweight shoe covers See in context
Carrier bags only cost a few yen if anything.....just saying.....
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Posted in: Letters from Japan: ‘Am I missing out?’ See in context
zichiToday 01:09 pm JST
I am overjoyed here- guess I got lucky.
Me too, I love my life here. That's not to say it wasn't tough at times in my earlier years here but some hard work and marrying the right lady has made life pretty sweet.
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Posted in: China flies record 56 warplanes toward self-ruled Taiwan See in context
It's about time the world sent an armada to do some marine research in the Taiwan strait isn't it?
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ok, so if its not fixed, then doesnt Brandon need to fix it? whats he going to do? I'm really…
Posted in: U.S. urges N Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
The power companies can no longer cut the corners on safety. c'mon it never stopped them before
Posted in: Fukui nuclear unit halted after missing deadline on antiterror measures
Posted in: U.S. urges N Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
Posted in: Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid in U.S. spurs no influx
