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What's the percentage of households that has capital invested in stocks? That's an important figure that has been purposely omitted. I suspect it's the top minority, the same group that was wealthy already and can afford to invest.

The average Japanese is working hard just to make ends meet.

Tourist visas should not be granted to citizens of countries at war.

More scandalous than the giveaway of cash, which is just normal in Japan's politics, is to call 1.5M yen "pocket money" when half of the population struggles in this economy. It's also annoying that no one gets angry about it.

Expensive, tickets are expensive.

And there's no clue or promotion about what to see in the expo. For the most part it just seems to be promotional stands for participant countries, with pamphlets and video displays.

I wondner how many people are classified as working as 'part time', who would personally benefit from being properly considered to be full time and with the benefits. Are they counted in this shortage or are they excluded from it?

This is a good point. Companies in Japan abuse the part time system, where if you work less than 30 hours a week you are not full time an excluded from all of the benefits.

Corporations making record profits for years, but cannot find permanent workers for the lowest possible salary and degrading work conditions.

private equity 

I don't quite know Japan's private equity industry, I'm sure it's probably similar to other places. But these profit driven financial vampires squeeze and deteriorate anything they touch. They don't bring any good to other than themselves and their investors.

American PE firms are very powerful, I guess they would love to eat Japan's cake.

reedited

Censored, it means.

the banking sector is projected to post 23.4 percent growth 

The securities sector will see a 30.5 percent jump

They have record profits and record greediness.

Agree with JeffLee comment.

Things need to drastically change.

If there only was a government to regulate and tax these record profits. If only people voted for a different way to arrange the economy.

And what is up with all the down votes.

This forum would be a much better place without votes.

Seriously Japan, WTF? It's 2025 already, aren't we done with abusing people whenever there's a chance?

 he raised his nightly rates by more than 10 percent from 88,000 yen to 99,000 yen due to the weaker yen.

which he really means:

* he raised his nightly rates by more than 10 percent from 88,000 yen to 99,000 yen THANKS to the weaker yen.*

Someone in the LPD should help him when choosing glasses.

So, if it's not illegal, why all of the "smuggling" name calling? I've seen so many posters with serious policemen warning you against gold imports.

Is it just the import tax?

1Kg of gold is worth today around 14 million yen. 10% tax means 1.4 million yen -market price-. Then you have to cut all of the expenses, fees when purchasing and selling it, plane tickets, to pay the carriers, etc.. not much left after that. Is it worth the risk?

Or, could it be that gold may be cheaper in other countries and they come to cash in the difference? Or gold coming from dubious sources? And that the Japan gold market may be protected by people with the right connections?

Of course, these points shall not be further investigated by the news.

Expensive, tickets are expensive.

Besides, what's so interesting about the expo to pay the admission fee? I went to 2004 Aichi expo, and there was nothing really remarkable about it, just pavilions with countries self promotion. I expect this to be quite the same.

There you have, AI got important enough to summon Japan's PM and Foreign Minister.

The era of Japan creating new technology is over

Yes, that finished in the mid 90s. Giants like Sony or Softbank missed the smartphone train to the iPhone, and now it seems like they will have to pay for AI.

Meanwhile fax machines are still in use at your ward office.

The Komeito party, the junior partner of the LDP-led ruling coalition, is also positive about the change, which would require a Civil Code revision.

Except that when a foreigner is involved the wife can keep the Japanese family name. Easy. Convenient. No Civil Code revision needed.

largest shareholders, Rising Sun Management

is an affiliate of the U.S. investment management firm Dalton Investment.

Nobody has heard of these, but that's where the money (and power) is.

Does it mean that the USA investment firm has effective controlling power over Fuji TV?

But yeah, prices have gone up around a 30% on everything, but salaries are about the same. You can notice that people is concerned and don't have an extra for eating out, even ramen.

1000 JPY aprox 5.16 GBP...

London December, a posh Burger Chips 24.50 GBP/4,721.02 JPY

Big bowl Ramen at my local is 760 JPY.

Average salary in London (no refinements, just asked Google)

£47,455, some 9 million yen

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Saw once a very old woman being arrested by the police for stealing a can of beer from a shop. A single can. She probably didn't plan it because that shop has like 30 cameras hanging from the roof.

In the patro-ka she went. I thought it was a bit harsh to arrest her in the spot, but it looks like she may be serving time because of it.

So basically they are working like most foreigners. “felt "it is not worth the pay." Then quit. No one is forcing you to work for them.

That's not a justification for Amazon treating workers like that.

Could they be more grateful to workers and treat them with respect and full time positions? Sure they could, they won't. Corporations these days tend to the opposite, to squeeze workers more so they can make another billion.

If you think about it, if Amazon disappeared tomorrow nothing would change. Well, you'd have to go to the shop to purchase the bulb or maybe take a train to buy Christmas lights.

Honda and Nissan expected to begin merger talks

Meaning: Japan Inc has approved the merge and it's already settled.

Everything in Japan is controlled and set by J-corporate cartels so there's no competition and prices stay where they want to. What they don't want is foreign companies to play the same game.

Soon at your local ward office:

Please mark the appropriate box:

* Male

* Female

* Non-binary

* I flow like water species

* Alien

* Not sure today, could you ask me later?

If only for once Japanese cared about something, and stopped a minute to think how much money is that and how it could be used to improve people's life instead of purchasing war toys.

It’s like Japan had inferiority complex and airs of grandeur, both at the same time.

They kind of have an obsession with the Unesco list, they want all of Japan on it.