Posted in: Man arrested for robbing convenience store says he hadn’t eaten in 3 days due to gambling debts See in context
He hadn't eaten for three days? Because of gambling?
I bet he was really hungry!
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Posted in: Trudeau urges U.S. consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats See in context
Trudeau told MSNBC: "No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to.”
What a joke! No one was more hostile to the Canadian oil and gas industry than Trudeau himself.
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Posted in: Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow See in context
The KEY is to KEEP increasing these wages and pension to match inflation so people can keep up.
Which clearly isn't going to happen in any meaningful way.
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Posted in: Do you enjoy spending Christmas in Japan? See in context
I find Christmas in Japan to be no better or worse than Christmas anywhere else.
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Posted in: Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next See in context
I don't think he'll resign. He's way too arrogant for that.
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Posted in: Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Prefecture nuclear reactor See in context
Good decision! Now flash her up!
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Posted in: Gov't eyes ¥30,000 cash handouts to stimulate Japan's economy See in context
I will accept the money…and use it to pay down taxes and health insurance premiums. Another own goal by the government.
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Posted in: Harris and Trump make furious final push before Election Day See in context
May the best man win!
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Posted in: Japanese trading companies push for locally farmed salmon as imports to peak See in context
It sounds like a great business opportunity. I hope it works out.
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Posted in: Onagawa reactor in Miyagi Prefecture restarted after 13-year hiatus See in context
Excellent!
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Posted in: 71-year-old man arrested after kicking wife in face, yanking her hair See in context
He sounds like a person of very little quality.
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Posted in: Kumamoto Castle floats in artificial sea of clouds See in context
What a nice photo!
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Posted in: Concerns over rice shortage growing in Japan See in context
Why not just import some rice from California? The USA (in the West) grows a lot of high quality rice. The West is the best!
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Posted in: 14 Tokyo high schoolers taken to hospital after eating spicy chips See in context
This is good publicity for Isoyama. People will end up buying the chips to see what all the fuss was about.
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Posted in: 48-year-old man arrested over death of father See in context
I believe the name of the town is Tagajo.
Moderator: Thanks for pointing that out.
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Posted in: Pressure? Panthers know they've made mistakes but still lead Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final See in context
Whistling in the graveyard eh? Ha ha!
Go Oilers!
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Posted in: Toyota posts record ¥4.94 tril net profit See in context
Success! Well done, Toyota!
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Posted in: Taiwan raises $17.2 million donation for Japan quake aid See in context
Why is Taiwan Helping Japan?
Because both countries are democracies and democracies need to stick together.
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Posted in: Japan plans legal revision for quicker deletion of defamatory posts See in context
That being said, freedom of speech is not freedom from consequence.
That’s just a sneaky Trojan Horse way of saying “you don’t have freedom of speech.”
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Posted in: Instead of New Year resolutions, do you have a list of New Year "rejections" for 2024? See in context
I want to reject sleep deprivation better than I did last year.
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Posted in: Japanese students climb to 3rd in OECD ranking of reading ability See in context
Way to go, Japanese kids! I have always been a big supporter of youth in Asia.
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Posted in: House of Representatives staff member arrested for shoplifting See in context
Times are tough all over!
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Posted in: Nagoya ordinance prohibits walking on escalators See in context
Non-biding and no penalties but you can rest assured that the usual cabal of self-appointed police officers will be around to get in your face if you don't comply. Busybodies.
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Posted in: Man arrested for threatening to kill ex-girlfriend See in context
He sounds like a real catch!
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Posted in: Suspect in hatchet attack at pachinko parlor to to undergo psychiatric tests See in context
The fact that he ran out of the place says a lot. He knew he had done something wrong.
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Posted in: Decaying bodies of two elderly people found in Nagoya house See in context
Most “neighbours” don’t care if you live or die so this is hardly surprising.
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Posted in: Japan space agency rocket explodes during engine test See in context
The main thing is that no one got hurt.
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Posted in: Couple arrested over fatal abuse of 1-year-old son See in context
Both “parents” sound like people of very little quality. The gene pool needs chlorine!
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Posted in: Tokyo area enters power-saving period amid tight supply forecast See in context
We are so lucky to be able to live in a country where we are encouraged to save energy. In so many other countries, just having enough energy would be a dream come true. Japan is a nice place and Japanese people are very nice people too. Let's help foreign countries develop and build their own economies and make it all happen. Take care of poverty first and it will all fall into place,
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Posted in: 65-year-old man arrested over death of older brother See in context
I can't imagine such a terrible thing. My brother and I don’t always agree but we’re as thick as thieves.
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I was not aware of this. You are now. Well that’s a win! Yes, A very nice win!
Posted in: Trump says U.S. Steel will get investment from Nippon Steel, instead of being bought by it
Posted in: Trump says U.S. Steel will get investment from Nippon Steel, instead of being bought by it
Ok. And? He’s probably really good at his job function.
Posted in: Democrats ask for investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems
Posted in: Sumo returns to Paris and turns heads