Posted in: Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dies at 100 See in context
Sorry, wrong link. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574
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Posted in: Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dies at 100 See in context
Carter lived an incredible life. Few people know this about him (but I do), when he was 28, he helped cleanup the Chalk River Nuclear Power plant in Canada following a meltdown in 1952. Carter in fact was exposed to so much radiation during the incident, he was told he would never have kids. RIP Jimmy. One of the best!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vjMRCG7Mjg
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Posted in: Plane bursts into flames after veering off runway at airport in S Korea, killing 179 See in context
Why is there a brick wall around an airport?
I was wondering the same thing. I imagine that real estate prices around the airport are too good to expand the runway run away area. Just a wall and dirt mountain to save the residents, forget about the passengers.
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Posted in: Japan criminalizes cannabis use as revised laws take effect See in context
So are the authorities going to be waiting to do blood tests on Japanese citizens returning from their vacations in Thailand? I wonder if the law applies to cannabis use "outside" of Japan or just inside the country. I guess technically if the THC is in your blood, you could be found guilty.
Potentially, someone could smoke weed or eat some edibles on or before their flight back to Japan, then get in their car at Narita and drive home and possibly cause an accident. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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Posted in: Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed See in context
"Trump insists he can end Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, without explaining how"
Which is actually better than what Harris proposed which was absolutely nothing. Harris said she wouldn't be any different from Biden and that is ultimately why she lost the election.
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Posted in: Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon See in context
Iran is wasting money on this. The age of religious war is over.
You could say the same thing to Uncle Sam, he is wasting his money on Israel. The age of Zionism is ending. Global opinion does not support the ethno-religious state of Israel.
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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya area introduces year-round ban on street alcohol consumption See in context
I rarely see foreigners in Japan smoking in Shibuya, but I do see a lot of Japanese smoking and leaving their cigarette butts all over the place. Even in my own area of Saitama and Gunma, they will often just pull over and empty their entire ashtray at the side of the road along with all their coffee tins and styrofoam ramen containers.
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Posted in: Walz and Vance clash, politely, at policy-heavy vice presidential debate See in context
I’m sure the Dems are thinking, damn it! We should’ve picked Shapiro
Right, Shapiro's position on Israel would be even further to the right of Vance. Shapiro would probably be promising American boots on the ground in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria (not that they aren't already) and a economic bailout package for Israel which includes $50k USD for every Israeli living in the occupied West Bank. Free Health Care for all Israelis too! Oh wait, they already have that.
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Posted in: Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah pagers, say sources See in context
I was quite surprised that Israel was able to carry out an attack like this. I mean, sneaking in tiny bombs into pagers is absolutely cut-throat espionage. I imagine the batteries were partial lithium, partial explosive material triggered by an electromagnetic signal.
Its not the first time Israel has done this sort of thing. Using a cell phone, they blew the head off Yahya Ayyash in 1996 who was the chief bomb maker for Hamas.
That said, its terrorism and Israel will be paying the price for its cowardly tactics in the future.
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Posted in: Nagasaki gets protest emails in English over Israel snub in ceremony See in context
The Nagasaki city office has received some 1,500 instances of critical feedback in English
Why in English? Why not in Hebrew or in Japanese? My guess is because the bots that are sending these emails are programmed in English because they mainly target US and Western politicians and citizens that dare speak out against Israel. Even in the comment section, especially on Yahoo, they leave bot generated comments.
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Posted in: Kishida considers skipping speech at U.N. General Assembly See in context
Honestly when japan decided to cut off UNRWA support in the midst of a war in Gaza...
Probably had something to do with Japan's ties to the US and its ambassador in Japan Rahm Emanuel who basically speaks for Israel's interests.
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Posted in: Team with Korean roots wins famous Japanese high school baseball tournament See in context
Since its a Korean school whose school song is in Korean, one wonders how proud the average Kyoto (city or prefecture) resident will feel about their team winning. As the story says, most students there have no Korean heritage, but will have chosen the school for its baseball program.
Maybe, but there are several international schools in Japan that have baseball teams and whose school song isn't Japanese. If ASIJ had a baseball team that competed at Kosh, would it make the Japanese community in Chofu not proud? Who knows? Who cares. Ohtani joined the 40/40 club today. Nothing wrong with Japanese baseball or Japanese players playing in a non-traditional international setting. It is what it is.
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Posted in: Man arrested for driving 175 km/hour in Hokkaido says he was in a hurry to get home See in context
175km/ph is fast, but its not that fast considering most cars (other than Kei cars) go 180+km. Its stil dangerous, but I'm actually surprised this made the news. Cars are driving that speed on the Kanto Express Way routinely. I see all kinds of Ferrari's, Porsche's, Lambos and BMWs flying past me all the time. This guy is on some straight rural road with no one around at night. Its not like he was street racing. I mean, give him a hefty fine sure, but probably every guy I grew up with tested out their max speed on some rural road in the middle of nowhere. Most rural roads are going to have low speed limit, but are just as safe as the Express Way when no one is looking. Japanese car makers really should restrict cars from going over the speed limit if they have such a problem with this guy going 175km.
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Posted in: Trainspotters to Trump whisperers: Contenders for Japan PM See in context
All I can say is that I taught the son of one of those 6 and he was the worst student in the history of the school. He actually made teachers quit. School admin couldn't expel the student because of who his parent was. Not sure that says anything about the candidate, but its kind of scary.
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Posted in: Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of cease-fire deal as Hamas, Israel signal challenges See in context
hamas refused to attend talks. they said to just send us the proposal and if it doesn’t match out demands, we’ll reject it.
pretty hard to negotiate when one doesn’t want to.
Hamas already agreed to the last proposal which Israel rejected. Israel (Netanyahu) keeps moving the goal posts and killing more inncocents with the goal of Hamas and the Palestinians unconditionally surrendering, but of course Israel will just continue to bomb and steal more land in the West Bank so there is no point for Hamas or any resistance groups in Gaza or the occupied territories to stop resisting.
Just a couple days ago, former Israeli Spy Chief Ami Ayalon said "If I Was A Palestinian, I Would Fight Against Israel’s Occupation."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7eR8BIrHU
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Posted in: Japanese breakers on high despite sport's doubtful Olympic future See in context
Bring back the tug-of-war! Seriously, it used to be an Olympic event. About breaking though, some of the performances were demonstrations of sheer athleticism. Shigekix vs Philwizard was an absolute treat to watch! I understand why some people don't like the event, but I'd rather watch some amateurs than millionaire NBA players competing for more accolades. Olympics should be about YOUTH and not 30 and 40+ basketball players. I'm especially talking about the WNBA. I'm still bitter they left Clark off the squad. I know, she is pro too.
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Posted in: Israeli strike kills nearly 100 in Gaza school refuge, civil defense officials say See in context
It gets worse everyday. The IDF has normalized killing civilians living in tents or praying in schools. How anyone can still support this war is beyond me.
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Posted in: M6.8 quake jolts northern and northeastern Japan See in context
Me thinks this isn't normally newsworthy, but since the gov has issued a massive quake warning, they're being extra newsy on quakes to increase the seismic sensitivity scale.
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Posted in: Japan's state debt tops ¥1,300 tril for 1st time See in context
I realize that the picture is a stock photo, but it should really show the new currency which has timed nicely with the recent Yen appreciation.
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Posted in: Burger King Japan’s new Steak Sauce Whopper contains actual steak pieces See in context
I'm not sure steak belongs on a hamburger. I mean, I find steak chewy and the last thing I want to do is chew too long while I'm enjoying "fast food". Don't get me wrong, I love Burger King, but I think I'll stick with the Double Whopper for now.
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Posted in: U.S., UK, other envoys to skip Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony because Israel not invited See in context
Already, more have been killed in Gaza than were killed in the Nagasaki bombing. Enough said.
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Posted in: Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination See in context
Hamas may have to wear October 7th around its neck for decades to come, but Israel will wear Gaza around its neck like a dead chicken for hundreds of years. Gaza has been completely destroyed and already there are more dead than the atomic bomb killed in Nagasaki.
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Posted in: Harris picks Minnesota Governor Walz as running mate See in context
Here's another facts:
Kamala: 59-year-old, Tim: 60-year-old and their average age: 59.5
Trump: 78-year-old, Vance: 40-year-old and their average age: 59
US just really love senior people.
@sakurasuki
I assume you are Japanese by your handle, in which case you have no right to criticize or comment on the average age of politicians or anybody regarding loving senior people. Japan is the last country on earth x1000 that should be pointing fingers about loving senior people, especially in government.
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Posted in: Hiroshima marks 79th anniversary of atomic bombing See in context
And even with that, they still banned Russia.
Israel wasn't invited to the Nagasaki memorial. The IDF has now killed more Palestinians in Gaza than were killed by the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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Posted in: Nikkei plunges 12.4%, logging its worst two-day decline in history See in context
I was off by a couple months, but here it is...
Posted in: Yen weakening may prove debilitating blow to Japan See in context
The US dollar is about to TANK with countries joining BRICS and OPEC moving away from the US dollar. I think that around this time next year, we'll be seeing the Yen at around 110 to the dollar.
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Posted in: Swedish man arrested for assaulting common-law wife in Sapporo See in context
The real story here is that a 33 year old Swedish man is in a LTR with a 50+ year old Japanese woman.
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Posted in: Lyles wins Olympic 100 meters gold by five thousandths of a second See in context
I think we had all forgotten about notorious drug cheat Tyson Gay.
Yeah, who's Gay?
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Posted in: Nikkei plunges 12.4%, logging its worst two-day decline in history See in context
Bring the yen back to 110 yen per dollar that'll be sweet !!
I'll have to go back and find my post from earlier this year, but I predicted that the Yen would come back to 110. Got a few laughs and insults for the prediction. A few of you regulars are going to eat some crow.
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Posted in: Lyles wins Olympic 100 meters gold by five thousandths of a second See in context
9.79 will always remind me of Ben Johnson's 1988 time in Seoul. Of course, if he were competing today, he said he could have run a 9.3 . Faster track, better shoes, better tech. He explains it in a YouTube video. Just google Ben Johnson 9.3
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Posted in: Dutch team with player convicted of rape qualifies for beach volleyball knockout round See in context
Beach volleyball? I didn't know it had started yet because all Japanese tv covers is Judo, badminton, swimming and table tennis. I know, it has to cover Japanese athletes, but the coverage blows!
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Posted in: Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if U.S. funding stops, UN agency warns
Posted in: Governor puts parts of Russia's Sakhalin on high alert after cargo ship runs aground
What was that about Japan being the one trying to turn the islands into a dump?
Posted in: Governor puts parts of Russia's Sakhalin on high alert after cargo ship runs aground
Posted in: Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if U.S. funding stops, UN agency warns