Posted in: Japan hopes for early easing of tensions in Gaza, Kishida tells Israel president See in context
Japan is a minor player in the world…
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Posted in: Kishida pledges at climate summit to phase out coal-fired power See in context
Have the two jets that Kishida and his entourage came in on been refueled yet?
Thank you tax payers in Japan!
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Posted in: Traditional wooden cups for tasty sake repurposed as tasteful accessories See in context
What on earth is “wino fuel” ?
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Posted in: Japan university to disband scandal-hit American football club See in context
When is Japan going to reform the outdated drug laws here?
Giving youngsters a criminal record for experimentation and inquisitiveness is too hash a punishment
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Posted in: Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires; heavy fighting reported See in context
Where’s the proof?
Surely, Israel’s bombing campaign killed the Israeli hostages?
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Posted in: Climate and Gaza crises share spotlight as world leaders attend COP28 See in context
As Kishida flies into the Middle East with the roar of two mighty jet plane engines echoing in his ears, he will be pleased to know that the most sought after car in Dubai is a Toyota.
However, Dubai and environmentalism are so far apart!
The most popular car there is not the Prius but the Land Cruiser with a 5.7 liter engine.
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Posted in: Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires; heavy fighting reported See in context
Israel will keep bombing until Gaza is razed!
Truly the Israeli government Is demonically possessed…
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Posted in: How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it See in context
It’s so cold here in Kansai that I put my heater on!
I feel warm but dreadfully guilty…
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Posted in: Japan's biggest ruling party faction allegedly pooled secret funds, sources say See in context
Not another scandal?
“How long, how long must we sing this song?”
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Posted in: Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65 See in context
Ahh, Pogue Mahone Knight!
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Posted in: Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires; heavy fighting reported See in context
Israel just couldn’t wait to go back to killing Palestinians.
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Posted in: Kishida departs for UAE to attend U.N. climate meeting See in context
"I would like to demonstrate Japan's determination to take a leading role in Asia" to realize carbon neutrality, Kishida told reporters at his office before leaving Tokyo for Dubai.
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The hot air coming out of Kishida’s mouth is definitely warming the planet at an alarming rate!
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Posted in: New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive See in context
This is the future of EVs and will be the technology for urban transport that will replace charging stations in cities
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Posted in: U.S. continues to fly Osprey aircraft in Japan, despite Tokyo's request not to See in context
Yep, Japan is under US occupation…
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Posted in: 2025 Expo ticket sales begin with 500 days to go amid cost concerns See in context
The costs are shouldered by the ‘Japanese tax payers’
Governments (the writer of this article is in error) do not produce, they take and spend !
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Posted in: Princess Aiko turns 22, balancing studies with official duties See in context
In addition to taking walks with her parents, she plays tennis, volleyball and badminton with agency officials, the agency said.
Doesnt the Princess have any friends her own age?
How pitifully do dull life must be for her
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Posted in: U.S. continues to fly Osprey aircraft in Japan, despite Tokyo's request not to See in context
Reality sets in…
Kamikawa looks mightily unhappy in the picture as Rahm tells her that it is the US in control of Japan and not the Japanese government.
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Posted in: Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech See in context
What expletive?
It isn’t mentioned in the article..
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Posted in: Japan enacts ¥13 tril FY2023 extra budget for inflation relief See in context
I’m looking forward to more economic mismanagement as it makes the yen weaker and I only hold foreign currency-thanks government of Japan
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Posted in: Kishida to meet Israeli president possibly on Friday during Mideast trip See in context
Kishida takes two large jetliners to a conference on climate change?
Is he for real?
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Posted in: Michael Douglas gets lifetime achievement award at International Film Festival of India in Goa See in context
Next stop Bollywood!
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Posted in: Fake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out See in context
Don’t need AI to be fake at all.
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Posted in: High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil-fuel-free transatlantic crossing from London to NY See in context
How about not taking plane flights which are increasingly unnecessary these days?
Much better for the environment
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Posted in: Osaka expo careens toward a looming disaster, for an event that few even want See in context
A waste of tax payer money and resources.for an island of mud and garbage…
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Posted in: Prosecutors allege rapper Young Thug led gang as trial begins See in context
I’d write some of the lyrics here but they’d be deleted in an instant..
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Posted in: 'Past Lives,' Lily Gladstone win at Gotham Awards; Robert De Niro says his speech was edited See in context
Is De Niro gonna become a politico?
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Posted in: Kishida pledges to do utmost to tackle negative impact of price hikes See in context
Kishida is an environmental destructor and profligate resource waster himself.
Kishida could reduce his useless foreign trips by half and STOP taking 2 jet planes everywhere he goes!
Then there would be cause for fist clenching…
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Posted in: Russia withdraws from 2025 World Expo in Japan See in context
Recently, in Thailand.
There are so many Russians that I was even spoken to in Russian!
They are big spenders and are welcomed by the Thais.
Japan is missing out…
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Posted in: Kishida pledges to do utmost to tackle negative impact of price hikes See in context
"We are now at a critical juncture in terms of whether we can guide Japan's economy into a cycle of growth, in which sustainable wage and investment increases will be repeated," Kishida said in a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo.
What fantasy world does Kishida reside in?
I don’t know a single Japanese person receiving a higher wage in 2023 than in past times.
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Posted in: Russia withdraws from 2025 World Expo in Japan See in context
Over budget and behind schedule.
it’s not surprising that countries are pulling out
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@Albert you can only pack so many people in a room before space becomes a problem I agree there is…
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Posted in: Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
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