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Posted in: Biden opposes plan to sell U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, citing need for 'American steel workers' See in context

The US steel is a private company. This is not government business. It seems to me the US steel can do whatever for the company.

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Posted in: U.S. resumes Osprey flights in Japan 3 months after deadly crash See in context

If the defect is fixed perfectly, it seems okay, but I doubt a little bit. Just wait and see.

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Posted in: U.S., Japanese forces to resume Osprey flights in Japan following fatal crash See in context

I pray for no more accident.

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Posted in: Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes right after lift-off See in context

Japan's Space one has just started the new rocket. The self-destruction activated as the mission became very difficult. Failure would be success sooner or later.

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Posted in: China demands Japan start Fukushima treated water compensation system See in context

China is really a troublemaker.

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Posted in: Ceremony held to mark 79th anniversary of U.S. firebombings of Tokyo See in context

This is just a memorial service that Japan swears it will not start war again and not get involved with any war. If war again, such enormous tragedy would happen again. Its pledge is working good as Japan has not had war for 79 years so far.

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Posted in: Climbers to pay ¥2,000 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail from July 1 See in context

10,000 yen is okay to me. By the way I've heard to climb Mt. Everest costs at least 1,000,000 yen. Matterhorn is about 500,000 yen. I know these mountains simply can't compare with Fujian.

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Posted in: Masked shooters kill 4 people and injure 3 at outdoor party in California See in context

 America would still have a large number of homicidal maniacs.

I've heard something about why there are a lot of maniacs/psychopaths in America. A long long time ago, before the Independence of America, European countries used to send so many criminals to the Continent (North America). Those criminals' DNA have been inherited from generation to generation for hundreds of years until today. That's why America has a large number of homicidal maniacs. Is that true?

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Posted in: Masked shooters kill 4 people and injure 3 at outdoor party in California See in context

Shooting that happens somewhere seems just another day. No one can stop random shootings. It seems to me America is cursed by guns. It is reported that thousands of people are killed by guns every year.

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Posted in: Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 years See in context

Japanese use romaji on their passports.

In this case, better use Hepburn style on the passports, because much easier to pronounce/call them for foreigners, but Kunrei-shiki style is going to be gibberish overseas and hard to understand Japanese names.

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Posted in: Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 years See in context

@kohakuebisu

Agreed with you. Romaji is for foreigners, not for Japanese. They usually never use Romaji for each other.

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Posted in: Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 years See in context

I can see Huzisan from our house in Tôkyôto, where I live.

Huzisan is supposed to be word "Fujisan". Tôkyôto is supposed to be pronunciation and its word is "Tokyo".

It seems foreinghers mixed up words and pronunciations.

Ohtani- its pronuciation is originally "outani". Tokyo - pronunciation is "toukyou". Osaka - "ousaka".

Japanese words originally don't have "nobasu marks" or liquid pronunciation. If you listen to very old Japanese movies/dramas maybe 50 years ago, today's pronunciations are different from 50 years ago. Original Japanese pronunciations sounded like a little bit Chinese speaking. That's I noticed.

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Posted in: The eagle has landed See in context

@kwatt, it does not suggest that they are living there. Probably more like a temporary fishing platform.

I know it. Those eagles are there in short time. But probably those birds are there for 1 - 2 weeks to eat a lot of fish.

I should have commented, "I didn't know those eagles fly to very cold Hokkaido." I thought eagles like mild climate/weather.

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Posted in: Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 years See in context

Japanese people are using the Hepburn rules all the time today. The Kunrei-shiki rules that Govt decided 70 years ago seem a little weird/gibberish to me sometimes.

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Posted in: The eagle has landed See in context

I didn't know those eagles are living there on ice.

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Posted in: New visa rules to allow more foreign students to find jobs in Japan See in context

Wage/salary is not good at all, rather much lower. I doubt more foreigners would come to Japan.

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Posted in: Baseball superstar Ohtani announces marriage to Japanese woman See in context

Good for Ohtani. His wife cooks very good for him.

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Posted in: Gov't to extend extra ¥100 bil for quake relief in central Japan See in context

It looks like Kishida's face says, "100 billion yen. You all people owe me (LDP) one. Give me it back on next year election day."

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Posted in: Japanese volunteer in Ukraine See in context

Why j-navy flag?

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Posted in: Emperor turns 64; mourns Ishikawa quake victims See in context

As I said before, Tenno is just Tenno. Forget the word emperor, then use the word Tenno instead of emperor. Many Japanese words became English words in the past. I can find Japanese words in the English dictionary.

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Posted in: Emperor turns 64; mourns Ishikawa quake victims See in context

Emperor usually has absolute power of anything. Japanese Emperor has no power. He even can't comment on politics. Tenno is just a symbol of the country. Can't be Emperor.

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Posted in: Emperor turns 64; mourns Ishikawa quake victims See in context

The Meiji monarch insisted on being referred to as something higher than king, like European monarchs, so emperor became the official translation of Tenno.

Tenno is Tenno. Why foreign diplomats decided to call him Emperor a long time ago? Japan has no Empire. Tenno should be an English word, because Tenno is not exact word of Emperor. Many Japanese words became English words.

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Posted in: Japan's ¥43 trillion defense spending plan still insufficient: experts See in context

It seems to me someone always says 43 trillion yen is insufficient, even 100 trillion, 150 trillion, 200 trillion still sufficient.

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Posted in: Japan, now world's No. 4 economy, on steep road to reverse low growth See in context

Japan is No.4 now. This is still a big surprise.

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Posted in: Chinese coast guard vessels enter disputed waters in East China Sea See in context

Every time, same as usual for decades.

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Posted in: Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown after reported affair See in context

Karolina officially has a Japan's citizenship but ethnically not Japanese because she doesn't have any Japanese blood. Japan is one of ethnic nations, not multi-ethnic. American Professor Donald Keene had a Japanese citizenship at age of 86. He spoke Japanese very fluently and studied Japanese culture for decades. He used to say he wanted to be a Japanese, but he said he was not Japanese ethnically. After he died after 8 years, it is said that half of his ashes went back home to the US and half of his ashes was buried in Japan.

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Posted in: Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California See in context

Kuzushiji writings are always gibberish to me. I can't read.

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Posted in: Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California See in context

While teacher is writing words on white board, I relax to learn. At computer class I have to concentrate on computer screen all the time until class is over, no comfortable time. My eyes are tired after all.

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Posted in: Kishida cabinet support rate falls to 2nd-lowest 24.5% See in context

He is a lame-duck. He can't make anything better. He may be looking for a good time to dissolve the Diet.

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Posted in: U.S. Marine arrested for drunk driving in Okinawa See in context

That's not a big news. He would pay lots of fine to get out.

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