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Posted in: Man arrested after elbowing commuter on Tokyo subway See in context

Tons of incidents on the Tokyo trains/subways, few are reported

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Posted in: Bitcoin briefly hits all-time high, less than two years after FTX scandal clobbered crypto See in context

BTC has basically turned the corner with the federal approval of the bitcoin ETF- billions of corporate money pouring in daily.

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Posted in: New York will send National Guard to subways after string of violent crimes See in context

You know you have a problem when you need to send in the National Guard.

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Posted in: S Korea to take steps to suspend the licenses of striking trainee doctors See in context

The true face of the Yoon administration reveals itself.

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Posted in: Paris Olympics security plans stolen from train See in context

Ringing endorsement ensuring the safety of Olympic visitors lol

Paris is very well known for pickpockets and thieves who target tourists, unfortunately

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Posted in: Man arrested for using smartphone to film up woman’s skirt on station escalator See in context

Harassing/molesting women in public spaces is a fetish in Japan, there are even adult shops that recreate a train compartment replete with "unsuspecting young female" so that one can play out one's chikan desires.

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Posted in: Man arrested for using smartphone to film up woman’s skirt on station escalator See in context

JayToday  07:33 am JST

Another day, another bizarre sex crime. These offenses seem to occur with such alarming frequency the Crime page ought to have its own Voyeur section.

Question to the audience: Have any academics/sociology majors ever looked at why this is, and perhaps if there are any social/cultural factors that contribute to such a comparatively high prevalence of up-skirting and general voyeurism over here?

These videos and images are often uploaded to porn sites, where they encourage others to follow suit.

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Posted in: Countries reaching beyond borders to silence dissidents: Human Rights Watch See in context

A Washington Post journalist was famously murdered by a Saudi prince and the US government just looked the other way

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Posted in: U.S. charges yakuza gang leader with conspiring to sell nuclear material See in context

The Yaks are totally anachronistic in modern civilised rules-obeying Japan - the legislators should really call time on these odd-ball gangsters and their nefarious activities

Yea they should but as they have a deep relationship with the LDP that is unlikely to happen

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Posted in: U.S. charges yakuza gang leader with conspiring to sell nuclear material See in context

Yakuza quite active and involved in a number of projects of international significance apparently

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Posted in: Soccer player Ito sues accusers for ¥200 mil over sexual assault claim See in context

If you don't want the possibility of something bad happening don't go to a hotel room with someone you don't really know and start drinking alcohol.

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Posted in: Woman in adult entertainment industry arrested after bodies of 3 infants found at her home See in context

Of course there is no way to confirm the details simply from this news story.

What we do know is that the adult entertainment industry in Japan is deeply related to organized crime, and that there are confirmed cases of human trafficking, coercion/on-camera rape, intentionally over-charging customers, etc.

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Posted in: Woman in adult entertainment industry arrested after bodies of 3 infants found at her home See in context

TaiwanIsNotChinaToday  07:44 am JST

Has nothing to do with the Adult Entertainment industry. Shouldn't even have been mentioned what her occupation was.

Obviously your view is not shared by the news agency who published this story.

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Posted in: Japan slips into recession, becoming 4th-largest economy, behind U.S., China and Germany See in context

There have been many warnings for years which the LPD has ignored, also affirming that everything is fine and that their way is the best...and now we see the wisdom of their words and deeds.

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Posted in: Why fashion's 'recycling' is not saving the planet See in context

Just one more way that humans are ruining a beautiful planet.

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Posted in: Millions of Indonesians vote for new president in one of world's largest elections See in context

Yup, an era and a dictator enabled and approved of by the usual Western suspects

Yes.

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Posted in: Patrick Mahomes rallies Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime See in context

Kudos to the Chiefs for doing what they had to, but really it was all there for the 9ers to win but they gave it away...which basically means yeah the better team triumphed.

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Posted in: 88-year-old peeping Tom arrested for voyeurism at women’s bath at Miyagi inn See in context

Still full of such ambition at the ripe old age of 88 wonder if his wife can keep up

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Posted in: Man arrested over thefts from houses in quake-hit area See in context

This runs contrary to the rumors circulated by Japanese right-wing nationalists that groups of Chinese were looting houses in wake of the quake.

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Posted in: 2025 Osaka Expo operating expenses up 1.4-fold on rising labor costs See in context

Government officials love these lucrative (including purchasing weapons) projects because they know they control the narrative.

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Posted in: Cascading light and 'wobbling' orbs at new Tokyo art museum See in context

Should play some Velvet Underground with that

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Posted in: 'Godzilla Minus One' offers insight into complexity of Japan’s war memories See in context

Interesting analysis, but probably over estimates the attention and thought that young Japanese allot to the contemplation of the war and its relevance to today, which is a common error of academics (assuming that everyone tackles such topics)

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Posted in: Suspect arrested for murder of two women to undergo psychiatric tests See in context

Wouldn't be surprised if his working environment contributed to his skewered outlook on women.

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Posted in: Trump vows to block Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel if he's elected See in context

Japan allowed Walmart to acquire Seiyu.

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Posted in: Several LDP lawmakers intend to leave factions over funds scandal See in context

It's what rats do when the ship springs a leak.

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Posted in: U.S. strikes targets in Iraq after forces wounded See in context

Bottom line- yet more regional destabilization as a result of the US' "but they have WMD!" b.s. illegal invasion of Iraq, during which the US murdered innocent Iraqi citizens.

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Posted in: Ex-LDP member Tanigawa resigns as lawmaker amid funds scandal See in context

Great idea getting these criminals into power, Uncle Sam-

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/09/world/cia-spent-millions-to-support-japanese-right-in-50-s-and-60-s.html

Yeah and don't bother with the 'if not the LDP Russia would've taken over' b.s., there were other parties and other candidates. The 'problem' was that they didn't want to be the US' 'good boy' and do things like accept bribes in exchange for using taxpayers' money to buy US planes etc, which LDP PM Tanaka Kakuei was caught doing.

And yes JT, this is totally relevant, because this is why the LDP is so deeply entrenched.

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Posted in: Philippines will not 'lift a finger' to assist ICC's drug war probe See in context

Drugs can be a source of endless misery for the less fortunate and a boon to criminal enterprises. If that was the case in the Phills then at least Duerte tried to do some heavy lifting in his attempt to bring about change.

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Posted in: Japanese comedian Matsumoto sues publisher over sex scandal report See in context

I once met a lower tier Japanese comedian who went on and on about how easy it was for him to get J women to do kinky things as he was managed by a reknown talent agency...I have little doubt that Matsumoto has been very active socially, but whether he coerced women against their will remains to be seen.

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Posted in: Mexico demands investigation into U.S. military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels See in context

Its no secret that the US is the source of conflict and destabilization worldwide partly due to the fact that that the US arms industry sells more weapons than all other countries COMBINED.

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