Posted in: Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week See in context
I bet they are happy about the media focusing on the water coz the real danger will begin as the start to remove the melted fuel rods.
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Posted in: Ex-lawmaker gets suspended sentence for raping junior high school girl See in context
Suspended sentence for rape of a child. Money and power awards one a get out of jail free card. Hopefully, her parents will appeal this disgraceful ruling and this predator will do some jail time.
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Posted in: China hits back with tariffs on U.S. goods See in context
You didn’t have to be a genius to see that coming.
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Posted in: Homegrown vegetables, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices See in context
In Singapore they have turned the rooftops of apartment blocks into community gardens. It’s definitely an idea that would work in Tokyo.
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Posted in: TV host sex scandal exposes dark underbelly of Japanese media See in context
sex scandal exposes dark underbelly of Japan
There, I fixed the headline for you.
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Posted in: Osaka bans street smoking ahead of World Expo See in context
They banned smoking within a hundred meters of train stations close to a decade ago and it had very little effect,. Hopefully this will be strictly enforced and they will dish out fines
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Posted in: Man arrested in Osaka for allegedly sexually assaulting junior high school girl at hotel See in context
It’s not sexual assault. It’s At least carnal knowledge of a minor. I’d also call it rape of a minor.
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Posted in: Osaka woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes See in context
Saki EndoToday - I dislike the irreverence of this writing style,
You seem to forget the Japan Today is a tabloid. If you want serious news without any sarcasm or satire you should read the Japan Times.
Hopefully, this lady gets put off the road for good and receives the mental help she needs.
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Posted in: Japan Post to stop delivery of live reptiles See in context
It’s interesting that the photo they used is an Australian bearded dragon that are protected in Australia and are illegal to export.
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Posted in: Japan's tourism boom prices out business travelers See in context
Karaoke bars are the cheapest overnight stays in Tokyo. Most are only around ¥1,000 from midnight to dawn plus meals and drinks.
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Posted in: 15 kg of cocaine seized from single passenger at Haneda See in context
15 kilos is a big bust but there is still plenty getting into Japan.
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Posted in: Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024 See in context
And they will stop coming if japan keeps putting extra taxes and fees on foreign tourists.
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Posted in: 8 face charges after employee at girls bar dies from excessive alcohol consumption See in context
I guess employees in Japanese girly bars don’t have to have an RSA certificate. (Responsible Service of Alcohol)
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Posted in: Man arrested for sending 90 threatening emails to woman in 8 hours See in context
Everybody is nine feet tall and made of steel on the internet.
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Posted in: Record number of Japan ramen eateries went bankrupt in 2024 See in context
Considering there is a ramen shop on every corner and three more in between and the cost of living increasing with no salary increases for decades it should be no surprise that many small businesses are failing.
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Posted in: Why are there so many cults in Japan? See in context
To quote an old Poison song, “Give me something to believe in.”
Many Japanese people have lost their faith in Japanese culture, society and economics. As a result, they turn to cults and religions to fill the whole in their life.
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Posted in: Japan urges U.S. military to make changes to stop rapes in Okinawa See in context
"There have been five serious and heinous crimes in around the past year that have disregarded the human rights and dignities of women."
Wow! A whole five? They really got into overdramatizing this statement, didn’t they? I’m not saying it’s acceptable but how many women suffered such ‘heinous’ crimes at the hands of Japanese men in the same period?
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Posted in: 9 hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi; two die See in context
It’s about the same every year despite the warnings.
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Posted in: Record number of teachers in Japan took mental illness leave in FY2023 See in context
I’m not surprised at all. Being a teacher in Japan is a 24/7 job. The worst is junior high. They become proxy parents to hundreds of kids with their real parents breathing down their necks and blaming them for their kid failing. This is despite the kid spending every spare moment stuck to their phones or a video game. Then, add all the club responsibilities and you have a teacher with no life outside the school. I remember one incident in junior high. A 15 year old girl ran away from Tokyo to Osaka. Her home room teacher had to go and get her by order of her parents.
i don’t know what sort of mental health support they intend to give the teachers. The whole system needs to be thrown out the window and totally restructured. It’s not the teacher’s fault the students are lazy and stupid.
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Posted in: Tradition vs tourism debate clouding future for famed local festivals See in context
I’ve been to a lot of local festivals in many different areas. They are a great part of Japanese culture. These festivals should be kept whatever it takes.
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Posted in: 3 children fatally beaten at home; mother tries to hang herself See in context
Police said they are also questioning the husband about his wife’s mental condition and what might have made her want to kill the children
Her mental condition is obviously not good. It’s so sad. Those kids were entering the best time of their life.
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Posted in: Experts question bird strike as cause of South Korea plane crash See in context
In one of the clips it shows a burst of flame coming from the right engine shortly before the crash. It may have been a bird strike but that would not cause the plane to lose control of the landing gear and the flaps. There is a lot more to the cause of this crash. This is just speculation.
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Posted in: Record high 320 public school teachers in Japan disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2023 See in context
And they are just the ones who were reported.
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Posted in: What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the industry See in context
I really don’t care what it ‘does’ mean. I just hope it doesn’t mean Honda gets sucked down into the hole Nissan has been trying to get itself out of for the past forty years.
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Posted in: Finance Ministry official arrested for taking upskirt photo in Tokyo See in context
Just another pathetic man-child getting his jollies. This is a kind of sexual assault and the penalties should match.
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Posted in: What do nondrinkers really feel about year-end parties? See in context
I stopped drinking many years ago. It doesn’t stop me enjoying a year end party. It definitely changes your perspective watching others deteriorate into a drunken stupa throughout the party.
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Posted in: Foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive See in context
He is right but not these trainee schemes that make employees financial prisoners and slaves to companies.
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Posted in: U.S. Air Force member gets 5-year term for sexual assault of minor in Okinawa See in context
He is very lucky. He should be doing ten years in Leavenworth.
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Posted in: Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing business See in context
I can just see Ghosn rolling around on the floor laughing. He took a near bankrupt Nissan and turned it into a profitable business and then got railroaded for his success. Five years later and Nissan is back in the septic tank.
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Posted in: Tokyo to make daycare free to boost birthrate See in context
It’s all well and good to make daycare free but what about the 50% of kids that can’t get into a daycare because there aren’t enough vacancies?
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Posted in: Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
Well kid, welcome to the adult world. Great for the sister who called the police.
Posted in: 14-year-old girl arrested for assaulting mother over smartphone use
Posted in: China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: report
Posted in: Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State