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Go girls ! May the best team win. As someone with British/Japanese roots, I'm a little torn.

Break a 頑張れ !

Congratulations ! They were able to beat the ''Swiss misses'' in their rematch. Kudos to Fujisawa, Yoshida, et al for reaching the final. Go for gold girls ! (^o^)

No. As has already been said, Putin isn't stupid. The threat of an invasion is enough to jack up the price of crude oil.

It got so bad that I contemplated suicide many times

What ? I acknowledge that Japan's entry ban may be draconian but ...

If something like this makes you feel suicidal, best stay in your own country. Mildly disappointed, I can understand.

So this would have been limited to a single accident, that of the first guy, if the woman had minded her own business. The moral of this story: don't be a Nosey Parker.

I wonder what kind of person...

Someone with an attention to detail and a lot of free time. I guess.

Milk is a baby food, originally consumed by humans when there was nothing to eat. All other mammals stop drinking it once they are able to eat solid foods. It is an unnatural food source which, over time, leads to an array of stomach problems if consumed.

To perve and to disrespect.

News just in. The perp responsible for this heinous act is currently one of the hospitalized. Once he recovers, I hope they throw the book at him

This is tragic and could have been handled with no loss of life. I passed by a couple of hours after, and wondered what all the hullabaloo was about. The police, fire department, and press were all over the place. RIP to the unfortunate victims. I hope the arsonist is caught.

Just send Aso and Mori and be done w/ it. They are/were politicians/former PMs.

why would the Government China need to make ever more shrill threats

Because the CCP want to use the upcoming Beijing Olympics to prove to the world that they are a great nation. A diplomatic boycott is akin to being slapped in the face./spat upon by the rest of the world, which is what they deserve.

No retraction that I'm aware of when the fact emerged it was a BDSM club in Taipei.

And your point ? Kind of like how the CCP claim, through their tacky propaganda videos, that in fact covid-19 originted from contaminated deer in the US, and how the Uyghurs of Xinjiang are so happy-go-lucky to be "reeducated".

"China has been angered.....angered Beijing". When is the CCP not angry ?

Which part of the internet would that be ?

Along w/ ''anime'', ''sushi'' and ''ramen'', a quick Google search would suffice. I'm sure you can find an in depth analysis on wikipedia.

Kudos to the bus driver for taking action.

Incidentally, it is unfortunate how the word "chikan" has now become part of the English lexicon along with "hentai", etc.

Hun Sen is not exactly ''Mr reliable'' nor is he trustworthy.''

The term ''trustworthy politician'' is in itself oxmoronic. It's not fair to compare Cambodian politics to that of other countries.

What happened ? I thought Cambodia and China had a buddy buddy relationship ?

Despite the criticism leveled at him, Hun Sen has managed to bring Cambodia into the 21st century. Good to see Cambodia playing an active role in the assistance of its neighbors, just as it once needed assistance in years past.

WHO also decided to name this variant Omicron after skipping two letters in the Greek alphabet: "Nu", because it sounds like "new" and "Xi", because...well, never mind.

百番 ain't a brothel. At least not in the 21st century. I had the pleasure of dining there a couple of years ago. Nice, quaint atmosphere of a bygone era. Getting there required me to navigate the ever incessant ''お兄ちゃん！'' calls from the local madams. It should be preserved as part of Japan's cultural heritage.

All the best. Now let's leave them be to start their new life.

Well, I ain't surprised. Just like all those anti-vaxers, those refusing to mask up can be expected to act accordingly. This is especially the case w/ those prima donna, self-entitled オヤジ who can't face reality.

"Can you see what The Rock is using ?!" It's a rubber gun.

28 year old with a 17 year old is illegal

Is this for Hiroshima prefecture ? Is age difference a factor ? I'm talking legally, and not "should be".

As always, there is scant information with regards to the circumstances of what happened. Was it consensual ? Was there coercion or blackmail involved ?

17 now but what about last year ?

The age of consent in Japan is 13. But here's the catch. As a minor, she would have needed her parents' consent. "An anonymous call about the incident" seems to suggest that it was not her parents but most likely the girl herself or a friend who made the call. Perhaps he used her for his own pleasure and then disgarded her ? Legally he did nothing wrong; ethically that may be another matter since what he did may well have been immoral. He can be accused of "leading her astray", but what he did does not justify criminal prosecution. If any other Joe Blog had done what he had, this wouldn't have made the news.

The current situation is akin to that of an unruly class that has suddenly been left in the lurch after the teacher unceremoniously decided to quit. A former unruly student, who has access to the latest teaching materials, decides to be the new teacher. To his horror, the unruly student is confronted by the school's notorious delinquent.

Oh Taliban, the chickens have come home to roost.

No, it is not. Businesses reserve the right. It's like saying that it is discriminatory to deny someone entry into your house because he/she stinks due to refusing to bathe.

Unless the person has a legitimate medical reason for not being vaccinated, those who refuse to be vaccinated have made their choice. Just like businesses have a right to choose.

Now it seems France and China have more in common than just having frog on the menu.

LOL ! Perhaps France is looking to join Beijing's belt and road intiative. Wait a decade, and we'll see France ensnared in China's debt trap a la Sri Lanka.

With no viable opposition, it's down to: Wally from Where's Wally, Japanese everyman, female Joker, or Woke wannabe. What sad times we live in.

Anybody but Takaichi. She looks like The Joker, and has an agenda to match.