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Posted in: The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Nara See in context

Here's a novel idea: install some trash cans.

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Posted in: Honda-Nissan tie-up failure leaves Japanese automakers' future hazy See in context

Ghosn took Nissan from the brink of bankruptcy and revived it to its former glory.

Now, Nissan is back in bankruptcy.

I wonder why that is.

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Posted in: Nissan reportedly tells Honda it will end merger talks See in context

BYD and two other Chinese EV auto makers[...]

That would hurt the Japanese ultranationalists so badly.

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Posted in: Nissan shares plunge after report saying Honda merger talks off See in context

Ghosn did an outstanding job reviving Nissan from bankruptcy. However, I don't think he's eager to do it again; the Nissan people aren't very appreciative.

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Posted in: Japan to have full-flat overnight sleeper buses this spring See in context

What a complicated solution to a simple problem.

Why not use sleeping cars like the night buses in Europe?

They've been around for decades, no need to reinvent them.

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Posted in: Honda, Nissan delay announcement of merger plan details until mid-February See in context

In a couple days Nissan will be back in the news, on Feb 4 the court will rule a decision:

6 years after Nissan-Ghosn scandal, Greg Kelly could finally clear name with appeal ruling

https://www.autonews.com/news/an-nissan-carlos-ghosn-greg-kelly-criminal-appeal-trial/

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Posted in: Nissan plans job and production cuts in U.S. See in context

Carlos Ghosn was right; Nissan will go bankrupt without him at the wheel.

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Posted in: Price to climb Mount Fuji will double, trail gates will close earlier if new plan is approved See in context

If I have to pay 4,000 to go to the top of the mountain, I want to be carried in a Roman carriage drawn by three white unicorns all the way up!

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Posted in: Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine ahead of election See in context

quercetumToday 04:37 pm JST

You cannot be a private citizen once you are the prime minister of a country.

Exactly!

Public figures must set an example in behavior, morals, and be politically correct at all times.

Being a Prime Minister isn't a regular 8-hour job; it's a full-time commitment, 24/7.

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Posted in: Foreign tourist angers locals for doing pull-ups on torii gate at shrine in Japan See in context

It's not doing anything illegal or causing harm, not even damaging public property.

Why is this in the news?!

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Posted in: Man wearing only underwear jumps from hotel balcony as police come to arrest him See in context

That's called a Japanese morning call.

Police will arrest the suspect in the early morning and detain him for weeks or months, using coercive tactics to force him to sign a fabricated confession.

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Posted in: Lawyer for American charged in trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for 'justice' See in context

If Kelly is found innocent of the crime, it means there was no crime, and Ghosn is also innocent.

Remember, Kelly is accused of collaborating with Ghosn.

It's the same crime.

If you acquit one, you must acquit both.

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Posted in: Japan's over-65s hit record high 36.25 mil; 1 in 4 working See in context

It’s very disheartening to be forced to work beyond 65.

It doesn't seem like the pension system is ensuring a good life for us after retirement.

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Posted in: Toyota resumes production of 3 models hit by certification scandal See in context

If other companies are honoring the tests, why isn't Toyota?If you don’t agree with the tests, there are legal procedures to request a change. Resorting to illegal practices is not an option.

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Posted in: Fukushima nuclear fuel debris retrieval to begin on Thursday See in context

What's the plan?

Are we throwing that debris into the sea?

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Posted in: 10-year-old boy severely injured after hand bitten by dolphin at Fukui beach See in context

In my country, dolphins swim with children and play freely.

I haven't heard of any attacks ever.

Are dolphins now considered dangerous, human-attacking animals?

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Posted in: Man arrested for kicking and breaking police box glass door in Aomori Prefecture See in context

The bureaucracy of this place makes me feel like kicking down some doors too.

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Posted in: Prices have been raised or are set to be raised for 10,086 food and beverage products in Japan this year, with the cumulative annual total topping 10,000 for the third consecutive year. See in context

If you check the news article we are referring to.

In the 2nd paragraph states that The Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- which excludes volatile fresh food prices --

https://japantoday.com/category/business/japan-inflation-ticks-up-in-may-to-2.5

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Posted in: Prices have been raised or are set to be raised for 10,086 food and beverage products in Japan this year, with the cumulative annual total topping 10,000 for the third consecutive year. See in context

And yet the government wants everyone to believe that the official inflation rate is somehow only about 2.5%.

Japan excludes fresh food and energy prices when calculating the CPI. This makes the official inflation rate less meaningful.

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Posted in: Japan lawmakers launch group to probe UFO security 'threat' See in context

We must raise funds to build a real Gundam robot!

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Posted in: Kishida says he won't dissolve Diet during ongoing session See in context

How is Kishida still the Prime Minister after all these years? How did we let this happen?!

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Posted in: Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal; unhappy over how IOC spent funds: report See in context

You are just blaming it on the gaijin: Bach.

Reminds me of fiascos like Nissan, Olympus, and Mt. Gox. The only one held accountable is the foreigner, while Japanese executives often avoid indictment.

Tsunekazu Takeda, former head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, $2 million

Haruyuki Takahashi, former executive of the Japanese advertising giant Dentsu, $8.2 million

Joji Masui, former head of the consulting company Amuse.

Dentsu, ADK Holdings, ....the list goes on and on.

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Posted in: Nuclear waste disposal site survey to go ahead in Saga town See in context

Saga could face a similar disaster to Fukushima, whether due to an earthquake, tsunami, or human error. It's a potential accident waiting to happen.

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Posted in: Yen recovers to 152 range against dollar in Asian trading See in context

speculate the Japanese government and the BOJ stepped into the market to buy the yen for the dollar.

manipulate the markets all you want.

it's not gonna work.

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Posted in: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory inspected over dietary supplement deaths, illnesses See in context

Is there any scientific basis for this product?

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Posted in: TEPCO submits plan to load nuclear fuel in idled reactor See in context

Oh, the infinite ways things could go wrong.

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Posted in: No plan to call election before scandal-hit figures punished: Kishida See in context

the punitive steps against the lawmakers, saying only that he would act "as soon as possible."

So, he is saying there's a chance... of consequences for them... eventually?

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Posted in: Man arrested for attempted bank robbery in Tokyo See in context

He will get a suspended sentence and be back playing with his toy guns in no time.

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Posted in: Godzilla awaits See in context

I knew that the leaks of radioactive water underground from Fukushima would bring us consequences.

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Posted in: Investment scams via SNS rise sharply in Japan from July 2023 See in context

I received one of those phone calls the other day. 

A trader from Thailand wants me to invest 500,000 yen in a car company that is going to dominate the market.

I just need to transfer the money to their bank account in Thailand to get rich.

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