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There are many users from far-right/netizen oriented websites in Japan that frequently lurk here and discuss "overseas reactions" to domestic affairs on their respective platforms. They are probably the ones bombarding comments with pluses/minuses. They don't comment here, likely due to poor English proficiency, but obviously they can translate what we post via Google/DeepL.

Are you sure it's not because the people being downvotes are ranting like lunatics or just not contributing anything useful?

Hafu is an ugly word. It's a form of discrimination.

Lots of people use the word without being discriminatory.

The people nitpicking the work uniforms have no real argument.

He should have offered a sincere apology for the actions of Imperial Japan.

Japan has apologized multiple times. It is just South Korea and China that perpetuate the myth that they never have.

No, because most people don't leave rubbish on the ground for others to pick up.

Why do Japanese leave their rubbish on the ground in the first place - take your own rubbish with you!

That's right, people in every other country leave trash with the intention of coming back to pick it up later.

Cleaning up your own garbage is commendable but it's overkill to clean up others' garbage when people get paid to do it.

No it's not. That's one of the dumbest excuses I have ever heard.

Anyone who justified the actions of the Japanese Imperial Army and their atrocities against civilians, (including the actions of Unit 731) old men, women and children, against 2 A-bombs to end this is short on intellectual capability.

Nobody's doing that. Your attempt at whataboutism is sad.

So many prejudiced people in the comments.

They are currently (2023 1H) the largest-selling car brand in the world. 

What makes them "not relevant" in your...ummm...mind?

I believe he's making a reference to the anti-Japan commenters that frequently claim that Japan is irrelevant.

I have never seen staff wash their hands.

Why would they wash their hands where you can see them?

So many people making assumptions in the comments.

Good for him.

Nobody said they don't want foreigners (except Uuyoku), but plenty of people have said they don't want many foreigners. And this has not really changed.

Read his comment more closely. He's talking about people accusing Japanese people of not wanting foreigners, of which there is an abundance on this site.

Why steal them? I wouldn't eat them even if given to me for free, seeing they are from Fukushima.

If they're good enough for a Korean Olympic athlete, they're good enough for anyone.

Honest question, does Japan have the engineering talent required?

Someone has never heard of JAXA.

200,000 yen to be bored stiff after the first five minutes and to have your eardrums blasted to smithereens for hours on end? No thanks.

You have obviously never been to one of these festivals. Either that, or you have ears of a three-year-old.

went to one many years ago, hot sweaty too many people all crammed together, funny thing is there seems to be more people in the festival than actually spectating, vast majority of participants are amature with a small fraction of professional dancers, not something id pay to watch

That wasn't my experience with Domatsuri, which had over a hundred spectators with guest dancers from Taiwan and Saipan.

Stephen ChinToday  04:35 am JST

Japan Today.

Heavy rain does not *****pound.*

Heavy rain *****batters.*

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Heavy rain does what it wants despite which adjective one wants to use in a fascist manner.

"Pound" and "batter" are verbs.

If you are a student who is not working, then you have no choice but to wait 6 months.

I've talked to students who had no problem opening an account to get their scholarship money right after they got here.

Not all branches are open 24/7. I used to go to a 7-Eleven in the suburbs of Aichi that closed at night.

This article is about the US firebombing, and people are blaming the Imperial Japanese Army. The amount of whatboutism by the anti-Japan gang is sad.

Seriously, the whole thing could have been avoided if, like many of their rival sushi trains, they installed an "express lane" conveyor belt for pre-ordered dishes which doesn't allow anyone but the diner to get their grubby hands on it.

Some of their branches have installed them. The one I usually go to installed them several months ago.

Again, so many angry comments from people triggered by the Japanese being courteous.

It might be awesome but there are low-paid immigrant workers who need the money to put food in their bellies. Sometimes kindness is not so kind.

So what? Is cleaning a zero-sum game?

So many insecure comments angry over Japanese people being courteous.

It's a tricky situation for Japanese students while university administration encourage students to study abroad, each department will treat these students differently since many of department won't recognize semester when they study abroad so they end up more years in university. 

Beside that it will ruin their job hunting schedule, and give no better chance to get into Japanese company of their choice. Since study abroad doesn't count in most of cases.

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00446/year-round-hiring-aims-to-spur-more-japanese-students-to-learn-overseas.html

Experience studying abroad is valued by Japanese companies in the job hunting process, and there are universities that convert credits earned abroad as core or elective credits.

So many people whining about the government trying to maintain safety. The comments here seem more paranoid.

So many people complaining about the government trying to maintain safety.

First the Government wants people to drink, to have babies, now you can't drink, the nanny state continues...

Most U.S, states prohibit drinking outside, period. Japan is relatively lenient in this respect.

That was 80 years ago, please get a life. People need to move on. It' not like he sailed into the area with the Battleship Yamoto.

Exactly. Agree. Some just won't let go of aug 6

> Agree with that...but just turn on TV and tune into NHK during the summer months.

There is a difference between paying respects to the dead and spreading hate and attacking people because of what happened eighty years ago.

The last couple of years, it has become a very common sight to see oyajis with young "models" on photo shoots. Italy Park in Shiodome is one of the fav spots for these sick old men.

Agreed- always creepy when I see these otaku " photographers" with their "models." Kimoi oyajis.

Such a gross generalization. I personally have an acquaintance who often takes photos for families and young women who post them on Instagram. I've always been impressed with his lighting, you can't emulate it with just an iPhone.

Taking off your shoes should be common sense in every country. I cannot comprehend people (mainly Americans) who go to bed with their shoes on.