MarkX comments

So would that mean all the money Trump charged the secret service to stay at Trump hotels would have to be refunded?

I'm pretty sure most of these people who are hoarders suffer from some kind of mental disorder. I can't imagine living beside one of these houses, it must be quite terrible. I think in certain cases the authorities should have the right to go in and clean it up, or tear it down as a health or safety hazard.

So the powers that be introduced the mongooses to try and solve a problem, only creating a bigger one that has taken years and probably tons of yen to fix. Sometimes we humans shouldn't try to control nature, we end up screwing things up worse.

I wonder if the company name was anything else would this be such an issue. Desert Tortoise, I agree with you 100%. A Japanese owner would be much more likely to keep the jobs and try to curry favor, as compared to anybody else.

This doesn't make sense to me. So if people are sweaty and they get onto an air conditioned train and the sweat dries is that also a risk? How about when the sweat dries naturally on the skin, is there a difference? I don't have any of these portable fans, but se many people using them, and if they feel it is giving them relief then I don't see the harm!

I'm a bit surprised by the math for her living expenses as well. Of course in Japan the abusive father is not required to pay anything, a huge failing of this country. How about her family, I don't know about Kanto area but here in Tohoku I think families help each other a lot either with food, or money, or just taking care of the children.

What I can't understand is why don't other more "moderate" Muslim countries condemn these measures that the Taliban institute? Why don't they threaten to cut off support or ties or whatever. But you never her a peep from them. They keep saying that Islam is a religion of peace! Not for women that is for sure!

I figure it must be their banking that would be the issue, no?

I agree with Corey. Are people prepared to move out of the danger zone? The whole country is built on faults, and especially the area that will be most affected by the earthquake. So unless people pull up stakes and leave these areas, there is really little can be done. Sure have an evacuation plan, and if you can buy some supplies but that is the extent of it.

I read that because the electricity was cut to a poultry farm and their A/C was down for a considerable time, many chickens perished and it will cause a shortage of eggs for the area, also a price rise.

Maybe if Kishida had waited for these numbers he wouldn't have had to resign! All kidding aside, as mentioned above this is just for a three month period, and I'd like to know more about this robust domestic demand. Unless it was for A/C units I don't see people going on shopping sprees. Just everybody complaining about the high cost of everything.

Pure stupidity! If a huge earthquake hits there is not a damn thing any of us can do about it. If the predictions are correct huge tsunami waves will hit a large area and many lives will be lost and damage will be massive caused by the earthquake. So lets slow down the trains and tell people to only swim out 1 meter, not 2 meters.

It's like they want people to live in a constant state of fear! Don't enjoy your vacation, don't relax, always be on edge or worried!

The guys name is not Tanabe, but Tanabu, which is a very common name in Hachinohe.

Is this a sign that Putin is tired of Trump and has now moved on? It is quite a signal that he is going to deal with the Democrats and not the Republicans. Maybe Joe's last big victory will be some kind of truce between Ukraine and Russia. But we can only hope.

If the minimum wage increases, it could become a factor in bankruptcies among small and medium-sized companies 

So basically this guy is saying many small companies are doing so poorly that they can't even pay what is legally required by law, but they still remain in business. Hello foreign intern program. Now we know how they have been surviving.

If they can't pay the wages, then they should sell, consolidate, or just close down.

This is such a joke. Everyone knows that JA strictly control the production of rice, and if they wanted to raise the amount produced they could do it in a year. Many rice farmers are told to fallow their fields. IF they do they are paid for it. And the rice they produce is bought at an agreed rate, even if there is no demand. But if they don't listen and go ahead then JA will not buy their rice and they must try and sell on their own at whatever the market will pay. So there is a big gamble not to listen to JA.

Look, just call it what it really is, another way to get more money from travelers! It has nothing to do with over tourism, and if the tax is implemented it won't stop over tourism. The national government itself has stated they want more tourists which will just exacerbate the situation more. I really love the way some people think that you can want or invite people to your country and then you can decide where they stay and visit. It doesn't work that way. Thus most tourists head to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto.

Kokugakuin University's Umekawa said, urging businesses and operators to depart from the mindset that they need to keep prices low and offer the same services to both Japanese and non-Japanese customers.

Hey Prof Umekawa, maybe climb out of your ivory tower for a while and see that the local people cannot afford all these price increases. They are being priced out of their own market. I'm not saying I am a fan of the two price system, but just saying raise prices is not the only answer since for many people wages are just not raising enough or at all to pay for all the price inflation they are experiencing!

I wonder if the old man told them to take off the vests so as not to cause any damage. Being the simps that they are they acquiesced took off the vests and then the stabbed them! That is the only thing I can think of.

So basically this means that Nippon Steel is forecasting that Trump will win the November election and they may as well start sucking up to Trump and his cronies so that they can get whatever they want or need. Will Kishida be flying off to New York soon to suck up to Trump just like good old Shinzo did right after the election. Not like it did anything to help Japan in the end.

Sounds like a case of mass hysteria! One high school girl says they are so hot and spicy and then they all start to feel the same. I've never heard of these chips before, I was only familiar with the "one chip challenge" that was stopped since they were too spicy!

Is it necessary to build these data centers in large cities? Why not move a little further out, into say Tochigi, or Yamagata, etc., where there is plenty of land, and I doubt any interference from the local communities.

I find that many people who comment are so picky, and demanding that anything a hotel, restaurant did for them they would never be satisfied. I have checked places that I have stayed and enjoyed and was shocked at how different my experience was. So I take the comments with a grain of sand.

Wow, what a surprise!

I guess Ishimaru will use this as a spring board to national politics, although I wonder where he will end up next. I still find it strange that a complete outsider with nothing to do with Tokyo can come in and get so many votes. Koike has another 4 years, and I hope they will be her last. The big loser was Renho, I thought the race would be much tighter, and I don't know where she goes from here. Maybe back to national politics, but she is now kind of wounded.

Every time I read about an unemployed person committing crimes I think they must be a career criminal, because in this economy with the lack of workers and companies always looking for workers, they don't need to be unemployed. Are the wages great, no but there is work out there.

Add to that the falling yen, and I feel the real inflation rate is closer to 10%!

While I can't say anything positive about Kishida, I feel that whoever comes next will be either just as bad, or worse! Who are your choices? Young inexperienced Koizumi, or Aso Taro, again. Kono Taro, who has dropped the ball countless times, or the right wing hawk Sanae Takaichi. Nothing will change, never.

"There are still many little-known places in Japan that are left unexplored by tourists from overseas -- I believe Japan has infinite tourism resources," Takahashi said.

The problem is that 95% of the tourists only visit three places. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto. Which I think many people are thankful for!

Great game! McDavid has really shone in these past two games. Back to Edmonton for game 6! It is going to be crazy in the City of Champions!