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I was there the other day and chucked in a 10yen coin and did a few bows and claps.

It's a beautiful shrine.

All God's children should be forgiven - don't you know?

I remember in the late 1980s when snap-happy Japanese tourists were flooding into Australia, especially places like the Gold Coast and natural wonders like the Twelve Apostles and the Great Barrier Reef.

I was out looking at the rock formations and the ocean on the Great Ocean Road at the safety railing and several busloads of tourists turned up to run down to view the same. With a dutious flag waver in front urging them the way.

One guy climbed the railing and swung right in front of me to take a selfie with his fujifilm instant camera (used to love those things) while hanging over the edge of the cliff, thsn promptly climbed back over the railing took off with the rest of the group without actually looking at the ocean or the formations themselves.

I thought at the time he was kinda rude. But it was amusing.

How times change but still stay the same.

Okane ga nai desu

Sad.

The cost of air tickets has blown up too. Fuel surcharge on aircraft is high.

Shipping and oil is based in US$ so hurts anything oil related.

Which is pretty much everything in Japan to do with imporrs or exports.

At least the tourists can enjoy a cheap holiday among the temples during the day and stay out all night partying in the bars. Have fun.

Right now.

Japan doesn't have the security qualifications for Five Eyes level intelligence sharing.

Cyber or HUMIN.

And won't be ready for quite a while. Even though a stated goal.

They need to work on it.

Pretty hard- over a long term basis.

There is scant trust in their current systems. And for good reason.

Just been OS the last 2 weeks and the amount then yen gets now is bordering on parity with SE Asian nations.

Developed nations are double or triple the prices here.

Some places are more expensive now for hotels and food etc that were considered cheap places to visit until quite recently.

I opted to use another currency to not be rolled over.

Yes.

It's in their national defence strategy.

Has been since the 1950's.

Is this considered BREAKING NEWS! now?

Lolz

Love watching these when they fly over close to my place. Look amazing

Love the low rumbling sound they make when rotored.

So it seems like the ridiculous and usless measures undertaken accounted for a huge amounts of morality in addition to just the virus.

Should have just dealt with the virus for with a focus on the elderly and immunocompromised and left everyone else to live as normal.

The rest of those poor people would still be alive today if that had been the case.

Such a shame.

The bombs were always going to be used on someone, it's like human destiny. Question is, will they be used again?

I am pretty sure the world will only be ok with the goodies using 'tactical nukes' from here on in.

If it's a baddie that uses one. Then it will be very wrong and bad.

https://www.extremetech.com/defense/221064-us-presses-on-with-tactical-nukes-despite-outcry

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2015/12/15/obama-backs-biggest-nuclear-arms-buildup-since-cold-war/?sh=79adff372a0f

It's been facinating how Covid-19 is either more or less dangerous to people's health depending on the country you are in (or the media you read).

You would think the same disease would have the same worry and outcomes on issues and mortality (across comparable ages and healthiness) for all across the world.

But not really the case as has been shown or continues to show.

I wonder why not?

Facinating.

Well at least we all know how to make the Oscars even more boring now.

Didn't previously think that was possible.

Kudos to the organisers.

I struggle to imagine who it might be.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-30/dan-andrews-china-trip-airfares-hotel-beijing-nanjing-chendu/102544468

It's not really a total population issue here in Japan. 80m or 125m doesn't matter hugely to the health of the society overall.

However it's a massively worrying ratio of the demograpics which will hurt innovation, lifestyle, elderly care, retirements and the overall health of the Japanese economy and sense of joy that is hardest to bear witness to.

Countries where 30 - 50% of their population are below 30 years old are much more lively, dynamic and fun and tend to have happier and more joyful societies.

Cafes, art, music, dancing etc etc abound. In very greying societies, it's bleak and things get stagnant very, very fast.

The amount of dilapidated homes and shops around rural Japan is astonishing. It's only reasonable as elderly people don't generally have the will or stamina to fix things up. They lament theoss of their young to the bigger cities, as are left out to dry and die alone without the laughter of children.

A good ratio across demographics helps every member of society.

Without a rapid birthrate, Japan will need immigration of some young blood infused into it, to survive as a counrty anyone would want to live work or travel to.

Hamas uses their own people as a shield after a terrorist orgy of killing, rape and torture of Jews

So do you think it's acceptable to just kill the human shields?

The IDF are killing far too many civilians outright, to be even be considered as 'collateral damage'.

Brilliant

Now Japan has become an adjunct of the SE Asia backpacker itinerary and the 'Snow Bali' of Australia, wxpect some quitky and interesting bars and clubs to spring up in hotspots.

Already in some Nagano amd Hokkaido towns, bars are full of foreigners splashing cash across very Western style bars and clubs enjoying some Apres Ski activities and hooking up.

Very fun places to be really.

I can't wait for some summer events where buckets of 6x Asahi bottles are sold for 1200yen - bargain party town.

Kao Sahn Road with yakitori and robots.

While late term abortions are really quite gruesome to watch in medical videos, I think any abortion, no matter how late a stage, needs to be discussed with the mother, the father and the child in question beforehand.

It's Their body - Their choice.

X is way better now than the way the old Twitter was run.

So she's not a great believer in carbon emissions or climate change then?

Or just thinks the plebs should curtail their own travel to perhaps see their family overseas or vactaion for some well deserved travel once every few years?

Just got back from a bit of skiing, when in between a day and night of skiing went stealth camping in the snow, with my young boy, by driving up a snowy and deserted road and nestled our car snuggly in a fairly hidden nook and cranny.

We had a great time insulating the van and setting up our futon and sleeping bags in there. Eating candies and chips while watching, a bit of Empite Strikes Back and the frozen ice moon of Hoth to set the mood on the DVD player while we prepared for bed and another day of skiing the next morning.

I love tents and camping whenever during the year, solo camping, with girlfiried or mates, with family and the kids. Nothing like resting under the stars exhausted after 20km hikes on 80km trails

I will take a Billion Star experience over a mediocre 5 Star let down, anyday.

I think a few posters here are misreading the sutuation.

Japan is suring up it's own food security - i.e. wheat etc (imports from Kenya), in exchange for financial help.

This is in lieu of the higher prices atm from Ukrainian sourced wheat.

Japan is not going to be sending food to Africa.

I will be interested if the journalist, Tucker Carlson asks President Putin about this dispute in their interview and what his answer may be.

Much too gawdy on the eyes.

I am no fashionista but this aint good.

Why did they need a female actress for Barbie anyway?

Hopefully is convicted and they throw the book at him.

Cowardly behavior.

Welcome to Japan.

Perhaps their pension support was not enough to pay for all of lifes essentials, or perhaps they were 'doing the right thing' and curbing electricity usage in the Winter as per the Gov. requests?

Either way, it is sad.