MilesTeg comments

CaptDingleheimerToday  10:39 am JST

Well I bet the 19 year old will never say that to anyone again…

What did he say?

OssanAmericaToday  09:01 am JST

Japan and South Korea are terrible in this respect because of the long history of patriarchy reinforced by confucianism. But most of Asia still drags behind the West. About the only good thing one can say is that they are better than the Taliban.

Women only account for 20% at Tokyo U while women account for 42% at Seoul Nat't U. That's more than double. You have no reason to talk about Korea. The good thing is Japan is better than the Taliban in this respect and others when it comes to women.

M1984FAToday  06:04 pm JST

It might be true, but firstly there is no way to verify "worldwide" figures, and secondly "worldwide" is a meaningless concept, as there are very different societies in the world.

I agree that cross cultural studies can be a challenge but it has more to do with data collection and yes some questions about accuracy. But regardless of different societies, none culturally accept rape or sexual assault. They're universally abhorred and are crimes. Or are you saying that some women in some societies lie or make more false accusations than other societies? If anything some societies certainly try to silence them.

JimToday  03:57 pm JST

I used to order from Pizza Hut twice a week back in 2018-2020 on every Friday / Saturday nights! It was reasonably priced and good taste. Pizza Hut in Japan has increased prices significantly especially from 2022-2024 and the quality and taste has declined dramatically! Not worth the amount these days as better options are available out there! Even the frozen pizza sold in supermarkets are better tasting than Pizza Hut in Japan!

I've noticed the same. The ingredients they use lately is the cheapest, crappiest around. If I order from them now, it's usually just a margarita because any meat they use is terrible. I've had better supermarket or even frozen pizza.

How is that so many of these murderers and other criminals are unemployed.

daikakaToday  03:23 pm JST

Businesses' main priorities are profits and ROI. Why wouldn't they be?

Circle K was bankrupt in the early 90's and bought by Couche Tard. It's now 2nd only to 7-11. Sounds like it underwent an upgrade and improved.

The RoI will only look at quarterly or at most 1 year.

What will happen will be massive downgrade of service level and product quality, and removal of CAPEX and other investments. This will result in degraded competitive advantage in the market which lead to closing of stores and rapid loss of market share 10 years down the road.

Everyone planning this will know that this will happen, but they will do it anyways, because if they do not maximize RoI for the quarter even at significant future risk, they won't be around the next quarter. The rules that most of these companies operate is that even if you significantly downgrade service or quality, the customer will not react fast enough to affect the next fiscal period results

This many words aren't needed for a simple and basic business premise.

ROI is a constant and continual business operation evaluation.

Circle K was bankrupt and now it's in 2nd place behind 7-11. There is no evidence that Couche Tard's buyout of Circle resulted in lower profits or little to no ROI.

*Western companies may drive up profits, but they are horrible at customer service as* everything will be evaluated based on RoI.

I would expect significant downgrade in customer service and product variety/quality upon this acquisition.

Businesses' main priorities are profits and ROI. Why wouldn't they be?

Circle K was bankrupt in the early 90's and bought by Couche Tard. It's now 2nd only to 7-11. Sounds like it underwent an upgrade and improved.

WasabiToday  04:14 pm JST

Hard to imagine why anyone would dislike them.

Maybe living in the 21th century and not the middle age has something to do with that?

The institution of the Royal Family is archaic and outdated but this particular couple isn't. They're actually quite progressive.

Chico3Today  03:41 pm JST

I've brought umeboshi, mentaiko, etc into the US and Canada. No problem at all as it was vacuum-packed (shinku-paku).

That's great to know, since my oldest daughter, who is living in the US, loves mentaiko. I guess you just get it at the airport.

You can but it may be a little expensive. A lot of regular stores will have products already vacuum packed for travelling and they'll be cheaper.

Go crawl back under that rock.

If it's packaged properly, it will be fine for customs, especially Japanese beef. It's JAL. They know how to package for customs. But the custom 'experts' here know better.

I've brought umeboshi, mentaiko, etc into the US and Canada. No problem at all as it was vacuum-packed (shinku-paku).

Lovely couple with integrity, intelligence, and compassion. I love that they piss off the right wing nuts so much. Get well soon!

Manipulating supply & demand to falsely increase domestically produced rice prices to help old rice farmers with small fields who can't make a profit on their own. You also need to take into account the government subsidies they receive through JA which we pay through taxes. There's plenty of rice. It's just not a profitable business for most rice farmers because their fields are too small and they haven't automated.

Laughable that domestic rice which is a fundamental diet staple in Japan can't be profitable when so many eat and need it on a daily basis. Another example of the government ignoring a problem like the plummeting population until it's too late.

Joker 1 was a divisive movie. I personally liked the very dark origin story that highlighted societal ills on the weak and mentally ill. Especially Phoenix's performance. Others disliked the ultraviolence and the parallels to today's society. Many though agreed that it was a stand alone film that didn't need a sequel per say. Reading comments and reviews, there was little demand for a sequel in the first place. But we got one anyway.

We also know who the main demographic for comic book films is and the majority aren't fans of musicals. The moment Lady Gaga was cast, there were rumblings that it would include several musical sequences. Not a great thematic or business idea considering the main demographic.

The production budget is said to be double that of Joker 1; around $200mil yet little CGI, no expensive filming locations, little to no practical effects. Disney's Acolyte cost $230mil for 8 episodes with each running between 30 - 40min with a bunch of no name actors, crappy CGI, and no on-location filming. Japan's Toho studios made Godzilla -1 for $15mil.

For someone so talented with such a storied life and experiences, he got little recognition. Was a better actor than he got credit for. RIP.

Friends lost weight when they visited Japan for one week. They were shocked. They never lost weight on vacation but in Japan all that walking, stairs, small portions, less fatty food, etc., made a big difference.

The constant whine from Americans is that portions are too small in other countries or in gourmet food not that portions in the US are way too much. Truth is...if you wait 10min after eating normal portions, most likely you won't even feel hungry any more. I've noticed in the US, people get angry when there's fat shaming but it's okay to thin shame. I think it's jealousy cause so many are fat.

callbsoutSep. 20  10:15 pm JST

As other commentators said, the convenience stores in North America usually sell garbage food. You visit them only if all other shops are closed.

On top of it, Couche Tard is not even Canadian. It is Quebecois. Everything is way worse in Quebec regarding quality and customer service. Icing on the cake is their in-your-face French language fundamentalisms.

We warned you enough Japan. If you still chose todo so, that is on you.

Canada as a whole has pretty bad service and I've been all over Canada. It's more about the kinds of places you frequent. Stop going to crappy fast food, cheap cafes, and dive bars and try more upscale places and you'll get better service even in Quebec. And yet Quebec is still one of the most popular Canadian vacation destinations for Canadians and foreigners. If it's as bad as your whiny rant, nobody would go. You sound racist against French Canadians as well.

MocheakeToday  12:26 pm JST

MilesTegToday 11:48 am JST

MocheakeToday 10:50 am JST

You do NOT know baseball.*

Nobody cares or will remember Judge's WAR, OBP, OPS, etc, blah, blah except angry little self proclaimed experts in little rooms fuming that Ohtani gets all the attention but Judge doesn't because Ohtani set a significant MLB record*

You don't know what the word "record" means. It's NOT a record. He is the first player to do it. Maybe you don't understand the difference. I KNOW what I am talking about and if Ohtani were still in the AL, he would more than likely lose the MVP to Aaron Judge. Good thing he left because Judge is having a MORE monster season. Facts.

record:

at a higher level than ever achieved before:

The long hot summer has led to a record harvest this year.

Inflation has reached record levels.

We finished the work in record time (= faster than had ever been done before).

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/record#google_vignette

You don't know what you're talking about. He set a record for at least 50Hrs & 50 SBs in a regular season. You need to go back to school. LOL!

Nobody will care or remember Judge's year except angry little know-it-alls like you but they'll care and remember Ohtani's record.

MocheakeToday  10:50 am JST

You do NOT know baseball.

Nobody cares or will remember Judge's WAR, OBP, OPS, etc, blah, blah except angry little self proclaimed experts in little rooms fuming that Ohtani gets all the attention but Judge doesn't because Ohtani set a significant MLB record.

YubaruToday  09:27 am JST

By whose definition? The Japanese media? There is this guy named Aaron Judge who is in fact doing statistically better than Otani this year. But then the articles written here do show quite a bit of bias.

Judge has got the higher batting average and more RBIs but it's not a huge gap. He's only stole 10 bases and he certainly can't pitch. This is a Japanese site isn't it and Judge isn't setting any MLB records this year. Sounds like you're the one with a bias.

3Hrs, 10RBIs, 2SBs...that's quite a day. Baseball greatness.

He's come along way from starring in Ringu. I think he's a good actor, he speaks English well, and more importantly for acting, his pronunciation is clear. However, he plays the role of a samurai often. We know he can play that role in his sleep so Id like to see him in different roles using English. He is the top Japanese actor for western films and is much better than the others in terms of acting and English ability. Beat Takeshi??! He was unfortunately in the live action version of Ghost in the Shell and all his lines were in Japanese because his English is so poor. He was cringe worthy.

Nibek32Today  04:06 pm JST

Recreational marijuana has had a bad impact on American society, so it makes sense to be skeptical of following this trend.

There are plenty of jobs out there, but Americans have just become too entitled and lazy to do basic jobs. They prefer to stay home eating snacks and watching tik tok videos.

Outside of medical use, the only results of legalization have been negative.

All hearsay and opinion with no scientific or statistical evidence. Legislation has pretty much eliminated the criminal trade and associated criminal activities while generating huge revenue through taxes for governments. There's now quality control as well. More likely that legal alcohol and cigarettes causes more health and social issues.

Gene HennighToday  09:05 am JST

Westerners want their marijuana, so Japan should make it legal. I agree that the punishment is way out of line but, uh, seems like different cultures don't always match up with each other. Don't visit or live in Japan. If you want a J then go where they are legal. Ta da!

I'd argue that there's nothing cultural about it all as Japan merely adopted the US' policy on pot from the 1920's & 30's which itself was racially based. Pot wasn't illegal in Japan back then.

I think the Dodgers have around 16 games left in the regular season so it's entirely possible for Otani to set a MLB record for 50/50. He also has a chance to beat out Judge who's been stuck on 51 HRs for a while.

If they want to return to their coffeehouse roots, stop selling so many sweets, things with sugar, and focus on coffee.

DanteKHToday  06:12 pm JST

Not sure I would trust a 10 years old with my life, let's all be honest here.

She's supervised by a licensed adult. No way any restaurant allows a 10yrs old even if licensed to prepare blowfish by themselves. That toxin is deadly and there's no antidote.

So Live Nation/Ticketmaster are essentially scalpers....scalping their own tickets based upon the bogus premise of 'changing market conditions'. So if demand plummets, they'll suddenly lower the price for tickets?

At least they're communicating...LOL!

Fighto!Today  06:45 pm JST

You could say the same about the Stones, Metallica, U2 and the rest who continue to embark on enormous money making tours.

Good on the Gallagher lads for getting back together, wish I could be there for one of the gigs! Definitely, Maybe is one of the best albums of the 90s.

The Stones are filthy rich. They don't need the money. Jagger's estate has a value of $600mil. Keith around $500mil. I don't know about Metallica but I imagine that U2 aren't exactly struggling.

The Stones have been around since the 60's and have released over 30 albums. Oasis...just 7.

I can only speak about Chiba which has a considerable amount of rice farmers. What I did notice is that: the majority are over 50yrs old, their farming land is small so so is the yield/profit, and no young people are rice farmers.

Farming is a tough job and I don't see young people willing to work that hard outside for such small income. Therefore, most rice farmers receive government subsidies through organizations like JA. Rice farmers either have to merge or corporations need to take over rice farming and modernize to increase the scale.

Japan can easily import more rice to cover the gap but there's pride involved. Continuing to give subsidies to rice farmers who can't make profit and will soon stop working because of their age is a dead end. Expand, modernize, and import seem the only options.