Posted in: Large sinkhole swallows truck in Saitama Prefecture; man still trapped See in context
Was watching the live feed late last night about this. Seeing the mangled front of the truck was heartbreaking. Just as it was lifted, the restaurant sign collapsed as the road under there gave way, it must be such an exhausting, tense job for all those working round the clock. The poor driver who no doubt had injury on impact and then all that goes along with that as well as a night outside in winter.... my thoughts go out to him and his loved ones.
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Posted in: If you live in Japan but were not born here, which food or drink items do you miss most from your home country? See in context
raspberries, back bacon, buttercream filling in cakes, real chorizo (while occasionally sold at Seijo Ishii in a small pack, thinly sliced, it is not a standard item at regular supermarkets) , Crispy duck +pancake+sauce sets, sausage rolls and like everyone else, proper cheese that won't bankrupt you
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Posted in: Lawyer who led defense of ongoing 1966 murder case dies at 82 See in context
Rest in peace. I have a lot of admiration for defense lawyers here that take on the 冤罪 cases. He must have seen a fair few miscarriages of justice in his years battling the corruption within the police/prosecution.
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Posted in: Refugee applicants to Japan surge in 2023; may reach record high See in context
Close your border. Only bring in highly skilled immigrant
a" highly skilled immigrant" is still an immigrant. Something tells me you'd find something they were doing wrong too, probably gomi separation or chopstick misdemeanors, something important like that.
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Posted in: Voyeurism case involving former cram school instructor sent to prosecutors See in context
Disgusting, but glad he was caught at 21 as that sort of behavior will only escalate. Just got to hope he gets blacklisted from working around children in the future.
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Posted in: Gov't floats ¥40,000 income tax cut a year to ease inflation pain See in context
40,000円 over 12 months is a moldy carrot dangled to appeal to the most gullible of voters. A token 70,000円 to low-income households is all well and good, but how about a bit more help for those slightly above that, but still struggling to get by aka the majority.
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Posted in: Kishida plans income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks See in context
As someone on pretty unspectacular pay, income tax is the least of my worries. I waste more on the 3 mandatory charges (health, pension, residential tax) than I do on rent. So to get by, I take on more work....and what happens when you do that? The following year you get screwed even further on health/residential tax, not to mention the fact that pension fees are going up next April too. It's all very well saying "put money aside for the upcoming taxes", but that's pretty hard to do with the extortionate costs of even basic food and household goods.
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CHO Not WHO So Let China Fund It N Make A Clause That Tedros Resign N Name COVID China Virus…
Posted in: WHO worker aims to raise $1 bil to cover U.S. pullout
Here's a novel idea: install some trash cans.
Posted in: The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Nara
Posted in: Two nurses in Australia suspended for reportedly making antisemitic comments
Posted in: Two nurses in Australia suspended for reportedly making antisemitic comments