Posted in: Ishiba's approval rate rises 5 points to 44%, NHK poll shows See in context
As far as the LDP goes, Ishiba is probably the most honest of the bunch!
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Posted in: Kanye West's account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant See in context
Kanye West's account on X has been deactivated
I thought Musk bought Twitter to protect free speech!
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Posted in: Super Bowl Monday See in context
that’s what you get for your 3 million yen join fee plus 40,000 yen a month?
Does an American company employing U.S. expats pay for this? I can't imagine why anyone would want to join otherwise!
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Posted in: Ishiba proposes Nippon Steel invest in U.S. Steel rather than acquire it See in context
Look at the state of that river running next to the steelworks!
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Posted in: Gold smuggling soars in Japan as price rises See in context
Then you have to cut all of the expenses, fees when purchasing and selling it, plane tickets, to pay the carriers, etc.. not much left after that. Is it worth the risk?
Airfare to Hong Kong on an LCC is almost free!
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Posted in: Men arrested over alleged prostitution for inbound tourists in Tokyo See in context
Uh, no. Other media report they recruited the women while they were already selling themselves at Okubo Park at night.
They might have been selling themselves at Okubo Park but at least all the money was going into their own pockets!
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Posted in: We'll provide an environment where Vietnamese people can work and play an active role safely and with peace of mind. See in context
@sakurasuki The first article you posted is over 6 years old!
Yes, they arrive with debt because they pay a fee to a Vietnamese broker! You make it sound like human trafficking, but nobody is forcing these people to come here!
The law has changed which means they can change employment if they are not being treated fairly or earning enough. Every day ads are showing up on my Facebook page looking for staff to work in my area and the hourly wages are all 1350yen /hour and up which is much higher than minimum wage!
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Posted in: We'll provide an environment where Vietnamese people can work and play an active role safely and with peace of mind. See in context
'@sakurasuki In the links you posted it says that you will be paid 85 000 yen for the first month only! The first month is for lectures and training! After that your salary will be based on the local minimum wage! Better to read carefully before posting!
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Posted in: Woman conned out of ¥18 mil in SNS romance scam See in context
Facebook is full of these scammers! If you report them, they do nothing, so I feel it's my moral obligation to warn people in the comments section!
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Posted in: Sinkholes in Saitama merge; truck driver still trapped on 3rd day See in context
What an awful way for that poor old man to leave this world. Luckily those cranes/power shovels weren't swallowed up too!
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Posted in: Japan to halt funding for U.N. women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession See in context
@Fighto! Well, the current emperor had a very difficult time finding a wife! They hounded poor Masako until she caved in! What normal person would want to live such a restrictive life? It's a human rights abuse in my opinion!
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Posted in: Japan to halt funding for U.N. women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession See in context
I think Prince Hisahito is going to have a very hard time finding a wife! Maybe it is a good thing if they stick to this male only succession policy! It means they'll die a natural death!
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Posted in: 17-year-old boy referred to prosecutors for impersonating police officer See in context
TokyoLivingToday 08:18 am JST
Send that juvenile clown to jail.
Oh, come on, this is a slap on the wrist offence!
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Posted in: Cucumbers are trendy, but how healthy are they? See in context
Yeah, cucumbers are great! But I don't really like eating them in the middle of winter. Couldn't you have found an article on something more season appropriate?
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Posted in: Japan cannot accept Russia's scrapping of education centers: gov't See in context
Sounds good to me! Something less to put money into! If people want to study Japanese, there is plenty for free on the internet!
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Posted in: U.N. standard to feature Japan's volunteer probation officer system See in context
@David Brent Conviction rate is high but the indictment rate is quite low at 37%.
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Posted in: Rival buyer for U.S. Steel emerges as U.S. extends deadline on Nippon Steel's bid See in context
@JJE But you'd be fine with it being bought out by a Chinese company if they put in an offer?
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Posted in: Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in See in context
@Agent_Neo You seem confused!
Korea was under an authoritarian regime until 1987! In 1987, the June Uprising took place! It was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to 29, 1987. The demonstrations forced the ruling government to hold direct presidential elections and institute other democratic reforms, which led to the establishment of the present-day government of the Republic of Korea.
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Posted in: Man arrested for writing graffiti inside toilet at imperial palace during New Year greeting event See in context
I'd be interested to know what he wrote!
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Posted in: Man who stole two packs of ground beef tracked by police for about 1,000 kms across Japan See in context
This story kind of makes me feel sick to my stomach. Today it's a shoplifter, tomorrow it's somebody who opposes the government. Where does it end...
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Posted in: Experts question bird strike as cause of South Korea plane crash See in context
@JJE More likely to be the use of copy components coming out of China!
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Posted in: Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker for over 4 decades, dies at 94 See in context
daito_hak Your frequent use of the word ' grotesque' is both strange and amusing.
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Posted in: 'Romeo and Juliet' star Olivia Hussey dies at 73 See in context
She was so beautiful! She was also married to the Japanese singer Akira Fuse by whom she had a child, Maximillian.
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Posted in: Chinese man gets 8-month sentence in Yasukuni Shrine graffiti case See in context
Yasukuni is a vestige of the State Shinto that Japanese were coerced into belonging before 1945. It was part and parcel of the system of venerating the Emperor. I never understood why it was left alone during the occupation. It would have been better to have converted it to a hospital for the benefit of crippled and maimed soldiers and war victims.
MacArthur was all for getting rid of it, but 2 Catholic priests Father Bruno Bitter and Father Patrick Byrne insisted that Japanese should be allowed to honor their war dead, so GHQ decided not to destroy it. It really only became controversial after the A-class war criminals were secretly interned there in 1978.
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Posted in: Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while WHO chief says he was meters away See in context
Pity those missiles weren't a few meters closer to the WHO chief!
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Posted in: Chinese man gets 8-month sentence in Yasukuni Shrine graffiti case See in context
As a person residing here, he was silly to get involved. But that sentence is ridiculously long considering the lightness of his 'crime'!
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Posted in: JR Kyushu mulls ending Japan-S Korea ferry service after coverup See in context
The Queen Beetle, designed and built by an Australian firm, began full service in November 2022 following the lifting of coronavirus border control measures.
So, is this vessel only 2 years old? It shouldn't be having such issues!
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Posted in: We have gotten to the point where customers will stand in line outside our shop for up to eight hours just to eat our onigiri. See in context
8 hours for an onigiri? Are there really people who are that stupid?
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Posted in: Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, to enroll in University of Tsukuba See in context
Because the high school is affiliated with the U. of Tsukuba, every year several students are admitted through recommendation and essay/interview only.
Yeah, I know...it was all planned like that, so he didn't have to write an entrance exam!
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Posted in: Prince Hisahito, 2nd in line to throne, to enroll in University of Tsukuba See in context
passed the university's school admission requirements
A third-year student at Tokyo's Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba, Prince Hisahito sat for an interview and written essay test
Sounds like he didn't have to write an entrance exam!
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Posted in: American tourist arrested in Japan on charges of pushing sexual services worker down stairs
Posted in: Record number of online casino users detected by Japan police in 2024
Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S.
Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S.