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"Kyoto has many immature and regressive rules, I find the place tiresome."

Indeed. Lived their for eight years and learned that the Kyoto government is known for its abstruse decisions. Kyoto, like Hiroshima for example, had a tram, the Kyoto city Tram (Kyoto shiden). It had a loop route, East-West and north-south lines. They abolished the tram in 1978 because of increasing congestion and replaced the tram with buses which added to congestion.Personally I think that Kyoto has had some of the worst city managers in Japan, who had some really ludicrous ideas like building an imitation of the Pont Neuf Bridge over the Kamogawa river (which was prevented) and that aquarium to attract more Chinese tourists, which was actually built. It is these days, thanks to its city rulers, just a pretentious shadow of its former self.

Sorry..., she, hughhhh.

If that is a contradiction to him, he doesn't know anything about Japan.

Where is the map?

Abe was the worst prime minister since Nakasone. And Nakasone is treated as a national hero, even he has done more damage to the Japanese economy than anybody before and after - Nakasone that is.

Gaman shinasai!

Abe was only important in Japan or with non-Japanese speaking journalists who only understood to Abe's catch phrases like the most ridiculous "Abenomics".

Which achievements besides the longevity of office?

@kurispusu

hahaha. Upvote for your humor! Sure you are probably right... But after 49 years here, I am just tired of the pointless gaman stuff. I moved out of here when Corona hit and I'm back now for closure. Gotta life (elsewhere).

I arrived back today. The Quarantaine procedures were still a huge a pain in the neck, with that almost 2km walk through the airport in Haneda. I have done it twice. To put it short: it is exhausting, humiliating and pointless. Nothing to do with health whatsoever. It is just an exercise in gaman. As usual. If you can hold it, stay away or go somewhere where they are actually welcoming.

Tensions are rising due to America's "Pivot to Asia."

The view from Kitty-Land.

Travelling from where? No quarantine. He recklessly put children and athletes he met in harms way.

WTF

In a country where drivers go bumper to bumper no matter what speed or road conditions this happens all the time. This time just more vehicles than usual.

Abe was corrupt and bluster. Suga is corrupt and clumsy.

Suga is the archetype of tanoshikunai Japan. A sour looking Abe without any convincing bluster.

Only in Japan denial equals hope.

If denial would be an Olympic sport the Japanese would win all medals.

The Japanese government denounced the report as a “totally unacceptable” viewpoint that will change nothing in the country's legal process.

Sure they won't change. It is part of Japanese culture.

"We will lead international society in realising a decarbonised world."

Suga and his cohorts doesn't lead the world anywhere. They are leaders of pretense, nothing else.

Kitsch in gold is still kitsch.

@ KnowBette r- Today  07:06 am JST

They refused to test more.....They avoided at all costs testing...They made it near impossible to get tested....They made it nearly the whole year in denial ...

Indeed the best post I have read about this subject on this pages for a while. Not much more to add. Except that when once this very common trajectory here has started, there's little hope for changes of course. But instead, digging in deeper, deny even more vehemently and rigorously follow the dotted line.

Rules. Lockep up. No fun. Welcome to Japan.

Not tomention Japan's medieval justice system, inflexible mindset, rules for the sake of rules... I'll pack my bags.

It's not left or right, never mind right or wrong. It's just sordid flat-out opportunism.

What did Naksone has achieved during he was the PM of Japan!?

He was an ultra nationalist and megalomaniac, the architect of the economical bubble which lead to crashing the economy and stagnation until now and poverty for many. Abe was the second worst, Nakasone was the worst PM Japan had after the war.

No surprise. Bullying in Japan is systemic, top down, and part of the social fabric.

 twin towers each about 260 meters tall ....... to make the area more connected and accessible 

Are they aware how idiotic this description reads? For Shinjuku especially. Are these planners totally wacko?

Why is the economy minister of in charge of of Japan's measures against the spread of the coronavirus? What makes him competent to deal with this pandemic and what is the minister of health doing? In the meanwhile a "subcommittee will hold a meeting in the near future to discuss..." No wonder Japan's leadership's response to the coronavirus is characterized by disarray and obvious incompetence.

Pigheaded stupidity. That's what you get when you politicize a pandemic.