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I never heard Queen Elizabeth complain about here workload.

Moonraker-I for one notice the ugliness. So many Japanese urban areas are totally aesthetic disasters. I have always said Japanese cities look nicer at night, because the darkness helps cover up the ugly urban design

Saw him with his All Starr band..he is a good entertainer.

It's a shame about these kind of towns, but not uncommon. One my son and I visited in Kyushu was like one of those dust blown towns you see in old westerns. Practically expected to see a tumbleweed rolling down the street. We called it "ghostville".

The only onsen I have ever been to that when I got back to my locker it wouldn't open. Had to stand around naked except for my small hand towel while 2 staff ladies worked on it for about 20 minutes.

Look at those foreigners there at the front, desperately trying to be part of the action.

Sad

What's sad about it? They were there. You were not.

They gotta have that prepackaged narrative and be told what to be mad or sad about, what to support or dont support, who to like or dont like.

Sounds exactly like Tucker Carlson's audience, or the former radio audience of Rush L.

TrevorPeace--your comment is bang on.

No desire to go on a cruises (even when I had offers of so-called free cruises). I see some charge $120 US per day for drinks (!).

Maybe India should work on providing toilets and sanitation for its citizens instead of landing spacecraft on the mooon.

That's quite the pile of garbage in the photo. As they say a picture tells a thousand words.

6kg is at the ligher end, assuming it is an adult dog. Sounds like the owner may have been starving it as well.

Recommend his Doctor test him for senility.

Let's be honest - a good percentage of these kids will be able to get by perfectly into the future without a lick of English.

That is not the point. The point is they are poor at English.

Lots of drug use in Singapore. Lots of demand.

Please give proof of this statement

Basically a shot glass amount of heroin. Absolutely barbaric.

30gms of heroin is enough for 370 addicts to feed their habit for a week.

Huh? People hang out in McDonalds all over the world. I have never seen a time limit at any McDonalds.

All that means is you have not seen them. Does not mean they don't exist.

Just google time limit McDonalds.

Typical sign says No Loiterimg Please. Time limit 30 minutes while eating food. I see it in some places where senior decide to sit in the establishment gabbing for hours on end leaving no tables for customers (and typically ordering nothing but one seniors coffee at a discount)

Japan is one of the few countries where you can go to a place like MDs and sit there all afternoon ordering one item only. People doing homework, office work, whatever.

Other parts of the world enforce a time limit for customers. Not actively eating? Goodbye.

Who would want to take over a business with no other employees it and enought time to have quiet recorder practice?

The real reason these businesses cannot find buyers is they are no longer profitable. Many are only a hobby to keep the old man out of the house, not a profitable venture

factcheckerJuly 25  07:17 am JST

There are way too many tourists here now. Anything to deter them from coming is a good thing.

I am sure hotels and their staff would disagree. Same with many restaurants, bars and amusement places

Seems pretty foolish. Running down the road, wearing a mask and holding a smartphone. This dude could cause some damage to himself or others.

Why would you say "dude" and "himself". The person is a woman.

JapantimeT I am sure that no one will miss a drug mule.

I would think his parents and family would miss him a lot. He may have made many wrong decisions in life, and broken the law, but at the end, he was still a person.

The average cost of a dozen roses in the US is about $80~$100. 

No it is not...buy them at Costco or a grocery store.

Consumerism at it's most unattractive level. Watermelons that cannot be eaten at a super-expensive price.

Anyone trying to sell those in North America (or Europe) would be laughed right out of the room

Gaijinjland--is that the voice of experience talking? Tell us more....

Take a look at photos of Brits out and about in the UK. They look very well fed...too well fed actually.

Prayer, pilgrimage, hardships, fasting, add life to one's lifespan.

Please provide proof of this.

Perhaps because the driver was disabled and doesn't hold a license.

So the 26 yr old isn't really a driver are they !

He was driving a car. How you call that not really a driver is beyond me.

If this had been the 86 year old as the driver, many commenters here would be saying these "oldies" need to get off the road as they are a danger.

Here we have a 26 year old driver. Why no comments about young people and their poor driving?

True, QB House is the popular chain that charges 1000yen per haircut but have a big sign that says they can refuse you if you don't speak Japanese.

Kind of silly, really. I have had my hair cut in foreign countries just using sign language. Point at the head, hold the fingers for how much you want cut off. Point at a picture if neccessary.

Easy.

They should use a sniffer dog to find him. Just look for the bad smell from his apartment/house.

Every generation thinks morals are decreasing. Even the ancient Romans and Greeks wrote about it.

Jeff Lee-I agree with you. Ponderous is the correct word for their "music". Let's not fool ourselves into thinking those lyrics are some kind of literary masterpiece.