Posted in: 7-year-old girl hit and killed by bus; driver arrested See in context
Heard this exact same situation so many times over the years here, left turning vehicle kills pedestrian with no traffic lights.
My mate killed a girl the same way here about 20 years ago. He got off as the impact was on the side of the car, proving the girl rode her bike into his car when he had already turned into the crossing.
Not sure a parent should allow a 7 year ago kid to cross non traffic light controlled crossing by her self, but maybe she just ran ahead.
RIP.
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Posted in: 2 police officers stabbed by drunk man in Ibaraki Prefecture See in context
The two officers removed their knife-proof vests so as not to damage the interior.
Huh?
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Posted in: Judge tosses Alec Baldwin manslaughter case over withheld evidence See in context
Said at the time this was a ridiculous case. Prosecutors knew it was weak, so withheld evidence and by the sounds of it, intentionally.
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Posted in: Voters in Tokyo cast ballots to decide whether to reelect incumbent conservative as city's governor See in context
Polls closed 8pm. NHK announced she won 8:01pm.
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Posted in: Defiant Biden tells Democrats 'I'm staying in the race!' See in context
pete buttigieg is probably the smartest guy in washington right now.
I don't know about that one, the airline industry under his tenure is not doing so well.
to be fair, the US airline industry has been dismal for decades - it needs tens of billions of investment that has been lacking and nobody wants to front up with that money.
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Posted in: Defiant Biden tells Democrats 'I'm staying in the race!' See in context
Silly man - he will only get worse as the months go by, this is how cognitive decline works, once it starts it just worsens faster and faster. Same goes for Trump, his occasional word salad and pathological lying will increase as well. You should not be allowed to run for president if over 70.
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Posted in: Japan intercepts Taiwan boat suspected of illegal fishing See in context
and yet China's boats are left to do what they want, with Japan's response only being "this is very regrettable..."
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Posted in: Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to September 18 See in context
This raises more questions than answers about this whole case
No it doesn’t, literally the only question that needs to be answered is, is paying off a porn star you slept with while your wife was pregnant, an official government act?
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Posted in: Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to September 18 See in context
Not sure how paying off a porn star he slept with is an 'official' act of government.
If that is, then what isn't?
Anyway, no doubt it will be ruled not an official act (as it obviously is not), trump will then appeal to the SC yet again, where the corrupt judges will again give him a free pass.
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Posted in: Japan revises economic growth in first quarter downward See in context
Same people downvoting the yen going to 163-165 are same that were downvoting when the yen was at 130, then 140, then 150...
Some folks never learn.
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Posted in: Japan revises economic growth in first quarter downward See in context
163-165yen incoming.
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Posted in: Incumbent Koike leads by small margin in Tokyo governor race: poll See in context
Just another typical career politician, only in it for the fat salary.
She has done absolutely nothing for Tokyo in her time as Governor.
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Posted in: Biden's shaky Trump debate alarms Democrats, raises questions for his campaign See in context
How can Biden step aside? Kamala Harris has zero chance to beat Trump.
It does not need to be her, and it should not be her.
A Pete Buttigieg would be interesting - incredibly intelligent, a fantastic communicator, is never flustered and is not prone to saying silly things. He's also the only Dem that regularly appears on Fox news, and each time he appears, he absolutely kills it.
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Posted in: Biden's shaky Trump debate alarms Democrats, raises questions for his campaign See in context
Biden should step aside - he is simply too old is not competent (slow thinking and mixes up dates/events) - classic signs of old age and cognitive decline.
Trump is equally incompetent, but it a different way (delusional/dishonest), and is prone to word salad at times (another classic sign of cognitive decline).
What type of incompetence is better? - which is less dangerous?
A poor choice for Americans - how have they let it come to this that these two are the best they can come up with. Quite unbelievable.
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Posted in: What is the average salary in Japan in 2024? See in context
I don’t believe these numbers at all. Finance only 6.5m? - you will not find a salary that low at any investment bank. Even new grads start higher than that.
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Posted in: Yen falls to lower 155 zone against dollar after suspected intervention See in context
Article completely leaving out that the BOJ intervened again.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar See in context
Gold is one option. Up 26.5 % YTD in yen terms.
dirt is up YTD in yen terms.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar See in context
Good assessment. So, where to put our quickly devaluing yen?
I don't have a lot of yen (just from salary basically) - all my cash is in other currencies, but if I did have a lot of spare yen, I'd be more buying BTC.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar See in context
Dollar Yen at this moment is 157.13¥/$
yep, BOJ has stepped in and is selling USD and buying yen - this is just a bandaid, and it will fail just like all the previous times.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollar See in context
Bad for the world actually.
For those of you are do not get it yet, the 'yen carry trade' which has been responsible for most of the worlds liquidity for the last 30 years is about to blow up. The yen carry trade is when investors (mostly foreign) borrow trillions of yen at very low rates, and then purchase US treasuries paying a higher rate. The spread (profit) is what they then use to buy equities, real estate, anything....
This has only been possible because Japan has been in deflation the last 30 years - now it has transitioned to inflation meaning the BOJ needs to raise rates or run the risk of inflation getting out of control. This means the spread between the borrow rate in Japan vs the buy rate in the US shrinks. This means you effectively take trillions of dollars out of the global economy. What do you think has been propping up the US stock market for the last 20 years? - yen!!!
We are headed for a global recession, if not worse.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 158 range against dollar in New York See in context
Obviously some salty folks here who are all tied up in yen.
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Posted in: Yen sinks to 158 range against dollar in New York See in context
Aussie dollar is now 103 to the yen. Whatever country you are from, your JPY has lost 10 to 50 percent in value over the past year compared to your own currency. Prices continue to rise here, taxes continue to rise and the BOJ continues to do nothing. Never mind trying to attract skilled workers, even unskilled ones have zero reason to come to Japan. Thank goodness all my cash is in Aussie and NZ dollars. I feel very sorry for anyone hold large amounts of yen as you have been royally screwed.
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Posted in: Former PM Taro Aso looking to meet Trump during New York visit See in context
Maybe Aso can drop him off and pick him up from the court house each day.
He can could even bring Trump a morning "cofeffe" so he stops dozing off in court.
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Posted in: Ohtani hits 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Matsui for most by a Japanese-born player See in context
@stickman
He literally gave his mobile devices to the FBI, and they confirmed he’s done nothing wrong. It was already explained how Ippei disabled the withdrawal alerts from the bank, and how he impersonated Ohtani over the phone to confirm withdrawals with the bank.
What exactly are you unclear on?
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Posted in: Iniesta reportedly pays back extra tax owed in Japan See in context
Thats one thing I am confused about - if you live in Japan for say 5 years, and half way through your 6th year, you leave Japan and go back to your home country, the following year, do I pay the Japan tax authority on money earned until the day I Ieft Japan, or can I just pay it all to my home countries tax authority?.
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Posted in: MLB launches investigation into Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara over gambling reports See in context
The payments came from Ohtani's bank account - that is not in dispute. So either Ohtani paid the debt on Mizuharas' behalf, or Mizuhara illegally gained access and transferred the money himself. It's difficult to believe would pay a $4m gambling debt on his behalf - that would be illegal. I suppose Miizuhara could have represented the debt as something else. Personally, I hope he just stole the money, and he goes to jail.
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Posted in: Iniesta, 2 other foreign soccer players allegedly fail to declare income See in context
lol - if they have already left Japan then there is no chance of getting them to pay.
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Posted in: Japan aiming for wealthy Asians to visit rural areas near 2025 Expo See in context
visit and see/do what exactly? - I'm sorry but if I have a couple million yen to spend on sightseeing, I certainly would not be spending that in rural Japan.
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Posted in: Man arrested after fatally hitting mother, child with car in Tokyo See in context
Sounds like neither party was aware of the other. If he was backing out, he's unlikely to be have traveling even remotely quickly, yet both are dead - a little unusual I think,
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Posted in: Bitcoin surpasses $41,000 for first time since April 2022 See in context
@tokyoliving
Hard to understand your issue here. Yes, the bubble inflates, then bursts, but if you simply buy when it’s already burst and sell once its inflated, you can make a lot of money.
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Posted in: Europe tries to muscle up as U.S. plots mediation to help end Russia's war in Ukraine
I've never been to Niseko, or known anybody who has been there, but what is so special about it? It…
Posted in: Tourism boom sends prices soaring at Niseko ski resort
Posted in: Europe tries to muscle up as U.S. plots mediation to help end Russia's war in Ukraine
The US should not emulate putin's Russia
Posted in: Justice Department's independence threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff