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Posted in: World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report See in context

Most of the people commenting here, including, me are part of the richest 1%. A small effort from all of us can have a big impact. Just do it.

The private jet illustration is just misleading on purpose, that's the 1 per million not 1%.

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Posted in: World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report See in context

As long as O2 is a free ressource it will not change

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Posted in: Woman attacked by 3 hunting dogs in Shiga Prefecture See in context

Dogs artificially breed over decades to kill should be banned as for semi-automatic army guns. Nobody needs any of them considering their real danger to the general population.

99.9% of the drunk drivers do not kill anybody and this remains rightly severely prohibited. The same precaution measure should apply.

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Posted in: Japan warns of intervention; BOJ conducts 'rate check' over yen's fall See in context

It just sounds like the forth untold killing arrow legacy.

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Posted in: Nearly 370 mil disposable cups used by coffee chains in Japan in 2020 See in context

Drinking coffee in a disposable cup is an insult to the coffee.

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Posted in: Japan to keep imported wheat price unchanged despite inflation See in context

Looking at the wheat WW prices, less taxed sounds to me more correct than subsidized.

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Posted in: 19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas school shooting; Biden says 'we have to act' See in context

The USA has an archaïque constitution that allows to violate the Human Rights.

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Posted in: Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion See in context

I have never found any useful information on Twitter (and any othyer social media to be honest).

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Posted in: While Tokyo has become safer than 10 years ago, there is still a need to further increase the ratio of homes with quake-resistant measures. I urge all residents to stock up on enough food and supplies to survive for at least three days. See in context

Euhhhhhh!

3 days food survival???

I do grocery shoping once a week while I still have food for a week at least, regardless of living in a earthquake prone area or not.

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Posted in: Singapore hangs drug trafficker in resumption of executions See in context

I have been many time to Spore and never felt at ease there. Constantly having a strange feeling of being in a jail and/or in a hospital.

But true too that I met very charming and friendly people.

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Posted in: Trump calls Putin smart; indicates he'll run again for president See in context

Vicious seems much more appropriate.

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Posted in: Trump calls Putin smart; indicates he'll run again for president See in context

Since when can a bully be considered as smart?

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Posted in: Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges See in context

Authorized and promoted child labour, nothing else.

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Posted in: Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics; gives controlled interview See in context

@Jim

The discussion is not about the possible sexual abuse (innocent until proven guilty) but the fact she has most likely been silenced by the CCP. This happens only in authoritarian countries.

The lack of attention to sexually abused women is a serious issue but a different topic (BTW #MeToo is banned in China if I am not mistaking).

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Posted in: U.N. urges all nations to observe truce during winter Olympics in Beijing See in context

General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid told the assembly before the resolution’s adoption that sport “brings together people of every religion, race, ethnicity, and political background to celebrate humanity’s athletic prowess and potential.”

As a senior UN member, Mr Abdulla Shahid should mention as well to bring together different genders and LGBT+.

Otherwise his request for truce to celebrate humanity is just irrelevant.

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Posted in: Kishida reelected prime minister in Diet vote See in context

He has been elected democratiquely, there is nothing to argue with that.

Every eligible japanese citizens can choose his candidate or let the others choose for them. This is fine.

In my oberserver's opinion as a foreigner, what could be discussed is:

1) Opposition unable to trigger sufficient approval

2) Establishment (Media, Big corporation, Religious, ...) museling proper and healthy debates.

But the end game is not my business.

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Posted in: Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown; 12 million ordered to stay at home See in context

All these islanders feel different and protected from the rest of the world.

Galapagos syndrom.

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Posted in: Japan to ask athletes from India, 5 other countries for more COVID-19 tests See in context

I am not an IOC fan, nor a sport fan but I do appreciate the importance of the OG for sportsmen and sportswomen who dedicate their life to their sport passion.

I have a very mixed feeling about this OG and just hope it will be OK as the decision to move forward has been taken.

I do not think the foreign athletes are more a risk of transmitting COVID19 than at risk of getting COVID19 in Japan.

Good luck!

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

@Antiquesaving

As I said I am moving frequently, I have left Japan since many years already, no point to follow your recommendations :-)

But I somewhat keep connected with all the places I have lived.

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

@Strangerland

We have a different perspective but I believe we are agreeing each other.

I can read and speak 5 languages (3 good, 2 fair) and within a year in japan I learnt all katakana to be able to read the menu in western restaurants. A bit odd I admit :-)

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

@Zichi

My definition of expat is continuous moves.

And these are the ones getting these incentives.

PR are for me immigrants who have decided to live in a new country like the locals, not expats.

But for whatever reasons, westerners are considered or consider themselves as expats when living abroad for their whole life.

I have never heard a Bengladeshi person being called an expat in Indonesia.

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

@Antiquesaving

Our moves have always been decided in common with my wife at the beginning and then including our children (as of about 12 y.o.).

And if you can manage a good balance they can enjoy it. Actually they love it. They have been exposed to many culture and life style, they speak 3 languages fluently. Kept friends all over the world. They will most likely try to have such a life when they will fly by their own. My eldest one is just starting now.

But you have a valid point. I have met so many completely broken families with lost kids, alcoholic spouses, ...

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

@Didou

In the past 30 years I have not spent more than 4 years at the same place. In countries as various as North America, South America, Europe, Asia... with complete opposite life style and even religions. With all my children born on the road. With my wife not allowed to work due to my working visa. Her propspect to find a job if back to Europe is almost nil. This is not an easy life and I would not call it luxury (then of course you have arrogant expats that I do not mix with BTW).

We need to pay a very special attention to the menthal health of our children, applications in international schools are very complicated and never granted because the company pay. They need to pass exams, do essays, interviews. And if they have vancancies you may have a chance. We normally do this process in 2-3 schools for each moves.

So basically the last 6 months of an assignment and the next 6 ones for the new assignment are just full of stress. Re-creating a network, new job, new doctor, dentist, paediatrician, sport club, ... are very energy consuming. And no relatives or friends to support.

And if there are benefits and incentives granted to the people (families) accepting (and enjoying for us) this is just because very few are mobile and accepting such a kind of life.

At first we did move to two other countries as our own choice and as local. We did learn local language and joined local clubs. No problem with that. But this give us the mobility skills and mindset my new company was looking for, thus...

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Posted in: Tokyo falls to world's 4th most expensive city for expats: survey See in context

I think the definition of expat is critical.

If you are moving every 3-4 years and have a family with small children 1) you do not have enough time to adapt to local life style and 2) you need to have a basic culture consistant a home (we have read quite a lot of books and attended workshops on that matter).

For instance at home we eat and behave like in Europe, then of course food is really expensive (e.g. cheeses, meet, ...) and speaking French is mandatory (while my kids much prefer English). Outside of the home everyone does what he likes or wants to experience. So we end up to a kind of hybrid life style.

Housing is critical too, if we have a 200sqm house in Europe, why should we accept to live in a remote 100sqm apartment where nobody speaks English and without specialised groceries in western food.

Schooling then is a no brainer, it is a must to attend international schools, which allows an as smooth as possible transition at every move (which is still always tough anyway). This again impact on the area of living, which are generally very expensive.

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Posted in: Suga calls on public to watch Olympics on TV as Japan eases state of emergency See in context

What a complete fiasco that will need to be paid back for generations.

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Posted in: British medical journal calls for global conversation on Tokyo Olympics See in context

With the zillions $ involved int his Olympic I still cannot figure out how Japan could not understand the urgency of vaccination.

Welcome to the celebration of the united people victory of the COVID19.

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Posted in: IOC chief Bach to visit Japan on July 12, 11 days before Olympics begin See in context

I do not like Olympic games because this has become 90% politics and money.

However I understand sport fans who like it and spotswomen and sportsmen who train hard for this milestone.

Most of the athletes and their cohorts will be vaccinated by that time.

The one, and the only, one who should have handle it properly failed dramatically: Japan Governement.

With a reasonable vaccination rate of, let's say 40-50%, the games could be handled safely.

With proper vaccination in Japan, the Olympic would not be a super spreader.

Then, honestly I personally will not watch anyting of the Olympics, but that is just my usual choice.

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Posted in: Takeda says it may double imports of Moderna shots to help accelerate Japan vaccination See in context

Japan will not start vaccination until they secure enough jab for each and every resident.

Missing one dose and they will postpone it until they get it.

Time to invest in in very deep freezers making companies.

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Posted in: Can't wait for a jab? Black market COVID vaccines available, at a price See in context

Regardless of true, fake or uncertified black market vaccines, vaccination is not an individual silver bullet in a pandemic situation.

Mass vaccination to reach heard immunity is the path to (with still all the unknown).

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Posted in: Japan's seriously ill COVID-19 patients hit new high of 1,144 See in context

Put this jab in any shoulder available right now.

Japan has tons of vaccines waiting in freezers.

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