Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context
Came for the cope.
Staying for the seethe.
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Posted in: China to weather Trump tariffs, seek better ties with Japan in 2025 See in context
The very IDEA of Trump's inevitable return scares China into making nice.
The Trump-effect in action. Daddy's home.
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Posted in: Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow See in context
Trump baaaaaaad
Not-Trump goooooood.
(Up-votes, please.)
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Posted in: Mount Fuji access fees to be doubled as authorities address overcrowding See in context
Climbed Fujisan twice. It was a magnificent experience, and brought me the most peace I've ever experienced. Very sorry that it has all come to this.
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Posted in: Ishiba gives up on wish to meet Trump before January inauguration See in context
Ahhh, I love the coping and the seething. Good for my soul.
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Posted in: Victory parade See in context
oldman_13Nov. 2 08:01 am JST
That was such an awesome parade and celebration for the fans! I loved how the crowd roared when Shohei spoke English, and Yamamoto the definition of humility as he didn't want to be the center of attention. Congrats Dodgers, and take that haters!
For the life of me, I'll never understand why joyful, innocent comments such as this get downvoted.
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Posted in: Girl jumps from 12th floor of Yokohama building, hitting woman below; both dead See in context
That girl didn't mean to kill that woman. Who are you going to blame?
THE GIRL. Pure selfish negligence. No different from a charge of manslaughter. You didn't mean to shoot and kill a person because you were fooling around with a gun, but you did.
Still your fault. Still your responsibility.
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Posted in: Girl jumps from 12th floor of Yokohama building, hitting woman below; both dead See in context
Everyone the girl was 17, a teenager, teens generally do not think about consequences until after the fact. What caused this young person to take her life is the bigger question and should be the bigger story?
No, the horror of murdering an innocent woman in front of her friends by selfishly leaping off of a building in a crowded area is the bigger story. You're older than 17? Ok, so TRY to imagine the scene on the ground from the viewpoint of the two surviving women. No more need be said.
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Posted in: Shizuoka Prefecture considers collecting fees from Mount Fuji climbers See in context
I might be an outlier, but I've never been interested in climbing Fuji. A friend of mine did it and said that a) it's not particularly aesthetic up close (whereas from a distance it's magnificent), and b) it stinks due to all the portable toilets.
Been twice, and saw the sun come up over the clouds. It was the most at peace I can remember being in a long time. The climb was arduous at times, but worthwhile for me. There were moments when I was completely alone on that mountain, with only an uguisu for company. I hope to go back. I don't mind kicking in a few yen for the experience.
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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context
Gene Hennigh -
Too bad, Japan. Here in the US, nothing like this ever happens. There are no hoarders no matter how bad the situation is. It's never, ever, even once happened here. You should be like us.
Fighto!Today 07:51 am JST
So very incorrect, I don't even know where to start.
(WHOOSH..!)
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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context
but I'd wager that they do eat as much rice as Japanese, per person - in some cases more, seeing as rice is the staple food of most tourists in Japan.
Fighto has studied the dietary habits of foreign tourists. LOL!
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Posted in: Owner of 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard See in context
Fighto!
Some of us are old enough to remember when 7-11 stores in Japan were not majority Japanese owned - up until 2005. Guess what? The sandwiches were perfectly fine then - and perfectly fine afterwards.
Fretting over the "sandos"? lol.
No guarantee that they'll maintain the same product and look, should they purchase the chain. Speaking as a guy who comes from the place these "Couche Tard" stores do, their product doesn't compare.
So, given the fondness people have for the famous 7-Eleven sandos, and how much salary men and women come to depend upon the food selection... Yeah. You should fret over them. Please write again.
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Posted in: Owner of 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard See in context
So long as it doesnt affect the quality of stores here in Japan, I personally do not care much at all.
It will. I go to these stores often. Can't compare.
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Posted in: Owner of 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard See in context
Interesting company name. I could probably get into a fight if someone called me that.
It translates to "Sleep Late". I hope they change the name. If not, that's not going to go over well. For obvious reasons, if you didn't know what it meant...
Yeah, it's just not going to go over well.
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Posted in: Owner of 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard See in context
I know nothing about Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, but question whether they could improve on what 7&I currently provide. On the rare occasions I return to the US and go to a convenience store, I'm again reminded that Japanese convenience stores vastly outshine those I've been to in the US. Maybe if they brought Tim Hortons along that would be an upgrade.
No. Definitely not. The Couche-Tard stores have nothing on Japan's 7-Eleven. There is nothing they could add. Only detract. Say goodbye to the awesome sandos, and other meals that hard working salary men and women rely on when they come home late. I cannot see how it could possibly satisfy the Japanese market.
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Posted in: Japanese Olympic athletes get big welcome on return from Paris See in context
Suggestion: One congratulatory comment might be adequate.
Others could upvote instead of repeatedly writing the same comment.
Maybe others would like to offer their congratulations, as well.
Ah. Sorry, m'Lord. You are correct. This completely shatters the fantasy. There can be only one to be accepted among the locals!
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Posted in: Japanese Olympic athletes get big welcome on return from Paris See in context
A tip of the fedora to all of the downvoters of the congratulatory comments to the athletes. You're doing a marvelous job as gatekeepers and protectors of the "one true foreigner" fantasy. Yes, we know. Japan was made only for you.
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Posted in: Fumita wins 60-kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold See in context
(Once again, downvotes for any praise of Japan, or Japanese athletes. I won-der-who-could-be-doing-that.)
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Posted in: Oka wins third gold at Olympics on horizontal bar See in context
Always amazed at what comments are downvoted, especially those offering most sincere wishes to the winning athletes. The "last samurai" are clearly holding the gates in defence of Japan's honour. A tip of the fedora to them.
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Posted in: Nagase wins back-to-back Olympic judo gold at Paris Olympics See in context
That has GOT to feel awesome! Well done!
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Posted in: New film camera aimed at 'nostalgic' young Japanese fans See in context
Natsuki..?
"Like a camera!"
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Posted in: Japan court OKs gender change without confirmation surgery See in context
Nobody is "assigned" a sex at birth. You are either biologically male, or biologically female.
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Posted in: Ceremony marks launch of Japan's Paris delegation See in context
Ganbatte, Team Japan. See you out there on the field of competition.
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Posted in: Emperor, empress bid farewell to British king, queen See in context
Godspeed their Imperial Majesties on their return to Japan.
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Posted in: Locals in central Japan near Mount Fuji count on UFO craze for tourism See in context
METATTOKYO May 19 11:03 pm JST
And yet he's been recoding UFO sightings since 1994, and numbers have been steadily decreasing since 2012.
All this means is that the numbers of people reporting to him have been decreasing. That's all you can draw from that information.
And you think the proliferation of personal cameras has resulted in a decrease of sightings? Have you seen what's out there online?? More than I've ever seen in over 50 years of following the phenomenon.
Alleged abductions are a separate issue, as -smart phones, or not- none have ever been recorded, but we are certainly willing to believe that they occur.
So, now examine the decrease in reports to the NFUORC, with the increase of social media. I wonder what kind of relationship we'll find.
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Posted in: Locals in central Japan near Mount Fuji count on UFO craze for tourism See in context
According to a 2019 report by the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), the number of reported UFO sightings has been declining steadily since 2012, which is around the time when smartphones became ubiquitous.
Sounds very impressive. Until you realize what the "National UFO Reporting Center" is. It's literally, one man sitting in an office, with a phone, and a filing cabinet. (Although, there might be two people, now.)
It's not a big office in the Pentagon.
It's not in a secret base underground.
It's just a rented office space, with originally one -now possibly two- UFO geeks logging reports. And how many people report a sighting to the "nAtiOnAl uFo RePoRtiNg CeNTer"? Most likely call the police, or post them on social media themselves. (Say, maybe we should look at the inversely proportional relation between the drop in calls to the "nAtiOnAl uFo RePoRtiNg CeNTer", and the increase in posts on social media, including official footage from the US Navy & Air Force.
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Posted in: Locals in central Japan near Mount Fuji count on UFO craze for tourism See in context
UFO sightings and abductions almost stopped immediately after the widespread availability of smartphones with cameras. :)
Not even close.
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Posted in: Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists See in context
climbed mt. fuji in a rain storm in august 2000. we didn’t know it was going to rain. we were young and dumb and fresh off the boat. a monk at the 5th station prayed for us and bought us bottles of sake. we drank them and started walking up at 4pm. was no one on the walk up. just rain. at dusk, we found a hut midway and knocked on the door of it. they had a fire going for cooking and we sat and ate cup noodles and slept there. the next morning the typhoon had gone and it was cloudless day. at the top at sunrise the whole mountain was red like mars and the sea glimmered.
Awesome. Been up twice. Your story is way better! Cheers!
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Posted in: Spring in Yokohama See in context
That photo: I was looking through several hundred family photos last week, and I can't find any of these trails in the sky. Weird right?
Not really, no.
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Posted in: Climbers to pay ¥2,000 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail from July 1 See in context
Not high enough. Make it ¥5Man at least. ¥2000 won't deter the bucket listing social media obsessed narcissists at all.
How about the regular folk who have done it before, but find that the mountain is the only place that brings them peace, and clarity? I'll happily pay 2000 yen, I don't mind.
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Posted in: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
Posted in: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
Posted in: Liverpool continues Premier League title charge as Man United's season keeps getting worse
Posted in: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal