Posted in: Tokyo reports record high 1,591 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 6,001 See in context
“There is no darkness but ignorance.” William Shakespeare
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Posted in: Male-only rule should be prioritized in imperial succession: Suga See in context
It's alarming that Prime Minister Suga does not see the destructiveness, to Japan, of saying this!
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 157 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 779 See in context
But we're still going to have the Olympics next year, right? Right??
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Posted in: Suga faces backlash after refusing to appoint 6 science council members See in context
I think this decision is a big mistake for Prime minister Suga.
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Posted in: NTT to make Docomo fully owned subsidiary via ¥4 tril tender offer See in context
This deal smells of companies investing in themselves (a rose by another name) to hide profits or liquid assets.
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Posted in: JAL, ANA to resume some China flights as virus rules eased See in context
Yeah! Go to China, get arrested.
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Posted in: Japan-S Korea ties need mending, Suga tells Moon in phone talks See in context
I think the photo says 'we're not serious' and 'this is a joke'!
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Posted in: Host club worker arrested for attempted rape of woman on street See in context
This story is beyond non-sensical! Did it really happen?
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Posted in: Shibuya asks Halloween revelers to stay away this year See in context
This is the fall of us!
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Posted in: LDP elects Suga as leader to succeed Abe See in context
We have a leader!!!..... I thought we were an automatous collective!!!???
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Posted in: Typhoon leaves 2 dead, 4 missing, over 100 injured in Japan See in context
These typhoons come every year! The government can't prepare infrastructure to deal with this! OK, I got it, all care no responsibility!!! Where does the money go then?? Oh!, hostess bars!!! OK, got it!!!
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Posted in: Tokyo Olympics will be most costly Summer Games, Oxford study shows See in context
To be fair, I myself saw that they've build a row of 16 retails stalls in Minamisanriku!!!!
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Posted in: Tokyo Olympics will be most costly Summer Games, Oxford study shows See in context
Well, it's not like the money could be spent better elsewhere! Click, click, clickety click!
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Posted in: Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in 5 Japanese trading houses See in context
I'm with him Japanese Cronyism seems teflon coated!
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Posted in: Tokyo stocks rebound on hopes Abe's departure won't change policy See in context
.....Or on hopes that it will!!!!
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Posted in: Trump calls Abe 'greatest prime minister in Japan's history' See in context
That's a great endorsement coming from the greatest president in US history.......NOT!
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Posted in: Suga set to join race to succeed Abe, media report See in context
I think Mr. Suga would be great for PM! But how are we going to keep him awake?
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Posted in: Abe says decision to resign before accomplishing his goals 'gut-wrenching' See in context
Shinzo Abe has once again demonstrated his level of commitment to the people of Japan!
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Posted in: Koike says coronavirus situation improving; Olympics on track for 2021 See in context
The Olympics will be fine! Why in Miyagi prefecture they tested as many as 25 people on Monday!
https://toyokeizai.net/sp/visual/tko/covid19/en.html
気にしないで
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Posted in: Australia blocks Kirin's $430 mil sale of dairy business to Chinese company See in context
BennyBmg: Yes, me too. And the seed packets are still arriving.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-26/australians-warned-to-be-on-look-out-for-mystery-seeds/12592348
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Posted in: Takuma Sato wins his second Indianapolis 500 after late caution ends race See in context
I'm so happy Mr Sato picked up a second Indy 500 win! This proves, to me, he is really a great!
"Takuma, how big is the party in Japan?!".....um, Takuma.....?
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Posted in: Emperor, empress, Abe attend ceremony to mark 75th anniversary of WWII surrender See in context
I'm sorry, but I did not hear the Japanese Government apologise for the great suffering of the Japanese people that their misguided leadership caused!!!
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Posted in: Chilean man to be flown to France to face charge of killing Japanese student See in context
Good news.
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Posted in: Bento shop staff punished part-timer by piercing her nose, cutting all hair off, and more See in context
"trying.."
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Posted in: Bento shop staff punished part-timer by piercing her nose, cutting all hair off, and more See in context
This news makes me angry when I think of my hard-working Japanese friends try to do their best at work.
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Posted in: Fewer people on streets of Japan's major cities amid stay-at-home requests See in context
I happen to live a few blocks from a top 100 Sakura viewing spot. Cars parks were packed with cars from all over. I might expect a spike in Covid-19 cases in Miyagi the week starting 19th of April. Oh wait, we don't test..., as you were! Nothing to see here!
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Posted in: 'I Love Rock and Roll' co-writer dies of virus complications See in context
RIP, baby! I apologise for our leaders. Because of them we will lose many more legions!
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Posted in: Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus-caused pneumonia See in context
As I write this my wife has Japanese TV on, thunderous canned laughter every ten seconds from celebrity quiz shows about drinking beer and wearing funny hats, I might have thought that tonight, particularly from the entertainment industry, that there might have been some tiny measure of adoration, reverence, quiet, observance of respect, honor, esteem, loyalty, genuflection, veneration, homage or dare I say love for their fallen colleague! ...Obviously, I was wrong!
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Posted in: Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus-caused pneumonia See in context
'particle' damn auto-correct!
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Posted in: Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus-caused pneumonia See in context
Man was originally a french word hence the particles 'an'.
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Stop or I'll say stop again I guess
Posted in: Suga apologizes after LDP execs visit hostess bars during state of emergency
Posted in: Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in Oct: researcher
Posted in: IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemic
Did he say 'my chums made me'? It's what they say around here.
Posted in: Suga apologizes after LDP execs visit hostess bars during state of emergency