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Posted in: 4 things to consider if you're thinking about a life in Japan See in context
Been around a bakers dozen years, don't speak Japanese at all, worked in Finance IT (global, follow the sun & all English), invested locally & overseas (and living off passive income when I don't feel like punching time) and am still here.
Came to visit, liked the place, stayed, worked my way up and here, everything just works ;)
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Posted in: Tokyo Station square opens with fresh design See in context
Nice - no benches and no shade...
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Posted in: Take cover - but where? Japanese helpless over N Korean threat See in context
しょうがない!
Here are the cold hard facts:
The latest DPRK test blast was estimated at ~250KT (KiloTons).
This yield is estimated to have a fireball of from 1.3 ~ 4.5 (4 ~ 7 km) miles in diameter, with peripheral effects up to 45 ~ 60 miles (70 ~ 96 km) in diameter.
If the US Navy base in Yokusuka is targeted (i.e. 45km away from Tokyo; MRBM / IRBM flight time from DPRK to Japan ~10minutes), we can analyze the impact of the explosion using this calculator:
https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
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Posted in: You must brie joking! Foodies cheesed off as China says 'non' to France's finest See in context
Yes - only the best melamine laced baby formula is acceptable! :P
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Posted in: Wheelchair user crawls up plane stairs in dispute with Vanilla Air See in context
Guess them Paralympians all gonna have to swim over...?
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Posted in: Trump places 25% tariff on all imported autos from April 2
Posted in: Trump places 25% tariff on all imported autos from April 2
Posted in: Trump places 25% tariff on all imported autos from April 2
Posted in: Trump's executive order on elections is far-reaching. But will it actually stick?
