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I was sitting in my car in front of a convenience store yesterday, beard hanging out of my mask, big sunglasses, getting ready to munch on my onigiri, when a young fellow comes out of the store with his girlfriend. He stares at me with a worried look, hurries his girlfriend into the passenger seat on the other side of his car parked next to me, then scurries around to get into the driver's seat, the whole while looking nervously at me. So, I started my car and backed away to, you know, relieve the situation, and he's craning his neck and twisting around, looking in his rear view mirror. I felt guilty, like he was going to call the police and I would get pulled over and have to explain myself. I looked at myself in the rear view mirror. Maybe I should shave, stop wearing these big sunglasses, dress like a samurai with a topnotch . . .

We’re waiting to hear from the Japanese ‘flag-waivers’ not ‘other’ agendas.

I'll waive the flag any day.

Considering a few of the comments above, I think it might be in some people's interest to read about the incident and the actual involvement of the former captain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime_Maru_and_USS_Greeneville_collision

bigig

bigly

“bigigly”, man! lol

Having been around Japanese people in various situations outside of Japan, it's appalling how many people yell or mistreat them because they are "Chinese", "Korean" or even "Vietnamese". My brother-in-law was accosted by police near NYC in a Korean populated area but once they found out he was Japanese they chilled out. That freaked me out but I was glad of it.

“speaking in a light drizzle”

Exactly.

They wore masks and sat spaced out in pews.

I was wondering if the cops knew the guy and wanted to protect him.

TheRatToday  07:12 am JST

And the fact is folks, the lockdown will never end until there is a vaccine. Which could take two years, OR never, read URL, which states the virus can re-activate itself, so no immunity (vaccine) works. So like HIV, you need an expensive cocktail to deal with it, only the rich need apply. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article241923651.html?fbclid=IwAR32gOT1xY_Zpaou_KcehZzX8o-ruoZD6jaw7PVZbbgVFvciY1lGREZT-HM

Yes, read the URL, especially this part:

Although the trend was also found in China back in mid-March, scientists believed that the second time patients tested positive for the virus was due to errors in testing and not reinfection, McClatchy reported.

“If you get an infection, your immune system is revved up against that virus,” Dr. Keiji Fukuda, director of Hong Kong University’s School of Public Health, told the Los Angeles Times. “To get re-infected again when you’re in that situation would be quite unusual unless your immune system was not functioning right.”

That’s why South Korean officials believe it’s about reactivation, not reinfection, according to Reuters. But they also theorized that false test results could be to blame “or remnants of the virus could still be in patients’ systems but not be infectious or of danger to the host or others,” Reuters reported.

"It's regrettable you committed the crime despite boasting such achievements in snowboarding," Murata said. "I want you to discipline yourself from now."

I guess this judge doesn’t know that snowboarding was created by a bunch of stoners who liked to get baked before they went out and enjoyed perfect freedom inventing a new sport on the slopes.

Very scary and eerie

Yeah. Sceerie.

. . . I wouldn’t be especially convincing . . .

Oh, you’d be absolutely LOVEly. :)

Having lived in Tottori for the past 30 years, I have never heard it referred to as the “East Sea” but always the “Sea of Japan”. The local newspaper, 日本海新聞, is, interestingly, owned by an ethnic Korean. I support the idea of using two names according to perspective. Or come up with a neutral name like 中海 - Middle Sea. A local cable TV company calls itself 中海テレビ but in this case I think they are referring to the lake, なかうみ that borders Sakaiminato City, Shimane Peninsula, and parts to Tottori and Shimane Prefectures on the east and south.

NZ2011, I don't know what kind of organic farming you are talking about, but the ones I know never use insect repellents. They also use non-chemical fertilizers. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to consider themselves organic. There are other methods for getting high rice yields like SRI (system of rice intensification). Whether the rice is organic, chemically treated, or GMO manufactured, there are ways outside of rice method that can produce higher yields. Most farmers don't want to deal with that; they'd rather just buy seed that is a guarantee. Fukuoka Masanobu warned about this but he told his son and grandson to use conventional methods because they have to make a living as rice growers, and going against the grain can cause all sorts of problems. It seems to be the pressure of commerce and society in general that directs how we grow our food. I hope the ingestion of GMO rice will not be a detriment to human health. That's what is wrong with it - we really don't know the long term effects. Mr Fukuoka surmised that eating food whose seed can't regenerate will eventually make humans sterile. Some people laugh at this. He trained as an agricultural researcher, quit and created a method of growing rice that surpassed yields of neighboring rice fields. Should people laugh at the opinion of such a person? "You are what you eat" may be closer to the truth than we think.

Please everyone, read girl_in_tokyo’s rundown of the news reports. (above) And if you have the inclination, go a bit further and study the news yourself. (English and Japanese) The case needs to be seriously reconsidered.

My only weakness is a list of crime

My only weakness is well never mind, never mind.

Original song lyrics?

Fiat-Chrysler . . . that conjures up some strange images.

Here’s a link to the English news article from Cambodia, photos and a little more detail. It seems they didn’t intend to kill the guy but things got out of hand unfortunately. https://cne.wtf/2019/03/18/japanese-pair-murder-taxi-driver-in-bungled-robbery/

Why don’t they hire all those people who want to come in to build it. Pay them a fair wage and give them a limited work visa after a certain amount of hours worked. An endless stream of people moving North, paid minimum wage to contruct “The Grand Wall” - El Pared Grande - right next to El Rio: a beautiful wall full of colors and surprising dimensions that will surpass Disney World. A new tourist attraction with giant food courts, movie theaters, sports stadiums, museums. Trump thinks big but not big enough.

This is the first time I've seen all comments on an article with no negatives. :)

I think it would be in the US' best interest to announce support for the Syrian government. This could solve a lot of the problems all parties are facing. Then, possibly all parties could work together to see a better future for that country including banning chemical weapons and giving the Kurds and other smaller groups some say in their own future. Constant fighting and war is not making it.

Good on you, Alfie Noakes.

Yeah, your Residence Card, the one they keep asking for when I'm leaving: 外人カードを下さい。

I've chased them off spraying water from a hose. In a panic situation it's hard to know what to do though and whether water is available or not. I'm hoping she didn't feel pain or fear too long, God resther soul.

@CrazyJoe Yes, thank you. Right on the head.

Rest in peace. Condolences to the family. I can't begin to imagine the pain and misery he went through. If anybody knows for sure, why did he start taking new meds? Was there some reason he switched?

I like Johnny but, like me, he grew up redneck and that never leaves us. We are prone to ciminality. :)

It seems to me it would be better to simply remove those airbags if there are no parts available or if people are waiting on parts.

I hope the yellow liquid is only pee pee. Offensive but not dangerous.

But I have a question. Do the signs really read "Ladies Only" and not

"Women Only"?

Arr, Captain!

". . . Gibson said Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world.

He later apologized, blaming alcoholism . . ."