Posted in: Japan will decide its defense spending on its own, based on the prevailing security environment. See in context
A reminder that under the defense strategy, Japan aims to eventually double its annual military spending to around 10 trillion yen ($63 billion), making it the world’s No. 3 military spender after the United States and China.
That's all very well, but can Japan afford it?
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Posted in: Record number of online casino users detected by Japan police in 2024 See in context
Government can't tax those gambing sites.
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Posted in: 51% of Japanese feel relations with South Korea are good: survey See in context
Funny how South Korea is so popular now that it has a dictator.
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Posted in: U.S. Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region See in context
Has everyone forgotten about the two Americans stranded in space?
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Posted in: Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation -- but not X See in context
The EU leads in nothing, It's a lapdog to US, and we're seeing what happens to lapdogs - they can be thrown under the bus. It has destroyed its own economy because it has a big ego while blindly following the Biden regime.
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Posted in: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to ban paper straws and go back to using plastic ones. Which do you prefer: plastic or paper straws? See in context
TaiwanChina:
Some people can't drink without one I am sure.
I'm sure some can't but how many? The vast majority of people don't need this waste of resources. Why is it so difficult for the average person to drink without a straw? I'm refused them in cafes before and I'll continue to.
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Posted in: What's next for Honda and Nissan? See in context
Haven't driven in 20 years. Public transport is good (not living in USA helps), I walk a lot for exercise, and I don't want to waste money on buying a car that's going to lose value in a flash, gas, taxes, shaken, insurance and repairs.
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Posted in: Honda reports 7% fall in April-Dec net profit on weak China sales See in context
More than 50% of new cars sales are now EVs. If Honda isn't prepared to move with the times, it may have to start packing its bags.
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Posted in: China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea See in context
If things go south, et's see how quick Australian ships can reach China's backyard.
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Posted in: Japan to release 210,000 tons from rice reserves due to surging prices See in context
Might helo if they didn't slap a more than 700% tariff on imported rice. I'll take Basmati over Japanese any day. Frangrant, light, and not a disaster for your blood sugar levels.
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Posted in: What is your favorite chocolate brand? See in context
Some Godiva fan boys here, it seems.
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Posted in: Man arrested for scouting Japanese woman to be prostitute in U.S. See in context
Neaarly 10m yen for one month's work? I'm not surpised she went
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Posted in: What is your favorite chocolate brand? See in context
I always look at the ingredients. Cocoa-related ingredients should be the first two, certainly not sugar, and there certainly should not be any 'vegetable fat', apart from the fat that comes from cocoa.
Also, no need to waste money on expensive stuff like Godiva.
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Posted in: Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs by Thursday as trade war fears mount See in context
Latest statistics show that Russia's GDP grew by 3.6% in 2023, and by 4.1% in 2024.
China's was 5.3% and 4.8%.
The two most sanctioned major economies don't seem to be doing too badly.
Now for more inconvenient truths:
USA: 2.9%, 2.8%
UK: 0.1%, 0.6%
Germany: -0.3%, -0.2%
Japan: 1.9%, 0.9%
Australia: 1.9%, 1.8%
France: 0.7%, 1.6%
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Posted in: Japan gets its first foreign tour bus driver under specified skilled worker program See in context
My driver from the airport during the pandemic was Indonesian. Very good service, trilingual, excellent driving skills.
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Posted in: Knife-wielding Swiss man arrested at train station in Kyoto Prefecture See in context
Was it a Swiss knife?
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Posted in: Japan says it will watch U.S. moves over ICC, but stops short of criticism See in context
GuruMick:
If the US withdraws from international organisations, many formed post WW2 , what are its options in disputes with other countries ?
Do what it usually does. Set up false flags, hold up test tubes with water, and then incite color revolutions, invade, bomb, kill, go on a rampage.
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Posted in: Emergency dispatches by Tokyo Fire Department in 2024 exceeded 930,000 See in context
Don't they charge about $3,000 per ambulance in USA? There, you literally get people half-dying and yet begging others not to call an ambulance for them.
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Posted in: Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users See in context
TaiwanChina:
I hate being the stupid country.
He's your and Ossan's president. Your country deserves him as president.
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Posted in: Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users See in context
Why stop there? Let's just call this planet America too. That should keep his ego satisfied for a few days. Americans who didn't vote for a third party have no right to complain about this low IQ child-man.
And it's not just in USA. I can see that name on Google Maps in Japan. Both in English and Japanese. Oh wait, I forgot about US vassal states.
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Posted in: Trump announces 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, risking inflation on promise of more jobs See in context
Any Americans who voted for either Dems or Reps, and any citizens of US vassal states who voted for the same old same old have no right to complain. Deal with it.
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Posted in: Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Japan See in context
I'm pretty sure chocolate is a lot cheaper outside St Valentine's Month.
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Posted in: Trump says there will be no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for U.S. 'ownership' See in context
Send some of them to Mar-a-Lago. There should be plenty of rooms and food.
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Posted in: Hong Kong officials denounce attack on ice hockey players at Asian Winter Games See in context
Gambare:
While I'm far from an ice hockey fan, I'm definitely keen to watch this game! Sounds like a lot of feeling in it. Hope to catch some of the tournament if all the games are as physical!
Players have been sucker-punched and this is all you can say? Had the victims been Japanese players, you'd be the first to be spitting blood and ranting.
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Posted in: Japan says it will watch U.S. moves over ICC, but stops short of criticism See in context
There are US vassal states. And then there are US VASSAL STATES.
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Posted in: How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science See in context
Here's an idea. Don't eat eggs. I haven't had eggs for years. So many other foods.
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Posted in: OpenAI looks across U.S. for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers See in context
OpenAI ??? What an oxymoron! Izzy and Taiwan, start downvoting me!
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Posted in: Do you think restaurant menus should list the calorie content for each item? See in context
I still don't understand why Japanese food products don't list saturated fat, transfat and a breakdown of carbs into sugars
For that comment, I got 13 downvotes from 13 people who are either hooked on junk food or are the usual petty suspects.
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Posted in: Mass leak of personal, other records hits Hello Kitty park operator See in context
The usual suspects would be: North Korea, China & Russia. Of course, I could be wrong.
Yeah, if it's wild guess, with no proof as tall, then you could very well be wrong.
Next, you'll be saying China made that one million hacking attempts on DeepSeek the other day.
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Posted in: Gov't to expedite release of rice reserves amid surging prices See in context
typo: I WANT Basmati rice. Without the more than 700% tarriffs.
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How dare anyone gamble on things beside boat racing, motorcycle racing and bicycle racing!
Posted in: Record number of online casino users detected by Japan police in 2024
Posted in: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in U.S.
Posted in: Osaka Expo preparations hit home stretch with 2 months left until opening
Posted in: U.S. Space Force to beef up Japan unit amid growing threat in region