Posted in: U.S. to screen social media of immigrants, visa applicants See in context
...for what it called antisemitic activity
...has attempted to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests
Being antisemitic and being pro-Palestinian are two entirely different things.
Saying they are the same is called fascism.
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Posted in: Musk calls Trump aide Navarro 'dumber than a sack of bricks' in tariff spat See in context
I thought Musk only had the vocabulary of a third grader. I was wrong: he's been bumped up to fourth grade!
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Posted in: Trump praises Ohtani in celebrating Dodgers World Series championship See in context
@JJE
Winners unite
Ohtani is a winner. Trump is not.
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Posted in: Unification Church appeals Japan court's decision to revoke legal status See in context
Headline should read, "Unification Church appeals Japan court's decision so that it can continue to extort large sums of money from its most gullible members."
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Posted in: Cherry blossoms, free visas and stronger ruble see Russians flock to Japan See in context
It's not fair to dehumanise an entire population based on the decisions of their leader. If anything, promoting friendly relations between normal citizens will have positive long-term effects.
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Posted in: At least 176 harassment cases reported at Japan fire stations in FY2023 See in context
@koiwaicoffee
Seriously Japan, WTF? It's 2025 already, aren't we done with abusing people whenever there's a chance?
As much as I want to agree with you (and I admit, I often find myself saying very similar things), when you look deep into it, harassment is hardly a problem specific to Japan. Many other supposedly developed nations report a similar amount or even more cases of workplace harassment than Japan does.
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Posted in: U.S. embassies told to prepare for staff cuts as Trump overhauls diplomatic corps See in context
@Blacklabel
I go to the Embassy once every 10 years. They will be fine.
Typical Trumpy outlook. If it doesn't affect you, it doesn't exist. Everything revolves around you.
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Posted in: U.S. embassies told to prepare for staff cuts as Trump overhauls diplomatic corps See in context
At the current stage, First Lady Trump will do whatever President Musk tells him to. This will continue until they have a fallout. The best thing we can do is to encourage this fallout to happen sooner rather than later. Calling Elon "President Musk" is one thing we can do to encourage that. Anything that will hurt Trump's ego will serve this cause.
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Posted in: Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state See in context
@Chico3
I'm sure my American friends and family would love to have affordable healthcare for openers.
Affordable health care!? Don't say that too loudly! Most Trumpies I know think that means "communism."
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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context
Ironic, isn’t it, that the most anti-Christlike president you could think of wants to “bring God back.”
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Posted in: Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute' See in context
I'm no Musk fan, but I do think this has been taken out of proportion. It's not the supposed Nazi salute that bothers me about this picture, it's the "f-you" that appears to be on the edge of his lips. Musk shows only pure hatred towards anyone he determines has contradicted him.
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Posted in: Republican senators mostly quiet on Trump's sweeping pardons of Jan 6 rioters See in context
Unfortunately it seems more and more that America's future is being decided by illiterate, uneducated thugs.
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Posted in: Retro cafes bring sips of nostalgia to Japan's social media-driven youth See in context
Showa atmosphere is great... just as long as it's not inundated with tobacco smoke like all the kissa back then used to be.
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Posted in: TV host issues on-air apology to Djokovic over 'insulting' comments See in context
There's something extremely unlikeable about people who are unable to take a joke.
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Posted in: PM Ishiba struggling to find time to smoke at work See in context
@Jay
Shigeru, how about using your time at work to serve the people, NOT feed a disgusting habit?!
As much as I agree with you that smoking isn't such a great habit, you have to give people some leeway. Otherwise you're just asking him to be a robot. Nobody can survive like that for very long.
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Posted in: Resona Bank hit again by suspected cyberattack See in context
Jay, I'm intrigued. Do you have programming experience? And can you enlighten us, and the countless corporations who have come under cyber attack in recent years, on how to prevent the cybercriminals from "waltzing in and wreaking havoc." I'm all ears!
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Posted in: Japan logs its hottest year on record in 2024 for 2nd straight year See in context
Isn't it funny how the deniers love to disparage science, yet as soon as the subject turns to climate change they become expert scientists!
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Posted in: Tuna fetches ¥207 mil at year's 1st auction in Tokyo See in context
Assuming the edible yield is 55% (it's typically 50-60% depending on the other dimensions of the fish), the edible weight of a 276 kg tuna is roughly 151.8 kg. If you assume 100g servings, that makes around 1500 servings from this tuna. In other words, 138,000 yen per 100g serving!
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Posted in: Trump to ring New York Stock Exchange bell as Time set to name him Person of the Year See in context
I think there's a typo, it should read "Criminal of the Year."
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Posted in: Cold medicine to blame for Ishiba's Diet nap, gov't spokesman says See in context
Might not be exactly the same thing, but people (especially bosses) need to become more aware of power naps and how they can boost focus and productivity.
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Posted in: Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark See in context
Oh how his fans swoon. "He showed them!" they shout. "What a clever stunt!"
When in fact he's just gone and proven, once again, that he has the intellect and witticism of a seven-year-old.
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Posted in: U.N. body again urges Japan to allow separate surnames for couples See in context
It has nothing to do with being "woke" or with national sovereignty. Forcing couples to share the same surname is a way for the government to continue using the koseki system, which itself makes discrimination possible, for example against burakumin or unwed mothers.
The UN doesn't want to dismantle the Japanese government. It just wants Japan to give its citizens the basic rights they deserve.
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Posted in: N Korea confirms blowing up roads, railways to 'hostile' South See in context
Nearly half of his people are starving, and here goes Kim blowing up roads and railways... and it's the South that's "hostile"! It's hard not to laugh, though it's far from being funny.
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Posted in: After 21 years, Harajuku’s famous Lolita fashion and cosplay shop is permanently closing See in context
If people read that book by Nabokov, and found out where the name "Lolita" comes from, they might form a different image of what it means to dress in "Lolita fashion."
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Posted in: Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across world on eve of Oct 7 anniversary See in context
@Fighto!
Unbelievable that people would support terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. I guess most of those marching despise democracy, are misogynists and homophobic - like everyone in those Arab terror groups.
No. This is the logical fallacy that many pro-Israel activists commit. And many intentionally.
Nobody is pro-Hamas, or pro-Hezbollah. They aren't even anti-Israel. They are anti-Netanyahu. And being anti-Netanyahu does not make one antisemite. That is the other lie the Zionists are trying to spread.
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Posted in: Some 7-Eleven owners in Japan fed up with strategy, welcome foreign bid See in context
The royalties that franchises have to pay are equivalent to extortion.
If I were a 7-11 owner, I would welcome the takeover bid too.
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Posted in: Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire See in context
Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire
Netanyahu is a terrorist with an arrest warrant on his name, and the UN should vow to use full force to carry out that arrest.
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Posted in: Deepfake porn crisis batters South Korean schools See in context
The recent arrest of Pavel Durov shows that S Korea isn't the only country struggling with Telegram-related issues. The app really needs to step up its act so that things like this don't happen. Freedom of expression is one thing. Child pornography is another.
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Posted in: Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media See in context
As much as this seems like a really good idea, I wonder if it could backfire so that when kids turn 16 they become even more emotionally dependent on social media than people already are.
I know this is impossible to enforce, but I think it would be even better if everyone, all ages, were limited to spending no more than xx minutes on social media per day.
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Posted in: Himeji Castle entry fees set to be hiked for all non-local visitors See in context
I think they could get away with this and a lot less people would be offended/upset if they just worded it differently:
Offer a discount off the "regular price" for people who live in the area.
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Posted in: U.S. Marine suspected of raping woman at Okinawa base
Posted in: Japan's chief tariff negotiator slammed for MAGA cap photo with Trump
Posted in: EU hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines; first under digital rules
Posted in: EU hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines; first under digital rules