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Surprise, surprise!

Most people only think what the state-run media tells them to think.

If they're not letting people link family members' bank accounts, why didn't they structure the sign-up process so that it would refuse to link bank accounts in different names? That's like, you go shopping online, they ask for your credit card. You give it to them, they send you the goods. Then a few days later you get a phone call saying, "Sorry, we don't accept that credit card."

It is a value that pervades our society. There is a Japanese view that sexualizes women.

That has nothing to do with it. The real problem is that in Japanese society there is such a taboo on sexual expression of any kind that many men find themselves with no other outlet.

This is what happens when you have Showa-minded people in city offices and at the heads of schools.

Talk about archaic. Singapore claims to be a first-world country. But this....

Although Workman is great, shouldn't we be focusing more on these two men's heroic deed?

I know too many people who would have just looked on with a "don't rock the boat" attitude. This country needs more people like these two, willing to stand up and take actions based on what is directly in front of them.

Oh, and I personally would have translated "この野郎" as... well no, wait, I'd better not say type it here...!

Yet another reason why nobody can trust China.

For those saying, "They got what they deserve," did you even read the article??

It really does seem like they might be victims themselves.

Used to pay those ridiculously high entrance fees to run overcrowded marathons along boring courses until I figured out I could use Google Maps to chart my own more scenic courses and run 42K for free. Plenty of water available at house garden hoses en route, and I bring along a￥1,000 note for a 7-11 beer at the turnaround.

I get that. You can run a marathon any day of the week, and that is fine, and that is good. I do that every once in a while too.

And yet... nothing beats running through the city streets, all the traffic stopped FOR YOU, all the people cheering FOR YOU. It's an experience like no other.

Nowadays more kissaten are becoming non-smoking. Some of them are quite nice.

Japan, for example, could contribute toward promoting universal health care coverage to other countries by offering expertise on its own system, as the Asian nation has provided public medical insurance for all its citizens since 1961, analysts said.

Perhaps more than anyone the US could learn from Japan's example in this respect!

What an exciting finish!

Congrats to everyone who participated!

We can speculate and say things like, "The man wasn't looking at the road." "The woman might have been crossing on red," etc. etc. But the fact is that this article gives no details that might allow us insight into why the accident happened. There's no way you can point a finger if you don't know what took place.

What a useless poll. What does "Russia" mean? The Russian government? Or the Russian people? If we're talking about governments here, we could also ask, "What percent of Japanese do not feel friendly toward the Japanese government?" and we'd likely get a very similar answer!

This is good news. For those people saying that people wore masks before Covid... Well yeah, some people did... when they had a cold or allergies. But nobody stared anybody down for NOT wearing one.

How dare he be human! Doesn't he know that a reporter isn't allowed to show any emotion!

Sounds to me like someone in the LDP has stakes in the electric scooter business.

I miss seeing people's faces, and I think I'm not the only one. I often meet Japanese people in shops or in the street who, as soon as I lower my mask to speak to them, do the same back to me.

It freaks me out to see people walking alone in the park with a mask on, their glasses all fogged up, because they don't even think about why they're wearing a mask anymore.

I still wear mine on the trains, but I think we all need to gradually get used to taking them off again.

Lock this dude up for life. He should never be allowed near another child again.

Try all you want, China. Soon your people will rise up against you!

People here are talking about "left" and "right," but Musk is incompetent no matter which direction you look at him from.

What a game!!

Now can we get a public holiday like they did in Saudi Arabia?

What she did was murder. She should get life in prison.

Can someone give Kim a cookie so that he'll stop pretending like he's a grownup?

The Japanese Shogi Association has yet again proven its incompetence.

Overcharging members for “dan” titles. Not allowing people to become professional players after they reach a certain age. The Shogi Association is a decrepit, corrupt organization that should be replaced by people who actually love playing shogi rather than wanting to line their pockets.

At the very least he should have been given a warning.

As often happens in this country, the tattle-tale is rewarded.

Make the Unification Church pay for it.

Yes, masks work, but it's been two and a half years and it's time to take them off now. We can't live the rest of our days like this.

More dinosaur politicians protecting more dinosaur laws.

Come on, Japanese people. Stand up and fight against these mindless dinosaurs!

Perhaps what Will did was an act of "violence," but so was what Chris did.

But Will apologized. Chris did not. Therefore Will is the bigger man.

I only speak English with them, and when they try to get me to sign the paper, I tell them to sign mine first which requires them to pay for the private English lesson they just received.

The lesson is "only" 5000yen, but of course I need to charge for registration and administrative fees and such which, unfortunately, brings the total to 25000yen.

As much as I hate NHK's tactics, I'd say that your "strategy" is shady at best, probably something like extortion. So when random people in the streets speak to you in English do you charge them for your breath?