Posted in: U.S. stops U.N. from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership See in context
It vetoed a draft resolution that recommended to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." Britain and Switzerland abstained, while the remaining 12 council members voted yes.
193 member against one veto from "council" member.
US always pushed for two state solution in any chance but always vetoed when something come in favor for Palestine in UN?
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/us-biden-two-state-solution-explained-israel-palestine
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5344
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Posted in: Reuters' Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award See in context
Such heart breaking pictures, finally evidence emerge as a winner in photo of the year award without labelled as anti Semitism agenda.
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Posted in: Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995 See in context
However it's hard to cover up that claim especially there's so plenty mass grave that being uncovered.
Still denying?
https://srebrenica.org.uk/what-happened/history/uncovering-mass-graves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre
https://srebrenicamemorial.org/en/page/mass-graves/27
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International agency also do their fair share.
https://www.icmp.int/press-releases/over-7000-srebrenica-victims-recovered/
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Posted in: Italian police arrest 'most wanted' U.S. fugitive in St Peter's Square See in context
US Most wanted without a gun, only thee knives? That's so unamerican.
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Posted in: Court orders ex-head of illegal manga site to pay ¥1.7 bil See in context
> The website was established in February 2016 at the latest, and before its closure in April 2018 it was accessed some 537 million times, according to the ruling and other sources.
> sought damages totaling about 1.9 billion yen, with Shogakukan claiming losses of about 1 billion yen and Kadokawa and Shueisha around 400 million yen, respectively.
That doesn't mean, those reader would willing to pay that amount. If there's price tag they would avoid that content. So far Japanese publishers just don't have any attempt to make it affordable and accessible.
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Posted in: People who have not repaid their loans may have other debts, or their income may not have returned to pre-pandemic levels. See in context
, hundreds of billions of yen might ultimately be uncollectible.
That's not JGovt money, that's tax payer's money.
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Posted in: Japan court denies salmon fishing rights to Ainu people See in context
Ainu trying to preserve their culture by getting their Salmon in their river is against law in Japan.
However, hunting whale is not only being protected and claimed as Japanese culture, it's also get funding support from JGovt.
https://wwf.panda.org/es/?167621/Norway-Japan-prop-up-whaling-industry-with-taxpayer-money
https://en.mercopress.com/2013/02/27/fisheries-minister-says-japan-will-never-stop-hunting-whales-it-s-part-of-our-culture
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Posted in: NATO and EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions See in context
So far still no sanction for the one who commit genocide and attacking embassy, which against international rule. That's double standard at display
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Posted in: Doctors, dentists sue Google for keeping reviews they say are unfair See in context
Instead improving their practice and good service, they ask for review deletion.
https://qz.com/380817/a-japanese-court-has-ordered-google-to-take-down-negative-business-reviews
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Posted in: Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says See in context
Economically Japan need China,
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Japan-exports-up-for-2nd-month-on-China-bound-shipment-growth
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Posted in: Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by 2028 See in context
Why that company already stay ahead compared with other Japanese car manufacturers?
Because Ghosn already have vision and plan for it long before other Japanese companies.
https://europe.autonews.com/article/20160203/ANE/160209970/renault-nissan-plan-cheap-ev-for-china
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1090485_nissan-to-work-with-bhutan-toward-electric-car-nation-goal
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Posted in: Israel says it will retaliate against Iran, despite the risks See in context
It can't be retaliation, it will be considered as escalation.
Considering last weekend happened because what happened for embassy attack on April 1st.
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Posted in: Parents should log out of their Apple or Google accounts when they let their children use their smartphones. See in context
Login and logout from phone? Nobody really do that.
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
This article has exact quotation from that troubled training material for officer, that endorse racial profiling.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f2591f786f7e836d7efb5d03293a6c0ce1ca4f18
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Translation will be something like "..there's a firm believe that foreigner guilty of some kind of illegal activity.."
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
@Aly Rustom
Exactly, fortunately those plaintiffs lawyer able to find evidence that support this is happening systemically. They found training material which being used by officers that encourage to check people who look foreign.
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
@Tom Seleck @WoodyLee
Their lawyer choose to proceed with this case because there's chance to win, what they find out there is training material that being used to train those officer, which specified for targeting foreigners. So it's not because one or two officer discretion.
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
@enmaai @gaijinland
It's depend on the area, in some area they check both foreigners and Japanese. In some others area they really targeted foreigners.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/22/our-lives/meet-man-gets-frisked-tokyo-police-five-times-year/
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Posted in: Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack See in context
Anything after last weekend is not retaliation, that's escalation. This article doesn't even mention embassy attack on April 1st. which lead to drone attack last weekend.
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Posted in: Man arrested for breaking into swimming school and stealing swimsuits See in context
Where's the stole goods?
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
Recent government data show no difference in the crime rate between Japanese and foreigners.
Those stops just not based on facts, the main reason those stops happening is because foreigners look different from Japanese which easy from being targeted.
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Not only that, that plaintiffs lawyer also able to show there's a specific guide in officer training material that explain why those officer targeting foreign people.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/f8376ed292ef-3-foreign-born-residents-sue-over-racial-profiling-by-japan-police.html
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Posted in: 64-year-old man arrested for molesting 1-year-old girl in Kyoto park See in context
The man said to the girl, “You’re wet. Are you alright?” and touched her lower body before the girl’s mother could push him away.
Was considering he might want to help, because he was thinking she might drowning until reading particular part of body he finally touched.
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Posted in: 3-year-old girl dies after being hit by car; driver arrested See in context
@Alongfortheride, @John, @Mocheake exactly.
@Ken Holcomb those kind of situation happened more than being reported, kids rushing out from nowhere. Even if that kids weren't using that bicycle without pedal they still can run quite fast and surprise a driver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyw15FzOTz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBQ5m-OBn34
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Posted in: How immigrant workers in U.S. have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession See in context
Simple, cheaper and hardworking labor will help boost companies profit.
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Posted in: Over 100 hotels in Japan fall victim to Booking.com phishing scams See in context
Fraudsters send emails to Japanese hotels to access their Booking.com management system. The email contains a link, which infects a computer once clicked.
This quite sophisticated, it's not random poising. So the attacker already know which people that have active booking then impersonate as if it come from those hotel trying to ask additional information need to be inputted by customer.
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Posted in: Japan seeks to reclaim tech edge with overseas help See in context
"Japan's tech sector, once a leader, lost ground due to a slower response to digital and mobile trends" compared with neighbors such as South Korea, he told AFP.
While the rest of the world trying to catch up with smart phone trend, Japanese company still loyal to their flip phone. Japan are slow response on everything, even EV none of Japanese company made on the list.
https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/the-5-biggest-global-electric-vehicle-companies/
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Posted in: Japanese youth spend around 5 hours a day online: gov't survey See in context
Who doesn't use smart phone lately?
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Posted in: U.S. works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint See in context
Only US? No other countries also play their part so this situation not escalate any further.
Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, and Qatar refused their airspaces being used by US. So actions during last weekend only limited to defense by shooting drones while flying, no more than that.
https://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/turkey-joins-regional-allies-in-blocking-u-s-airspace-for-potential-iran-strikes/
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Posted in: Israel quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles See in context
quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles
Next step will be considered as escalation.
Attacking embassy which being retaliated by drone attack, let's called it a draw by now.
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Posted in: 3-year-old girl dies after being hit by car; driver arrested See in context
was riding a wooden playground bike without pedals when she was hit by the car.
3-year-old on her bicycle without pedals nor break on public road, without her parent supervision now becoming drive fault?
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Posted in: Bullet train services disrupted after man walks onto tracks looking for smartphone See in context
Buddhist monk in his 30s from Yamanashi Prefecture, returned to the platform after a few minutes and said he thought he had dropped his smartphone on the tracks but that he must have been mistaken.
He must be in Zen state in such way he wasn't aware with his surrounding.
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Posted in: Coe divides Olympic movement with prize money move
Posted in: Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
Posted in: Japan's inflation slows to 2.6% in March but rate hike still likely
Posted in: Japan's inflation slows to 2.6% in March but rate hike still likely