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A great breakthrough for Japan !.

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This information is not new.

The neuroscience on how hand writing enhances the growth and function of neuropathways and electrochemical transmission has bee around for over some 3 decades.

Diverse US and European studies show that hand writing supports the development of circuits in the brains cerebral cortex producing higher process thinking : and other functions, such as:

more fluid transfer of knowledge; critical analysis ; delay of immediate gratification ; memory retention; activating information stored in memory - artistically, technically, etc.

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Game of chess, anyone?

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BigYenToday  07:43 am JST

Talk about trivializing a serious issue.

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True. how absolutely banal. . . .though

this fixation on these caricatures reflect the immature & superficial dimension of the modern J mind, IMO

Gaijinland These two were morons. Goshn got the last laugh....

Taylor did it out of a compassionate sense of justice.

He is no a moron. He is a Green Beret.

But - Ghosn's narrative is not over - - - -yet.

I doubt he is laughing now - certainly he will not be laughing at the end of the play

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. but regardless of if he’s a scumbag or not, he never would have received a fair trial in Japan

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Well, who ever said life - or the justice system - is ever fair . . anyplace in the world !!!???

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@hooktrunk@ : but doesn't this mean the Ghosn is presumed guilty before his trial? 

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I think the charges involve human trafficking.- which is a violation of international law.

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“I was trapped, but I didn’t know I was trapped,” Harry said,

Harry is still trapped.

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According to the VANITY FAIR interview with Michael Taylor, Taylor DID NOT receive payment for organizing Ghosn's escape.

Ghosn payed Taylor NOTHING. NADA.

The 1.3 million was payed by Ghosn SIMPLY TO COVER THE COST OF THE OPERATION.

VANIRY FAIR asked: Why did you do it?

Taylor's response was : "*De oppresso liber**" (liberating the oppressed.)*

Sheer misguided idealism on Taylor's part.

Sheer self serving selfish greed and cowardice on Ghosn's part - irresponsibly and recklessly leaving those ( and their families) who "helped" him destroyed . (Greg Kelly etc as well

THAT is GHOSN"S record*. *THAT is his MO .

Ghosn has shown once again the narcissistic yellow-belly unethical fraud. he is

Although God's mills grind slow - they grind exceedingly small.

For Ghosn too.

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of course not.

if people can go out for shopping and to work ( while following safety directives) - - what is different about going for Hanami ????

. . .which BTW has a therapeutic value ( so desperately needed in these times.)

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mRNA - has opened up Pandoras Box

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Suga will be a game changer in terms of tightening the economy - restructuring health care, raising consumption tax, closing the loopholes. He will aim for a fiscally responsible budget - and the result will be more expensive for average hosueholds.

Sh1mon M4sadaToday  01:46 pm JST

I hope he nails Ghosn and save himself at least.

Agree .

It's very sad Kelly is the undeserving fall guy.

But, I believe, he'll walk.

And, it wont be long before Ghosn will be offered to Japan Justice System in the end.

Lebanon is not a comfortable hideout for Ghosn these days.

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That is one beautiful shot !!!

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Japan could pull the billions in US fed reserves and get the whole intern'l house of cards toppling.

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Barring that, the J Govm't is working an effective way in face of this most unexpected and unprecedented crisis one which is pivotal in terms of national and intern'l . interests.

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@Treavor Peace

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That was a very gracious and magnanimous gesture. You acted in a very humanitarian spirit.

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Masks are proven effective.

Why else would doctors, dentist and other healthcare providers in the west - Australia, Canada Uk USA - use them ! ? And they are required wear for prevention of disease contagion ????

Masks are one of the first stage preventative measure to protect against airborne pollutants, viruses etc - (especially in high population dense venues) - just like washing hands on a consistent basis.

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great shot !

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Not surprising.

Moody has cut Renault's rating to "junk". Stock has nose dived.

So NOW Renault Inc will seriously be after the money Ghosn took - no more playing ostrich

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The pope should stick to the office he was elected to hold - that is, leader of the Catholic Church.

Leave politics to the politicians.

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@strangerland.

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Evidence based on empirical science is immutable.

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The meanings of words and language itself evolve over time.

However, the two cannot be compared.

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As Gertrude Stein astutely noted: " A rose by any other name is still a rose."

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Japan's state-of-art techno,gy will garner it a cosy niche in the arms trade market.

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What a load of nonsense !

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*** Over 200,000 year Home Sapiens identified as 2 genders ; male and female.

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*** Human DNA has 23 sets of chromosomes i. The 23rd set is the sex chromosome.. You either have an XY if you are male, or XX if your a female.

No changing that through hormones or surgery.

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Where's South Korea ?

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Amazing photography.

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Beautiful jump by Shomo Uno.

Such perfect alignment of the body !

incredible.

120,000 people is not an overwhelming crowd, given that the population of Tokyo alone is over 13 million.

The figures speak for themselves as to the sentiment of the people at large..

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This ongoing extravaganza is quite exacerbating -

The divide between the rich and the struggling middle class is increasingly wider

While this emperor SAYS he wants to be 'an emperor the people can relate to ' yet he indulges - without restraint- in all this expensive pageantry.

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One would think this is the priority : get businesses back and running; pump the economy.

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But wait ! The coffers are run dry: the string of lavish enthronement ceremonies and parties , . .

AND, wait, still !

the remainder has been promised to cover all the Olympics infrastructures.

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Hope this is the last of the show.

It's getting a little tired.

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@ Maria .... '.... and the world is watching.'

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NOT!

Royalty - in any country, particularly conservative Japan - is not known for avant garde fashion.

Besides, the 'enthronement' is not a Paris-Fashion-Show Catwalk

What we will see ad nauseum ( if anyone care to look) is ongoing morphing of fashion a la a 1950's debutante's ball, with decadently expensive silks, embroidered bodices etc

The HIP HOP culture of the west is disinterested.

The traumatized oppressed people groups around the world do not have a clue.

Japanese workers struggling to live as they are digging themselves out of the effectso 2 major typhoons can not relate to such extravagance.

And the rest of us middle class - YAAAAAAAWNNNNNNN

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It's hangover from the old tradition of gift presentation.

It's a waste of time, energy, and paper ( or other wrpa products).

Move on, Japan !

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