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I'm kinda surprised there are no "reality shows" about combini life in Japan.

I gotta imagine, with drunk fools coming in at night, to jokers like this little punk with the knife working with middle aged people and throw in a few foreigners, there's gotta be some really entertaining moments at these places.

They don't have to show the same stores every episode, go around the country and show us what's up.

RATINGS!!!!

What do you expect when you don't require credit cards to book a hotel room?

And 80 nights? At least get a down payment up front.

Or collect at least once a week. Not after 11+ weeks.

 he posted threats against Nintendo employees and Nintendo events 39 times 

Dork must have been pretty irritated from losing in endless Splatoon tournaments.

Get a life.

So no one is going to jail?

Kleptocracy is now officially legal in Japan.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is to advise two heavyweights of its biggest faction to leave the party

what exactly is an “LDP heavyweight?”

someone that takes up the most space in a room?

someone that embezzles the most tax money?

someone who has been rotting in a chair the longest, doing absolutely nothing and getting paid the most for it?

someone that has the biggest mouth?

please explain more.

Cars are dumb

no, cars are brilliant machines that can do many things for people.

It’s the degenerates that don’t know how to drive or live in society, who are the dumb ones.

Masao Fujii is 

definitely one of them.

Japan on Monday began requiring companies by law to meet the needs of customers with disabilities

Began on Monday..............so what have the disabled been doing for the last 24 years? or 34 years, or however long the rest of the world been making changes to help out?

Record 63% of Japanese in financial stress, poll shows

oh, really?

You mean making less than ¥1000 yen (at ¥151 to $1) per hour, minimum wage and no significant raises across the majority of companies, isn't cutting it?

Shocking

up 400 billion yen from the previous projection, due to inflated costs.

Does that include or not include kick backs and off the top paper bags from the CEOs?

So the real question is, how much money needs to be TAKEN IN, to actually generate a one yen profit from all of this BS?

Will they even come close to that said, number?

a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar is unlikely to prompt the Bank of Japan to tighten its policy again anytime soon, with the yen's underlying trend expected to reverse course later this year.

Typical Japan.

If it's broke, don't fix it.

Wait till "someone else" solves it.

Which airport is most convenient for you?

How about NOT only in Toyko for starters?

Start sending direct international flight to other regions and prefectures on a regular basis.

Kishida, promised to wrest the nation out of decades-long deflation and set off “a positive cycle” of higher wages, company profits and strong productivity.

How?

He's gonna give up his extremely not worth it salary and wasteful per diem?

and strong productivity.

How?

The LDP and useless CEOs are gonna disappear?

Kim's sister says N Korea will reject any contact with Japan

oh no!

is Japan in the friend zone?

I thought there was a chance...........

The Japanese government on Tuesday warned domestic companies about contracting North Korean IT workers posing as Japanese nationals to earn cash, as it is suspected they are using the proceeds in such cases to fund Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development programs.

Is this a bit?

Since when does the Japanese Government know anything about IT?

 “I did it to get money for living and entertainment expenses”

get a job, maybe two, foo

The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker in Orange County, California, are under criminal investigation

well……that isn’t Japan.

just bowing isn’t gonna cut it in this situation.

as soon as the IRS Gets involved, ish gets real, quick

“His behavior was unbecoming of a police officer and we will strive to prevent this sort of incident from happening again.”

on the contrary, it sounds exactly what a lot of police officers in Japan do.

Japan aiming for wealthy Asians to visit rural areas near 2025 Expo

so let me get this straight, by Japan mentality……

rich asians to Japan to spend money = good

poor asians to work in Japan for slave wages = good

japan wants tourist to visit rural areas, but only promotes the urban areas……..

japan wants Asian money but doesn’t want tourists……

Japan wants Chinese money, but hates Chinese when they come to Japan and visit…..

I’m confused

Kishida describes BOJ's policy shift as appropriate

pfft, what does he know about what's appropriate?

all he does is take funds and spends it, no knowledge of how or where he gets it from, just uses it.

 he would act "as soon as possible."

As a Prime Minister, if your number 1 priority is to reprimand your own staff (that you chose) for illegal actions and NOT to better the country and the people you are supposed to be "leading," chances are, you're not doing a good job.

In other words, Kishida, LDP. GTHO already. You're wasting everyone's time and money.

“It wasn’t my fault!! I was just driving, and this house came out of nowhere!!!”

LDP amends party rules to toughen penalties for fund violations

the jokers causing the problems are gonna change the rules so that they stop stealing money?

Is that correct?

how much longer is this charade going to continue?

School bullying cases leading to police investigations hit 10-year high

really? they need the police (as if they even know how) to help solve the situation?

The main problems are keeping the students in the same class with the same group year in and year out. The other problem is not adjusting classes according to skill level. At least for the core skills.

The solutions are so simple, well simple outside of Japan anyway.

If they would let students rotate classrooms and switch classmates every period in every year, this would help kids form new relationships with different people. Not the same cliques every time. It would help people grow and find new groups. Also, you could get away from the drama in one class into the sanctuary of another.

Also if you make levels of core classes, for example different levels of math, Japanese, science, foreign languages, IT, etc, etc, then the quicker students can move at a faster rate and the slower students can go at a more detailed pace. Less embarrassment and less pressure to hurry up.

And don't even get me started on the ignorant senpai-kohai relationships, one track minded center tests and university exams and endless club activities. Those are entire topics to themselves.

Also, allow teenagers to have part time jobs. That would help them stay out of trouble and learn responsibility too. As well as communication and social skills.

So many of the bullying problems could be solved internally, if the BOE would just wake the hell up and make the necessary changes, and adapt with the times.

they don’t remember when they started to get loads of money for doing nothing……..

oh wait, that’s because they’ve been doing nothing since day 1. And they’ve been stealing funds from day 1. It’s just the norm, that’s why.

Grilled by opposition MPs on Wednesday about the scandal, Kishida said on Wednesday that the event "doesn't match the cabinet's goal of diversity".

oh, really?

yet…….

two MPs who attended were stepping down from their posts in the Youth Bureau, but will remain party members and lawmakers.

clearly you still condone their “contributions.”

> "What my cabinet seeks is an inclusive society where all people feel the meaning of life with their dignity and diversity respected," local media quoted him as saying.

foo, what you know about the meaning of life, diversity and dignity?

What? Someone bought you a thesaurus 2 minutes before your ignorant statement?

Police said it was the third time he had been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend. But no charges were filed either time.

idiot……well, until she presses charges, there’s nothing anyone else can do. It’s not gonna end well for either one of them.

“I was curious about the fabric and material used in the skirt worn by the girl sitting next to me,

what this fool know about materials?

and? The suspense is killing us.

So, What fabric was used, you nut?

> so I snipped off a piece with the scissors I had with me.”

yes, very normal people carry around scissors all day.

police said Shishido told them he “doesn’t feel like talking” about the incident.

simple solution, lock him in a cell till he does.

or better yet, just lock it and leave him, regardless

Kishida has left the post of special adviser on international human rights issues vacant for about six months

great move Kish.

just put any one of your cronies at the position, what’s the difference?

it’s not like any one of them is going to accomplish anything any way.

At least pretend to give a darn.

He’s not even trying to pretend like he’s making attempts any more.

after a police officer badly misread a breath test

sounds like the cop would fit right in with the Japanese keystone cops.

Maybe they can recruit her after this is all done.