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Posted in: The ultimate in water recycling: Taking a bath in dehumidifier water See in context
Japan is eco-what? XDDDD sorry can't stop laughing.
it's one of the least eco-friendly nations I know.
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Posted in: Local governments seek solutions to fixing mangled English See in context
how about, like, hiring professional translators?
with all the money they throw away every year they surely have the budget.
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Posted in: Protect the Nation from NHK Party becomes Protect the Nation from Old Parties Party See in context
the problem is that Japan never had a decent opposition that can pull it out of its political misery.
the only chance they had was spoiled by the political exploitation of the 2011 disaster and subsequent use [by both his own party's sleaze-balls and the LDP] of Naoto Kan as a scapegoat.
it really was and still is a disgusting state of affairs.
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Posted in: Japan unveils 3,000-ton new submarine See in context
I'm sure China and Korea will love the Imperial-style decoration.
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Posted in: Coronavirus infections spread rapidly among Japan's police See in context
These are the official figures, updated daily
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00001.html
The same data on the English site are slightly older
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/newpage_00032.html
Tokyo
https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/
You can get ward-specific official data from any ward as well, so I assume other local governments probably have pages for that too.
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Posted in: Osaka mayor under fire for saying women dawdle at shops See in context
this really cracks me up because when I went to the supermarket the other day and there was this ojisan roaming around helpless on the phone, asking a supermarket guy for help and taking ages to find stuff under his wife's instructions XDDDD
really WTF dude XDDDD Osaka idiot-in-chief get a grip
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Posted in: Japanese muscle man group offers to carry you and lend their strength to summer festivals See in context
where do I sign?
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Posted in: Tokyo named most liveable city in world by Monocle magazine See in context
klausdorthJun So how come that only "Monocle" ranks Tokyo number 1? Mercer's and AEU show another picture, as do many other sites. Something must be wrong here!
they just use different parameters to analyze and rank the data, therefore get different results. [that's why they use different namings for the lists]
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Posted in: Heartache for Japan's 40-year-old virgins See in context
it they're cute I'm willing to help.
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Posted in: Head of Japan stock exchange group 'ashamed ' over Toshiba accounting scandal See in context
he's basically calling a potentially criminal activity/negligence "lazyness". huh.
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Posted in: Tokyo named most liveable city in world by Monocle magazine See in context
I don't think Tokyo is so bad, in fact I am not suprised it made top of the list. of course this is my personal opinion.
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Posted in: Judge lays down law in infidelity suit See in context
so basically: if your husband pays for it, it's not adultery XDDDDDDD
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Posted in: If you don't want your food genetically modified, tell nature to stop it. See in context
never read so much rubbish all written in the same article. congrats.
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Posted in: Remains of fetus found in drainage pipes of Chiba apartment building See in context
maybe she just had a miscarriage, if one intentionally dumps a fetus in a toilet she'd be a total moron to call a plumber afterwards. accusing someone of murder without having enough details is not a very logical thing to do, Jim. plus, overstaying your visa does not necessarily make you a murderer.
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Posted in: Man says he stabbed girl on train to see if he had guts enough to kill someone See in context
holy cow that's my hospital!!! (O_O)
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Posted in: Skype opens door to real-time translation feature See in context
woo that's scary. with the current level of machine translation I can see people getting into fights for a misundestanding XDDD
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Posted in: Kumamon to promote films at Cannes See in context
Kumamon Does Cannes!! (//∇//)
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Posted in: Volcanic activity increases at Mount Hakone See in context
We'll get Ash Eggs.
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Posted in: Why do Japanese people seldom hug friends or family in public? See in context
Japanese don't really do the "skinship" thing. it took a long time just to hold hands in public for couples - which is kind of cute, but a bit childish I guess. More "skinship" please!
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Posted in: Why more Japanese are staying home See in context
because traveling from Japan is a total rip off and it's not Bubble Time anymore. a 2-way ticket to any European town costs at least 30% more than if you took off from Europe exactly on the same plane. it's time to put an end to this middle-man mafia mentality.
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Posted in: World's first 'otaku' summit opens in Japan See in context
it is "unique" because it is the first such international event held in Japan, that's what makes it different.
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Posted in: World's first 'otaku' summit opens in Japan See in context
Otaku Summit signed the birth of the Inetrnational Otaku Event Association, that aims to bring together Japanese subculture-focused events all over the world, in order to exchange info, knowledge, guests, etc. crossing borders, culture, race, religion, everything. It's a literally historic watershed moment for Japanese subculture.
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Posted in: Lawmakers to submit casino legalisation bill by the end of March See in context
they should rename it "the yakuza law" XD
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Posted in: Fukushima reactor test offers rare detailed look inside See in context
“We presume that despite the meltdown, the fuel is still in the containment vessel,” "presume" is not a very scientific word, is it?
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Posted in: Woman tries to kill husband because he didn't give her White Day gift See in context
never underestimate White Day! holy cow..,
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Posted in: Moving to Tokyo? Real estate agent picks 5 best neighborhoods for single residents See in context
Nakameguro is cool.
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Posted in: Saga Prefecture targets foreign tourists with weird commercial See in context
looks VERY amateurish and the idea is rather bizarre but it could have worked if done professionally.
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Posted in: Have the 'best coffee in Paris' in Tokyo See in context
French coffee is not exactly the top though... try real Italian and South American!
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Posted in: 2 dead, 6 injured in Tokyo apartment building fire See in context
wouldn't be surprised about 41 fire engines. they sent 11 around my old neighborhood for a suspected gas leak [that was never found, obviously...]
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Posted in: From COVID to cancer: High hopes for 'versatile' mRNA
The wakening of a sleeping giant! Nature just doing what it does naturally.
Posted in: Mount Aso volcano erupts
Roll out whatever you like. Your country's Olympics deserves to be boycotted.
Posted in: Beijing rolls out COVID-19 booster shots ahead of Olympics
The only thing he'll be reading in jail is the magazine Blueboy.
Posted in: Man arrested for sexually molesting junior high school girl in library
