Posted in: Formula One rejects Andretti's bid to join See in context
concerns over the team's level of competitiveness
whoa, How about Haas, Williams and Alfa Romeo (Stake, Sauber)?
The sport has become borefest, only one team clearly dominating in each season in the past decade, except 2021. And these clowns talk about competition.
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Posted in: Japanese rail company lets teens ride for free on entrance exam days See in context
RotenToday 09:29 am JST
A nice gesture. I would be glad for seniors to be given free passes on Respect for the Aged day and for 18 year olds to be given passes on Coming of Age day.
Would that not require hell of a lot of time to check IDs and verify? Commuters would be late for work
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Posted in: Biden says U.S. 'shall respond' after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 U.S. troops in Jordan See in context
Look at 2 nuclear armed big boys (Iran and US) bullying Jordan and its sovereign territory.
Why dont they take it either to Persian soil or US soil?
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Posted in: Man stabs himself at Hachiko Square in Tokyo’s Shibuya district See in context
what a bizarre thing to happen on Monday afternoon
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Posted in: Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing at least 7 See in context
Iran is playing with lots of fires at the same time.
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Posted in: U.S., British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen See in context
Desert TortoiseToday 11:13 am JST
Is this the start of a new war with Iran?
Iran has been using the Houthis to wage war on the west.
For some reason, everyone seems to agree on the fact that Iran is backing all these terrorists, yet nobody is seeking retribution with Iran directly and instead punishing innocents who happen to be living in regions with Iran-backed terrorists. Bombing the sh***t out of Palestine, Lebanon, now Yemen. Yet not a single bullet fired towards Iran. Just because Iran has nuclear weapons? Sure that makes sense, let's bomb the countries that cannot come back at us.
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Posted in: Japan's veteran soccer star Endo retires at 43 See in context
Yasuhito Endo's name kinda rhymes, thus was easy to remember for me as a teenager in late 2000s. Never played outside Japan but every football fan knew him as the main man of JP squad in WC2010 along with Keisuke Honda.
Just yesterday a video of JP vs Paraguay match of WC2010 came up on my Facebook feed. Good times.
Good luck in coacing career, Endo senshu.
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Posted in: Jetstar cancels 2 domestic flights due to crew shortage See in context
Airline industry is getting hit hard by labor shortage.
I know an airline that had been struggling to secure Ground handling Agent staff for their flights to/from Osaka KIX.
Even in Narita, most assistants at ticket counters, attending luggages, doing check-ins, boardings are foreigners. I guess Japanese people are either not really attracted to the wages they are offering, or simply not enough Japanese.
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Posted in: Kishida asks firms to achieve larger pay hikes in 2024 than this year See in context
what a joke of a leader
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Posted in: Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia See in context
This is absolutely heartbreaking. All the atrocities going on in Gaza, in Ukraine, elsewhere with these poor girls. This puts things into perspective. All my problems at work and home are inconsequesntial compared to these.
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Posted in: Japanese economy shrinks 0.5% in third quarter See in context
Whatever happens, BOJ will not change its stance.
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Posted in: Japan household spending falls 2.8% in September as wages slide See in context
RakurakuToday 08:47 am JST
Why is the BOJ is si stubborned
Because BOJ are c..ts
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Posted in: Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan See in context
Oh they thought harm would only come to the people and Jgov would get past unscathed?
How considerate.
They did nothing. Absolutely jacksh*t nothing. And now they act surprised that it didnt go as planned.
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Posted in: Kishida unveils ¥17 trillion stimulus package as poll numbers slump See in context
Importers are suffering with weak yen - high import costs, they pass it over to consumers, cost of living increases. salaries stay same
Exporters are enjoying weak yen - high earnings, they DONT pass it over to consumers, cars dont get cheaper. Salaries stay same
With weak yen, the people are losing left and right. Only corporations earning profit. This is a vicious cycle.
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Posted in: Kishida unveils ¥17 trillion stimulus package as poll numbers slump See in context
JROToday 04:11 pm JST
add more taxes then give back half of it as a one time handout to make yourself look good.
And 10% of that handout will come back to the coffers as consumption tax.
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Posted in: Japan's two major airlines log profit jump as COVID curbs removed See in context
This goes to show that all corporations will come back to get their revenge. They bled past 3 years. Now they are earning those losses back, at the expense of the customers. Ticket prices will not come down for a couple more years until they fully regain what they lost. "
If you cant pay, then dont fly. There will be plenty who will."
All that covid did was to increase the greed of the cartels.
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Posted in: U.S. fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia See in context
Why dont they directly address Iran? If they are blaming Iran for everything.
No, other countries, civilians must be punished. Iran stays untouched, because Iran has nuclear weapons.
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Posted in: Kishida plans income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks See in context
No mention of consumption tax or increase interest rate, as usual. Farce
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Posted in: Japan's largest labor union to seek 5% or more pay hike next spring See in context
SDCAToday 11:16 am JST
I love the intention, but only 5%? When you negotiate with someone, you usually start off with a higher price before you lower it to come to an agreement. Perhaps start with a 20% increase and lower if needed?
That's not how it's done in Japan. Start with 5%, end up with 3.16%. If lucky and situation is dire, corporations may add additional 0.31% on top. That's what you call a successful negotiation.
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Posted in: Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid boosted by Indonesia changing sides after Australia co-host talks See in context
next - China mutual bid with North Korea and Russia
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Posted in: Japan to OK train fare hikes for holidays, weekends due to 'overtourism' concerns See in context
Tourists are super happy Yen is in the muds. They are exchanging thousands of USDs at cheap price. You think they would stop at mere 10 cents increase on train fare? gtfo
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Posted in: Japan to give $10 million in emergency aid to Gaza Strip civilians See in context
How, pray tell, this money is gonna reach the Palestinians?
civilians in the Gaza Strip
And the artice doesnt once address them as "Palestinias"
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Posted in: Japan to give $10 million in emergency aid to Gaza Strip civilians See in context
AlongfortherideToday 05:28 pm JST
Why not spend $10 mil USD and build 4 or 5 new aged care facilities in Japan to take the pressure of families that are forced to take in the elderly.
What's wrong with taking care of YOUR elderly? Your own parents. Not like you are being forced to take in some strangers
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Posted in: Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday; Iran issues warning See in context
for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and make clear Israel has the right to defend itself
So is he coming all this way just to make clear? Rather odd reason or odd choice of words.
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Posted in: Japan economy minister visits Yasukuni shrine ahead of autumn festival See in context
he could have spent that time doing something about collapsing JP economy
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Posted in: Court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for change of gender on documents See in context
JayToday 04:34 pm JST
Yikes, the crazy liberal, A_girl_in_Tokyo has arrived.
Yep, it is in every article that involves gender topics, female victims, male crimes. As if there are no other problems in the world. Only one agenda. Others should just give up having their own opinions. Otherwise, you are just a homophobic bigot.
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Posted in: Israel says it won't allow aid to flow to Gaza Strip until Hamas releases hostages See in context
Cat StevensToday 09:25 am JST
Jews have been there since before the Roman empire.
Natives were in the North and South America before Spanish and Brits. Natives were massacred and wiped out, lands taken by the europeans. Why are you not voicing your concerns and passion for the Natives? Fight for the return of Anatolia to Greeks/Romans as well while you are at it.
Well, if you are going to blame Israel, add Egypt into the mix. I guess that is always conveniently forgotten. Israel screens for weapons.
The article blatantly states "U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, brought shipments of U.S. weapons". Wow you complain about a dozen Egyptian weapons? Yeah hail America, ever the purveyor of peace and hero of the Jews.
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Posted in: Court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for change of gender on documents See in context
He said the requirement to undergo surgery was inhuman
Human was being born as a female or male.
Inhuman is confused people trying to alter that.
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Posted in: IMF lifts Japan's 2023 growth forecast to 2% on brisk inbound tourism See in context
Fighto!Today 07:54 am JST
Next time people grumble about "too many tourists" remember - they are helping to significantly boost Japan's growth.
Within 6 months - around Hanami time - Japan will see the biggest monthly number of inbound tourists in her history - around 3 million/month.
So Jgov wants their arse kissed for this? What if 3 million foreign workers leave Japan by then?
They are gambling and going all-in for tourism while sacrificing the wellbeing of their own population.
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Posted in: Japan household spending falls 2.5% in August on rising prices See in context
justaskingToday 05:15 pm JST
Raise the interest rates, bring down the cost of importing and spending will be up. Stop protecting big business and start protecting the people who voted for you.
Not gonna happen
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oops, how did the nurse know it was a common type prison weapon, the report says C.O.D was due to…
Posted in: 2 doctors arrested over cover-up of patient’s murder at hospital in Aomori Prefecture
Posted in: Japan to release 210,000 tons from rice reserves due to surging prices
Posted in: 20-year-old man arrested over attempted murder of mother in Nagoya