Posted in: Japanese comedian's TV scenes cut after report he grabbed woman in 2015 See in context
So this happened 10 years ago, it's his words against hers. The guy is already guilty by accusation. They grabbed a meal and then he grabbed her arm all the way to the restaurant? There really was no opportunity for her to walk away from him with all sorts of people around them? No wonder guys are reluctant to ask girls out if they can be accused of anything years after the fact.
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Posted in: Sinkholes in Saitama merge; truck driver still trapped on 3rd day See in context
So they really want people not to flush the toilet, take a bath, wash clothes? Good luck with that!
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Posted in: SDF officer arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman in Hokkaido See in context
Japan's finest, for country and honor
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Posted in: Police academy instructor arrested for trespassing in apartment of woman he did not know See in context
This explains the misconduct committed by the dozens of police officers we read on a weekly basis, it's a part of the training curriculum at the academy
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Posted in: Freewheeling Trump sets out U.S. territorial ambitions See in context
This man is just a deranged old grump
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Posted in: The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people See in context
The Japanese act like they have the best etiquettes on trains while I often see the opposite. Reading or watching sexual/ pornographic material, standing in front of you so close their genital area comes near your face when the train rocks, sleeping and leaning on others shoulders, blocking the fast lane on the escalator, not having their wallet / money ready when buying a ticket, blocking the doors while there is enough space in the middle of the car etc etc
They need to stop acting like Japan is the only county where people still have virtues and good manners. I see Japanese behave badly more than once every day, it's not only the foreigners
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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of breaking into female acquaintance's house with stolen key See in context
So she noticed that things had moved in her apartment but didn't notice the lost/stolen key to it?
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Posted in: Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks, Nikkei reports See in context
According to the FT, they decided merger talks only because Foxconn showed interest in buying Nissan. To prevent a foreign company buying them they probably approached Honda.
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Posted in: Himeji Castle entry fees to more than double for nonresidents See in context
Nobody is talking about the math, 452 thousand times 4000 yen would be close to 13 million dollars a year from foreign tourists only if they had gone ahead with the original proposal. That's 2 billion yen just from the foreigners, don't tell me it's about the cost of maintenance, it just milking the tourists in the momentum
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Posted in: Expenditure on New Year travel in Japan set to reach record high See in context
So that's it? People have only 43.000 yen to spend during a 9 day holiday? And that's with the bonus month and supposedly record high salary increases. What exactly are they going to do with that 43.000 yen? I checked out hotels in Tokyo for 2 nights, they are 30 to 40 thousand per night, many of them I stayed at before corona and they were under 10 thousand then. Going back and forth twice is cheaper than staying at a hotel for just one night
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Posted in: Girl who jumped off building roof, killing herself and pedestrian below, to be prosecuted See in context
If it was a case of bullying that resulted in her suicide they should go after the bullies, but knowing this is Japan they allow bullies to be bullies
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Posted in: Ishiba misses APEC group photo session due to traffic jam See in context
Fujimori was a dictator, a head of state should not visit his grave and lay flowers
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Posted in: Japan school absenteeism hits record 340,000 in FY2023, up for 11th year See in context
Bullying was identified in most places but nothing is done about it. Experienced it first hand with my own kid, told the teachers about it and nothing was done about it. When I asked if they had spoken to the students who I identified as the culprits the answer was no, were they ever going to? No! Be patient, it will be over sooner than later was the answer. If teachers won't take their responsibility then bullies will be bullies for the rest of their lives because they are allowed to and know they can get away with it
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Posted in: Service industry takes stand against customer abuse in 'polite' Japan See in context
Japanese service isn't any better than other countries, just because they are polite and smile it doesn't mean it's good service. I can give dozers of examples where staff don't know their job, simply refuse to be flexible or keep apologizeing with a stupid grin on their face. The worst is when they keep repeating " that's not possible" without an explanation
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Posted in: Ishiba looks set to be reelected PM as opposition votes split See in context
So the opposition supporting the sitting PM. What do they oppose then exactly? As a voter of the opposition party I would be pretty pissed that my opposing vote isn't an opposition vote after all
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Posted in: Ishiba denies LDP covertly backing scandal-hit members in election See in context
What a childish excuse, we gave money to the branch not the individual. But that individual is working for that branch so directly making use of that money, isn't he? The branches should kick them out and hand them a lifetime blacklist before they should be eligible to get money from the LDP. So easy to solve problems but as usual the people in charge are afraid to step on people's toes
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Posted in: Used smartphone sales to hit record high in Japan amid price hikes See in context
Wouldn't recommend buying a second hand smartphone, you never know what the person before has done with it and how they have handled the device. You keep all your sensitive info/ apps on this device so it's better to get a new one and take good care of it. You don't want something that might have some bugs and wipe out or not protect your photos, apps or log in data. Just my opinion
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Posted in: Japan stock market may rebound as Ishiba revises economic policies See in context
Instead of revised his policies you can simply use the word duped or lied to his supporters. Changing policies just a few days after being elected and not even trying them out isn't revising them
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Posted in: Public urges Ishiba to do something about high cost of living See in context
Instead of giving subsidies to oil companies, they should investigate them for price gouging. World oil prices have gone down 25 percent in the past month, yen has strengthened 15 percent and gasoline prices have stayed at 165 yen all September.
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Posted in: Japan’s super-cheap corn snacks maker apologizes for 2nd-ever price increase in 45 years See in context
The 2022 price increase was the first one in 45 years, this increase is the 2nd one in 2 years,not 45
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Posted in: 240 kg of new Koshihikari rice stolen in Shiga Prefecture See in context
So 240 kilograms of rice is worth only 90.000 yen? So why does a 10 kg bag cost almost 8000 nowadays?
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Posted in: 81-year-old man in Saitama City swindled out of ¥288.11 million See in context
At his age he should have started spending bis money and enjoy the few more years he's got left.
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Posted in: Japan logs record surplus for July on foreign investment returns See in context
Already down 20 percent because yen is 16 yen stronger and stocks are down about 20 percent except for the magnificent 7
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Posted in: Japan's state debt tops ¥1,300 tril for 1st time See in context
Basic economics 101, spend less than you earn, something we learn in high school. Seems that the Japanese government hasn't paid attention in class. Since Abe 2012 they have spent more every fiscal year and every year they said the same thing, we need to raise taxes to pay down the debt, guess they learned very quick that the Japanese are gullible enough to feed the same narrative without questions asked . A day will come it will bite them back
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Posted in: Tokyo stocks end higher, yen falls on BOJ's cautious rate hike stance See in context
Already chickened out. A week ago they were so certain the timing was right and another couple of hikes before the end of the year would be on the table. When they tanked the stock market they started scratching their heads, damn those carry traders
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Posted in: Nikkei closes up 10.23% after Monday's record fall; dollar trading at ¥145.94 See in context
What's there to celebrate? Stocks are still 5 percent down compared to yesterday. Only people who bought at the end yesterday made 15-25 percent on some stocks, they are the only ones who made money
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Posted in: Japan faces economic stagnation as stocks plunge after rate hike See in context
A weak yen does more harm than good. A strong yen takes our salary closer to the other developed countries and makes life cheaper for the average family. A weak yen only benefits export and trading companies and we pay only more for everything. And a few tourists less because of the strong yen will eliminate the overtourisn dilemma. Yen back to 110 gets my support!
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Posted in: Japanese people budget less for summer break amid inflation, weak yen: poll See in context
You can't do much with 58.000 yen. I'm planning to visit a friend for a couple of nights, stay at his place. Even then I'm budgeting 50.000 for highway, gas and eating for 2.
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Posted in: BOJ's perceived hawkish tilt to be tested after rate hike See in context
Ueda told the press conference on Wednesday that he feels "sorry" that the high inflation rate has been forcing households to shoulder increased burdens.
So having said that, you increase the burden on the citizens by increasing the interest rate so their mortgage, car loans en other interest bearing loans go up.
Wonderful Ueda!
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Posted in: Surge in inbound tourists pushes Japan to explore dual pricing See in context
Utter BS! Where does this end once it starts? First restaurants,,then temples, taxis? Supermarkets, clothing stores? It will be a mess! Do foreign residents have to start a discussion every day and every establishment ti convince the staff that they are entitled to pay the lower price? The price you see should be the price to everyone. Did they offer a discount when the dollar hit 75 yen around 2010?
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Posted in: Ishiba pledges to resolve territorial dispute with Russia
Posted in: Ishiba pledges to resolve territorial dispute with Russia