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Posted in: Bears designated as animal subject to subsidized culling in Japan See in context

Tom Selleck

As someone who occasionally identifies as a bear (while hiking) I like your idea.

A BBQ in the woods could complete the vice and the versa as well.

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Posted in: Inflation dents budgets for cherry blossom viewing in Japan See in context

You can go for a walk, take a train or other transport, head out to the mountains at any time, and see cherry blossoms at no cost.

Everything is so overly commercialized, theres an average cost on flower viewing

8 ( +9 / -1 )

Posted in: 2 dead in Hokkaido avalanche identified as New Zealanders See in context

Sad to hear of this!

Its always a awful tragedy to lose lives in an avalanche. Kinda horrible to hear others assigning blame and all that.

They were not hurting anyone else.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

Posted in: Japan business lobby chief supports separate surnames for spouses See in context

My wife and I were married over ten years ago and we never faced this in any form.

She kept her western name and I am Japanese and kept mine.

It was up to us and was never even brought up.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Posted in: Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape See in context

I wouldn’t wanna be nearby that.

Sudden booms and whiff of orange smoke…

-8 ( +1 / -9 )

Posted in: Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown after reported affair See in context

Everytime someone needs to be taken down, they find the smallest things and then criminally print their own stories for everyone to read.

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Posted in: Kishida grateful to N Korean leader for quake sympathy message See in context

Sort of odd to accept earthquake condolences from someone who states on other days they want to nuke you.

I mean what is that?

4 ( +7 / -3 )

Posted in: Suspect flees from scene of double stabbing incident in Osaka See in context

Quo Primium

Japan actually has very strict knife and weapons laws. What are you going on about?

Its not the nations fault a crazy person stabbed others.

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Posted in: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto Animation arson attack See in context

Mass indiscriminate murderer.

He is getting off easy.

Throughout humankinds history this kind of crime towards your fellowmen usually doesnt result in 3 meals a day and a civil ending.

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Posted in: Japan goalkeeper racially abused online after Asian Cup errors See in context

Samit Basu

I am absolutely a gaijin to people here until I show them my ID :)

Then I explain my mixed blood.

I dont call myself a double, or flip a lid when someone says I am a hafu.

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

Posted in: Japan goalkeeper racially abused online after Asian Cup errors See in context

Well Roy I am half Japanese as are hundreds of others that I know.

Why aren’t you half then? Its because you dont like the term right?

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

Posted in: Japan goalkeeper racially abused online after Asian Cup errors See in context

Downvotes…love it!

People coming here from abroad and trying to tell me I am not half Japanese.

I am indeed HALF Japanese, as I am also American. It really don’t matter if you don’t like it.

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Posted in: Japan goalkeeper racially abused online after Asian Cup errors See in context

There is actually 100% mixed and half Japanese, like me and my whole family.

Its always some westerner telling me that I am not half but a double or something else like that.

I most definitely consider myself mixed blood and part Japanese because I am also part other nationalities and have affinities to those places.

If you have no skin in the game, keep ur opinions.

-8 ( +2 / -10 )

Posted in: Landfill work resumes at new U.S. military site on Okinawa despite local opposition See in context

The timing couldn’t be worse for opponents of this.

Everyone is militarizing and arming and threatening each other. Scary times in my opinon.

13 ( +18 / -5 )

Posted in: Japan earthquake estimated to cost insurers $6.4 billion: report See in context

Insurance companies….they can pay out. They force us to pay everyday.

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Posted in: Gaza war's staggering toll reaches a grim milestone: 20,000 dead See in context

Zibala

And who was living there before Israel took it forcefully from them?

You have to be able to look at things objectively without automatically defending all behaviors.

I am against all the violence btw and not hoping for anything bad toward either nations.

3 ( +5 / -2 )

Posted in: Gaza war's staggering toll reaches a grim milestone: 20,000 dead See in context

Zibala

Or not!

I’ve lived there. Certainly that is not the case in its entirety at all.

You are pretty dense for believing it hook, line, and sinker.

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Posted in: Window washer falls to his death at business hotel in Osaka Prefecture See in context

The work being done at my company now and what I see all over…a lot of construction workers don’t put on a harness even though their on an edge, or up very high.

Feel so bad for this man, wish he strapped himself in.

7 ( +7 / -0 )

Posted in: Tokyo’s Shibuya district bans public drinking on New Year’s Eve, cancels countdown celebration See in context

Wow we have gotten so old that this is the norm now.

Imagine NY, Paris…but ok yeah we will hit the lights at 11 on new years eve.

zzzz

6 ( +28 / -22 )

Posted in: Divers find wreckage, bodies from U.S. Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan See in context

The deceased should be receiving condolences and their families!

Poor people, imagine not knowing what happened to one of yours.

3 ( +5 / -2 )

Posted in: 14-year-old girl riding bike seriously injured after being hit by car; driver arrested See in context

smithinjapan

Really? Imprison non helmet wearers?

Its a good thing you aren’t in charge buddy.

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Posted in: What's the best way to salvage your day after a bad night’s sleep? See in context

Using a watch with a sleep sensor has greatly helped me to be more aware and mindful of my sleep.

I now see my patterns and when I get deep, rem, and light sleep.

Also your interruptions and things you don’t even remember sometimes occur in the middle of the night.

-2 ( +0 / -2 )

Posted in: 3rd release of treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, TEPCO says See in context

Yubaru

Its highly diluted before its pumped out so maybe thats most of the tonnage?

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Posted in: Kishida rules out dissolving lower house this year See in context

LOL!

Is this an annual multiple occurrence?

Why yes it is! Every year the PM (regardless of who) threatens to or not to dissolve parliament because of his job rating.

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Posted in: Neuse, Aoyagi lead Tigers to 1st Japan Series title in 38 years See in context

Congratulations to the Tigers

There were thousands of Police and barricades to stop anyone in Shinsaibashi from jumping into the river.

It was actually the tightest security event I’ve ever seen here.

Kind of perplexing, but it was funny to see.

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Posted in: Buffaloes beat Tigers 5-1 to send Japan Series to Game 7 See in context

Jay

Have you ever been to the Osaka / Kobe area?

Your comment is quite bizarre.

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Posted in: One man dead, two others wounded after stabbing attack in Yokohama See in context

Keepyer

Wouldn’t it be highly likely that theres many knives in a restaurant?

It’s almost a certainty, interesting analysis though.

6 ( +8 / -2 )

Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging Hachiko statue See in context

This mayor must not have many thjngs to do as he has spent a month campaigning against Halloween.

I don’t think you should wreck your streets but he could spend half the time money and energy on making it happen better instead of trying to ban it forever.

Anyways, come to Osaka, its much more chill and a better metropolis for living.

1 ( +10 / -9 )

Posted in: Train gropers who fall to temptation intentionally targeted by extortion squads See in context

Why would it be impossible to track them down and return the money? They are in a train station with cameras and now the train has cameras too.

If these gangs dont find a guy who falls for their plots, they will target innocent people.

What kind of article ends with an assumption that it’s impossible to catch them?

0 ( +1 / -1 )

Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya braces for Halloween crowd despite calls to stay away See in context

I am referring to actually planning the event Yubaru.

Is your logical plan to ban Halloween forever then? Downtown Osaka is gunna be transformed on the Halloween weekends, I’m glad I live here.

12 ( +14 / -2 )

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