Posted in: Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump's way — or his See in context
Assad falls... Trump rises... It's like the worst people you can imagine will be running America for the next few years... until the statues start being erected and people realise they've been walking into this as if in a dream.
Caveat emptor
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Posted in: Do you think participation in extracurricular school activities in Japan is beneficial for students? See in context
Yes, but only as long as it's fun and the student gets something out of it
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Posted in: Bear attacks rising in Japan; aging hunters on the front line See in context
This is why the top wild predator in the UK is the fox... humans and large predators don't mix... and the humans always win. I don't know what the solution is, but surely wiping out the bears is the wrong way to handle it.
I'd be more concerned about the nutters with the guns.
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Posted in: Godzilla's in town See in context
to promote nighttime tourism...
I thought that the Japanese hated tourists?
Looks very impressive...
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Posted in: Mount Fuji convenience store becomes 'lawless zone' as tourists hurl abuse at security guards See in context
This all seems totally barmy.
If littering in the problem, supply a bin, if it's people getting in the way of traffic, that's their problem... this whole thing just seems to have been blown out of all proportion.
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Posted in: Girl who jumped off building roof, killing herself and pedestrian below, to be prosecuted See in context
So someone with obvious mental health kills herself and accidentally kills someone else in the process is to be prosecuted after her death. Are he grieving relatives of the accidentally killed woman going to demand compensation from the grieving parents of the girl who killed herself? Seems rather unsavoury to me
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Posted in: Foreign tourist angers locals for doing pull-ups on torii gate at shrine in Japan See in context
It's idiots like this who gives tourists a bad name.
When in Japan I tend to avoid going to shrines and temples out of respect (places of worship rather the places for toyrism) so for this moron to behave like this shows a massive amount of disrespect
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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya, Shinjuku join hands to tackle Halloween crowds See in context
Both measures do not carry penalties.
So what's the point?
Plod: You! Stop drinking!
Yobbo: No!
Plod: Okay then
It's a total waste of money and effort.
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Posted in: Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say See in context
So no lasers attached to sharks then?
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Posted in: In address to Iran, Netanyahu says nowhere in Middle East out of Israel's reach See in context
How to gain votes in a country where nationalism is at the heart of everything... wage a bloody war with your neighbours... Netanyahu is no better than Putin... both are monsters...
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Posted in: Himeji Castle entry fees set to be hiked for all non-local visitors See in context
They don't do that in my country... I've never seen anyone show a passport and be charged more. It's discrimination.
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Posted in: Japan This Week Podcast | August 30, 2024: Rice shortage, China's flyby, dolphins attack, indecent exposure and 'hump dolls' See in context
National: Dolphin attacks in Fukui Prefecture
Seems like the dolphins have had enough
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Posted in: South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go See in context
A firing squad? Really? Let me check... yes, 2024. Why not strap him to a canon barrel or march him through a minefield?
Yes, he deserves capital punishment, but a firing squad?
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Posted in: Japanese gov't appeals for calm as panic rice buying continues See in context
Other factors include lower harvests caused by hot weather and water shortages, as well as increased demand related to record numbers of foreign tourists.
Will you stop blaming the number of tourists. You really think every tourist who comes to Japan is going to stuff themselves with rice?
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Posted in: 'Definitely, maybe'? Gallagher brothers tease Oasis reunion See in context
The band that believe their own hype. Nice for their fans that they've confirmed their comeback tour, but for me? Meh... I preferred PULP.
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Posted in: Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours See in context
Luckily my work mobile is switched off at the end of my working day and I never access my laptop to see any work emails. Our senior managers might log on and email stuff out of hours but we're encouraged not to.
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Posted in: Concerns over rice shortage growing in Japan See in context
You know, as a frequent visitor to Japan it's all rather disheartening when we tourists are blamed for everything... including rice shortages. I actually eat more noodles than rice when I'm in Japan... I find the rice to be bland and tasteless... just stodge.
As others have pointed out, just people bulk buying I think
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Posted in: Japanese government doggie bag initiative asking restaurant to let customers take leftovers home See in context
Just serve smaller portions - Japanese restaurants do tend to serve massive numbers of dishes
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Posted in: Japan's rice inventory hits record low See in context
If they stopped serving rice with every set meal in eateries it would help... not everything needs rice!
As for this comment:
Japan has seen an influx of tourists with the removal of COVID-19 travel restrictions and a weak yen, and eating Japanese food was a top priority for them, according to a 2023 report on foreign visitors to Japan by the Japan Tourism Agency.
Oh please... you can't blame us for everything!! Japanese food has never been a top priority for me: I don't like shellfish, or fish that looks like a fish, Japanese pork is too fatty... yes, not my number one reason for visiting Japan.
Seriously though, the amount of rice served up with meals is silly.
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Posted in: Japan puts brakes on electric suitcases amid tourism boom See in context
21st century problems... weird.
If these are illegal then why are they allowed into Japan in the first place?
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Posted in: Hollywood on edge about firearms in wake of 'Rust' tragedy See in context
Adding flashes to muzzles in post production is no more expensive than adding filters to grade an image or matt paintings. There really is no need to use real guns...
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Posted in: United Airlines plane returns to Japan airport for emergency landing See in context
And so the 737 woes keep coming - maybe there's just something fundamentally flawed with that particular model...?
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Posted in: Man passes away on Tokyo train; no one notices until nearly 12 hours and 650 kilometers later See in context
When I'm in Japan I use the Yamanote line a lot and you see people seemingly asleep all over the place. It's no surprise that people ignore the poor chap. Do we know how old he was? The article seems to have missed that.
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Posted in: Rice price jumps at Japan supermarkets amid heat damage, tourism boom See in context
Let's blame those annoying foreign tourists again... of course it's their fault... everything is. You know it could just be bad luck... it happens.
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Posted in: Japan seeks more visitors despite overtourism problems See in context
The UK attracted 38 million overseas tourists in 2023 - you don't hear our population demanding streets in tourist hotspots be closed to them. That's actually about half of the population of the UK itself, 65 or so million people.
Japan and the UK are also about the same size in terms of land mass.
Funny that
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Posted in: Mayor considering increasing Himeji Castle entry fees for overseas visitors See in context
It seems that what started in Kyoto some years ago is spreading... it's as if the Japanese think of us foreigners as uncouth, loud, dirty and destructive... no matter where we're from. How long before we have to report to a police koban every week of our stay so that they can keep tabs on us?
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Posted in: Mayor considering increasing Himeji Castle entry fees for overseas visitors See in context
So let's see... around 1.5 million people visited the castle last year, less than half a million were from overseas. So they want to charge the foreign tourists more? That doesn't make sense.
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Posted in: Foreign woman walks into bus at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble intersection See in context
Glad to see at least two people went over to check on her... rather than just film her on the ground
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Posted in: China says MI6 recruited state workers to spy for UK See in context
Tee hee... love it
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Posted in: Japan ranked worst country in world for helping strangers See in context
The only negative experience I ever had was in an eatery last year, where the staff ignored me and served those behind me. Walked out... very rude
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Posted in: 2-week search ends for trapped driver inside sinkhole in Saitama
Posted in: Record gold prices both boon and burden for London jewelers
Great, but I stick with my sabatier french steel for my fish fileting, A uni gift when I left the…
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Posted in: Eagles deny Chiefs Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in 40-22 rout