Posted in: Are you for or against the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel? See in context
Not being an American I don't care
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Posted in: Would a Trump return to the White House after the November election be good news for Japan? See in context
Bad news for Japan, and for the rest of the world to be honest... apart from Russia
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Posted in: Palace releases altered image of UK's Princess Catherine See in context
I don't get why it's such a huge news story - I don't even know what the speculation about her health is... why do the conspiracy theorists think the photo was manipulated? I mean so what if the hands have been tweaked... does the real photo show six fingers?
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Posted in: 'Rust' armorer found guilty over deadly on-set shooting See in context
So Alec Baldwin is to stand trial charged with "involuntary manslaughter"... doesn't that mean it was an accident? And to be honest, prop guns aren't real, so why would he assume it was real AND loaded? The question that I've not seen a good answer for is WHY there was a real loaded gun on set in the first place?
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Posted in: Osaka Prefecture eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025 See in context
Just as well I don't plan on going to Osaka in 2025... greedy buggers
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Posted in: City in Saitama Prefecture to require multilingual trash rules posted for foreigners See in context
Gasp! The horror!
Why not just have bins in sensible places?
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Posted in: Weekend hunting boom as rising number of city people acquire licenses See in context
@Aly Rustom
I'd love to go deer hunting.
Venison is my favorite meat of all
So just buy it from a supermarket or specialist butcher
@bass4funk
I grew up hunting, my favorite meat are the ones that I kill, can't beat it, especially goats, feral pigs, boar, deer, racoon, gator, crocs, good meats.
Sure, Rambo... "macho macho man...."
As I said above, if people keep invading the wildlife's territory then of course they are going to come into conflict... not the bears' fault
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Posted in: Weekend hunting boom as rising number of city people acquire licenses See in context
So, increasing habitat loss by humans is driving bears into conflict with those same humans... and it's the bears' fault? Here in the UK we wiped out wolves and bears, lynx and beavers because they were a threat to farmers... and so we were left with foxes as the apex predator in the wild... and that lead to deer increasing in numbers... and so land owners get other poshos to pay to effectively keep the numbers down.
Better land management might be more effective. Nutters wandering around killing things will only lead to more accidents, animal suffering and probably more bear attacks
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Posted in: Republicans blast Trump over threat to abandon NATO allies See in context
He truly is a waste of DNA... if he's not senile then he's clearly insane. Why would anyone vote for this idiot. Don't Americans care about appearing stupid?
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Posted in: Which country do you think is more politically stable: Japan or the U.S.? See in context
America is a basket case... Japan isn't perfect by any means, but when Americans elect old people or loonies as president, won't stop the sale of weapons and goes to war at the drop of a hat... well, what can you expect?
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Posted in: Crowd gathers on New Zealand beach after stranded whale dies See in context
Poor thing... I wonder what drove a young whale to beach itself?
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Posted in: ‘I never lost a fight against a man’: The story of the only woman to join Japan’s notorious yakuza See in context
What a fascinating story - terrible person, but fascinating story
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Posted in: UK unveils plans for biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years See in context
@Gareth Myles
Strange that this story has not featured in any of the UK press. It seems like major news but not even the Guardian has reported it. Perhaps the short shelf-life of the current government makes any such pronouncements no more than hot air.
It's on the BBC News site
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Posted in: U.S. livestreamer fined for playing loud music in Osaka restaurant See in context
What a despicable person... I've seen clips of him and wonder why some Yankee or other tough hasn't punched him in the face yet. As bad as he is, those who follow and support him are just as loathsome...
Maybe he should try his brand of obnoxious and offensive behaviour in Iran...
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Posted in: South Korea's parliament passes bill to ban dog meat trade See in context
About time. Now... China!
In the story yesterday about the Asian restaurant owner saying how he was basically hounded out of business over stereotyping and dog meat - this is why. Hopefully once the pitchforks and torches brigade see this report they'll leave the restaurant owners alone.
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Posted in: California restaurant's comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists See in context
As long as countries like South Korea are seen to be selling dogs as food western people will still tar all Asians with the same brush. Friends still ask me if Japanese people eat dogs, even though I don't think it's been part of the Japanese diet. Every country and ethnicity suffers from stereotyping... being a Scot people automatically assume I bleed whiskey and get into fights all the time for a laugh. Difference is, we embrace the stereotype and make fun of it.
Americans are loud, obsessed with money and guns. Mexicans are lazy. Germans have no sense of humour. Goes on and on. None of them are true, but they persist because it's easier to believe the stories than to actually look a little deeper.
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Posted in: Can factory chicken really help save the climate? See in context
Free range only for me... I always check packaging and never buy factory bred chicken meat if I can... and I certainly don't buy the 'washed' chicken from America. I don't mind paying a little more for more ethcially raised birds
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Posted in: Japan, UK and Italy formally establish joint body to develop new advanced fighter jet See in context
@Redemption
Too many chefs in the kitchen may lead to ...
Joint projects are pretty successful for aviation:
Tornado MRCA - very successful ground attack and interceptor aircraft
Typhoon Eurofighter
Airbus airliners... massively successful
Plus the various Eurocopter choppers.
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Posted in: Lack of shelters leaves Japan's populace vulnerable to attack See in context
Could it not be down to fatalism? What will be will be?
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Posted in: Japan sees 2.52 million visitors in Oct, exceeding pre-COVID levels See in context
I'll be counted in the November figures then... which is nice.
I WILL be paying consumption tax on what I buy - I don't go to Duty Free shops... load of tourist tat.
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Posted in: Cannabis-derived gummies probed after 9 fall ill in Tokyo See in context
Fact: the LDP laws are causing harm to the health of the population.
Well, the stoners at least... _^
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Posted in: Which country's national anthems do you find the most stirring? See in context
The Scottish national anthem (Scotland the Brave, not Flower of Scotland), the French and, despite Putin and his cronies, the Russian anthem.
I like the German anthem, but I keep seeing panzers in my head lol
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Posted in: Japanese billionaire Maezawa's moon flyby pushed back to 2024 or beyond See in context
Waste of money? Yes, but it's HIS money and Space X is a private company. As far as I'm concerned if people can afford to waste their money on massaging their egos then who are we to complain... they aren't hurting anyone.
I agree about him being an irrelevant egomaniac though.
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Posted in: G7 support for Ukraine will not waver due to Middle East conflict, Japan says See in context
Sadly the war in Gaza has taken the world's media's attention away from the invasion of Ukraine. Why show Ukrainian's doing their best to cope in a stoic fashion against missile and artillery strikes when you can show crying and wailing people and blood covered kids shouting at the camera?
I also think that America WILL move support away from Ukraine... bound to happen
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Posted in: Woman using smartphone falls to her death from bridge in Shizuoka Prefecture See in context
The woman’s father stopped the car near the narrow bridge along a mountain road. Police said he told them his daughter walked across the bridge looking to take photos of a deer in the nearby bushes, when she apparently fell over the 70-cm-high railing.
Where does it say she was taking a selfie?
I use my iPhone as a camera... and never take selfies - it's just more convenient than a 35mm DLSR hanging round your neck. This poor woman was taking a photo of a deer.
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Posted in: Woman using smartphone falls to her death from bridge in Shizuoka Prefecture See in context
I don't know why I'm surprised, but this comments section seems intent on victim blaming... maybe ask why the fences was so low - I wouldn't even DRIVE over a bridge like that let alone get out. The fence should have been at least a meter and a half... and mesh... with steel bars.
RIP poor lady.
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Posted in: Listen to last new Beatles song with John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI tech: 'Now and Then' See in context
I love the Beatles, but this is... bland. John's voice is superb, but the song itself is boring and dull... not the best way to bring the story to an end
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Posted in: Japan 'on standby' to take all possible steps amid yen decline See in context
Exchange rate with the UK pound is currently 183 Yen to the Pound... good news for me buying Yen for my holibags :)
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Posted in: U.S. soldier arrested for trespassing in home in Aomori Prefecture See in context
Drunk at 9am? Either an all-night bender or he started really early...
At least he didn't attack the old man
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Posted in: Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japanese researchers See in context
So would humans (or mice) cope with the Earth's gravity if born in space?
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Posted in: In Michigan, Harris doesn't get planned firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
Posted in: Why trying to protect freedom may work better than campaigning to protect democracy
Posted in: In Michigan, Harris doesn't get planned firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
Posted in: 25-year-old woman indicted over death of newborn daughter