Tim Sullivan comments

Thankfully, I have an exceedingly generous trust fund and take a long-term view of the world economy

I'm not old money like you, but I've managed to save about 200 million yen. Do you think that will be enough?

i hate to admit it, but Trump has a point. I'm tired of buying crap that quickly wears out (Uniqlo isn't what it used to be). I don't care if it's cheap. I would be happy to pay more for products that aren't made by exploited workers.

If only the Krays were still around -- those were the good old days:

https://ok.ru/video/4202272066126?fromTime=4642

Thanks -- great clip. It may be a bit controversial, but this is how the UK should treat the illegal immigrants.

I think these criminal gangs including such as Yakuzians can only exist if the politians collude with them, otherwise such mafias can't survive in the face of so powerful states.

That may have been true in the distant past. But the idea that the LDP is collaborating with Chinese and Vietnamese gangsters is a bit of a stretch for a party that basically hates foreigners and would be happy if we all went back to wherever we came from.

Time for a new Sakoku era.

The government expects old people to live on 60,000 yen a month in Tokyo. This is elderly abuse.

Marriage is a gift that makes the slings and arrows of life not only bearable, but beautiful!

Why restrict yourself to one partner? Our time on Earth is short, and there are a LOT of possibilities out there. POLYGAMY is a gift that makes the slings and arrows of life not only bearable, but beautiful!

They should ask the government for a subsidy. They might get one -- this is the land of free money that you never have to pay back!

Please stop using the word "debate" for this kind of interchange. Someone asks a question and the PM reads out the answer prepared by his aides. That's not a debate.

The brutal truth is that old people are happy if they have money. It breaks my heart to see old folks counting out their coins to pay for items in stores. The Japanese government pension is pathetic.

Japan can solve the problem overnight by revoking its own tariffs. Trump would love that. We won't have to pay stupid prices for rice either -- just import the stuff.

Nakai poses a real danger to society -- why is nothing being done about this?

"She's Waiting" at Live Aid is my favorite. He had severe stage fright, but it doesn't show at all. Eric is a total pro and still worth seeing at age 80.

He doesn't have a clue. It makes me sad to see the decline of what used to be a great country.

I like "miso katsu". People from Nagoya have a reputation for being "ketchi" (stingy). Where does that come from?

My totally unfounded conspiracy theory: a cop killed those four people and Hakamata was the unfortunate fall guy. It's unlikely that the murderer is still alive, but you never know.

Is it Hakamada or Hakamata? The confusion over the spelling of his name may explain why the J-cops got the wrong man.

Britain's decline just gets worse by the day.

I used to get department store coupons from my students in my eikaiwa days back in the 80s. Have the LDP dinosaurs ever heard of cashless payments?

The office of Taro Aso, who was prime minister between 2008 and 2009, declined to give a clear answer when asked by Kyodo News whether gift vouchers were distributed while he was in office.

"We handled it appropriately, taking into consideration the nature of meetings with parliamentarians"

Translated into English this means he was doing the same thing.

I came here during the bubble economy. I wish I could go back to those times. Everything seems to be going downhill. The growing poverty is truly shocking.

My girlfriend narrowly escaped being murdered by the Aum nutjobs on her way to work. Many of the cult members were graduates of Japan's best universities -- why were they so easily brainwashed? It depresses me that we are approaching the 30th anniversary of that terrible day and we still don't have any real answers.

It's a sad indicator of Japan's increasingly dire economic situation that locals (and foreign residents who haven't been back home for a few years) think 4,000 yen is a lot of money. It isn't.

Looks impressive. It's a pity they weren't around on that Monday morning 30 years ago when my girlfriend narrowly escaped being murdered by the Aum nutjobs on her way to work. Many of the cult members were graduates of Japan's best universities -- why were they so easily brainwashed? It depresses me that we are approaching the 30th anniversary of that terrible day and we still don't have any real answers.

I used to work near there. Never imagined that someone could be murdered in broad daylight in Tokyo. Japan is going down the tubes.

I checked the gold price for March 5, 2024 -- it's up 37 percent in yen terms. Not a bad return.

I immediately thought of Fatal Attraction. If you haven’t seen it, I won’t spoil it for you.

That brings back fond memories of one of my first dates in Japan. Went to see that movie with a lovely lady who was trapped in a failed marriage.

Suck up to Trump as much as possible without actually committing to doing anything. It's the Japanese way!

A Japanese version of Hughie Green (only Brits over 60 will understand this).

"Mino Monta has that rare ability to be condescending and smarmy but at the same time charming and authoritative. Always tanned and immaculately groomed, he is so beloved and respected by middle-aged Japanese that he could sell them anything. And that is the kind of image he has - a very confident and successful salesman. He is said to be able to command ¥5 million for an hour's work."\

Modern Japan - Famous Japanese - Mino Monta

"Introduce the option for married couples to have separate surnames" - good to know that the Communist Deadbeat Party is focusing on the really important issues when old people are starving to death in this country.