TokyoTelegraph comments

Free the pandas!

It’s partially born out of Japan’s general aversion to snacking while walking (which means locals aren’t likely to generate much trash while out and about) and partially out of the fact that just about everyone, men and women, carry some sort of bag (which lets them carry home whatever trash they do generate), but it’s still an inconvenience.

Guess you can spin anything these days.

Thought it was more due to the fact that the bins were removed sometime in the past for whatever reason.....

15 ‚rude‘ things not to do on trains anywhere

Travelled many times on the Shinkansen and never seen any space where they could possibly store this additional luggage.

There are a lot of reserved seats on these trains, a pre-condition for travelling with over-sized luggage, so potentially you would need a lot of reserved space for this luggage.

Hopefully you also get to sit near your luggage - and not walk half the length of the train.

Guess it‘s going to make those annoying announcements on the train even longer!

Kumamon!

If a warning light was showing, how come the train left the station at all.

Also, if the train had just left the station, I hardly think it was hurtling along at 280km/h.

And stopping in a tunnel is never a good idea.

Despite Japan being in the midst of a nationwide heatwave....

What heatwave? Feels like a normal unbearable Japanese summer to me

Apart from the stickers, what exactly makes this space more child friendly?

No mention of barrier free access, extra space for buggies and strollers, seats designed for children, .....

The time needed to travel on a 17-kilometer portion of the expressway between athletes' Olympic village in the waterfront area and the New National Stadium tended to be longer than 20 minutes targeted by the government during the tests, it said.

Tended to be longer?

22 minutes, 30 minutes or maybe an hour?

I thought this idea had been dismissed once because of the pollution aspect of having many ships docked at once with their engines running 24 hours a day discharging fumes

Seems the situation is getting more desperate by the day!

"I like both leaders. I like President Moon, and you know how I feel about Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe. He's a very special guy also,"

Yes, Mr. Abe is a very, very special guy .....

Dispicable!

Will they be shutting up shop for the Rugby World Cup too?

Setting a good example by working during Golden Week! Bet he‘s on double time too!

isn’t that why some prople will be coming to Japan - to see some of the more unique sides of everday Japanese life?

applicationsHow about being able to do all of town hall  online and save the trip to the town hall in the first place?

What does Fukushima have to do with the Tokyo Olympics?

I can understand that the region needs to be promoted but do not agree with using the Tokyo Olympics for this purpose!

Hahaha

Well at least they are now being honest about their intentions.

I trust they can then also live with the justified criticism.

So I guess it's just cans of beer and chu-hai, and tetra-pak sake and shouchu on offer at the convenience stores then;-)

How is it attached to his head?

Saikawa looks very alone in that picture. Hope he is feeling that way too!

How about they stop selling cigarettes!

What's with the blue tarps? Are they the additional measures taken to prevent food contamination?

Olympic Market

Glad to see that the Olympics got a mention!

Are there any articles here anymore that do not somehow mahke reference to the Tokyo Olympics?

Sad. Animals should not be put ‚on display‘!

They have a long, long way to go. On a recent flight from Munich to Tokyo service in economy class was almost non-existant and some of the crew were struggling with basic English

Interesring is that according to Wikipedia Japanese Stop Signs briefly in the 60's had the word STOP on them!