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Nah, its WINE and CHEESE. Every time.

It is sickening (literally) how much sugar is contained in these. Starbucks, etc should be mandated by law to put health warnings and the amount of sugar contained in these concoctions.

Instagram?

"Instagram - A simple, fun & creative way to capture, edit & share photos, videos & messages with friends & family" (Instagram).

Don't know anybody who uses it as a Q&A platform. Good luck with that, Mr. Omi.

45 million work or commute daily to Tokyo, over 14 million living in Tokyo...

Say What????

Two birds with one stone, takes care of the Fukushima issue and since there are virtually no spaces left to concrete on land, they decided to start concreting under the ocean now. Got to keep that concrete and contruction industry going since the LDP needs those votes from the Inaka. Brilliant from TEPCO.

But seriously, WT?????? This demands an international outcry.

Bring it on! Amazon doing it in central Tokyo only and haven't bothered to expand. Would love to be able to buy groceries online. Can't stand supermarkets, even more so during the pandemic.

Like what do they need a hanko approval before confirming someone is dead!

Actually, yep. Read about that some time back. They called it a 'privacy" issue and decided to get permission from deceased familes before including in the death mimbers. I kid you not! If no permission gvien to include in the count, then it not included.

It's farcical.

The numbers are out of control.

Yakyak:

It is a pity, because Japan is highly respected in a lot of these countries.

Suggest you look up Tetsu Nakamura for a start. You'd be surprised. And yep, Japan is highly regarded, known as a peaceful country with great technology and expertise in a variety of fields. Here is an excellent documentary:

https://youtu.be/U_gxTsT6khg

Yakyak:

It is a pity, because Japan is highly respected in a lot of these countries

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I know its a complicated situation, but perhaps Japan should try and work something out with the Taliban, because if they don't the Chinese will.

It is a pity, because Japan is highly respected in a lot of these countries.

I don't think anyone is surprised by the resurgence of the Taliban... but I think we were expecting Kabul to fall over a period of months, not days.

Probably within hours. According to the AP, Taliban negotiators are already at the presidential palace in Kabul to prepare for a peaceful transfer of power.

Droll QuarryToday 04:45 pm JST

Afghanistan:

Russia tried and failed.

USA tried and failed.

China, can't wait to see them in the quagmire.

Droll: you can add to that, the British, The Mughals.... and keep going back. Not known as the graveyard of Empires for nothing. The Chinese are quite smart and will use soft power to fill the void. Can see Afghanistan becoming strategic for them as they continue their belt and road initiative.

Here it comes. I remember when they were saying in the media that Delta was just a thing overseas and that there were just one or two cases in japan and they could control it. Oh, they said the same about the variant before that, and about the original. Who remembers the DP ? Things haven't changed since this pandemic began. Best prepare yourselves for Lambda.

Saw this in the Japanese media. About time. eSim all the way.

But these ba.....tards will find loophole for sure. Always do.

Have images of Hueys evacuating personnel and refugees from the embassy.

Sai... Kabul will fall within days

"Throw the book at him!"

Original Japanese, please?

Outbrain?

@WilliB

Somehow in Tokyo we always escape these disasters. Probably one reason they chose Edo as capital.

Gosh no. Most of Tokyo is below sea level. Used to flood and displace people all the time, pretty much every rainy season actually. During the Meiji, they did work to tame the rivers through rerouting and put up those huge levees you see all over the place. Go to Akabane, a few mins from the station to see Tokyo Waterworks Historical Musuem. Good meaaures in place, but should a major typhoon or major rainfall occur, Tokyo is pretty much toast, which is actually expected. Very few parts of the cify are above sea level.

Goodbye (wave).

Thought I was on The Onion for a moment, but then reality hit.

Alcohol, shake, alcohol.

What's the issue?

"What a monstrosity!", said a little boy as the emperor with no clothes passed by.

Smallpox and coronaviruses are very different beasts.

The Kenyans runners mostly live and train up in the cool highlands. In no way are they prepared for furnaces like on what was on offer in Sapporo, so to pull off 1st and 2nd was something!

I guess that means Bach made his millions. Objective achieved.

@PTownsend

A violent crime committed by someone CARRYING a weapon.

The perpetrator was carrying a phone. How are you trying to spin this?

During the game is not the main issue. It's the constant practice that will do it. As a young 'un I used to practice headers for hours and hours with my mates, as did all young football fans. And the young still do.

And later on in life (not that late, even), memory loss is not the only problem. A bigger one is major changes in personality, and there had been much documented on this.

I think it's time for heading to be consigned to the rubbish bin of history.

Cases are going to the moon.

Nah they will spin it like this:

The zero risk was based on calculations which we did using Fugaku, but these calculations were according to the original variant. It is highly regrettable that the Delta variant has caused a few isolated cases, but overall it is not that we can't say with certainty that the games haven't been a huge success and haven't shown that humanity has the potential to beat this virus and promote world peace and (etc).

Ummm I think I messed up the double negatives....