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Posted in: UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers See in context

There is no point in trying to cut down on legal immigration when anyone who wants to, is simply allowed to enter the country illegally and be offered everything free. Just like the US now.

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Posted in: UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers See in context

All you have to do is come over to the UK from France on a boat or dingy, as thousands do every week. You are allowed into the country and given everything you need, money, nice hotel room, free medical and dental care, free new iphone etc. You don't have to bother anymore with minimum income levels etc. Just do what hundreds of thousands of people have done and will be doing for ever.....

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Posted in: Gold jumps to record on rate cut bets but equities struggle See in context

This is great news for everyone. We all have investments in Gold. Long may the price soar!

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Posted in: KFC Japan develops new fried chicken designed to taste great with beer, other alcoholic drinks See in context

I don not like the highly priced, small KFC offerings.

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Posted in: How do viruses get into cells? Their infection tactics determine whether they can jump species or set off a pandemic See in context

Thank you JT, another of your highly interesting medical articles!

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Posted in: UK sci-fi hit 'Doctor Who' celebrates 60th anniversary See in context

Now Doctor Who, like everything with the BBC, has become very woke and PC. The best ever Doctor was .Tom Baker, the real Doctor Who.

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Posted in: For readers in international marriages, what are some of the biggest challenges you have had to face? See in context

Laguna

How sad, all the best to you Sir.

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Posted in: Premier League's slow slide into video review chaos far removed from FIFA vision for VAR in 2016 See in context

Scrap VAR, it is destroying the game. The excitement is lost when fans are waiting around for some minutes for the verdict. Let referees only decide on situations during a game as it used to be in the past. Sure referees are human and may make errors but these things tend to balance out over the course of a season.

At least in the Championship (league 2), where my team plays, there is no VAR and games flow nicely.

The only technology worth its salt is the goal line technology which determines whether or not the whole ball crossed the line.

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Posted in: Japan household spending falls 2.8% in September as wages slide See in context

Yes don't keep any funds in the poison yen, invest in US Dollars, Swiss Francs and Gold.

Don't spend any money unless absolutely necessary for daily living requirements.

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Posted in: Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within brain could lead to quicker recovery: new study See in context

JT congrats on a very interesting and useful article!

I really like these health articles that we see here from time to time.

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Posted in: Kishida says policies necessary; doesn't care what names he's called See in context

200 yen to the Dollar? It's inevitable.

Everybody I know has for years kept all funds in US Dollars, Swiss Francs and Gold. Nobody, absolutely nobody keeps anything in the poison basket case yen, apart from everyday needs.

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Posted in: Japan trying to ensure safety of nationals amid Israel conflict See in context

The terrorists are reported to have beheaded over 40 babies amongst other appalling atrocities. Hamas must be obliterated.

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Posted in: Japan's core consumer prices in August up 3.1% on year See in context

Yes Japan is dirt cheap for foreign tourists with the pathetic sinking yen. Not cheap for people who actually live in Japan with its real inflation rate of around 15% and no wage increases.

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Posted in: Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy See in context

The Yen is now trading at 149 to the Dollar. Once it successfully breaches the psychologically important 150 level, just watch it sink. Everybody should keep all their funds in a US Dollar account or some foreign exchange account if they have any interest in their financial health.

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Posted in: All options on table to counter excess currency moves: finance chief See in context

gold too

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Posted in: All options on table to counter excess currency moves: finance chief See in context

I don't know anyone who holds the poison yen apart from what is needed for everyday living. We have all been investing in Swiss Francs and Dollars for a long time.

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Posted in: Japan has seen ballooning costs for elderly care with not enough young people to fill jobs and pay for various social and welfare programs. How would you recommend the government deal with this issue? See in context

You don’t lose your pension or part of it if you are working.

Ah, I read that that was the case. Wallace, you are a pensioner sir? I stand corrected then.

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Posted in: Japan has seen ballooning costs for elderly care with not enough young people to fill jobs and pay for various social and welfare programs. How would you recommend the government deal with this issue? See in context

We need old people over 65, if possible, to be working and paying taxes. But I heard that if an old person over 65 continues working, part or all of their pension, which they have contributed to all their working lives, is taken away. Not exactly motivating old people to work is it?

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Posted in: Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports See in context

Apple keeps bringing out new iphones to entice the masses to part with their cash. I am still using my iphone 6S Plus from 2015 and it still does everything I want from it. Just changed the battery twice, no other maintenance.

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Posted in: If you haven't already retired, at what age do you hope to, or would like to retire? See in context

Well certainly before 60 when we still have our physical and mental health and can enjoy our freedom. All us foreigners in Japan are earning huge salaries in our careers and have built up huge savings. Who wants to keep working when we don't have to?

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Posted in: Japanese economic growth for April-June smashes expectations See in context

12 years ago I worked as an English teacher for 3M per year which now seems an incredibly low wage

Impossible to believe that anyone would work for such an appallingly low wage. I don't believe it.

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Posted in: Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors, new research shows See in context

JT congratulations! Thanks. Really interesting article!

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Posted in: Why no two people or cells age same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions See in context

JT congratulations! Brilliant, fascinating article! More of these high level type articles please!

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Posted in: Japanese finance minister warns against excessive yen weakening See in context

Tourists coming to Japan say that everything is so cheap here, bargain basement of the world. I wonder what the J people think about this with a true 12 to 14% inflation rate, and real wages dropping like a stone?

All my funds are in Dollars and Swiss Francs. It must be the case that every foreigner in Japan hold funds in anything but the poison yen. The yen is just a total basket case now.

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Posted in: Disney use of AI for Marvel TV series sparks anxiety in Hollywood See in context

AI is going to turn the job market upside down. It will become so difficult to add value, that there will be no other option than to introduce a universal basic income. Well, maybe 2 options, universal basic income, or a huge underclass of unemployable rodent people

Yes totally agree. The future is very bleak. Societies will become very violent and dangerous with vast hoards of jobless people without money, hope and any future. The only thriving industries will be those of people control ie police, prison officers and those working in the court system.

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Posted in: Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy See in context

150 and beyond, here we come!

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Posted in: Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy See in context

wow the yen is almost at 142 now! Going down down down.

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Posted in: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Tokyo's benchmark at 33-year high See in context

Who cares about the damn stock market? It's just a bubble like they all are and will collapse shortly.

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Posted in: Top executive quits Nissan in new leadership turmoil See in context

I bet Ghosn is laughing at this news! Karma for Nissan.

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Posted in: Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy See in context

I doubt that anybody holds on to the basket case yen, other that what is needed for daily requirements. We all hold our funds in Swiss Francs and US Dollars. Proper currencies.

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