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Posted in: Gov't eyes higher taxes on well-paid pensioners to address disparity See in context

It's dumb and crazy. Pensioners will naturally just stop working. I thought there was a worker shortage?

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Posted in: Japan real wages log 1st fall in 3 months amid continued price rises See in context

an English monkey gig pays like $20K US per year now.

English teachers do not care about money at all. They are just so thrilled and excited to be in Japan. My friend runs an English conversation school and offers 160,000 a month for full time teachers and is getting swamped with applications. He says he is going to drop the rate to 150,000 a month because of the demand.

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Posted in: Gen Z members willing to pay for help to quit their jobs See in context

Just unbelievable. Working for a company you are not a prisoner. Just hand the boss your resignation letter, tell him/her that you will be leaving the company in exactly 2 weeks. Simple.

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Posted in: Nikkei stock index tops 42,000 for 1st time on tech gains See in context

The stock market is nothing but a gambling center which totally has nothing to do with the very poor real economy. It's nothing but a bubble which soon will crash as all bubbles do.

But in the meantime we are all making big gains with our stock holdings. Just a matter of timing to get out before the coming crash.

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Posted in: Nikkei ends above 40,000 as yen falls to new 37-year low against dollar See in context

But this combination of a soaring stock market/collapsing pathetic yen is just great for us foreigners as we all hold stocks and US Dollar accounts or Swiss Franc accounts etc. We are all making big money hand over fist without doing anything! Well done japan!

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Posted in: Yen briefly dips past 161 against dollar to 37-year low amid intervention talk See in context

Part of my income is in US Dollars and I am very happy with the yen’s collapse. All this is great for us foreigners. We all hold our funds in US Dollars and Swiss Franc accounts. Nobody holds any funds in the pathetic basket case “currency” yen.

I hope the yen collapse continues for a lonf time!

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Posted in: Yen slumps to upper 160 range against dollar despite intervention threat See in context

There's no answer to Japan's economic woes. At the Tokyo financial institution where I am working, they are forecasting 190 yen to the Dollar by the end of this year. Prices here are just going to keep ever sky rocketing. But at least the tourists will be happy! Which seems to be all the J government cares about.

At least most foreigners here hold US Dollar accounts or other currencies and we have all done very well over the last few years and will continue to do well for the foreseeable future.

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Posted in: Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows See in context

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna103600.

The US is unable to attract new recruits under the biden residency. Next year President Trump is back and will able to reverse this trend.

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Posted in: Yen sinks to 158 range against dollar in New York See in context

The yen is such a joke, 200 to the dollar and below is coming soon. Thank god that no one holds the pathetic joke currency apart from that needed for daily life. And the j authorities do nothing as they watch their “currency” collapse.

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Posted in: Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged despite pressure over weak yen See in context

US bank are paying 5 percent on deposits on average ,why hold worthless yens

Exactly, who would hold the pathetic poisonous yen? Everybody I know has for a long time, kept their funds in US Dollars, Swiss Francs and Gold. Everyday I see the joke of a "currency" the yen dropping rapidly to the year's end expected 200 to the Dollar. I just laugh, the j "authorities" have absolutely no idea what to do. Just laughable.

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Posted in: Trump meets former Japanese PM Aso; criticizes strong dollar against yen See in context

I can't wait until next January when President Trump, the greatest President of all time, makes his return to rescue the country from the utter catastrophy of the biden residency. Aso is just getting ready for this great time to come.

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Posted in: Yen sinks to 153 range against dollar for 1st time in 34 years See in context

I guess nobody comes from western countries to teach english anymore. As the yen is akin to the zimbabwe dollar, and “salaries” are as low as 150,000 yen a month, well you would have to be insane, to come to Japan,

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Posted in: Japan says 'all options' on table to counter excessive yen moves See in context

These old gits say the same thing everytime. It is meaningless and has no power whatsoever.

Nobody keeps their funds in yen, apart from that needed for everyday needs. We all invest in US Dollars, Swiss Francs and Gold. Who would keep money in the zimbabwe dollar or the same thing, the yen. Your are just throwing your money away. The yen is a useless pathetic currency and by year’s end 175 to the dollar is being forecast where I work.

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Posted in: A year on, BOJ chief still faces monumental policy normalization task See in context

The Yen is collapsing even further against the US Dollar now. Now at 153!

How pathetic all this is, prices will just continue to shoot up. True inflation in Japan is around 12% and there’s no end in sight.

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Posted in: Japan's Nikkei tops 40,000 for first time, as investors await China political meeting See in context

Who cares? Be 50,000, be 100,000. It is totally meaningless to the real economy and people’s struggling lives with huge price rises and stagnant wages.

The stock market is nothing but a rich man’s gambling club, like blackjack or roulette, backed by chinese money. The day will come soon when this particular bubble bursts, as they always do.

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Posted in: Japan's Nikkei closes at all-time high, breaking bubble era record See in context

Really amazing! This is a great and wonderful time for all in Japan making huge amounts of money on the soaring stock market and our investments in Us Dollars and Swiss Francs! Congratulations everyone!

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Posted in: Nikkei gains over 1,000 points to briefly trade above 38,000 in 34-year high See in context

Just like the bubble economy of 25 years ago, there will be a bloodbath when this particular bubble bursts. And it will like they all do.

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Posted in: What is your biggest hope for 2024? See in context

The return of the greatest President of all time Donald Trump to rescue our country. And biden in prison for bribe taking from China, Ukraine and Romania and for letting into the country over 15 million illegals.

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Posted in: Just when it needs more of them, will foreign workers shun Japan? See in context

But none of this applies to the English teaching in Japan does it). English teachers in Japan don’t give a jot about salaries, they don’t give a damn about the collapsing yen, they are just so thrilled to be in Japan.

But other groups of foreigners do care about money and the pathetic yen. With so many choices of countries, they will give Japan a miss.

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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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