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Posted in: What did you think of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony? See in context
Unique, but mostly not in a good way.
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Posted in: U.S. puts Japan back on currency manipulator watch list after 1 year See in context
Pot calling the kettle black!
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Posted in: Do you consider what Wikileaks does to be journalism? See in context
Way better than MSM.
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Posted in: Nippon Steel delays closing of acquisition of U.S. Steel until late this year See in context
Nippon steel should use the money to pay higher salary to their employees in Japan, and give higher dividends to shareholders.
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Posted in: Yen sharply rebounds against dollar amid suspected intervention See in context
They need to give one time tax benefits to corporates for repatriating money from abroad to really make yen stronger.
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Posted in: Kishida to unveil measures to protect Amazon rainforest during Brazil visit See in context
Kishida should understand that a country which cannot defend its own currency is not respected by other countries, especially developing ones.
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Posted in: Kishida deserves credit for passage of Ukraine aid: U.S. diplomat See in context
Kishida turned out to be the biggest Japanese puppet US ever had. What an imbecile. What an embarrassment for Japan and Japanese people to the carpet of US like that.
I agree, and it's even more shocking considering his family comes from Hiroshima.
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Posted in: Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, making him the highest-paid athlete in history. Is any sports star worth that much money? See in context
If Elon Musk can be worth more than $200 billion, why can't a sports star make $700 million?
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Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in October See in context
Further increase in the number of working poor people.
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Posted in: G20 leaders pay their respects at Gandhi memorial on final day of summit in India See in context
I see at least three warmongers in that picture.
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Posted in: Japan still faces diplomatic challenge in Fukushima water release See in context
Hope this will lead to lower fish prices in Japan. I eat fish everyday.
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Posted in: Chinese shoppers hoard salt after Fukushima water release See in context
Stupidity cuts both ways.
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Posted in: BOJ members saw need to tweak yield cap amid inflation risks: report See in context
Boj has been out of touch with reality for a long time. Real inflation seems to be a lot higher than the reported numbers.
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Posted in: U.S. holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation See in context
As long as countries like Japan keep buying their debt, Americans will keep shopping!
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Posted in: 5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America See in context
Sad news on Christmas day. If only America could focus on solving its own problems rather than that of the world
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Posted in: I’m single with no partner or children. I have nothing to lose. I came to Ukraine content with the idea that I might never return to Japan. I intend to keep fighting until Ukraine wins. See in context
Stupid is as stupid does.
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Posted in: Japan considers buying up to 500 U.S. Tomahawk missiles until FY2027 See in context
As a taxpayer in Japan, I am sad and angry in equal measures.
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Posted in: Japan to double Ukraine aid to $600 million See in context
Please stop wasting our taxes to try and maintain someone else's hegemony.
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Posted in: Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensive See in context
Apple still trying to milk that ancient, antiquated design.
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Posted in: Success of U.S. transgender woman swimmer sparks controversy See in context
And this time, Trump is right!
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Posted in: Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision See in context
Good decision!
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Posted in: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez make romance official in Venice See in context
Wish them well, but there is just too much fake stuff going on there for my taste.
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Posted in: Japan offers $410 mil in aid to support Turkey's hosting of refugees See in context
Stop wasting our money.
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Posted in: Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan may change China's strategy toward Japan See in context
It's high time Japan starts hedging its bets.
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Posted in: U.S. swimmer suggests his Olympic races were 'probably not clean' See in context
He thinks that there is lot of doping in swimming. Now which country wins most medals in swimming?
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Posted in: U.S. jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low See in context
No worries - just print more money!
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Posted in: U.S. keeps Tier-2 rating of Japan's efforts against human trafficking See in context
And what's US's own rating? Tier 10?
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Posted in: Sydney's COVID-19 cases rise; four Australian cities in lockdown See in context
Overreaction.
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Posted in: Japanese soccer star Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man See in context
If Yokoyama knew Yokoyama was a man, then wouldn't it be considered cheating to play on woman's team until now?
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Posted in: New Zealand selects transgender athlete Hubbard for Olympic women's weightlifting team See in context
This is just not right.
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Posted in: Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
Posted in: New research helps explain unexplained strokes in younger adults
Posted in: Gold hits record, dollar drops as tariff fears dampen sentiment
Posted in: Pope Francis, a Trump critic, meets Vance on Easter morning
