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This appears to be a complaint toward safety standards established for the purpose of public safety. This is why the West has warning labels on several over-the-counter medications stating that side effects can include "death". Stop complaining and trying to compete with the corruption coming out of the US. This is part of the reason why such a large percentage of people in Japan are reluctant to receive a vaccination for COVID-19. No one trusts US drug companies.

Better headline:

Prime Minister of Japan thinks that Japan should wait until the 22nd Century to join the 20th Century.

Nothing will change with Biden. He said it himself, “nothing would fundamentally change”. He was speaking to his wealthy donors, many of whom have their fingers in the Military Industrial Complex pie.

"Seize the day" is a loose translation of the Latin "Carpe diem" going back over 2,000 years. The reference to it coming from film is misleading. The original Latin phrase was "carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" which is, again, loosely translated as "seize the day, put little trust in tomorrow (or the future)".

The condensed version of "seize the day" was first believed to be used is English in the mid-1700s. It has since grown in popularity by a person or team of people to express a desire to do their best or in much the same way as "ganbaru" (頑張る) is used in Japanese.

In saying that it became popular from being mentioned in a Hollywood movie diminishes the level of importance that the Latin language and culture continues to have in nearly every culture all over the world.

Remote working allows a much wider choice of places to live. Living in or near Tokyo is no longer necessary and this alone makes remote working the better option. For people who find living in a tiny apartment or home too uncomfortable of an environment, if you haven't considered moving outside of Tokyo to a larger home you're making a mistake.

COVID-19 is only assisting governments around the world to increase power over people. They were doing that well enough before the virus.

Russia has been attacking US elections since just after WWII. Only the methodology has changed. This was common dinner table talk back in the early 60s.

Now do an article on how the US has been continuously involved in similar attacks against Russia, Middle Eastern countries (all of them), our neighbors to the south to include Mexico & Central America, Southeast Asia, African nations, and pretty much all of Europe. I could have simply said "the whole world" but that would be untrue. They pretty much leave Kiribati and Liechtenstein alone.

These attacks target countries for their natural resources typically and both the Republicans & Democrats support this agenda. Obama expanded the number of wars during his tenure from 3 to 7 so it's not simply a Republican or Trump thing although he's egotistical enough to probably want to brag that it is all his idea.

The VP presides over the senate and casts votes in the event that a tie-breaking vote is necessary. They also preside over joint sessions of Congress and are a statutory member of the National Security Council, and the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Not back-breaking work but they often do have an impact on legislation.

@Speed

"Novel" is also used to represent the word 'new' or, in this case, as people are using it to replace the word 'current'. It's not really practical any longer to call this disease 'novel coronavirus' as it has been given an official, publicly used designation which is 'COVID-19'. After all, it is no longer 'new'. Here's an excerpt from the WHO website:

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'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for virus, and 'D' for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019-nCoV.' The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold.

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And, to add some confusion, you have the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) which now calls the virus “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” as 11 February 2020. This is not used by the public in general as you're probably aware. They've linked it genetically to the SARS disease hence the use of SARS in the designation.

So it's not difficult to understand why people for whom English is not their first language find it difficult to know what to call this disease. It's a bit confusing for some native English speakers as well.

Even better would be to keep as much of the current level of telework in place as possible on a permanent basis. The old system is outdated and, as COVID-19 has taught us, can be deadly. The reduced number of people using transportation would also benefit the natural environment through reduction of emissions related to energy production and usage. It makes no sense to return to the past.

Something everyone needs to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg7RnPPKN48

As mentioned by an earlier poster - the cheaper prices for fruits and vegetables, but I'd also add that the variety. Most supermarkets only carry limited variety so you have to go to a specialty market and pay fairly high prices for items uncommon to Japan.

Russet potatoes. Baked, boiled, roasted, fried. That huge hunk of starchy stuff mashed and slathered with brown gravy mixed with onions, corn, and peas. Japanese potatoes are good, but russets are golden.

What I miss most is the overall kitchen size and standard size ovens. The microwave/ovens here are not bad but a bit small for the amount of baking and roasting I generally like to do.

What a step in the wrong direction. Politics nor government has a right to infringe on how or what people feel or do. This is called oppression and against human right against speech. If someone doesn't like what they hear, tune it out and just move on. It worked for well over 5000 yr, why change it now for political correctness. If someone has bad manners it is not for the law to change them or take that basic free speech away.

No one is stopping people from expressing themselves. But if you do and it is considered personally offensive, then you may be fined. If you want to spew garbage and not be fined, then do it in privacy where people won't be offended by your lack of education, cultural awareness, and idiocy.

So by all means, spew away garbage mouth. Just keep enough on your person to pay the fine.

 But his career was shadowed by links to a huge political scandal, a stocks-for-favors scam.

Was that the Recruit scandal?

The Recruit scandal occurred while Takeshita was prime minister.

"Lawsuits detail deadly U.S. Navy collision off Japan's coast" gives the impression that the Navy was at fault. "Contain Ship Collision with U.S. Navy Vessel Detailed in Lawsuit" may have been a better alternative.

Titles matter, particularly to the surviving crew members of the stricken ship.

Japan: Welcome to the beginning stages of a more made-obvious-to-the-public Military Industrial Complex. Now it's in your face and before you know it citizens will be facing down police clad in military armor armed with military grade weaponry. I'll give it 3 to 5 years.

Vincent Price in everything he ever did. He's the only villain you'll ever need.

How about a volcano since it is hot it would evaporate the water thus making steam. Since it is a liquid instead of a solid like radioactive metal, it may become more disposable. So as to decontaminate radioactive Ions by boiling.

Volcanoes typically don't get hot enough to split the atomic nuclei to render it inert. Shield volcanoes, generally the hottest, reach about 1300 degrees C. This is not nearly hot enough. It would have to be hotter by 10 to 15 times the heat of an average shield volcano. Maybe more - I can't remember clearly as it has been a very long time since studying physics. If the volcano went active and vented a lot of gas, the pyroclastic cloud would be even deadlier as it would be radioactive as well.

Implementing a quota system would be an excellent way to avoid solving the problem. It won't help to teach men who feel that women are inferior that they are not. It will create an atmosphere of animosity which will lead to more harassment, insubordination, and low morale. In cases where a better qualified person is passed over to achieve quota, it can adversely affect business performance.

These aren't just thoughts, I'm speaking from experience. Having spent 23 years in the military and seeing a similar quota implemented back in the '70s, it was an epic failure. Quotas simply don't work. People have to be educated from youth and the education must be driven socially, not academically. Discrimination in all forms is a social malady after all.

Buying locally grown produce is cheaper, helps local economies and cuts down on the energy used to bring it to market. It usually tastes better too.

Another example of what happens with privatization of government/quasi-government organizations and services.

@kurisupisu

And why isn’t mankind in space now?

NASA just gave up the ghost.

Funding is the problem.

NASA budget $18.69 billion (2010)

NASA budget $21.5 billion USD (2019)

as opposed to:

U.S. military budget $534 billion (2010)

U.S. military budget $686.1 billion (2019)

Space isn't as profitable as it needs to be for them to increase funding. Once it becomes more profitable and more individual states participate in the space program to include building parts, making consumables, etc., state senators and Congress members will push for more funding.

But for now, regime change efforts and bombing countries to take their natural resources is much more profitable. So that's where the funding goes.

@vanityofvanities

"America was built originally by Anglo-Saxons."

Ever hear of Cahokia? Chaco? Taos? Obviously not.

Native Americans were thriving when white illegal immigrants murdered 100,000,000 natives, then stole and poisoned the land.

Educate yourself: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-ancientcities/

This all happened well before white people began using natives, blacks, Chinese, and many others as slaves to build their wealth.

White people basically did nothing except perform as slave masters.

@Chip Star

Little as I like Trump, the problems in the ME are not of his making only. Both the Democrats and Republicans have worked to expand wars for the benefit of the MIC. Prime Minister Abe is just a willing pawn in their game of regime change for the purpose of keeping oil within the grasp of leaders chosen by the US and UK.

Russia meddling in U.S. elections was common dinner table discussion in the late '50s & early '60s. The Cold War never really ended, it just changed shape and focus. Granted, the threat of mutually assured destruction doesn't seem as threatening as it once was, but it's still there.

Save your lame attempts to show indignation over 2016 meddling: It's been going on for decades. If you really cared this would have been a problem for you before that election. Clinton is the 'mastermind' behind the Trump 'Pied Piper' strategy and she lost to an orange-topped carnival barker who decided to moonlight as a political novice.

Russia will meddle in the next election and the one after that too. It's a fact of life just as it's a fact of life that the U.S. pushes for regime change all over the Middle East and even in our backyard, South America. And the U.S. meddles in Russian politics as well. Remember Yeltsin? He was a product of the Reagan administration meddling in their political process. Don't expect Russia, a powerful country both economically and militarily, to do nothing while the U.S. runs rampant over the interests of the rest of the world.

If none of this bothers you and you don't speak out against all of it, focusing your indignation and rage on the outcome of one election is obviously contrived and simply just childish.

This doesn't fit the dictionary definition of harassment. It is however sexual discrimination.

Who is naive enough to believe that this ban would actually put a stop to the abuse? It's a bad idea as making it a law will hurt more than it will help. Stupid people will make stupid choices regardless of laws.

I've seen situations where government services accompanied by police visit homes where parents were reported by people out of spite because they felt inferior or inadequate in their own parenting skills. Those visits damaged the life of the home as it was horribly humiliating for them.

Children have also called and reported abuse to police where none occurred. Those parents were terrified that they would lose their children. Once children recognize that they have this power over their parents many will use it.

It's a ridiculously bad idea and needs to just go away.

The meat industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Smaller portions of meat mixed larger portions of vegetables is not only healthier but also better for the environment.

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-meat-dairy-industry-track-surpass.html

The fine of ¥300,000 for a large company is petty cash and won't be a deterrence. That much for a small company could cause it to go bankrupt.

It's fine for use at home but Apple map is better and easier to use for driving.