Posted in: Social media sites have become a phenomenal means of communication for hate groups, conspiracy theorists and deranged individuals and groups. Do you agree with this statement? See in context
@SquidJapan
Media is the worst saying COVID came from bats. Yes, some truth to this but yet we learned they extracted it from bats and attached it to the influenza virus. Media is the propagandist now...
From where did this nonsense came up? your comments is just the example of the kind of disinformation plaguing the media. The previous comment (that no longer is there...) gets it right, when you find a site or service full of disinformation just check with the people paying for ads there, maybe they are not aware their money is being used to spread racism, conspiracies, discrimination, etc.
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Posted in: Study of blood tests in Tokyo finds 98% as having vitamin D deficiencies See in context
This is consequence of the lack of vitamin D fortification of food in Japan, the surprising part is not that people are deficient, but that it has not been solved already.
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Posted in: Japan reports 5,938 new coronavirus cases See in context
Looking forward to a time where the danger from the infection is so low that the interest on the number of infections is not enough to justify the daily counts.
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Posted in: Japanese man given 12-year prison term in China for espionage See in context
One would think this would make Japanese or other countries companies and organizations think twice before sending people to China to be subjected to arbitrary charges and sentences for political leverage. Too bad this is not the case.
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Posted in: Japan reports 109,928 new coronavirus case See in context
COVID-19 is still present and people should keep take care.
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Posted in: Foreign minister to visit U.S., 4 Latin American nations in January See in context
Seems a little too little a little too late to oppose the huge Chinese influence in Latin America.
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Posted in: What is the Unification Church, and how will Japan's probe affect it? See in context
Why not a probe to all organized religions in the country? I know personally about things that would be considered extortion if the person doing it was not a Buddhist monk.
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Posted in: Cartoonists honor 'Peanuts' creator in Saturday funny pages See in context
Honor well deserved, at the time where many strips lowered their quality Peanuts was always funny, smart and hearth warming.
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Posted in: More than one in three Japanese working women in survey would rather be housewives See in context
Had to read the article twice to make sense of it, women saying "yes" to becoming housewives more with higher age? and this is explained by housewife life being less attractive and professional life more rewarding the older the woman gets? Then I saw the "Read more stories from SoraNews24", which explains everything.
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Posted in: Luxury hotel chain Dorchester to open in Japan's highest building in 2028 See in context
So weird to see people making huge bets about travel so far in the future, what if in 5 years another Chinese outbreak goes out of control and Covid-27 makes travel close up a couple of years again?
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Posted in: In U.S., inflation sparks tough Thanksgiving meal sacrifices See in context
Traditions are not such a high priority when the pockets are empty, many American families have much more serious problems than not being able to celebrate Thanksgiving properly, even feeling there is no thanks to give on this year.
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Posted in: Japan gets 2 late goals to upset Germany 2-1 in their World Cup opener See in context
Really nice game, and by luck in a very convenient time to see. Maybe Japan's luck is going to finish in the next game, but it would be huge to see another victory.
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Posted in: Even a minor error can lead to excess payments in the hundreds of millions of yen. Many hospitals had an inadequate understanding of the program. The prefectural governments handling the payments were also lax in their initial evaluation. See in context
I think I know who got their hands in the excess payments, looking at friends and family members of politicians would give a lot of names on that list.
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Posted in: World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges See in context
Taking into account climate change maybe one more billion would be the limit, after that the current systems would not be able to support the population thanks to the sudden decrease of resources projected.
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Posted in: Djokovic to get visa for 2023 Australian Open: reports See in context
Djokovic greatly benefits from the change of government, maybe his Australian fans voted this way hoping for his return to the open.
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Posted in: After FTX collapse, cryptocurrency sector fights back See in context
Why fight back? without a complete reworking of how crypto is being used this is only going to happen again soon.
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Posted in: Net-zero in fashion, but clothing giants struggle to cut emissions See in context
It is very difficult to cut emissions for clothing companies, the best way to do it is not to buy new clothes and that runs against their interests.
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Posted in: Selena Gomez honored for mental health advocacy work See in context
Color me sceptic in the value of Gomez contributions, but I guess if there is need to honor someone people will choose to do it with someone famous that will make mass media outlets report it and give free publicity. Probably this article would not be here if the honored was someone not famous.
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Posted in: Professional go player arrested for allegedly assaulting wife See in context
@ shogun36
Does it matter if he’s a pro Go Player?
For people interested in Go it is.
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Posted in: Japan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban See in context
Just on time for winter season, it is almost as if they were doing it on purpose to have one outbreak and ban the cruises again
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Posted in: Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia See in context
Bound to happen, Russian have been anything but precise in their attacks, sooner or later they would involve Poland, and of course deny they did.
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Posted in: Officials will need to tread carefully when inquiring about the Unification Church's recruiting methods. The church may object to certain lines of questioning. And even if a request for a dissolution order is made, the court has the final say. See in context
Good luck with that, Japanese prosecution is not characterized for being careful and considerate, it is believable that in this case they will botch the inquiry on purpose to let the church go with minor punishment.
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Posted in: adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks See in context
@lolwut
What did he say? I can't find it anywhere in the article, but it's quite long, so maybe I missed it.
Articles in official newspapers never repeat slurs and openly racist remarks, you will have to go to less "official" sources to find them.
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Posted in: 73-year-old man arrested over death of security guard at company dormitory See in context
How the tables turn, when I read the title I was sure it was mistaken and the criminal and victim were reversed, I was totally wrong.
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Posted in: Japan should improve democracy, ex-PM Noda says in speech for Abe See in context
If this is the opposition no wonder there is never any change to the party in power.
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Posted in: Japan's fair trade watchdog launches probe into '1 yen' smartphones See in context
About time his is done, clearly this is one way to put a lot of pressure to the competition.
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Posted in: Two plead guilty over death of 5-year-old boy left on bus See in context
I thought this was about the elderly driver that caused a similar death recently, It is really sad to remember another death happened before in a similar way.
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Posted in: McDonald’s Japan to raise prices on 60% of menu items See in context
The food is not that good, the waiting times are horrible, no eating in peace inside the premises so their strongest weapon was the prices, I don't thing this will be good for the chain.
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Posted in: Mourners form long lines before ex-PM Abe's state funeral See in context
Seems easy to discard the reactions as just political propaganda, but some people are actually mourning for him, not everybody was affected the same by his actions and also for some his assassination represented a negative change in Japan.
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Posted in: Japanese monkey-hunting team shoots woman with tranquilizer dart See in context
The woman was lucky, these things can kill a person depending on where it is lodged.
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Posted in: Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening war
Posted in: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around world as Oct 7 anniversary nears
Adults make poor decisions all the time. It is sad when a child dies due to adults making a bad…
Posted in: Attempts to cross English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including child, dead
Posted in: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around world as Oct 7 anniversary nears