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Posted in: Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say See in context
Why not the Boston to Washington, DC corridor instead? More potential passengers.
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Posted in: Man arrested after pressing naked butt against water faucet in Tokyo park See in context
I didn't know water faucets could turn people on.
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Posted in: Shizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellers See in context
And suddenly, the maglev can once again be back to its original completion schedule!
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Posted in: U.S. comedian Jimmy Kimmel says he was blown away by Japan’s bathrooms See in context
I wonder if he knows what a traditional Japanese toilet looks like.
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Posted in: Foreign residents prohibited from participating in Yu-Gi-Oh Japan Championship See in context
Is anyone actually surprised here?
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Posted in: Revised law on rules for paternity after divorce goes into effect See in context
And a simple DNA test can't be the method to determine things because??
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Posted in: Fan outcry over K-pop star's date highlights 'harsh' industry rules See in context
Isn't it exactly the same for J-pop too?
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Posted in: Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027 See in context
Can't the federal government step in and do something to get this thing done on schedule? I know eminent domain can be used in the case of privately-owned land, but what if the land is prefecturally owned?
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Posted in: Japan's overworked, underpaid truckers left behind in wage bonanza See in context
but is afraid that might be difficult.
In Japanese, this means it won't happen.
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Posted in: North Korea-Japan qualifier in Pyongyang canceled by FIFA See in context
Someone just bought themselves a one-way trip to a forced labour camp...
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Posted in: Catherine, Princess of Wales, praised for frank cancer admission See in context
Why didn't she say what type of cancer she has?
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Posted in: Ex K-pop star leaves jail after five-year rape, spycam term See in context
popular boyband BIGBANG
OK...
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Posted in: Australia defends its U.S. ambassador, Kevin Rudd, after Trump attack See in context
It's just Trump shooting his mouth off to get coverage. Nothing to see here.
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Posted in: 'Squid Game' star found guilty of sexual misconduct See in context
eight months in prison, suspended for two years
So in other words, zero punishment. Just like they do it in Japan.
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Posted in: Ito left out of Japan soccer squad for World Cup qualifier amid sexual assault claim See in context
Nothing should happen unless he is tried and convicted in a court of law.
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Posted in: China demands Japan start Fukushima treated water compensation system See in context
China demands
Hahaha.
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Posted in: Teacher suspended after threatening to kill junior high school student See in context
has been suspended for three months after he shoved a student against the wall and said “I'm going to kill you.”
Woah - don't overreact with the punishment or anything...
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Posted in: Kishida pledges strong determination in repatriating abductees from N Korea See in context
"with strong determination," make every effort
Just give up already. They're not coming back (assuming they're even still alive).
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Posted in: Gov't plans to require firms to set paternity leave targets See in context
require companies with over 100 employees to set and disclose paternity leave targets
Requiring targets? So in other words, nothing.
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Posted in: Women take part in Japan's 1,250-year-old 'naked festival' for first time See in context
The women couldn't be more clothed.
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Posted in: Japanese gov't to submit bill to introduce joint custody after divorce See in context
So the same ways to avoid joint custody as abducting a child in a foreign country and taking them back to Japan? Can't say I'm surprised.
But in an urgent situation where a consensus cannot be reached in time, one of the parents can decide on their own, the report said.
So many things in Japan are wishy-washy like this.
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Posted in: 84-year-old man arrested for assaulting wife after argument over box of sweets See in context
There are other issues here...
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Posted in: Many Japanese outside major urban areas do not engage with foreigners: survey See in context
Headline of the year!!!
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Posted in: High school girl killed, likely after being dragged 5 km by car See in context
Hopefully she didn't die slowly during the 5 km dragging.
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Posted in: Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown after reported affair See in context
She's not the one cheating. Who cares who she has sex with!
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Posted in: Why Taylor Swift's globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized See in context
All the tree-huggers should just shut up and let her fly around the world in peace!
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Posted in: Teachers on leave for mental illness in Japan hit record high See in context
Among them, 119 were punished for offenses against students, with 42 teachers having sexual intercourse with a student
Wow! I wonder what the punishment was...
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Posted in: Sapporo Snow Festival opens with all COVID restrictions removed See in context
It could have opened without any COVID restrictions last year (or even 2 years ago) as well as things were already well under control - just saying.
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Posted in: 3 foreign-born residents sue over racial profiling by Japanese police See in context
A noble, but lost cause.
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Posted in: Aso's comments about Kamikawa expose Japan's ongoing sexism impasse See in context
Isn't this normal, everyday behaviour for Aso?
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Posted in: Trump's bluntness powered a White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in court
Posted in: Japan, China and S Korea agree to promote peace, cooperation
Posted in: Dismembered body parts found in bag on promenade in Osaka
Posted in: Japan, China and S Korea agree to promote peace, cooperation
