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Posted in: Walking dogs seems to lower the risk of dementia and frailty through regular exercise. Cats, while previous research shows benefits for mental health, likely provide less physical activity. See in context

Dogs are big, noisy, smelly, dirty, and troublesome. Cats are small and cute. Give me a cat any day. Too bad my daughter is allergic to them.

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Posted in: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to ban paper straws and go back to using plastic ones. Which do you prefer: plastic or paper straws? See in context

My 1-year-old grandson uses a plastic straw to drink. It's part of the cup, so not replaced every time he uses it, but it's much better than it would be if we had to try to get him to drink without spilling all over everything. Straws are important and plastic is the only real answer.

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Posted in: Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza; Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange See in context

This is outrageous! Hamas has to be brought to justice! Only three innocent hostages for 300+ convicted criminals. Israel is showing great restraint. Unbelievable.

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Posted in: France's popular Japan culture festival to be held at Osaka Expo See in context

If a festival is held and no one sees it, does it make a noise?

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Posted in: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to ban paper straws and go back to using plastic ones. Which do you prefer: plastic or paper straws? See in context

Plastic. That's what I grew up with. That's what I like.

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Posted in: Apple harvest threatened after heavy snow blankets Aomori See in context

Just another excuse to keep on raising prices.

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Posted in: Woman, boyfriend arrested after threatening to gouge out her son’s eyes See in context

Why wasn't the woman named along with the boyfriend?

I suppose privacy of the victim might be the claim, but if they know the boyfriend's name, I'm sure those around them already know it.

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Posted in: What do you think of U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Nippon Steel invest in U.S. Steel rather than buy it? See in context

Sounds like a decent compromise to me. Of course, there will always be naysayers that will reject anything that Trump suggests because, you know, they are full of hatred for the orange man. I don't particularly like him as a president and never voted for him, but he is what he is and when something sounds OK I won't reject it just because he offers it.

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Posted in: Japan's Supreme Court overturns man's acquittal for fatal 2015 hit-and-run See in context

That sucks. So they have double jeopardy in Japan. Seems like they can keep you going forever, no matter what. Japanese justice is an oxymoron.

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Posted in: Saudi Arabia to showcase kingdom's transformation at Osaka Expo 2025 See in context

As long as an oppressive Muslim regime is in place, there will be no transformation. The transformation to look forward to is one that doesn't rely on Muslim oil. Be it nuclear or some other form of energy, we will all be better off once we no longer need to rely on repressive regimes, be they Islam, communist or otherwise.

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Posted in: Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for 183 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire See in context

This is just absurd. Bomb Hamas out of existence. Free all the hostages. Never release condemned prisoners.

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Posted in: Over 40% of Japanese want to use original family names at work after marriage See in context

55.2 percent said they "do not want to use them (original family names)."

What do they want to use? I'm especially wondering what the men want to use since their original family name is the default. Do they want to change it to some fantasy name from a manga or anime? Questions abound.

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Posted in: Japan Today Spotlight #3 | The Saitama sinkhole tragedy: What went wrong? See in context

Does this mean the podcast is over?

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Posted in: Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan See in context

Jordan is the best place for most Palestinians. Egypt, a close second. Hell is the right place for Hamas, who have proven that there will never be a two-state solution. They don't want it, so it isn't going to happen.

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Posted in: PM Ishiba's quirkiness endears him to his home base See in context

No mention of his penchant for smoking?

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Posted in: Japanese police arrest Canadian over smuggling of stimulants hidden in machinery See in context

Back in the US, many,many years ago, I could kind of figure out where to buy drugs had I wanted some. I just don't see that here in Japan. Where is the market for such a large amount?

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Posted in: Homegrown vegetables, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices See in context

The government and JA are laughing all the way to the bank. They are getting more money while the public is being screwed.

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Posted in: Births in Japan likely to fall below 700,000 for 1st time in 2024 See in context

Our daughter gave birth to our first grandchild last year and he is the joy of my life. We will be celebrating his first birthday later today.

That being said, I find it repugnant that the government only wants more workers and tax payers. This should be about people finding joy in family, not more money for government coffers.

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Posted in: Man arrested in Osaka for allegedly sexually assaulting junior high school girl at hotel See in context

Even if he thought she was 16, isn't that still underage?

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Posted in: Trump proposes getting rid of FEMA while touring disaster areas See in context

He has falsely claimed that Newsom, a Democrat, prioritized the preservation of endangered fish over public safety. Newsom has said there is no connection between the fish and the fire.

Newsom is the one making false claims. He is watching his 2028 presidential campaign literally going up in flames.

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Posted in: Information about halal food and prayer is essential for Muslims, yet until now, there hadn’t been a multilingual, nationwide tool to provide it. See in context

I am so glad that I gave up religion and all its silly dietary and other rules.

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Posted in: Coughing and sneezing without consideration for others topped the list of annoying behavior on trains in a survey by the Japan Private Railway Association in 2024. What tops your list? See in context

It's not necessarily on trains, but the sound of people blowing their nose is the most disgusting sound to me. Someone once told me that it is considered rude to do so in public in Japan. If so, there are plenty of people around me who like to be rude.

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Posted in: Japan to allow schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from 2030 See in context

Does language even need to be taught anymore? I mean, sure, it's great as a hobby, and some people might need it, but I can probably count on one hand the number of students I have taught English to that use it in any meaningful way, and I've taught a lot of students.

AI may not be perfect, but it's getting better day by day, and it's good enough for most daily language needs.

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Posted in: Trump invited to Hiroshima for 80th anniversary of atomic bombing See in context

Every world leader, especially those of nuclear powers, should have to visit the Hiroshima Peace Museum.

And TaiwanIsNotChina, that shows more hatred than I can imagine. No matter how much you may dislike Trump, surely you don't want to see anyone fail. If so, I feel sorry for you.

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Posted in: Cucumbers are trendy, but how healthy are they? See in context

My second favorite vegetable, right after carrots. I think I'm part rabbit, part kappa!

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Posted in: In U.S., teleworkers don't want to turn back See in context

I can understand requiring a hybrid model but full time office work for those whose jobs don't require it should go the way of Elon's credibility.

You almost had my upvote, but then you had to put in a personal dig on someone.

No soup for you.

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Posted in: We hope that the support program will help to ensure a stable supply of human resources essential for Tokyo's future. See in context

As if people needed a reason to move to Tokyo. Hasn't there always been more inflow than outflow?

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Posted in: I hope that by riding the wave of the Year of the Snake, we can share the charm of snakes with even more people. See in context

Yeah. That isn't going to work for me.

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Posted in: JR Central to test pet-friendly shinkansen car See in context

No, thanks. They got rid of smoking cars decades ago. Why do they want to bring back smelly, nasty cars again? Not to mention the number of people who are allergic to dogs. Hard pass.

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Posted in: Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch See in context

Good luck. Every step counts.

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