Posted in: British comedian and TV star Paul O'Grady dies at 67 See in context
Used to really enjoy watching his show about him helping to find a new home for dogs, seemed a genuinely warm-hearted person and this is sad news.
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Posted in: Keanu Reeves brings 'John Wick' to Paris See in context
Doesn’t seem to have a Japanese release date yet :-(
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Posted in: Japan keeping close tabs on financial markets after collapse of U.S. lenders See in context
Friendly reminder that Japanese bank accounts are only insured up to 10 million yen per account. So don’t keep more than that as the government won’t return anything more if the bank fails.
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Posted in: A box office KO: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7 million See in context
Looking forward to this. The first 2 Creed movies were far better than I expected them to be. Not perfect, but definitely good entertainment value.
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Posted in: After a Davos DJ gig, Idris Elba has new role: advocate for small farmers See in context
Remember: Idris Elba can do anything
https://youtu.be/zNAc6V--z6g
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Posted in: Repairing shoddy nuclear waste storage site to cost Japan ¥36 bil See in context
If the fuel is waste from private company operations, why are taxpayers footing this bill?
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Posted in: McDonald's Japan to hike prices for third time in 10 months See in context
I’m sure McDonald’s Japan will still report solid profits for the heat. Confused about the currency rates being cited though - the yen is in a far better position now than 6 months ago. And how is the cheeseburger raise more than a Big Mac raise? Feels oddly like inflation being s convenient reason to just raise prices to be honest.
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Posted in: Families in Tokyo to get ¥5,000 per child to address falling birthrate See in context
Pachinko places will be rubbing their hands with glee over this, I’m sure.
Wife and I won’t have any more kids so they are just wasting money giving it to people like me for our 2 kids. Should just spend all this money on day care facilities, family support etc instead to make having kids easier rather than just cheaper.
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Posted in: Japan reports 138,396 new coronavirus cases See in context
116 deaths were vaccinated ones.
stats would suggest getting vaccinated is the right call then. Around 80% in Japan are vaccinated, so if 20% of the population make up 50% of the deaths it’s a concern.
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Posted in: Over 80% of Japanese adults find tobacco smoke unpleasant: survey See in context
Rare for me to see one of these surveys and think “wow, I agree with 83% of respondents.”
People should be allowed to smoke if they want. But it stinks and passive smoking hurts others, so it should absolutely be done in isolation.
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Posted in: What's up with the Bank of Japan stance on interest rates? See in context
Majority of Japanese mortgages are variable rate. Bump interest rates and quickly find a lot of people will be in trouble.
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Posted in: Kishida pledges help to those financially affected by Unification Church See in context
So tax payers are bailing out people who were scammed? Unless this is a desperate attempt to make people lose anger at the church, what’s the point?
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Posted in: Slain ex-PM Abe honored at divisive state funeral See in context
Saw on Twitter that the only bidder for the event (Maruyama) was the same one involved in the cherry blossom scandal.
Even in death, corruption prevails. No wonder this is more expensive than The Queen of England’s funeral!!!
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Posted in: Japan reports 76,200 coronavirus cases See in context
But I believe reaching herd immunity naturally is the way to go.
Natural herd immunity isn't possible. That is why people keep being re-infected over and over again.
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Posted in: Nicolas Cage faces off with a new foe: himself See in context
Article is about Nicolas Cage, so why are all the photos of John Travolta?
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Posted in: Zelenskyy appeals to Japan for more sanctions against Russia See in context
Saw a chart which showed only 22% of Japanese companies operating in Russia have suspended operations, and none have pulled out. It’s all half-measures as usual.
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Posted in: 2021 cyberattacks led by Russian hackers cost companies $600 mil See in context
Get ready for all hell to break lose, seems Okta has been hacked. Identity As A Service suddenly seems a huge mistake when pretty much all major organizations are their customers!!!
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Posted in: 2021 cyberattacks led by Russian hackers cost companies $600 mil See in context
Why hackers are able to penetrate through all the sophisticated defense systems?
The vast majority of major incidents are caused by human-based attack vectors. Companies can spend every last dollar they have on security, but if someone clicks a link and enters details or downloads something without realizing they’re on the wrong page, it won’t protect them.
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 15,525 new coronavirus cases; nationwide death toll soars to record 236 See in context
The link in the article shows just over 17,000 tests. That’s one way to ensure numbers can’t spiral out of control I guess haha!
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Posted in: Japanese firms adopt AI dating app to help staff find love amid pandemic See in context
Oh Japan, when will you learn that a bunch of if-conditionals isn’t AI? Banded around as a buzzword way too much.
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Posted in: Tokyo finds Omicron case in U.S. arrival isolating at home See in context
@jojo - if she saw the person immediately after arrival, I guess she didn’t quarantine
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Posted in: Sponsors asked to defend support for Beijing Winter Olympics See in context
“We know bad stuff is happening but we really, really, really like money.”
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Posted in: Officials in Tokyo alarmed at lack of sense of crisis as virus cases hit record highs See in context
“We have tried everything we can to stop this!” proclaims government that has done very little.
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Posted in: Bach says anti-virus rules working ahead of Tokyo Olympics See in context
How is Bach allowed out? I thought everyone coming to Japan has a mandatory 14-day quarantine
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Posted in: Bach says canceling Tokyo Olympics not an option despite COVID See in context
"We, the IOC, will never abandon the TV and sponsorship deals, and with the cancellation, we would have lost a whole generation of revenues. So therefore, a cancellation for us was not really an option,"
Fixed that for you, you’re welcome.
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Posted in: Why Japan took the word 'mansion' and applied it to condominiums See in context
Because the "correct" meaning of a word can only ever be the original one?
That isn't the point I am making. Just because Japanese isn't using it the same way that English is using, doesn't mean that Japanese usage is incorrect. It could have been adopted before English added a different nuance, or maybe didn't even come from English. Latin origin so likely that several other languages have the same word.
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Posted in: Why Japan took the word 'mansion' and applied it to condominiums See in context
This made me interested enough to look at the etymology. Seems the original mansion definition just meant “place to live” which suggests the current English usage is the one which is incorrect.
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Posted in: Only 4 teams remain at Euro 2020: Which two are headed to Wembley final? See in context
Turkey fan here but I hope England finally win something, they have some really nice players in the team right now and have not conceded any goals yet which has surprised me because Pickford isn't very reliable usually haha
I think Italy will be the other finalist, and hopefully will be a good game!
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Posted in: Record low number of pregnancies reported in Japan in 2020 See in context
Don’t worry, the government can give Dentsu some money to hold meetings and write a report, then all women will get pregnant and glorious Japan will become glorious-er.
Right? That’s all that’s needed, isn’t it? We don’t actually need to do anything, do we?
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Posted in: Japanese companies shun blanket wage hikes amid coronavirus pain See in context
Not just Japanese companies, my employer is American and they’ve put a global lock on any salary increases this year without high level approval for special cases.
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Japanese chocolate is hardly deserving of the name. I guess they don't know any different.
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Posted in: Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation
Posted in: Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation
Fighto!Today 08:21 am JST I'm all for the physical stuff in contact sports, Who'd have guessed...
Posted in: Hong Kong officials denounce attack on ice hockey players at Asian Winter Games