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According to reports online. All the camera angles of the VAR were not shown. There are already videos on Twitter explaining the optical illusion that shows the ball is out but actually it is still in. I cannot copy the link here. Google Twitter Nick Levett for the video.

Plane pilots use computer simulation programs for training. Same can be applied to the construction industries. However, you really need the operater inside the cockpit of the vehicle to do the actual job. Only when the driver really there can he feel the movement of the vehicle, has a complete view of the environment around and responses if there is an emergency.

Yes, it was a good win, but it was only one win. The way they are all carrying on you’d think Japan had won the World Cup.

Getting to watch your team playing in the world cup and winning against 4 time champion Germany live with hard core fans. Mate, I will celebrate like there is no tomorrow, too.

Getting to visit Japan without worrying about overcrowding makes me really jealous of those 4 in the picture.

Remove the Hypocritical PCR or Triple vax mandate and you will see a lot more tourists! Dump the useless masks while you're at it!

Maybe it will go up a bit. However, tourism in Japan and many other countries, especially Asian ones, will not be back to pre-pandamic levels until China re-opens.

She is just trying to make ends meet like the rest of us.

The 'affordable' electric-car market in Australia is set for a major expansion next year, with the arrival of a range of five new contenders in the next 12 months expected to cost in the region of $45,000.

Five new electric cars – four from China, and one from Europe – are due in Australia between this month and the middle of next year, with expected price tags between $35,000 and $50,000.

Maybe in other countries but EV are still bloody expensive down under here so petrol stations' days definitely are not numbered.

Floyd Mayweather Jr easily knocked out Mikuru Asakura, a popular Japanese MMA, or mixed martial artist, in the second round of an exhibition match in Japan Sunday. He said he had fun and promised to be back next year.

The two words "exhibition match" basically can tell the spectators what they should expect to see in this fight.

OMG! Cyborg cockroach! I am speechless.

I thought it would be a voice activated panel when I read the title.

I do not understand. Souldn't the hate directed to the staff rather than the children? If the children can smell the bleach from the curry, I believe there is enough bleach inside the curry that can poison a human to death.

Waiving visas won’t boost the economy much. Even before the pandemic, foreign tourism accounted for less than one percent of Japan’s GDP.

It is true that foreign tourism accounts for a relatively small percentage of Japan's GDP. However, why would the Japanese government and many cities so hell-bent on promoting tourism before the pandemic if it is peanuts to their economy?

Tourists directly inject money into the local economy. Especially the economies in some city, eg Kyoto.

I am no firearm expert. But the weapon used looks more like a musket than a gun to me.

and ordered parts and gunpowder on the internet as well.

You can order gunpowder on the internet? The only legal item I can think of containing gunpowder is fireworks.

I cannot copy and paste the link here. Google "twitter sorrowandpain". Someone has taken a video of the whole thing just a few meters from Abe and shows the moment he went down.

His security team really dropped the ball big.

Doctor says it was from the front - all the reporting was wrong.

I watched a video on NHK world that captures the moment. It is a bit far but you still can see the man walked behind Abe and fired. The first shot missed and Abe turned around when the second shot was fired. That is why Abe was hit from the front.

To me this is just a politician fighting to keep his job while other politicians fighting to get his job.

What goes around comes around.

Crashing through a window, the animal (which is estimated to have been about 90 centimeters in length) fled the scene, scampering off into the surrounding woodlands.

It was a small bear. I do not think the guy would dare to kick a fully grown bear's butt.

Monkeypox may soon have a new name after scientists called for a change to dispel stereotypes of Africa being seen as a crucible of disease.

Japanese encephalitis virus JEV is the most important cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. It is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, and belongs to the same genus as dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses. The first case of Japanese encephalitis viral disease (JE) was documented in 1871 in Japan.

How are Japanese opinion on this?

"One hit wonder"? Are you for real?

You do realize Naomi has won FOUR Major singles titles, right? The only Japanese person to have won even one.

Haters gonna hate.

Unbelievable that she's world's highest paid female athlete. Proof that today's professional sports is not a meritocracy.

Not just today, it has been like this for a long time. Long time tennis fans should remember Anna Kournikova well.

Sadly turning into the equivalent of a "one hit wonder" musical group.

I am not a fan of N. Osaka. However...

From Wikipedia:

Age: 24

Price money earned: $21,050,567

Highest ranking: No. 1 (January 28, 2019)

Grand slams won: 4

Osaka is one of the world's most marketable athletes, having been ranked eighth among all athletes in endorsement income in 2020. She was also the highest-earning female athlete of all time by annual income that year. 

I believe many female professional tennis players would like to join this "one hit wonder" music group.

I believe these have been available in Australia for well over 25 years.

From Wikipedia:

Around 1996, Jack Daniel's released a canned beverage called "Jack Daniel's and Cola", a mixed beverage of the same type as Jack and Coke, in several markets in the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.[8]

Mate, you forgot to write the date of the news article.

Australia's economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus.

and

This is the worst economic growth in 61 years due to a severe contraction in household spending on goods and services.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53994318 in first recession for nearly 30 years

2 September 2020

The article was written in September, 2020. Back then all states in Australia were under strict Covid restrictions. My state Queensland did not fully open its borders until December, 2021. The zero covid policy seriously damaged the Australian economy! That is the reason why Australia changes to living with the virus.

Australian inflation hits 20-year-high

https://www.reuters.com/business/australian-inflation-hits-20-year-high-brings-rate-rises-near-2022-04-27/

Read the whole article first

This reflected the broad-based nature of price rises, as the impacts of supply disruptions, rising shipping costs and other global and domestic inflationary factors flowed through the economy," said Michelle Marquardt, the head of price statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

It is not due to living with the virus!

Zero covid policy is definitely not good to the economy of Australia.

Maybe China is different, Zero covid is good to its economy.

initial COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in the worst quarterly fall on record of 6.8 per cent in the June quarter of 2020.

I am confused. You point out lockdown measures destroy Australia's economy. But on the other hand you praise China's covid zero policy which includes month long lockdown that you believe is good for its economy.

"As I mentioned, China is the only country to have had positive growth through the entire pandemic.

Do a little google search before bragging on something.

Projected GDP Ranking

SourceInternational Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October - 2021)Date26 Oct 2021

In the list of top 50, All economies will experience a positive growth rate in 2021. Ireland is the fastest-growing economy with 14.04%, followed by Chile (11.00%). Thailand has the lowest growth rate of 0.96%, followed by the United Arab Emirates (2.24%) and Japan (2.36%).

Right, only China.

All this for omicron part II?

Seems most in the U.S. have had it, but life goes on.

Actually apart from saving face (the CPP bragged about how successful they were in fighting covid, even declaring victory in those propaganda videos), there is a logical reason they cannot take a covid wave.

China's population is 1.4 billion (Shanghai alone has 20 million). Even Omicron is mild, with a vaccines not as effective as expected and a patchy healthcare system, the hospitals would highly likely be overload if they drops the zero covid policy. Just like what happened in Hong Kong a while ago.

and allowing destruction of every other economy in the world except China, which had positive growth throughout the pandemic.

LOL! First, here in Australia the economy was not destroyed.

Second, below is from some online search:

China's economy faces its worst downward pressure since the spring of 2020 when it was hit by the first wave of Covid-19, according to Nomura Holdings Inc. The slowdown in China's growth worsened in the first quarter and markets should be concerned about a further slide in the second, Nomura Holdings Inc.25 Mar 2022

Yes. It did have growth but it has slowed down. It is not immune to the effect of covid.

A live-action adaptation by Netflix is also in the works, with fans speculating it could catapult the franchise to global household name status, on par with "Star Wars" or "Harry Potter".

One piece does have its charm. However, these fans are really, really thinking too much.

"A break for me!" he wrote in a handwritten announcement posted on the series' official Twitter account. "I want to rearrange the structure (of the manga) so that I can wrap up the final chapter as soon as possible. Soooo... Forgive me, but I will take a short breather to prepare for it all!"

I predict that after some years the series has ended. A new prequel or sequel will start, especially if the author's new work is not too popular. I can be wrong but this has happened many times.

This story is more about work safety. Of course you can say the company is trying to reduce operational cost by letting staff to work alone.

That said , is there a foreign wannabe tourist on the planet earth with zero Japanese language skills , and zero connections here in Japan that would or could tour Japan on anything but a guided tour?

I do not speak Japanese but I can read Kanji. I have been to Japan 8 times in the past 10 years. And not once in any guided tour. The thing is in major cities and tourism spots there are signs in Chinese, English, Korean and even people with foreign language skills to help tourist. Also if you have mobile internet access it really helps during the trip. More and more Japanese can speak simple English good enough to communicate with tourist.

However, I generally stick with big cities. I do believe if you wanna go outside of them then it is better to join a guided tour.

A former police officer, Dutton made a name for himself in politics with tough talk and a penchant for headline-grabbing commentary.

Words are cheap, mate. He is just like other politicians. All talk but no action.