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So not an eye-for-an-eye. More like 42 Palestinians killed for every Israeli killed.

The Hamas supporters deny the well-documented fact that Hamas has perpetrated atrocities at a large scale on October 7 2023. The level barbarism of these atrocities is beyond description.

Do you deny that Netanyahu knew for two years there would be an attack?

Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas' deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said.

Good ole xenphopia! Since when have rural Japanese been concerned of "overdevelopment"?

You explained it yourself JeffL, it's lazy management, lazy balance sheet, and concerns by locals are definitely justified. Just ask locals at Furano. They were definitely very welcoming of tourists, until Chinese owners:

Bypass taxis, bypass local trains, bypass local businesses relying heavily on winter tourism, and instead bus in tourists straight from the airport and into the resorts.

Ask the Kiwis and Aussie about Singaporean intentions as well. They launched a budget airline 'Tiger Airline' into the Australian market, but had no intention of making a profit or providing a decent service. Instead flight cancellations, poor on time performance etc. were the norms, forcing governments to step in to regulate ALL airlines, making aviation more expensive for every airlines. Why? because, apparently they were upset Quantas had setup competition with a local asian airline in Singapore.

NB, Their is no law saying,you have to support Israel genocide against Palestinians,only insecure people care about people,that they need some validation for their existence

Disney shouldn't be surprised Snow White bombed. But wokeism, progressivism and the like are just as much a religious belief system as any other. The faithful have their liturgy, blasphemy laws and worst of all zealous devotion to the "faith" to the point that they are willing to sacrifice all for the cause.....like the Disney crowd who must have known from the beginning that Snow White was likely to bomb and lose a mint full of money, yet went ahead anyway.

Gyomu Super used to sell Cal Rose. I don’t buy rice regularly, but a few weeks ago, I took a good look and noticed that it was either sold out or no longer available.

a defense of “I don’t remember I was drunk” coming soon.

Considering the huge gender gap in China due to the 1 Child policy, women choosing fictitious lovers over real relationships is going to plague China's demographics and fertility rate even more.

The Hamas supporters deny the well-documented fact that Hamas has perpetrated atrocities at a large scale on October 7 2023. The level barbarism of these atrocities is beyond description.

The claim of the Palestinian Arabs for exclusive ownership of the land from the river to the sea is wrong, stupid, criminal, genocidal and suicidal.

Hamas was estimated to have around 20,000 to 25,000 fighters in Oct 2023. The U.S. estimated that Hamas had recruited another 15,000 by the end of 2024.

The problem with Israel's numbers is that they're always followed by the caveat "without providing evidence."

The 50,000 death toll doesn't include the many more thousands presumed dead but lacking positive conformation. The 50,000 also only includes those killed by direct traumatic injury. It doesn't include those killed by things malnutrition, exposure and destruction of medical services and infrastructure.

Even before news of PCG's interest, many inns, ski rental shops and restaurants in Akakura - one of five major ski resort towns in the Myoko region - had been snapped up by foreigners.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/02/8cd27b81d87e-seibu-to-sell-some-prince-hotels-leisure-assets-to-singapores-gic.html

We were in the Furano area backcountry a while back, we didn't go into the resort but everywhere we went the locals were fuming. We used the Kitanomine Gondola and on the ride up a local said Prince Hotel had sold out to Chinese. The Chinese bus in bus load of tourists straight from the airport, into the resort and all the money is kept outside Japan. All the rental is done inside the resort too.

There's nothing to gain for Furano citizens other than crowded resorts. It's amazing how 'lazy' Japan's corporates has become. Lazy balance sheet, lazy deals, even more lazy government.

Take a look in all the local rags, despite unjustified seafood ban by China, all Ishiba can say is let's look for common grounds and be friendly with China.

No mention of how and why

@JeffLee, I agree. There would definitely be security footage, if not actual witness. If not intentional, it sounds like a nightmare scenario in which the train company would be liable.

Disney pressing its hand firmly down on the self-destruct button.

I understand the concerns of the local people, but if your community is slowly dying, and the local population are not coming to ski or stay, would you rather just slowly fade into oblivion or try to find a solution. These new resorts bring jobs and money. It may interest people in staying and working there, instead of everybody moving to Tokyo!

At least this time Japan just don't blame to foreigners.

Oh don't worry. They will.

Good ole xenphopia! Since when have rural Japanese been concerned of "overdevelopment"? Go see the "haikyo" hi-rise clusters in Tochigi or Fukushima, which are abandoned and crumbling to the ground. All Japanese development, which was somehow OK at the time.

Exactly. You can't win with these people. On one hand they complain of Akiya and Haikyo, as well as how all Japanese are moving to the big cities and emptying out the countryside. Then when foreign money comes in and tries to develop it, they scream over development. It's just like the whole inflation deflation thing. They complained FOR YEARS about deflation and now they have all the inflation that they want and they are still not happy.

If you come to Akakura in summer, it's pitch dark at night,"

That sounds like almost every Japanese onsen town I've ever been to.

Except Kusatsu and I hated that place. Give me a pitch dark onsen town at night and that's where I want to be. I don't want to feel like I'm in Tokyo after relaxing in the Onsen. I love peace and quiet and going for walks with my family in the quiet.

So why doesn't the Japanese government invest in and control their own overseas tourism?

Because when JGovt try to do things by their own it will be unprofittable, just see Tokyo Olympics, Osaka Expo this year. Foreign business know way better in doing business, the place might be overcrowded but business up and running. As they should be.

Judge has already had enough of Trump incompetent,he getting ready to mead out legal punishment against those who defy his orders

Both cities remain on high alert as they collect more information.

no idea about the cause? I thought that natural wildfires usually start in the Summer.

Time to limit land- and busness ownership to foreigners who live here and have permanent residence.

No apparent concern about the "war " in Gaza.

Are Kokuho or Cal Rose brands sold in Japan?

 is against the practice. It said in an ethical guideline that paid anatomy examination tours overseas for Japanese participants could undermine confidence in the domestic body donation system and negatively affect the country's medical system as a whole.

The fact that there are participant are weiling to go outside Japan to undergo anatomical training using money and even there are businesses that handle this, it shows there are something about Japanese issue about anatomical training. Why there are participant really people willing to do that?

Is it same reason why people go abroad away from Japan to get diving certification or to study English, even there are many English teacher in Japan, teaching just how to pass the exam.

"Whether anatomical examinations by people other than health care professionals should be accepted even outside the country needs

Wrong, Japanese rule only apply inside Japan juridiction, outside Japan there's now way to tell people how to do things.

I enjoy the movies, cinema.

To be entertained, escapism, sometimes to be scared witless, enthrilled , even sickened in gory disgust.

I can say I do not yearn to be lectured with every moral political correctness.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 50,000 as Israel expands new airstrikes

The death toll is WAYYY more than that. The 48,000 dead narrative has been pushed for MONTHS. My guess is that its AT LEAST TWICE that.

At 50,000 dead, as now, does that mean 25000 Hamas dead ?

At 1 million dead, will that mean 500,000 Hamas dead. ?

If you tie the death toll to Hamas killed, the small armed group called Hamas keeps apparently, growing and growing.

I would think Israeli Intel. estimated the number of active Hamas fighters at the start of the war.

So clearly, the civilian death toll is over 10 times the number of Hamas killed

Mick- you're dealing with numbers and facts rationally- something the other side is not interested in. They are only interested in shrill screams about how they have to kill to be safe.

Anti semitic is not a crime, violations of Jews civil rights are,a judge in Maryland say anti semitism is not a crime , especially when you do support Israel

Fact-based journalism and informed analysis

Haven't seen any of that in decades!

Every year new bottom support rate for JGovt? Anything new in Japan?

"We don't want to be another Niseko."

That is so true. Add Kyoto and a few other places getting trampled.

So why doesn't the Japanese government invest in and control their own overseas tourism?

It's maddening to me.

So occupier has new target for genocide, it doesn't matter children and women being victims?