Posted in: South Korea battles second day of heavy snow; four dead See in context
Average GLOBAL temperature rises, that is in short what is Global Warming. That warming is not equialy distributed, and what is does is disrupt the equilibrium of the global climate system (is not a software nor a machine for those who have hard time with words).
This disequilibrium, makes that in some areas "bubbles" of high temperatures and making the cold currents of the poles to go way out of their current state.
This is again in short what is happening right now in Japan (high temperatures) and in South Korea (low temperatures).
That is in fact a proof that of climate change (global warming).... but of course if you look only locally or spot you will get just that small picture out of context.
The Global weather system is that "GLOBAL" extreem climate in one place will affect the entire system but not in the same way because there are many different local climate systems, geological conditions, seasons, etc.
...but for some, even suffering the consecuences of climate change and yet are not able to understand... just like those hypotetical frogs in boiling water.
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Posted in: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections hit record high in Japan See in context
Friedrich Nietzsche — 'That which does not kill us makes us stronger.'
... and Nietzsche died of pneumonia..... you are a funny guy @Sven
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Posted in: Mount Fuji convenience store becomes 'lawless zone' as tourists hurl abuse at security guards See in context
At this pace, what it may happen is that the familymart closes (chages of place) and they build something in there and the view is lost forever
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Posted in: Chief public prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders See in context
To the editor... you may want to revise the Title of the article??
One might get the idea that this man was accused for killing 1966 people.
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Posted in: Girl who jumped off building roof, killing herself and pedestrian below, to be prosecuted See in context
Just as an addendum... I make a quick serach and there is even a legal therm for this type of cases
"Dyadic death"...
"In dyadic deaths, a second victim acts in consort with, is associated with, or is killed by a person who, contemporaneous with the first death, then suicides. Dyadic deaths thus include both homicide-suicides and suicide pacts. "
and here some examples in the US.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0015736885723900
Since the definition of the Dyadic death, states the second death also includes "homicide" it means some deahts are considered a criminal case.
For this particular case, it may be "unitentional manslaughter"
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Posted in: Musk's budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump's second term See in context
...Just some questions.... until now the US had POTUS (President Of The United States) and when POTUS came out to the stage it played "Hail to the chief"...
But now with Co-President Musk... the US will also have a CoPOTUS and a Hail to the cochief?
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Posted in: Girl who jumped off building roof, killing herself and pedestrian below, to be prosecuted See in context
It amazes me how so many people does not know that Post-mortem trials and judicial processing is a common practice in many countries....
Before you get amazed by the how "stupid" the Japan is you may check your country penal and judicial codes.
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Posted in: Man with snake face tattoo arrested for assault See in context
Please also charge him for bad taste and walking around with that ugly tattoo...
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Posted in: Trading house Itochu looks to finance Seven & i management buyout See in context
@Peter Neil
The problem is that is in this case is a Japanese company... so that is why some comentars are so outraged.
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Posted in: S Korea expresses regret to Japan over memorial for mine workers See in context
So... the Korean governmetn canceled in the last minute and it is only the Japanese side fault??
Sorry but that is not how coordination of an event goes. If the Korean side had their issues they should have announced the cancelation of the event, or at least that Korea will not participate a week before the event, at least 5 days before and not the day before.
As any incident, sure there is fault in both sides but, Korea by canceling their participation in the last minute is the one with most fault.
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Posted in: Australian police officer who tasered 95-year-old woman, causing her death, guilty of manslaughter See in context
Some body needs to teach some people the difference between Protect the public and Kill innocent people are two different things
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Posted in: Crypto is soaring after Trump’s election − but is it a good ethical investment? See in context
Don't know.. but the some of the criticism given by the author are kind of outdated...
True is that the great majority of crypto are scams or shaddy, and that many (including Bitcoin) are still used in the black market.
But the biggest and strongest crypto currencies are regulation complied with many governments, working with banking and financial institutions.
But the biggest criticism I give to this article is the questioning of crypto being an "ethical investment", of course is not. But so is ANY monetary investment with aims to profit...
You should ask "investment is ethical"?... and probalby the awnser is in most cases "NO".
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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context
@dagon
now are you profiling me because of my name?...
Do you know what was the composition of korean and japanese workers in those mines? Yes Koreans were forced labored but so did several Japanese too.
And a slight difference between Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sado mines, Auschwitz was a death camp the industrialization of killing. Sado mines were the willingful nigletness of producing.
Both cases a lot of people died but in one it was really producing something and the killing was by far not the main objective.
Those people who gave their lives not willingly, but those efforts regardless made a contribution. I fail to see why you are not allow to regret that happened and at the same time be grateful for their unwilling sacrifice.
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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context
To the first two commentors.... I don't know maybe is the culture and I don't see that is bad.
But then again, everything has to be measured and judge by occidental point of view? White saviour thing is strong i see
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Posted in: What do you think of airline food? Has it improved much over the past few years? See in context
@SDCA
Now, i have to tell you that not all onboard services are the same.
Big airlines like United, Luftthansa, JAL, Cathy, Emirates, ANA, British, Air France, etc., have a good to fairly decent cental kitchens in each major airports, if not owned by them they have subsidiearies or contracting good quality "airline cathering services".
But there are few that don't have these types of onsite kitchens neither have contracts with cathering services with airport facilities.
So there are some airlines that use cathering services that made their food elsewhere and thus they may use preservatives and stuff like that.
Sadly American Airlines is one of those, also middle to small airlines usually don't have that kind of facilities available.
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Posted in: 7-Eleven owner considers going private to avoid foreign buyout: reports See in context
People whould ask why the Couche wants to buy 7 elven... they are not going to bring a new service, they are not going to be able to take the 7 eleven quaility to Canda or the US, at least not in the shor - middle term.
So why? because they want to buy it and have a foot hold in Japan and asia without the need to do the heavy lifting. Considering that the Canadians have the convininece store chain Cirkle K.
They just want to buy it because they are lazy to do the job and they see a cheap good product to buy it.
To Itohchu and Itoh family they investted a lot in this brand, finally adquiring it from the US original owners, ofcourse they will want to keep it.. As any of us will do what ever to keep your pet project that you put effort, love and money to make it growth.
The dumb idea of "japan fovernmetn to buy it"... is so dumb that i needed to make it clear that is dumb
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Posted in: 7-Eleven owner considers going private to avoid foreign buyout: reports See in context
@wokiko68
They are rejecting the offer. The fear is that, since they rejected it, the Canadian compnay can go for hostile takeover... basically buy out stock of 7&i and be the majority share holder.
So the logical option to avoid this, is to take the shares off the market, is a fairly common practice, despite someone shouting "japanese capitalisim" and other nonesense
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Posted in: What do you think of airline food? Has it improved much over the past few years? See in context
As a person that is loosely involved in that area... the onboard food service in general has being in constant improovement.
In general the prepared meals are healthier that they were 20 years ago and the usage of preservatives and chemicals are non existent (sorry if i am contradicting someone, but that is the reality), even the use of salt in the meals has reduced.
Ofcourse there are exceptions and if you are in economy class, even if the foods is good, the overall experience (lettle room to move, the person next to you bumping, all food in the same small place, visually not very apealing) that will make your food experience bad.
So food quality is above average good (general terms) but the overall "eating on board" is still a minus for economy class.
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Posted in: Toxic work environments in Japan: What to do if you find yourself in one See in context
Funny thing... until 2020s I was working in an toxic work environment and suffer most of the treatment mentioned here.
The punch line is... it was an non-Japanese organization and my boses were non-Japanese, blonde, white, blue eye male. I do give you that the office was in Japan.
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Posted in: Ex-Olympus CEO illegal drugs case referred to prosecutors See in context
For the uninformed... cocaine and MDMA market is exclusive market of Mafia in Japan, not only Yakuza but the Chinese and Philipine mafias too.
Reason the police is fixed in the Olympus CEO, any information he has it probably give them lead to the routes, the hows and the whos are commercializing this stuff.
Also, if they got a lead that the CEO was purchasing drugs, the one that give them the lead is also under investigation. What the police is doing is to washout not only the supliers but the "clients" too.
It makes it to the news because the high profile of the person
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Posted in: Trump has promised to save TikTok. What happens next is less clear See in context
Probably if Tiktok was from Russia the Felon in Orange will do anything. Specially if spying is in the game.
But since its China, probably not... but all depends what Master Putin tells him I guess.
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Posted in: Trump announces immigration official Tom Homan as 'border czar' See in context
I am OK with the article and the announcing of the "Czar".
But the article forgot an important description of the 47th Presindent of the US, where it says "...The 78-year-old Republican tycoon has pledged to launch...", it should say:
"...The 78-year-old Republican tycoon and convicted felon, has pledged to launch..."
We have to be accurate when describing the Presindent of the US, specially if it is the FIRST time in History
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Posted in: Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence See in context
Tell the French team to leeve their phones and pager away for a couple of week...
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Posted in: Japan minor party head apologizes for 'uterus removal' remark See in context
Probably he comes from Planet Serpo..... looking for banana.
...Its an anime reference for those who don't know.
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Posted in: Carbon pollution from high flying rich in private jets soars See in context
Tax the rich... they can afford a plane they can afford to be taxed 50 % of their income
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Posted in: 34 fall ill on flights from Guam to Japan; food poisoning suspected See in context
If this was a zombie movie type, 28 day later... we are doomed
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Posted in: With Trump's win, some women wonder: Will U.S. ever see a female president? See in context
You can be a misogynist and still hire/appoint women for any job position.... just to make it clear to some around here
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Posted in: The U.S. election system is secure, but human nature is a vulnerability See in context
"Mambru went away to war,
What sadness, what sadness, what sorrow!
Mambru went away to war,
I don't know when he'll be back.
Do re me, do re fa,
I don't know when he'll be back."
US Civil War II: revenge is Orange, coming soon?
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Posted in: Israeli strikes kill 12 people in Gaza; keep up pressure on north See in context
Isreal politicians and some elites... learing the wrong lesson from 80 years ago....
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Posted in: 'Panic buttons,' SWAT teams: U.S. braces for election unrest See in context
⇩This comment show how much poorly informed or disconnected from reality are the Trumpians. Rusia = left??? hahahahaha
BlacklabelToday 03:07 pm JST
Yeah, as the downvote / upvote ratio
then why were you crying over it and leftists blaming Russia? Lol
if you crying over that, I really feel bad for you after tomorrow. You gonna have a rough day. lol
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I’m surprised it’s only 2x not 10x like I have. I have made 40x during Biden and it keeps going…
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