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Posted in: Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute' See in context

Asperger's, a form of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which make him act weird, he is socially awkward..

And is that why he is supporting far right parties, due to Asperger’s syndrome ?

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

Already some countries are moving away from digitale textbooks due health issues and the poor concentration students have.

For sure, this can be expected, and I wonder why politicians and administrations do decide such policies.

Have those politicians tried to learn from a digital textbook, Never

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Posted in: Japan has no choice but to strengthen defense, foreign minister tells Trump administration See in context

No, Japan has the right to declare itself as a pacifist country not promoting weapons building

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

Digital textbooks are a pure mistake.

Nothing better than a textbook to concentrate on learning,.

And spending a day on reading digital texts makes the brain more tired.

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Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context

Seth MajerToday  10:19 am JST

By doing a Nazi like salute, Musk has lost billions from his bank account.

Your media focusing on the important news like they promised I se

Let see in a few years how Tesla has not managed to increase sales except within the US maybe.

This gesture is enough to avoid any business with this guy.

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Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context

By doing a Nazi like salute, Musk has lost billions from his bank account.

Withdrawing from X and not buying his cars will keep increasing.

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Posted in: Trump sworn in as 47th president, emboldened to reshape American institutions See in context

Order to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement is a first big mistake. , and it’s gonna be many from him

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Posted in: Japan's tourism boom prices out business travelers See in context

Total spending by tourists in 2024 estimated to be over 8 兆円、or more than 50 BUSD., a record.

The few complaints are not an issue for the government

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Posted in: Japan's tourism boom prices out business travelers See in context

Oshogatsu, Golden Week and Obon mass move all over the country have never been an issue, as part of the tradition.

It took me one 7 hours to do 120km on the highway. Never moved again during that overbusy periods.

There is no overtourism but all tourists are around the same spots and that’s the problem for a small country like Japan

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Posted in: U.S. approves sale of additional air-to-surface missiles to Japan See in context

Does actually Japan use any missile, at least for tests ?

If not, no need to buy any

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Posted in: Toyota subsidiary Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case in U.S. See in context

As often for this kind of fraud, no individual responsibility for the ones who are behind this ?

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Posted in: Ghosn accomplice calls for inmates to be treated humanely in Japan See in context

he had consulted with several attorneys before aiding Ghosn and was told that "bail jumping is not a crime" in the country's legal system

Get better consultants next time !

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Posted in: Japanese firms set for 5th year of record profits on AI boom, BOJ shift See in context

Economic cycles that do profit to a few sectors. Let’s wait a few months or years, to see the opposite article, driven by a market collapse or whatever geopolitical reason

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Posted in: Japanese actor dropped from beer ad campaign after drunken escapade See in context

Without being drunk, it happened to me to try to open the flat below mine when the elevator accidentally stopped to that floor. Would the door have been opened, I might have done one or two steps inside. As appartements in my condominium have the same layout, imagine being completely drunk

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Posted in: Indonesia and Japan agree to resume stalled talks on transfer of defense equipment See in context

Indonesia has announce this week it is joining the BRICS countries. Any defense cooperation may become an hurdle

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Posted in: Japanese firms working to attract, retain skilled foreign workers See in context

One should realize than the actual exchange rate gives a additional feeling of a very low wage compared to other countries. If the yen was at 110-120 versus the US dollar like a few years back, the story would be completely different.

Those workers are often better paid than their Japanese counterparts for the same position.

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Posted in: Japanese woman, world's recognized oldest person, dies at 116 See in context

Indeed, such supercentenarian do live quite well and healthy until more than 100.

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Posted in: Starbucks Japan to switch to green plant-based straws See in context

Went to Hawai. With the actual exchange rate, it was a minimum of 1000 yens for a Starbucks coffee. American size, with quantity.

I think people like the seats and relax at Starbucks.

I prefer conbinis coffee, to drink while driving.

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Posted in: Number of New Year postcards nationwide 33% lower than in 2024 See in context

I reduced myself to close family members and reply to the one I get, but writing once a year a quick postcard is not a pain in the ass.

It has more value for everyone rather than an email than will be deleted at some stages.

Letters and postcard are part of memories, not emails.

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Posted in: Honda, Nissan to consider building vehicles at each other's plants See in context

I have been happy with Toyota for the last twenty years.

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Posted in: Japanese government will check and judge new baby name pronunciations See in context

City office employees will now need the Kanken (Kanji aptitude test) level 1 to be able to figure out quickly the name validity, al least consult a dictionary.

But what was the rule up to now ?

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Posted in: Mount Fuji access fees to be doubled as authorities address overcrowding See in context

by two hours to 2 p.m., to discourage overnight "bullet climbing," or trying to reach the summit of Japan's tallest mountain without resting

It might discourage overnight climbing, but not trying to reach the summit without resting.

Otherwise, they would have also tried to stop all the trail runners doing it frequently

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Posted in: Foreign visitors to Japan top 33 mil in Jan-Nov, breaking annual record See in context

Japan is a slowly declining industrial country and needs the tourism industry to keep its economy afloat.

That’s a fact that the government knows.

A few media just like to show the examples of a few breaking the tacit manners

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Posted in: Japan space firm postpones third attempt at launch See in context

that the wind speeds above an altitude of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) were so strong that it was not suitable for launch,"

This is a common occurrence to have strong winds at such an altitude.

I wonder what are the thresholds and the impact on a rocket flying at a very high speed

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Posted in: Ishiba eyes visiting Malaysia, Indonesia in early January See in context

Japan Prime Ministers used to visit the US or G7 countries for a first visit.

Times are changing

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Posted in: Ecuadoran workers accuse 'monster' Japanese company of exploitation See in context

Geeter MckluskieToday  06:58 pm JST

Do you have anything to say about Furukawa?

I'd say, since they specialise in industrial machinery and metal fabrication, their company would be a good stock option investment

It is not Furukawa Machinery, it is an other Furukawa, Furukawa Takushoku Ecuador

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Posted in: Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country See in context

Has Israel any right, for a buffer zone it will keep controlling over the next decades unless a friend government takes the power in Syria ?

I do not think so. I am waiting for any US reaction

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Posted in: 2 JAL pilots consume alcohol before flight, causing 3-hour delay See in context

Those tests are quite strict in terms of thresholds. More details and how much they drank, and how long after they stopped they were tested would be appreciated.

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Posted in: Japanese actress Nakayama's death ruled accident while in bath See in context

Official cause of death being an accident rules out pre-existing medical/genetic condition

it does not rule out any medical/genetic condition that could be at the origin of the accident.

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Posted in: Delayed defense tax hikes create ¥300 bil revenue shortfall See in context

Why is that needed to double the defense budget.

Do not increase it by 300 billions and the problem is solved

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