Posted in: Trump makes first big foray into Ukraine diplomacy, speaking to Putin, Zelenskyy See in context
He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE."
Well, he invaded a country, unprovoked.
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Posted in: Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say See in context
Mainland Americans complain about a supposed "inflation" they had during the last four years. But they don't know what inflation is, yet.
And most definitely not the way we've had it in Japan, where some goods are twice the price of what they are in US. And if prices go up in 'murica, we'll see even more inflation Japan.
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Posted in: Japan top destination for Chinese during Lunar New Year holidays See in context
Niseko was INSANE this Chinese New Year.
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Posted in: Woman, boyfriend arrested after threatening to gouge out her son’s eyes See in context
Throw them into jail with no suspended sentences. Otherwise, Yua's story will repeat itself and people will be wondering how could this have happened, again.
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Posted in: 2-week search ends for trapped driver inside sinkhole in Saitama See in context
Maybe he can be found later using cctv?
Not to be too disrespectful to the family, the body might be in a state of decomposition by then, plus being in water or wet environment would macerate it.
And you're right. Way too easy to criticize the rescuers from behind a keyboard or a phone, when we're still in winter, the sinkhole being very unstable and why risk rescuers' lives?
RIP. Such an awful way to go.
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Posted in: China complains to Japan about 'negative' China references in Japan, US communique See in context
Ahhh, boohoo. CCP are sad because the world sees them as they are. Absolutely no one outside China needs, nor has to abide by China's "principles" and Taiwan is not an "internal" affair.
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Posted in: Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped former Nissan chief hide income See in context
Crazy how this guy saw imprisonment and his lawyers denied of any materials to build a defense, but rape of a minor only earns a slap on the wrist.
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Posted in: Ex-lawmaker gets suspended sentence for raping junior high school girl See in context
So it's totally fine to rape a minor in Japan so long you apologize after the incident. Holy... ! This is crazy.
I hope these news make it to the international stage and show the world what Japan is really like.
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Posted in: Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu dies in Japan after contracting pneumonia triggered by flu See in context
Tora
You mean, Asians are generally slenderer than other races? Also with her budget, she could afford a healthier diet than any of us. Pneumonia doesn't care about your immuno system, specially if you have other conditions.
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Posted in: Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu dies in Japan after contracting pneumonia triggered by flu See in context
I went thru the flu this winter for the first time in my life and I can say, I will get for sure I will get flu shots next season.
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Posted in: Do you have to pay the NHK fee? See in context
Ironically, and this is something really good NHK does, they have a news website with easy Japanese to read and understand. It comes with furigana on difficult kanji and each difficult word to understand you can click on it and it'll give you its definition in Japanese.
This is by far the most useful tool I've come across when studying Japanese in the many years I've studied the language.
Made by NHK and free to use. Such an irony.
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Posted in: Trump to cut off all future funding to South Africa See in context
Dang. The US was giving money away to that corrupt country?
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Posted in: Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from his tariffs that are triggering trade war See in context
First, he was all about banning TikTok coz the app is a danger to Americans. But all of a sudden with no explanation he's like, TikTok is great.
And now, he's making a trade war with its allies within North America.
Russia and China (which by the way only gets 10% tariff why) must be very happy with their new ally.
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Posted in: 16-year-old boy arrested for attempting to strangle mother to death See in context
Can you imagine being the parent of this teen? What would you do afterwards; would you keep parenting him or abandon him to some kind of institution? Must be tough.
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Posted in: Residents near Saitama sinkhole urged to evacuate See in context
Dang, poor guy. Such a sad way to go. My condolences to his family.
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Posted in: Do you have to pay the NHK fee? See in context
The answer to that question is, no. You do not have to pay. You can be polite to the fee collectors, but the moment they start trying to con you, feel free to troll them.
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Posted in: Woman conned out of ¥18 mil in SNS romance scam See in context
Dang. How was she even able to make that much money but blindly gave it all away that easy?
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Posted in: Growing Muslim population in need of burial plots in Japan See in context
Worried about their future when they're dead and their bodies decomposing. Interesting. Maybe change and adopt the local customs and incinerate the body. When you move to a different country you need to accept change. Otherwise, you'll be a very unhappy person.
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Posted in: 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of burning down former classmate’s home See in context
Hurt people hurt people.
This is a common false assumption.
Perfectly raised individuals, raised with all the love and care of a good family, can grow up to be a rapist, burn an entire family just to see people burn, or turn out to be any kind of other messed up individual.
And just the same, a person who was bitten as a kid by his/her parents or had a violent childhood, can turn out to be a perfectly and loving parent and normal and peaceful person.
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Posted in: 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of burning down former classmate’s home See in context
Thanks to his bad decision one, a family doesn't have a home. Two, his parents will be in debt because they owe that family a house. And three, he'll spend his entire high school life in a school for delinquent youths.
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Posted in: Toilet seat up or down after use: What's the rule in your home? See in context
Whichever. Doesn't matter.
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Posted in: Coughing and sneezing without consideration for others topped the list of annoying behavior on trains in a survey by the Japan Private Railway Association in 2024. What tops your list? See in context
I've been coughing for two weeks by now and when I have to cough, I cough. If people don't like it, then can deal with it and if not, then they should just stay home.
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Posted in: Japan Post to stop delivery of live reptiles See in context
I wonder if it took them a doctorate degree to go come to that decision.
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Posted in: Information about halal food and prayer is essential for Muslims, yet until now, there hadn’t been a multilingual, nationwide tool to provide it. See in context
Went haven't they themselves made one, then?
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Posted in: Japan to allow schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from 2030 See in context
Bad idea. Could work for college books but I don't it's a good idea for es, jhs and hs.
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Posted in: Trump starts firing opponents, faces criticism in cathedral sermon See in context
He doesn't need to show any mercy to illegal immigrants and neither to the alphabet soup. He only needs to get the job done. Immigrants come in two flavors, legal and illegal. If illegal, then they need to get out. No mercy. Come legally and you're to go.
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Posted in: Mother of N Korea abductee hopes Trump's return will bring progress See in context
She's not a US citizen so that's not his problem.
Also, her problem, as sad as it is, does not have a solution except acceptance.
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Posted in: Ishiba hopes to work closely with Trump for robust Japan-U.S. ties See in context
She's not a US citizen so that's not his problem.
Also, her problem, as sad as it is, does not have a solution except acceptance.
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Posted in: TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals it is open to a deal See in context
deanzaZZR
We all know healthcare is way cheaper outside of US. And by we I mean those if us living outside the USA. China, Japan, South Korea and many others have waaaaay more affordable healthcare than murica. Tho probably not better.
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Posted in: TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals it is open to a deal See in context
Slightly better than having false news shoved down your throat along with hatefulness and sexism
Red Note is all about sexism too. Perfectly looking beautiful women in China and life is perfect... But they won't get false news... Or at least nothing that has not being approved by the CCP government.
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Posted in: China removes its buoy from Japan's EEZ near Senkakus
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Posted in: Japan, China, S Korea eye foreign ministerial talks in Tokyo on March 22