garypen comments

Blacklabel

"according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll"

a poll that sampled only 26% Republican. Can throw that out,

Where did you pull that number out of?

tora

Rice czar Koizumi is going to singlehandedly save the LDP from defeat in the next election.

Sadly, you're probably correct.

HopeSpringsEternal

Trump's "killing it" on immigration with the US public, it's his best issue relative to Trump 1.0

The only thing Trump is "killing" is his approval ratings, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll from June 11:

Immigration issues: 43 percent approve, 54 percent disapprove

Deportations: 40 percent approve, 56 percent disapprove

Economy: 40 percent approve, 56 percent disapprove

Trade: 38 percent approve, 57 percent disapprove

Israel - Hamas conflict: 35 percent approve, 52 percent disapprove

Russia - Ukraine war: 34 percent approve, 57 percent disapprove

Job Approval: 38 percent approve, 54 percent disapprove

Just an FYI.

J-gov interpreters must dread when they hear there's gonna be meetings with Trump. Imagine trying to simultaneously translate Trump's word-salad "weave"? They should get a stress bonus.

Police said Suzuki has admitted to the allegation but has so far given no motive.

"Yes, I strangled him, which is one of the most common methods of killing someone, but did not intend to kill him."

Garthgoyle

They better check Rakuten and Mercari often. I'm sure people will try reselling the rice there. Probably Amazon as well but there's more control on that platform.

You don't think that two e-commerce giants like Rakuten and Mercari have control over what people list on their sites?

Speed

I don't know why people are panic buying when it's been reported that there was a good harvest and that more rice will be coming via government at cheaper price

That's because people are idiots. And selfish.

Jind

How can Nippon Steel be so stupid to get into this kind of deal?

They didn't. Trump is just full of crap, as usual.

If you pay attention during his speeches and press conferences, you will notice he has a "tell" when lying. During his next speech, look closely at his face. If you see his lips move, he's lying.

kwatt

Trump is not a communist. He loves controlling everything he wants, just like "Do it as I say" He wants to change present rules maybe laws and to make his own rules for great America. He believes his own way makes America great again.

Ah. So, fascism then.

Tokyo Guy

I wonder if he came up with the usual odd sounding excuses that we hear.

"I was frustrated over a case and decided to relieve my stress by touching the buttocks of a young girl and taking indecent photographs"

Well, "I stabbed them, but didn't intend to kill them" wouldn't apply. So, probably.

"We have a golden share, which I control, or a president controls. Now I'm a little concerned whoever the president might be, but that gives you total control," Trump said at a White House event.

MAGA has become MANK: Make America North Korea

Fighto!

Shocking how ungrateful these garbage individuals - four Indian and one Nepalese man...

There were four men in total.

"...he was approached by a group of four Indian and Nepalese men..."

*"The man they attacked is the president of dispatch worker staffing services company, which one of the attackers, a 31-year-old Indian man who lives in Ibaraki Prefecture,* was an employee of at the time."

Did he think he wouldn't be identified by his boss? Master criminal, that one.

Ryuma Hanayama and Mami Fukuda were initially arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of Ryuichi Hanayama, who was an executive of a civil engineering and construction company, NTV reported. His son Ryoma is currently president of the company.

MODS: Are Ryuma and Ryoma definitely two different people, or is that a typo? As written, Ryoma could be Ryuma's son or Ryuichi's other son. Or, Ryoma could be Ryuma's son. Or, Ryoma is simply a typo for Ryuma.

Moderator: It is a typo. Ryuma is correct.

browny1

A friend turning on green at this intersection was hit by a R.L. Runner.

To the police it was He said, She said - game over.

Your friend must have been one of the 3 people in Japan without a dashcam.

JJE

That city and state have become a hellscape which needs correction fast to make it safe for Americans and legal immigrants just like these.

Nope. That's utter bs.

There seems to be a lot of people here who believe in fortune tellers, astrology, numerology, and other such nonsense. Women seem especially susceptible. The one bit of nonsense that always make me laugh, as it seems to be accepted by almost everybody regardless of gender, is that blood type affects personality. Truly amazing.

wallace

I paid ¥8500 ($66). ($1.88/kg) for a 30kg bag of brown rice from a farmer. I was gifted 15 kg, and again this week I received a further gift of 15 kg. Our current rice stock is about 20 kgs until the new rice arrives.

How did you buy directly from a farmer? Do you know them personally? Or, is there a source for that?

There is a rice field directly behind our second house in Shiga pref, as well as many farms nearby. But, I don't know to get in touch directly with the farmers themselves.

proxy

@garypen

The cancelled battery plant was to make batteries for EV's not hybrids.

AESC manufactures batteries for BEVs, PHEVs, and HEVs.

stormcrow

Has Trump actually thought this whole thing through. It doesn’t really look like it.

"Trump", "actually", "thought", "this", "whole", "thing", and "through" are not words normally seen together in that order.

proxy

Consumers have spoken, they want hybrid vehicles not electric.

They want both. It's not either/or.

Also, HEVs and PHEVs require batteries, too. Duh.

For the universities? Yeah.

For the students? Not so much.

I'm lookin forward to seeing him pitch in the latter half of the season. I'm also looking forward to seeing him get tattooed by the Mets, at that time.

NCIS Reruns

From 1960 to the present the number of US pro baseball teams nearly doubled, from 16 to 30. Japan Pro baseball has remained stagnant at 12. Suggestions to expand either domestically or internationally, such as by playing games with pro teams in Taiwan or South Korea, have never gone anywhere.

12 teams is just about the right number for a country this size. A baseball team is an expensive endeavor, which needs fan support to buy tickets, buy goods, and watch broadcasts. More teams will draw fans away from existing teams, lowering revenue per team.

canigetawhatwhat

@NCIS where they going to find talent for more teams? Doesnt make sense to expand.

There's plenty of talent, as can be seen in August during the Koshien HS tournament, as well as foreign players. The reason why expansion wouldn't work is simply a financial one.

DanteKH

Everywhere you go full of very noizy and rude Chinese and Taiwanese tourist, just ask the locals.

Are you confusing Taiwan with Hong Kong or something? Taiwanese typically behave more like South Koreans or Japanese than like mainland Chinese.

finally rich

Taiwanese? Are you sure? Have you ever been to Taiwan or talked to taiwanese people living in Japan?

It seems doubtful based on his comment.

wanderlust

Now they are in small groups, wheeling enormous suitcases along pavements, up and down stairs, and through tourist spots and train stations.

It's so annoying, too. Someone should tell them about coin lockers, luggage storage kiosks, and luggage forwarding services.

Both 1-year-olds managed to walk to the ofuro room, and both managed to climb into the tub, all by themselves?

Something is fishy. Perhaps, the parents put them in there for a bath, and then "taken their eyes off the boys for a while.”

“When I post videos of women’s underwear on my YouTube channel, the number of views goes up and my income increases."

Bingo. Most of the people doing this are not pervs themselves. They're just greedy profiteers who commit sexual misconduct to make money from the actual pervs.

Stealing from little kids. What a lowlife.

OssanAmerica

Have you personally eaten California Rice? I have. Over the last several decades I have eaten Kokuho Rose, Nishiki, and Tamanishiki. I assure you the average preson can not tell the difference between these and Japanese produced rice, regardless of whether they are short or medium grained

Of the three you mentioned, we liked Kokuho Rose the least. There was a definite difference between it and the others. Tamanashiki being the best of those three, and Nishiki bringing up the middle.

But, we preferred Tamaki Gold, which you didn't mention, over all the others.