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Posted in: Koizumi says there are no 'sacred cows' in agricultural policy See in context

There's no shortage. Just price gouging. Shelves are full of 5000 yen rice nobody is buying.

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Posted in: Ishiba eyes rice policy overhaul as prices soar before key election See in context

Earn money from something else and not staple food like rice. I'm fine for the government to subsidize the farmers to have them earn a living, but get the price down as well. Rocket high prices even though taxpayers are subsidizing them is just crazy.

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Posted in: Court rejects ¥13.3 tril damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses See in context

"could have prevented" but they cannot prove that.

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Posted in: Nintendo aims to match Switch success with new console See in context

I don't need it. I don't want it. But I won the lottery so I bought it.

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Posted in: Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change' See in context

Tesla will always have the name Elon Musk attached to it. The billionaire who cut aid for millions of poor and starving children. Doesn't matter if you claim it's not USA's responsibility to help the world. It still leaves a bad taste. Why not remove all the government funding for SpaceX?Ordinary working Americans will never get to ride one of those starships.

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Posted in: High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate 3 for illicit company probe See in context

told the high court that people with discretion built the case "out of greed."

Name these people. They need to prosecuted for basically murder.

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Posted in: Nissan to raise ¥1 tril by issuing debt, selling assets See in context

Too many tenured dead-weight executives in Nissan.

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Posted in: 2 U.S. Marines arrested in Okinawa for alleged hit-and-run, DUI See in context

And they train them and put a gun in their gun hand. 

Huh? Anyone in the US can have a gun. Why is their behavior an issue now? Even drunkards and criminals have the right to bear arms.

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Posted in: Japan begins selling rice stockpiles via direct contracts See in context

They auction and sold the stockpile to the highest bidder?? And they expect that will lower the price of rice?

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Posted in: Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students See in context

ICE can just cancel all the international students' visas to make them illegal. Then they'll accuse Harvard of enrolling criminals and illegals.

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Posted in: Trump greenlights Nippon Steel 'partnership' with U.S. Steel See in context

But he has since softened his tone 

We all know why. Ka-ching-ka-ching! $$$$

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Posted in: Nurse arrested on suspicion of stealing 50,000 yen by using cash card of woman she was caring for See in context

steal 50,000 yen from her bank account

She's obviously stolen more than that, but the police, again, are aggregating the offenses to maximize her detention.

Just charge her already.

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Posted in: Diet enacts law against predatory practices at male host clubs See in context

I've seen a documentary about this. Female customers really do "fall in love" with the host. From that point, it was easy to manipulate them.

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Posted in: Nissan posts ¥670.9 bil annual net loss See in context

Too many executives.

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Posted in: Bill Gates speeds up giving away fortune, blasts Musk See in context

@funkymofo

They're just jealous because they can't say anything good about their idol.

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Posted in: 2 injured in knife attack at Tokyo subway station; suspect arrested See in context

Probably the ones that disarmed the guy are facing endless questions and papers signing on the Police booth,

You're getting downvoted but this is exactly what happened. My friend knows the guy.

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Posted in: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex crimes trial to begin Monday See in context

I don't know. You go to a "freak-off" and expect to do what? Sing kumbaya and play scrabble?

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Posted in: Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness See in context

Well, they can make their own game with their own heroes.

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Posted in: Japan ranks worst among G7 in 2025 world press freedom rankings See in context

Let's see. Unless Japanese media can report freely on the exploits of MoJ, there will be no freedom.

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Posted in: Man arrested over sex with 14-year-old girl at hotel See in context

Her mom probably caught her and she couldn't lie anymore.

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Posted in: 'Flying car' demos at Osaka Expo halted after part falls off in mid-flight See in context

I don't know. When I imagine flying cars, it's not like this. This is a small helicopter.

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Posted in: More Japanese embracing foreign rice, even before it became a tariff topic See in context

It's not possible to make big concessions on rice just before the elections

Seriously?

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Posted in: Tokyo rice prices up over 90% in April, marking record on-year rise See in context

There's no shortage. The shelves are full and they are all over 4500yen!!!

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Posted in: Police to fine minor rule-breaking cyclists from April 1, 2026 See in context

3,000 yen for riding with a pillion

Pillion is considered a violation, but little babies in front and back are not. Make it make sense. Make it make real sense.

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Posted in: Moscow slams 'treacherous' Japanese loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets See in context

"We regard such a step as extremely hostile, as treacherous. It is inadmissible under both legal and universal concepts."

Attacking another sovereign country is not considered extremely hostile and treacherous? Can they hear themselves?

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Posted in: Man arrested for attempted murder found hanging inside public prosecutors building See in context

According to other sources, something else was found during investigation unrelated to the case.

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Posted in: Japan crosses 10 million visitors through March at fastest ever pace See in context

For a foreign tourist, Japan feels like a big amusement park.

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Posted in: Gov't panel urges more tariff-free rice be used for human consumption See in context

Let's not mention the acreage reduction policy because that's 100% out or government hands. /s

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Posted in: Japan rice prices hit new high despite gov't countermeasures See in context

Because there's no reason to bring the price back down. The demand stayed the same and retailers didn't see a change even when the prices were high.

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Posted in: Japan probes foreigners' medical insurance over misuse concerns See in context

people staying for just 90 days can get high-cost medical benefits worth tens of millions of yen.

You can't get the national insurance if you're a short term visitor which is up to 90 days. What is this Tamaki sniffing?

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