Kazuaki Shimazaki comments

I think it doesn't affect understanding, but he does raise an interesting point of how we are not always consistent on whether we place the Subject or the Object in front of the word "Harassment", and in fact it would feel weird if we substitute it with "Salesman Harassment".

virusrexToday 09:45 am JST

For someone that is supposedly a professional politician this careless mistake is very hard to understand, anybody can easily guess that saying someone "can't understand" something is going to be taken negatively. Easily prevented by changing the focus and saying something like "we failed explaining this properly".

TBF, it might just be a Japanism gone wrong. Sure, you can form a sentence like that in Japanese, such as "Setsumei ha Matsukatta"

but it is more common to phrase things in terms of "gaining understanding" (rikai wo eru) or "unable to gain understanding" (rikai wo erarenakatta).

Add some less than perfect English and it bit him in the buttocks.

Yes, the Executive should at least have to verify as per the procedure.

The most recent judgment seems to allow them to skip that. BTW:

The Dems lost the Presidency, the House and the Senate, oh no….how can we fight and resist Trump…hey, we still have the courts! Funny that most of these judges impeding Trump on this overwhelming were appointed by the last 3 Democrat presidents

I think that's part of the design - the point being even if you lose an election, the system will slow things up enough your world won't completely flip around you while waiting for the next election.

You want to come to the U.S., do it legally.

The counterargument will be that in allowing the Executive to dispense with process and standards, what's legal and not legal is unimportant. All it takes is for the Executive to say you are illegal, and you will be deported.

@sunfunbunJune 14 09:00 pm JST

A minimum wage level of 3000 yen or more happens in other countries.

Yes, other countries make more than Japan, but not THAT much more. Even in Luxemborg, supposedly with the best minimum wage anywhere promises only less then US$3,000 a month. Assuming they work 160 hours per month that comes out to US$18.75, or ~2,700 yen.

https://www.rippling.com/blog/highest-minimum-wage-in-the-world

Look, I get the caution, but for an accusation to carry any real legal weight here, the accuser has to prove it.

If you grabbed his shoulder, that means you left fingerprints on him. There is also the chance that a bystander may testify you contacted him.'The criminality of your sustained grab and shake is also higher than his bump.

Yes, if he doesn't take it up with the police, sure. But if he does, you are very likely to be the one in the worse position.

@Aly RustomToday 08:11 am JST

Japan regresses again. For a nation that is grappling with a problematic population decline you would think that they might want to ease up on that restriction, but NOPE.

I'd say Japan just doesn't want to turn its citizenship into a mere qualification or license of which people can never have too many.

I understand many countries have cheapened their citizenship into exactly that. And associated with that is the idea that Citizenship can be revoked, like a license. That's when people start objecting, but that's what happens when you cheapen your citizenship, and those human rightists weren't complaining then.

Now, let's not get too far with this "bankrupt" stuff. Suppose you are the investigator and you come across a bit of exculpatory evidence. If it really was that convincing, you would have released the suspect yourself. So you sincerely don't think it makes a difference or should make a difference, and releasing the suspect might mean he'd try his crime elsewhere.

When the first thing people think of about "refugees" is a woman that wants asylum in Japan because she needs protection from her ex-boyfriend (not the State). An ex-boyfriend that lives in Japan ... one can understand why Japan's tolerance of refugees is marginal.

And it is interesting how quiet the human rights activists get when they are asked to actually bear some risk. They only scream for refugees rights when the entire risk is borne by the State.

Just asking what kind of a spy would keep 9,000 incriminating photograph on his phone or laptop? Whether it's an amateur or hardcore spy it makes very little sense.

If he's caught, just being in the wrong place can doom him. If he keeps the photos on himself however, he might be able to plausibly plead an intention for self-use.

Simple, just remove all these privileges and everyone should be happy. Why should anyone get a tax benefit just because they got married?

Because marriage is also a licence to produce Kids. The State needs Kids to turn into productive workers.

So yes, throw things at them, yell at them, bang a metal spoon on a pat to make noise and harass them. They will generally run away.

That's not very reassuring. Do you want to be that 1 in 10 where the bear chooses Fight over Flight?

Their behaviors can be changed. Steve Searles proved this in Mammoth Lakes California. Watch this video and learn ( like the Bears did )

Maybe but are you willing to bear the risk of their recidivism?

Just discretion. And really, people are defending the bears way too much. What bears do is better equivalated to a human entering the den the bear sleeps in. They need to learn to keep from the places where the flooring has been turned into a gray, because that's how humans mark their land, much more solidly than leaving a bit of scent and claiming it is yours.

I’m just wondering how their sister was able to post a message to social media but was unable to call the police herself? Seems a bit odd.

Many people in Japan, girls in particular, are very good with typing onto phones with their special (Godan?) format, and that method doesn't require her to emanate noise.

So country is 中国 and region is 台湾. Why would anyone have a problem with this?

I think it's more like it'd be "Country / Region", so Taiwanese won't have to enter "China" at all.

@isabelleToday 11:21 am JST

Considering that real, human Chinese would be very hesitant to answer those questions and be extremely careful if they did DeepSeek is accurately following human behavior.

Also, it's not like ChatGPT cannot be very evasive on certain topics.

https://strangelove.quora.com/A-Joke-About-France-ChatGPT-vs-DeepSeek

It’s wasn’t necessary for the ex-husband to give consent for the granting of Japanese passports to the woman and children.

Only if Japan doesn't mind being accused of being complicit to Child Abduction.

This is as silly as arguing it's not a legal issue to steal, because no "court order" has specifically stopped me from or condemned me for stealing.

Hungary allows a parent to take children out of the country for short visits without the permission of the other parent.

Do you think this looks like the children would be taken out of the country for short visits with intent to return? Intentional sophistry relying on the burden of proof may work for individual criminal defendants, but not for state officials.

This woman might have still been alive if the Japanese government would have not been so supportive of international child abduction

The Japanese in this case performed exactly as the West wanted - unless there is ironclad proof of domestic abuse, don't just let the woman "abduct" the children on their accusations.

As a result of the Western wishes, a Japanese woman died. You don't get to turn around when things go bad for you, West.

@Desert TortoiseToday 08:58 am JST

If the restriction is not specifically stipulated in a court order signed by a judge then there is no restriction.

That's actually wrong. If we accept the premise that such a pledge was made in exchange for receiving information, even verbally, then there is a contract involved - and Ito broke the terms. This is what the lawyer is pointing out.

The difference is that acquiring US Steel means Nippon Steel is in control and can make necessary reforms and modernizations. Just investing means pouring good money into a knowingly unprofitable business run by incompetent management.

@Aly RustomToday  07:53 am JST

"I filmed up her skirt as a way to relieve stress and frustration at work.”

I would recommend weight training and martial arts as a way to relieve stress and frustration at work.

I think it is an outgrowth for the human passion for hunting - snapping the camera at the perfect moment is analogical to pulling the trigger on a deer.

Doesn't make it legal, but that's the motivation.

I'd point out that it's likely the 3-yen charge isn't even the shop's idea, but the government's idea to dissuade people from using plastic bags in the name of Environmentalism (a Western idea).

"The Tokyo District Court found Tamotsu Shiiki, 58, guilty of nonconsensual sexual intercourse."

Which doesn't answer the question at all because the Law requires us to pretend minors (like a 12 year old) cannot give consent.

According to the Japan Times …

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Shiiki, who had never met the girl before the incident, paid her ¥10,000 for the act.

Well, let's be honest - the girl probably gave her consent. 10000 yen for 20 minutes work is a bargain coming out to 30,000 yen per hour, so you can't even deny it is an intelligent decision. The law just insists it does not count.

That, alongside with civil law country's emphasis on Repentance and Reconciliation ... it isn't surprising.

To be honest, this complaint is at least consistent with CEDAW's purposes. However, this is a last straw for an organization that has also promoted the robbing money from modern Japanese (comfort women issue) and censorship (of the Japanese animation industry). CEDAW is expected to be fair minded on these issues, and frankly it is not.

Ancora Holdings Group, with $10 billion in assets

President Joe Biden blocked the nearly $15 billion acquisition this month

In other words, Ancora is a nobody that can't substitute Japan Steel in this deal even if it uses all its assets.

@virusrexToday 07:43 am JST

Again making this baseless assumption, for all you know everybody used the service once after the reptiles died, or unethical companies letting half die as "transportation costs", etc.

Because if people lose reptiles, it's hard to imagine them not saying anything on say the Internet. Surely someone must be asking "I need to ship my reptile, can I just mail it" and people would be saying "No. I lost my reptile to the post. You'd have to use a service."

https://www.008008.jp/transport/pet/ to give one example.

I don't know whether to thank you or to note that it'd be much cheaper to get a human from Tokyo to Osaka

Letting them die of exposure just because it is convenient is not allowed.

Why are you assuming they died, rather than that being just an abstract possibility?

@virusrexToday 04:55 pm JST

Hire a service that transport living animals ethically by providing a controlled environment?

Yeah, but if Japan Post was willing to do it, and people have been entrusting their reptiles without losing them, there won't have been demand for specialized services in Japan. Do they even exist or are prevalent enough to be reasonably accessible?