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Posted in: In which industries do you think Japan is still a world leader? See in context

Definitely materials and the sogoshousha as an industry. Their breadth of operations is truly outstanding.

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Posted in: Gov't to revoke Japan Post license for lax driver alcohol tests See in context

@MarkX,

The people are still there. Vehicles and infrastructure will be rebranded. Sounds like an opportunity for deep pocketed JP to go the Deutsche Post route and acquire one of the major delivery firms.

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Posted in: 'Bumping men' are a uniquely Japanese class of criminals that are hard to deal with See in context

Elbows up, I guess.

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Posted in: Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday See in context

President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States.

The countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Surely that's *the countries *are*** ***Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo...

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Posted in: 'Bumping men' are a uniquely Japanese class of criminals that are hard to deal with See in context

I was bumped recently near Takadanobaba. Being a red-hatted Walter Mitty, I gave him a hearty shake while calling 110. His head bobbed back and forth a few times, but I've been called to the Palace to receive the Order of the Chrysanthemum, and everyone on JT thinks I'm too cool for school. Honest, Mom.

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Posted in: At least 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site; U.N. demands investigation See in context

This is libel.

No it isn't. Women, children, aid workers, ambulance crews, journalists and everyone else, regardless of nationality, is fair game in Gaza and the West Bank.

The IDF's "most moral army in the world" boast is a libel on morality itself.

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Posted in: Bicycle gang terrorizes Shibuya Scramble with lame and annoying wheelies See in context

Future cops.

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Posted in: Japan to lift intellectual property competitiveness via AI use See in context

And still using PET bottles for their drinking water!

Coca-cola's water at that! In a country where most tap water is eminently potable. So much for SDGs.

Some ministers wore kariyushi

While others chose the more socially comfortable karoushi suits

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Posted in: Trump tells U.S. steelworkers he’s going to double tariffs on foreign steel from 25% to 50% See in context

The Insider Trader-in-Chief strikes again.

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Posted in: 2 arrested in Sapporo after beating man, leaving him with skull fracture See in context

If they fractured his skull, isn't that attempted murder?

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Posted in: University of Tokyo considers accepting Harvard foreign students if barred See in context

No other University in US is out of 'compliance' with US State Dept 'vetting' of students on visas. It's only Harvard that's the outlier and they will comply, just a question of when and how much damage done to their reputation.

Damage? Pfft!

Harvard rocks its Veritas brand promise.

That's why Trump is so frightened.

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Posted in: 500 Japanese, Chinese university students take part in exchange event See in context

Shanghai was like a future city

Some in the underdeveloped world - lacking universal healthcare and statutory maternity leave - would dare to call them 'peasants.' We'll see whose goose is cooked soon enough.

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Posted in: New bike laws in Japan take effect in 2026. What cyclists and drivers need to know See in context

Great, there's a list of updated laws and theoretical fines.

Put undercover cops on fast bicycles (not the laughable mamacharis) to proactively enforce them.

Especially morons cycling with no lights or going against the flow of traffic.

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Posted in: Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays, as pressure mounts on Israel See in context

A couple of unfair comments above about animals.

Animals wouldn't behave like Netanyahu and his pirate cabinet.

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Posted in: Nissan tells workers closure of key Oppama plant not decided See in context

Callous, unforgivable behaviour.

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Posted in: Arab League summit kicks off in Baghdad with Gaza at top of the agenda See in context

End the bloodthirsty genocide. Jail Netanyahu and let the peace-loving (if currently radicalized) majority of Israelis, Palestinians and every one else get on in a society that isn't perpetually raped by the cynical military industrial complex.

Pax Salaam Shalom 平和

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Posted in: Bono: 'The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime' See in context

Bono: Stories of Surrender

Ireland is horrified at the bloodthirsty genocide in Gaza, but not a peep from you (or is it Associated Press with their Trump WH ban?).

Surrender indeed.

Quit the virtue signalling and grow a pair, Bono.

Your countrymen and women expect no less.

Go raibh maith agat.

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Posted in: U.S. Navy officer indicted for wife's murder; Fukuoka police not informed See in context

Arrogant, exceptionalist abuse of sovereignty.

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Posted in: Nissan considers closing 2 Kanagawa plants in restructuring push See in context

Turning the lights off before a final 'o saki ni?'

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Posted in: Japan remains committed to moon missions as Trump cuts NASA budget See in context

I smell a muskrat.

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Posted in: Decorated Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation appeal See in context

into the heart of battle, staring death in the face to protect this nation and its values.

Murder is murder.

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Posted in: Police seek driver of SUV that plowed into children in Saitama Prefecture See in context

getting back in their car and driving away as people gathered

Saitama's finest.

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Posted in: Unlike U.N. standards, which are used by Japan and European countries, pedestrian safety is not a factor in U.S. vehicle standards. See in context

It's increasingly obvious Trump couldn't run a lemonade stand never mind an economy. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows you incentivize your own people to be more competitive, not your competitors to be less so.

Sad.

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Posted in: Japan congratulates new pope; Aso may attend inaugural Mass See in context

People like Aso are one of the reasons this Catholic lapsed.

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Posted in: Woman gets suspended sentence for helping daughter hide severed head See in context

a hotel in the Susukino entertainment district

Ridiculously lenient on the parents... 'white collar' crime syndrome?

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Posted in: Carney meets Trump for first time; stresses Canada will never be for sale See in context

Massive U-turns from Trump now that he's lined his pockets insider trading.

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Posted in: China says wind and solar energy capacity exceeds thermal for first time See in context

Great, keep it up.

Leapfrog that uncouth lunatic between Canada and Mexico.

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Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of abandoning woman’s body on beach in Miyagi Prefecture See in context

Why was he charged with murder (sic).

Abandoning a corpse is the placeholder charge for them to arrest and interrogate him.

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Posted in: Japan is test case for Trump's tariff deals, but talks may be tortuous See in context

Where are the MAGA hats made?

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Posted in: Man arrested after slamming bicycle into parked car and assaulting passerby See in context

Do you know how fast you have to go on a bicycle to damage a car door?

This is Japan, not Italy. The slightest scratch constitutes damage.

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