Mocheake comments

Japan is between a rock and a hard place right now. They needed to have some sort of contingency or mini contingency in place but they are limited by their Constitution. Hard to foresee this new relationship but it's like having a hot and cold friend: you always have to wonder about whether he's a real friend and will be there in time of need like he promised. That friend is ice cold now and for the foreseeable future. Time to start drafting and getting these young boys ready to take up arms. It is what it is and the time to act was yesterday.

One of the coolest and a very gifted actor. Seriously loved his performance in The Saint and also as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. RIP.

I have no problem with her wanting sanitary napkins in the women's bathroom. They could at least put in a machine where you could purchase them but only in the women's bathroom.

MarkXToday 07:50 am JST

Maybe times are different, but I don't think either my parents, or I would allow a 16 year old to travel from Tokyo to Aichi to meet a friend they met online alone. Someone they have never met, and didn't know whether or not it was a male or female!

Seriously! The family seem grossly negligent and good attentive parenting may have prevented this tragedy. Hope they put this POS behind bars for at least a few decades. RIP to the young girl.

What's next for this sideshow? Maybe they can try snail mail and see how that turns out. That's DT's DEI: Diversely but Equally Incompetent.

Yawn. Spend all day whining about tourists. How about writing to the prime minister and telling him to go closed doors again like before the Meiji Restoration? Fat chance. They like all that tourism money coming into their pockets...er, coffers. Same thing actually.

It's going to be bigger than imagined and do a lot more damage than models predict.

factcheckerToday 07:27 am JST

You'll get to see what over tourism looks like first hand with this itinerary.

True, and you'll be worn out and angry less than half way through and will probably want to call it quits.

Have to give them credit because the whisky is outstanding. The gin needs a bit more refinement to get to the top levels.

bass4funkToday 07:30 am JST

So you're OK with the US bombing a sovereign nation, unprovoked?

> Depends, if they send Terrorists through one of their many proxy groups to attack or hurt Americans anywhere, yes. If Israel has justifiable reason yes.

MAGA people are really off. It's OK for some countries to attack if they have 'justifiable reasons' but Ukraine got attacked and should not defend itself. Ever see that two-faced guy at the circus sideshow?

BlacklabelToday 11:05 am JST

Because they have not been treated as equals.

An example or 2 would be lovely.

-8( +2 / -10 )

10 downvotes. lol

but Zero examples.

that’s typical.

You need to see examples? I can give you hundreds but it won't sway people like you. I find it amazing (but not at all shocking) that you need to see an example. Ever heard of the Tuskegee Airmen? The government purposely giving black people syphilis? The separation of all sports leagues into the 1950s? DT himself denying housing to black people and also wanting the Central Park Five executed before trial based solely on the fact that they were black? I have plenty more but you aren't ready to listen. Make sure you put the blame squarely where it belongs when the policies of this administration cause great harm to the American people. As with your hero, I think you'll just deflect and blame Biden and Obama: The previous Democratic administrations screwed it up so badly that it couldn't be fixed no matter how hard we tried. That is the GOP playbook. They didn't try diversity though, just division.

The war ended 80 years ago. The following generations had a lot of work to do, and with help from the Allied powers, were able to bring huge prosperity to the country up to the 1990s. Those days are long gone and the model for success no longer exists in the same way. Must be the reason why she said "from that time." Be careful using outdated models.

I see people swinging umbrellas all the time and I've been jabbed on more than one occasion. Once the person realizes, or I tap the tip of the umbrella, the behavior usually changes.

A ban on diversity policies. Hmmm. What does this mean? Only bumbling white men are allowed to give reporters highly classified military information on chat sites they should not even be on or stupidly fire necessary people and clumsily rehire them?

A woman in her fifties? This guy is really really in need of help. The judge should give him extra time just for that alone!

Can't tell you how many times I've been in the crosswalk at the most notorious intersection near my home and some loon has come speeding through like the sign on the road says "Indianapolis Brickyard" instead of "stop." RIP to this woman.

Is anywhere "off the beaten path" now? Anyway, Nokogiriyama in Chiba and its grounds are pretty nice. The Hyaku-shaku Kannon and other attractions are very worth seeing and I've recommended them to some of my new co-workers. Taking the train from Tokyo or the ferry from Kurihama is a chore to most so I think this would fit into the topic's category. The Tokyo-wan Kannon statue is also in the general area, along with the Boso Flower Line and Tateyama Lighthouse and some lesser known but interesting shrines and temples and even a castle. You could see it all by bicycle like I've done and get a great amount of exercise and lower your carbon footprint all at the same time.

Some people are just lazy and don't truly care. No changing them. They were born in rich countries and are spoiled and entitled. They have no feeling of needing to help the needy, much less the planet in general. A huge number of people in G-7 countries are in this category. That is why the world is in this predicament.

This was all over the news for months. The evidence is circumstantial but overwhelming and I am totally convinced that this woman is the culprit. They got the right person and no retrial is necessary. Even the son is not sure of her Innocence. It's his mother so he has to support her if he says she's innocent but him being not sure says a lot. It's too bad his life has been influenced so negatively. The harassment and online bullying is terrible but the annulled engagement was beneficial. You don't want to marry someone who doesn't really love you or stand by you through thick and thin anyway. Poor guy. I wish him luck. His life has been way too overly influenced by something he had nothing to do with and that makes him a victim in other ways too. It's extremely honorable that he has not abandoned his mother though. Hate the sin, love the sinner. I wish him and the husband well.

Jail this guy for a long time even if he is found to have some screws loose. Entering that bathroom is going to be traumatizing for many women; wondering if some other sicko is not roaming about the premises.

From my experience, people here generally tend to believe exactly what they see or hear on their trusted media outlet as they don't typically look for alternative views. They do what they are told at work and will suffer rather than raise their voice. They also tend to believe general "truths" and don't typically dig for extra information or question what authoritative figures in life or in government tell them: foreigners commit the most crime, Japan has four seasons and other countries don't, only Japan has certain things, only Japanese return lost items, most countries are dangerous, etc. When you are already brainwashed like that, it's easy to believe lots of other false narratives, especially if the speaker is well mannered, well spoken even keeled, smartly dressed and of a lighter skin tone.

Some people have gone beyond protest, setting Tesla vehicles on fire or committing other acts of vandalism that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has decried as domestic terrorism. In a March 20 company meeting, Musk indicated that he was dumbfounded by the attacks and said the vandals should “stop acting psycho.”

Probably the only time I'll ever agree with Bondi. It is domestic terrorism but you cannot say that it is organized and not just random or that it is the left doing it. No one should have to deal with vandalism, their cars burned or swastikas painted on their property. It angers me and I dislike Teslas and Musk intensely but one should protest against the person you feel you have a problem with, not someone who bought one of this products

But police were investigating a fire that destroyed seven Teslas in northwestern Germany in the early morning. It was not immediately clear if the blaze, which was extinguished by firefighters, was related to the protests

Honestly, stuff like this reminds me of the history of Germany, specifically Kristallnacht, but without the overt racial/ ethnic element. Are we starting to repeat that same pattern?

Like Trump cares. He had probably never heard of Myanmar until someone told him what happened. Then he went back to thinking about how he could continue to destroy the economy.

The people of Greenland, like the people of Denmark, Canada, the EU, Mexico, people in a whole host of other countries and an increasing number of Americans, don't want anything to do with this guy. Go visit your commie Comrade Vlad and don't come back.

From Hall of Fame to hall of shame. That chu-hai is slop. They should pay you to drink it

An answer leak online? Not exactly shocking news. Happens here on university exams. Maybe it's time to upgrade their archaic system. The cheaters zoomed past them years ago.

This reminds me of when a good friend of mine married a Japanese woman. It was her second marriage and both men were not Japanese. No congratulations from her family just - "Another foreigner?" Hope he has a contingency plan for when things really go sideways. The blame for anything that goes wrong will be placed squarely at his feet regardless of whatever.

Daniel NeagariToday 05:42 pm JST

@Mocheake

> Seems you are getting all worked up... did I mention at any moment any particular etnicity, race or culture in my coment?

Yeah, I'm getting all worked up. Anyway, I didn't mention any in my rebuttal either so I don't get your point. Here's mine: If they have such a big problem, close it off completely and be done with it. The constant whine about foreigners is way past annoying, especially for people who say they don't complain. Ninety-nine point nine percent of the world will absolutely not care when/if they close this place.

Daniel NeagariToday 05:20 pm JST

Just deal with each offender on a case by case basis. Solves the problem and prevents you from looking like a racist, etc.

> I think from the article, that the shrine already tried that without avail, and probably is not a thing of one or two pople every couple of days but tens of poeple daily.

> Hiring a security service is also costly and a shrine is not exactly a money making organization that can afford to pay for several private guards 24/7.

Not buying that assessment. Most shrines have money coming out their torii. Come down hard on all offenders and post sign in several languages at entrances that tourists have to stop at and read before entering. Have them come in in paid guided groups if necessary . I absolutely do not believe that all the offenders up to now have been foreigners. They only publicize it when foreigners are involved just like in this story. All about foreigners behaving badly and that is just going with how it is perceived in the country as whole.

This is absolutely (not) shocking!