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Trump is basically an extortionist.

I'm surprised they let a man with a weapon get that close to his majesty.

If there's a way to commercialize the Peace Prize, Trump will find it.

I'm a little disappointed that the movie's antagonist Nurse Ratched, played by Louise Fletcher, wasn't mentioned in the above. Fletcher, who received the Oscar for best actress, was perfectly casted opposite Jack Nicholson and gave an incredible performance. I later read that both her parents were handicapped and that she communicated with them by signing, which almost certainly would have contributed to her amazing acting skills. She passed away in 2022.

The news angle might have been in that he risked damaging his valuable communications device while meting out punishment to his spouse.

Imagine loving Israel this much.

From the tone of the posts in here, "loving" isn't the term that comes to mind.

I would use this as an example to describe the English idiom "to run amok."

Every time I read about Trump, the words "vulgar creep" come to mind. He's shallow, crass and utterly lowbrow. A stinkbug who walks on two legs instead of six. Yeeech!

Yemen is a long distance from Israel and they are not longstanding enemies. Apparently the Houthis feel they have an obligation to Iran for all the weapons it's supplied them with, and that means going after Iran's enemies. Fortunately this sort of low-level conflict is the best the Houthis can manage.

I remember when former PM Kakuei Tanaka extolled the benefits of converting more of Japan's agricultural land to golf courses. Good thing not many people took him seriously, or we'd be exchanging recipes for golf balls.

It's difficult to be inclusive when there's always a country with a chip on its shoulder. As they are taking part in a serious event marking the atomic bombing in 1945, China's and Taiwan's representatives should be seated together, and they should acknowledge each other by shaking hands. That's what's being civilized is all about, isn't it?

Lots of historical racism in Australia, not so much anti semiticism

Yeah, remember Arthur Calwell and "Two Wongs don't make a White?"

It's not easy to be antisemitic in a country where its greatest WWI commander (whose face appears on the A$100 banknote) was a Jew.

As a sequel to Ron Kovic's book, maybe somebody could publish "Shot on the Fourth of July."

He should have named it the Twitter Party, since that word has been freed up.

I still remember the combination on my locker in high school -- 60 years ago. Don't remember my smartphone number, because I don't have one. Can't stand the infernal things. They're causing humanity to dumb down. Every time I sit in my car, unable to move forward because some moron is poking at their screen and texting while strolling in the pedestrian crossing,I feel homicidal thoughts.

Anyone who predicts Japan will be hit by a catastrophic earthquake is 100% correct. It will. Eventually. Trying to establish a specific date and location, however, is futile. Even the experts' predictions are off by years, or decades.

Every time I pick up the newspaper I feel like I'm reading a serialized novel by Mario Puzo.

(music) On top of Old Fuji The climb's not too hard Just bring bottled water And a major credit card.

How much do you tip the doorman with the AK-47?

Japan has lots of other refreshing and healthy teas: mugicha, sobacha, kombucha, kuromamecha, etc.

If a case before the US Supreme Court stands to make Americans, poorer, sicker or more miserable, you can count on Justice Clarence Thomas ruling in its favor.

Dangerous?? Yeah, for the United States. As well for as the rest of the world.

Do killers on Death Row in Japan ever asked any last words?

Since they are generally incarcerated for many years before they're executed, some start a lively correspondence with a monthly magazine called 創 (Tsukuru), which regularly prints their letters.

The accompanying illustration shows Shiraishi wearing a mask at his trial. What's the point? If he were to get sick and die, were they worried he'd cheat the hangman?

Trump has already gone far beyond shameless self-commercialization and entered a completely new dimension. It's truly the Twilight Zone of lowbrow, crass greed,

I prefer to kick smartphones, then smartphone zombies who get in my way, in that order.

At first, reading just the headline, I thought the article as about the United States.

Then it would be a country of old farts armed with guns.

Stick a live microphone in front of Trump's mouth and he'll reflexively say something stupid. It's the nature of the beast.

Japan tied down millions of its army troops in a 5-year stalemate on mainland China and then made the decision to send off its navy to attack the United States, a country with a GNP 18 times its own. Sheer insanity.

It's been quite some time since I've seen "My Fanny" brand toilet tissue in the stores. (The Daimaru in Omotesando used to always carry it.) Made great souvenirs to take back to English-speaking countries.