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Posted in: Worries for Japan's economy after election shock See in context

When all you do is keep rates to zero or negative, send money for overseas wars, spend money on out-sourced defence when you can do it yourself and refuse to trade with your largest customer, maybe its time to try something else that works since it is obvious Japan is just getting poorer by the years. Don't just blame population decline. Being poor and right is not much better than being rich and neutral.

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Posted in: Exploding walkie-talkies in Lebanon may have been made by Japanese firm See in context

Not great trajectory. It will be copied and soon exploding microwave ovens, refrigerators, shoes, underwear, toothpast, iPhones etc

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Posted in: U.S. election officials decry Trump's threat to jail them if he returns to White House See in context

Trump will get sabotaged by his own people. As long as he gets elected, all the other wannabes like Pompei, Rubio, Cruz, Cotton, DeSantis etc have no future.

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Posted in: U.S. Marine in Okinawa referred to prosecutors over sexual assault See in context

I don't think the US thinks Okinawa belongs to Japan. It is only in name like de Garcia island. If it were US territory, it would be subject to Congress oversight. Okinawa was given to Japan by the US but obviously the actions betray their thinking.

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Posted in: Japanese gov't to use ¥989 bil in reserves to curb energy bills See in context

As a tourist, I sure am happy the governments making things cheaper for me. Where did this money come from? It's the later generations pensions that are being used to make this generations lives better. I won't be around when the bill comes due.

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Posted in: Ex-member of Japanese biological warfare unit revisits China See in context

The price for denuded coverage of 731 and Nanking. Perpetual war raparations to the US in the form of hefty defence payments. It took the Aztecs 200 years to cease to exist. I don't think this will be Japan's fate. But I hope the great nation of Japan rises again somehow and use these payments for internal defence. The old Japan was self sufficient. This new Japan should at least try.

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Posted in: Japan, Sweden agree to promote defense equipment cooperation See in context

Japan needs to diversify even more to cut its heavy defence reliance on America so this is a good small step

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Posted in: Japan will work with U.S. for Taiwan Strait peace, top spokesman says See in context

Taiwan belongs to Japan. Just look at the number of Taiwanese living in Japan working quietly to keep it that unwritten way.

Also if ever Taiwan goes back to China, Japan will be in big peril because the sea route to and from Japan needs to go through Taiwan. It's a matter of survival.

Just like Okinawa, the Japanese think it's theirs but the Americans still think their gift to Japan is not a gift. They still think it's American. With Okinawa, you also control Japan.

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Posted in: Japan likely spent some ¥3 tril on intervention as yen jumps See in context

Save all that intervention money. Use it to militarized instead. Then provoke a war in Asia. That will surely get the yen back to 100.

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Posted in: China is runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says See in context

If you just look at the domination of the Chinese in the field of mathematics, AI domination will come as no surprise. The foundation of AI is mathematics

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Posted in: Japan average land price rises over 2% for 1st time See in context

Land prices going up everywhere is just a reflection of currency values going down. They are two faces of the same coin

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Posted in: Yen briefly dips past 161 against dollar to 37-year low amid intervention talk See in context

If there is a war in Asia. The yen decline will reverse

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Posted in: A guide to volunteering in Japan See in context

In my experience, once you contact these organisations, all they want is your donation of cash. They do not need you to show up

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Posted in: Singapore diplomat fined ¥300,000 for Tokyo bathhouse voyeurism See in context

This act is also a crime in Singapore. Hope he doesnt face the cane.

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Posted in: Japan seeks wage hikes, over 1% GDP growth as population shrinks See in context

Japan just needs a younger set of politicians, ones who will actually live long enough to feel the effect of 30 year bonds maturing to pay for subsidising inflation today

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Posted in: Bill would require U.S. to coordinate Japan AUKUS role with UK and Australia See in context

Japan pays for Pacific defence. Of course the US does not want that money spent without their approval. Ankus invited Japan last to the pact. When you get invited last, it is usually to make up the cash shortfall.

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Posted in: Average price of Tokyo area condo up 9.5% to record high in FY2023 See in context

When foreigners can buy new developments with just 20% down and nothing till completion and most qualified residents can buy anything with just 5% down, same forces that drove Asian real estate up to come crashing down later. Thats why Japanese rates cannot rise because it will kill this goose.

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Posted in: Japan slips into recession, becoming 4th-largest economy, behind U.S., China and Germany See in context

It took 200 years for the Aztecs to disappear and become Spanish. Its only been 70 years since WW2 and it isnt all that bad to become American anyways. India was 25% of global output when England discovered it and reduced that to 1%. But at least the Indians managed to recover.

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Posted in: IMF urges BOJ to wind down monetary easing, gradually raise rates See in context

China will ensure the Japanese cannot raise rates. Their deflation is Covid 2

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Posted in: Japan trying to send message to Trump: Don't cut a deal with China See in context

In every multi racial society in history, whenever no one race has majority, then every race in that society will prefer an autocracy run by their race over a multi-racial democracy. America is under-going this transition now and the process is very racial with the smallest group being always picked upon, in this case the Asians. It doesnt matter Japanese or Chinese, the color of the skin will be picked upon for fear mongering politics.

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Posted in: With eye on 'if Trump wins' scenario, Japan weighs committing to its own defense See in context

Better a white dictatorship than a multi racial democracy. Bring back Trump

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Posted in: Rapid AI proliferation a threat to democracy, experts say See in context

Like a river or the sea or the ocean, it will not take long for it to be clogged with AI generated data. Then it becomes hazardous to use.

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Posted in: Japanese suspects say life was harsh in Cambodia scam operation See in context

If you curb the ability to scam, these jobs will be gone and this situation will not arise. Japan should implement a. ensuring the telcos disallow international incoming calls that show local numbers. b. a special (say 111) number that all government and banks must use to send text to residents and c. ensuring banks share in the loss when funds are transferred out to scammers. Taiwan seems to have solved this problem

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Posted in: Why are some Chinese women still looking to the West for love? See in context

Ask Japanese women

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Posted in: Kishida to deliver policy speech as gov't maps out new economic stimulus package See in context

The lettuce inside the Kiba Ito-Yokodo look like tomahawks.

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Posted in: U.S. fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China See in context

wonder what happened to all the rules based world order that Japan keeps chirping about. Isnt Canada just following the rules?

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Posted in: U.S. ambassador to Japan again criticizes China in speech and social media post See in context

If you pivot to the low hanging fruit of China bashing, it just shows how good the relations are between Japan and the USA that there is nothing to add. He's got to say something for the position he is in. Hes got a nice cushy job but one boring as hell as Japan and USA are best buddies.

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Posted in: Trump waives right to speedy trial as Georgia prosecutor seeks to try him with 18 others next month See in context

Jailing the Proud Boys, harassing Trump and super patroit Navarro for protesting plausible election irregularities and exercising free speech rights under democracy whilst every investigation into princeling Hunter goes nowhere. Where is the outrage from rules based countries. It was all condemnation when it comes to China and Russia but what kind of country jails their own citizens for trying to protect democracy.

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Posted in: Chinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show See in context

EVs currently cost about 3 iPhone 14s. If the costs drop further, soon they will become disposable cars or upgradeable every year. Thats where the car industry is headed.

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Posted in: Japan gasoline price hits record ¥185.60 per liter See in context

The easy solution tried and tested is to print more money and subsidise the gasoline so we can all enjoy. Your kids will pay back that loan. They wont mind because they dont know.

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