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The country hasn’t a clue what it wants.

Japan know what they want, good growth economics, more population, however does Japan really make an effort and really consistent in pursuing that? Or just doing the opposite?

Just go visit rural area, don't only accept case. POS payment system, they'll take percentage from transaction. Small business just unwilling to give up their tight margin just to another middleman.

https://stripe.com/en-jp/resources/more/how-to-accept-credit-card-payments

Without state acknowledgement it won't stop, so well done Ireland, Norway and Spain.

It's not antisemitic to do so.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/ireland-norway-and-spain-recognised-palestine-what-has-that-changed

Just don't forget who really want those tourist to come.

https://www.planetattractions.com/news/Japan-targets-60-million-visitors-by-2030-after-exceeding-tourism-expectations/4124

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/23/travel/japan-tourism-2024-challenges/

Sharing software as what, vendor, partner or subsidiary?

He's 91, in case anyone wondering why that's happening.

The fact the support is not 0%, some people just still loyal despite what they've done.

I think staff are usually included in venue attendance figures. But doing that does seem a little shady, doesn’t it?

It's not first time "creative" with statistic being used by Japan.

When Japan's try to count the number of babies born, Japan will include Japanese giving birth abroad and foreign nationals who giving birth in Japan. Anything to boost the number.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15180105

I guess they’re just looking for some excuse to explain the less-than-expected number of visitors.

Easy one to blame, just put it on weather.

Perfect timing during inflation time, wise costumer just would tap that top left button, paid and said gochisousamadeshita then left.

saying that if xenophobic rhetoric -- often lacking a factual basis -

It is lacking factual basis, Japan who really need those foreigners.

Even simple thing caring old people, now being done by foreigners, less and less Japanese want to work with less pay and high workload

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/home-care-services-worker-shortage/

Which can be fixed only with hiring foreigners.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-to-let-more-foreigners-provide-in-home-nursing-care

saying earlier this month that they "disrespect Japanese culture, ignore the rules, assault Japanese people and steal their belongings."

There are so many category of foreigners in Japan, there are workers (even cheap labor that being labeled as "trainee"), students, spouse, tourist, refugee etc but any foreigners will look the same for those right wing fear monger.

Currently there are two millions foreigners really work in Japan, which of course pay tax, pension and insurance.

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02312/

For coming years Japan need more than 5 million foreign workers to keep everything going.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/04/japan/japan-foreign-worker-shortage/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-headed-for-shortage-of-970-000-foreign-workers-in-2040

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For foreigners who stay in Japan there's less chance they'll doing stupid things, however the chance are likely cause by tourist. Again who try to invite those tourist in the first place?

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/07/eeb3076cd0b1-japan-expecting-record-35-mil-foreign-visitors-in-2024.html

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causing concerns for organizers who need 22 million visitors to reach the event's break-even point.

That's valid concern since now we already in July, that expo still open until October 13th, which less than 3 months. while organizer target is 28 million visitor, need at least 22 million to break even.

Who'll pay the organizer if that target couldn't be reached?

https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/1l192wc/osaka_expo_sees_highest_daily_visitor_number/

Many Japanese do bad things too. We need to take measures that ensure public safety, but that is not just about foreign people.

That's fair logic, Japanese do the same thing too.

"Malfunction" that just happen too often in that region.

His body was clad in jeans but was naked from the waist up.

Nothing strange with Japanese summer and with minimum AC condition in most Japanese house.

The administration last week pressed officials from five African nations - Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon - to accept deportees from elsewhere, Reuters reported.

Please tell, what responsibility for those countries to accept people who are no their citizen in the first place.

Well put, the whole Expo is a farce. Eco Friendly, pah! It’s just a money making scheme you see.

Yeah, just "Eco Friendly" with some immersive digital arts and countries exhibition with more heat, literally heat from Japanese summer.

@HopeSpringsEternal

On a side note, rented a new Nissan Dayz Hybrid earlier this month, wanted to compare it with VERY similar vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Suzuki etc.

Anyway, these other Kei Cars achieved approx. 25km/liter, while the Dayz, just a lousy 15km/liter...so any real surprise Nissan in so much trouble?

It might related to management after Ghosn left, Ghosn already not in charge by late 2018 which already 7 years, so any car that in market from that company for the past 7 years there's no direct involvement from Ghosn.

Rental car in Japan they'll use newer car which being released for the past 1-3 years, so that Nissan Dayz can be assumed no more than 2022 release (it can be even be newer), with that it still 15km/l, too bad some rental just car won't let renter choose specific car. All renter can do just choose car class, kei car, compact, etc.

Foreigners do really go to Gifu? Not only Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka-Nara?

Expo that supposed to be exhibit the latest technologies to tackle problem, now just it shows that a simple recurrent problem like heat can't be solved, even in 21st century.

confiscated roughly 2,200 items, including pirated versions of the popular "One Piece" manga series.

That's not only one time occurrence, that is pirated in business scale, which already involved renting a warehouse.

First gather those victims on one site and massacre start, sounds familiar?

That's fair question, all this time they all say they'll support how about talking more concrete way, defense assets, budgets, personnel etc.

There's GE way, which was one bestselling book and there's Boeing way.

Wheelchair makers are really thoughtful they made wheelchair in many different size.

played down concerns about relations with key U.S. ally Japan, saying there is no "drama or division,"

Just don't forget there's still tariffs talk and trade inbalance that need to be settled.

@HopeSpringsEternal

Japan's biggest problem, Trump and US Corp exporters losing interest in rapidly shrinking and aging Japanese market Thus, imbalance, as Japanese Corps badly want access to US market that's approx. 9X larger than Japan

Exactly, there's no leverage from Japanese side, at least when China or India negotiate with US they have leverage with market China/India's domestic market size. However in Japan market size is getting shrink due population decline, the one easy way for Japan to do just open rice market which Japan heavily reluctant.

With the passing rate in the written portion of the exam standing at 90 percent, some lawmakers have criticized the current evaluation system as "too easy." The passing rate for the driving test is around 30 percent.

If those foreigners can really pass sufficiently, why those "lawmakers" come up with the mind is to make things difficult. The important things is to let driver who have good knowledge with rules and skills passed the test, while Japanese way is really love to make things complicated and difficult.

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Even when those foreigners passed written exam still there is driving exam which not easy, many test taker take several times for driving exams.

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/29/getting-a-drivers-license-in-japan-the-hard-way-the-end/

https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/in-your-experience-how-hard-or-easy-is-it-to-get-a-driver%27s-license-in-japan-what-were-the-written-and-driving-tests-like-1

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-process-of-obtaining-a-driving-license-in-Japan-so-disturbing-The-driving-test-is-subjective-and-extremely-difficult-to-pass-I-observed-someone-drive-perfectly-but-he-failed-the-test

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Currently Japan facing driver shortage (truck driver, bus driver, etc) of course there are foreigners who interested to fill that position, however to go to Japanese driving school will take 300-400 thousands yen, while gaimen kirikae will only take few thousands yen. However Japan's decisions, will only make difficult foreigners who want to get driving license through gaimen kirikae.

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So Japan just make driver shortage worst but this is Japan, so it just does make sense.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-considers-lower-language-hurdles-for-foreign-bus-cab-drivers

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/11/japan/driving-language-requirements/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-firm-seeks-to-ease-hiring-process-for-foreign-truck-drivers

 we may be approaching the limits of providing meals to children based on current budget limitations. 

Japan just choose to enforce protectionism even when rice price already doubled, rather than provide decent affordable food for children. Well done Japan.