Sh1mon M4sada comments

Welcome to another Repub war in the Middle East - they just can't help themselves...

This is definitely despicable. The Houthis' Iran supplied drone hit a US carrier 2 days ago, reactivate a brain cell, think about that for a monent.

We will see an end to this quagmire soon enough, now that there's motivation to cut the snake at the head. Iran in turmoil = peace elsewhere in the middle east. USA doesn't even have to get involved, just let the Saudis and their partners do as they wish (instead of hang them out to dry on phoney accusation of genocide).

Unless there's a viable local alternative, boycotts are moronic. If you participate in the call, you are leemings leaping off the fake media cliffs.

Look at US tariiffs, it's designed to derisk from Chinese supply chain, and reshore manufacturing. NOT arbitrary boycott.

Have to admit, China's ban on Japanese seafood has been a bonanza for everyone else. I had Japanese scallops in New Zealand, Canada, and Dubai, all at reasonable prices and so so yum. Sashimi tuna is also cheaper.

I know, it means Japanese people suffer the consequences of inflation on food. But at least Japan now doesn't have to rely on China for export.

Don't believe Korean media, all entertainers no matter how popular and successful are still controlled by the management companies. You refuse to work 25 hrs per day, they cut you off and destroy you.

Good move, use the money to raise wages. But don't over do it, else the tourists would be encouraged to wander outside main tourist attractions and trigger overcrowding nation wide. Imagine tourists hitting the Tateyama ropeway en masse, or tramping Hotaka san.

Congrats to Falcon 9 crew. Good news story, and I'm sure many people, informed people knows this could have happened earlier.

I do wonder or what hole or where Mogensen is hiding in now...'fully R...'

meh, unleash the Saudis (and friends), and watch the Houthis swim to Iran en masse.

Yeah, and the opinion of a fugitive is going to...count for nothing. He had a chance to develop the Leaf, instead let it wilt on the vines. IMHO, once a gaslighter, always will be gaslighter.

He's had over 3 years to think about a peace deal (more if you include Crimea), and he still wants more time? Sounds like, quacks like ...

Well now we all know how he got the numbers to roll a sitting prime minister, for a self concocted scandal where police can't even indict a single person.

The LDP truly deserve this dysfunction for electing someone with a 2 times record of deserting the party.

IMHO, Koizumi a go here, he's young enough to not be tainted by scandals, and also young enough to be mentored by elder statesmans and the world is being reshaped, so here's Japan's opportunity to reinvigorate its leadership.

Another of Japan's sneaky Pete, though this one is particularly and spectacularly despicable because the target wasn't even assymetrically more powerful than him.

I truly wish all of Japan's sneaky Pete would grow a set and confront their grievances in a more direct manner.

Australia didn't retaliate against China's $25 billion arbitrary tariffs bomb, and this didn't include many billions more in goods delayed, cancelled at port. wouldn't look good to retaliate over $1 billion for which some are against Australian companies operating in USA.

This is a good start. This is Japan's spearhead into productivity gains and to sustain it, workers must be brought along.

Just don't over do it and create another bubble.

US says they are hoping for a "realistic peace " what does this mean ?

It means NATO eastward march Clinton style is no longer viable.

I get the argument, that Ukraine is the buffer for Europe's security. But that can only work if Europe didn't rely on Russia for energy and economic security. The EU got greedy...

He placed sanctions on Russia.

That's not the same as taking back is it?

Trump, Vance heaped sanctions on Russia too.

Not Obama, not Trump, not Biden, none had any intention of trying to take back territories, that's the point Zelensky couldn't let go of, and insisting on coming all the way to the White House to publicly start an unnecessary spat with men who just wants to end sufferings, sigh.

No, they weren’t.

The evidence say otherwise. What did Obama do when Putin waltzed into Crimea?

Lets hope he employs more grey matters than the last guy.

yep still what we voted for.

Exactly, USA is self sufficient in food, China isn't. China looking desperate with this move. US consumers will benefit from increased supply.

I feel sorry for EU, ASEAN nations having their orderly markets smashed by CCP dumping, let's be clear here, not China, because Chinese exporters were dragged into this by CCP incompetence and arrogance.

Lets not forget Zelensky insisted on visiting Trump at the White house, and whilst being hosted (with reluctance) he took a stance that was a clear contradiction with USA's bipartisan position on Ukraine lost territories.

Dems + Gops were consistently against taking back Crimea or Donbas. Support were given to defend, if Ukraine can't defend, then a bit of self awareness is in order.

Nothing wrong with negotiations whilst being aware of your own weakness. Let's be clear here when Blinken said USA supported Ukraine, he didn't intend for it to be construed as being dragged into a conflict to take back lost territories.

Obama didn't try to take it back, neither did Trump 1.0, or Biden. Why would Zelensky insist on that?

What Trump choose to ignore is his own made in America agenda which in turn discourages Japanese companies from repatriating yens, instead keeping it in USA. Mr Trump you can't have it both ways.

Handsome Prince, wish I had his age and beer defying genes.

My thoughts are with those in charge of getting the fire under control, and the residents affected. Wild fires are extremely dangerous as we have seen in California, if a fire is not under control within 15 minutes, it's a sh1t show. Hoping for the best.

Sh1mon M4sada,

Sorry. What's your point?

That the higher you go, the more litigious an NZ court decision becomes. My own lawyer told me this. It favours the lawyered up powerful people.

@underworld

Factually incorrect. The US has way more lawyers.

Not what I've been told. Most likely the data for NZ you are looking at only count 'Solicitors'. In NZ, there are also (special lawyers) called 'Barristers', Special Counsel etc., who can't be engaged by the public directly, and therefore may not be counted in your data. These special lawyers are engaged by solicitors (not the litigant) for more complex cases.

I wouldn't budge an eyelid if it wasn't New Zealand. But NZ is a full on lawyer's paradise (we're talking more lawyers per capita than its Commonwealth peers, even more than USA). Why?

Because its courts favours more and more litigations, not resolution and setting fair precedents. Its decisions even upend old English precedents, where its laws came from.

My own lawyers told me a guy was stopped by the court from upgrading his dangerous driveway over a skunk, yes a small lizard...so don't worry about human lives, lawfare is more lucrative.

The techleft was scary at its full on suppression height. The tech neutral was deplorable for wavering to political winds. Now the techright is the new scary, and the tech neutral is still wavering to the political winds. Not much has changed, other than more transparency.

But I am not sure transparency is what we need more of having seen footage of the classless Zelensky argument in the White House.

¥115k for a budget phone, LOL not my budget...

I have a landline......lol.

must be for your budget GM. I saved ¥1000 per month going from fibre internet + phone to Rakuten mobile phone plan, and there's no difference in speed that I can notice, nor have I used up data.

A Japanese court sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a pipe bomb attack at an election event.

This is the reason why Japan has an extreme 'sneaky Pete' problem. Always sneaking, harming random or targeted but unrelated people of all kinds, even the PM.

This is the worse kind of crime, full culpability, maximum harm, but could have been easily avoided if people confront their grievances face to face.

10 years...sigh.

So economics 101 says supply demand = higher wages.

TikTok has harmed Americans? Please show some evidence.

Trump himself has said he got votes from TikTok, so for those who voted for Harris, I'd say it's pretty clear evidence.

The CEO of TikTok openly lied to congress, he should be in jail, instead Trump's giving the company more time? He already said he doesn't want more time and he switched off the service recently.

This saga is a very bad reflection on Trump and Musk, who are always championing free speech, but when it's politicised speech in their favour, all of a sudden it's ok? Not to mention the fact the 1st amendment forbids sacking of government employees for their political views...unless it's sanitised by TikTok instead of Facebook eh?