Posted in: Ishiba eyes tighter oversight of foreign residents via new office See in context
I know this won’t be a popular comment and I don’t care
but I think the massive influx of foreign tourists is having an impact on how Japanese think about all this. Even though it’s clearly two different issues.
i know it’s govt policy to increase foreign tourists but comes with all sorts of consequences.
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Posted in: Trump threatens Russia with 100% tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved within 50 days See in context
So this was Trump’s big announcement? What a fraudster. Putin will just wisely ignore Trump. What’s he gonna do? Send the Marines? They are too busy rounding up fruit pickers in LA.
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Posted in: Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks See in context
CAPEX; OBBB, sounds like BS to me.
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Posted in: Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks See in context
As I suspected no evidence of any significant re-shorhing
all nonsensical bluster. How Trumpy of you.
the rust belt will remain rusty
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Posted in: Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks See in context
Hopesprings
ample reshoring? Can u give us some specific examples of this? Not saying it hadn’t happened.
also, all these countries America is bullying are forming new trade deals amongst themselves.
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Posted in: Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks See in context
I’ve never seen a Tezzler here
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Posted in: Trump indicates Japan 'very rapidly' softening stance in tariff talks See in context
Does he really think there will be American cars on the streets of Tokyo? If so he’s even more delusional than I thought.
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Posted in: Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship See in context
In a normal world there would be no way he could do that but he’s a dictator who owns the Supreme Court so anything is possible
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Posted in: 43-year-old man arrested for smearing bodily fluid on teenage girl on train See in context
Doesn’t matter what fluid it was. it’s disgusting and they should throw the book at him.
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Posted in: Trump faces MAGA meltdown over Epstein reversal See in context
Even if it came out that Trump had sex with a minor his base would shrug and say ‘so what? America is respected overseas”
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Posted in: Japan to set up team to address issues over foreign residents See in context
It’s the foreign tourists who bother me.
if foreign residents are working and paying their taxes and obeying the rules what’s the problem?
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Posted in: Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and S Korea; new import taxes on 5 other nations See in context
Japan should just say ‘sorry, the letter got lost in the mail, can you send it again?”
Trump is such a buffoon he’d fall for it.
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Posted in: Trump calls Japan 'very spoiled' as he floats idea of imposing 30% or 35% tariff See in context
Says the guy who inherited millions from Daddy and sat out the Vietnam war with sore feet
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Posted in: Trump complains about Japan not importing enough American rice See in context
Yep, and they should stop playing the victim.
it’s embarrassing
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Posted in: Trump complains about Japan not importing enough American rice See in context
Whatever happened to the Trump iPhones? Hilarious
wonder if the MAGA types here (you know who you are) have put in their orders with Don Jr.?
gold plated and only 1,500 dollars a pop.
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Posted in: Japan tariff negotiator in Washington holds talks twice with Lutnick See in context
Japan’s stance seems to be ‘we’ll do anything but please don’t make us buy your lousy cars”
can’t blame them
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Posted in: Ohtani unleashes 101.7 mph fastball in third start for Dodgers See in context
Yeah, not a very smart move for someone coming off an injury. It’s Kansas City, take it easy.
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Posted in: 50-year-old Russian woman found dead in Osaka apartment See in context
Got a good idea
japan bans people from any country currently waging a war
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Posted in: Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan tea farms dry See in context
Getting a little tired with the American obsession with all things Japanese.
next thing you know Brad Pitt will be raving about Ponzu sauce…oh wait
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Posted in: Brad Pitt reveals his favorite Japanese food; many Japanese people say they’ve never eaten it See in context
he likes putting ponzu sauce on his fish. So what?
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Posted in: Trump says he would consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan See in context
He sounds like a 13-year-old. What an embarrassment. There is no greater indication of American decline than the Orange Buffoon. And it’s not a partisan thing. I respected Reagan.
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Posted in: Akazawa leaves for 7th trip to U.S., saying 25% auto tariffs are unacceptable See in context
US economy shrank 0.5 percent from January to March
this is just the beginning of the effect of Trump’s tariffs. Gonna get much worse going forward.
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Posted in: Trump compares Iran air strikes to bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki See in context
Anyway, there is no historical comparison to a 12-day skirmish and WWII. Even the most ardent Trump supporter must see that.
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Posted in: Trump compares Iran air strikes to bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki See in context
Prove it? The intel from the pentagon came out saying the damage was far less than what Trump said. Don’t you follow the news? That’s from the pentagon not the so-called ‘fake news media’ obviously Trump got it wrong
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Posted in: Trump compares Iran air strikes to bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki See in context
Bass4funk
he wasn’t shown any intel before he made his stupid comment of obliteration which came seconds after the bombs were dropped.
He’s a Moran: you can continue to defend him if you want but nothing will alter the fact that he is indeed a moron.
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Posted in: Americans' view on economy sours in June and, after a brief respite, continues to slide See in context
Um..,according to a report by your Pentagon, it set back Iran’s nuclear program about two weeks. Whoop Dee doo!
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Posted in: Americans' view on economy sours in June and, after a brief respite, continues to slide See in context
Now we are learning that that costly joyride to Iran achieved very little. The American taxpayers will foot the bill.
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Posted in: Younger Japanese drawn to anti-immigrant populist party Sanseito See in context
Agree tourists are a boon to the economy but at some point there will be backlash no matter how well behaved they are.
its happening in Spain with the water pistols.
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Posted in: Younger Japanese drawn to anti-immigrant populist party Sanseito See in context
I totally get the resentment of tourists
its way too much
and it’s govt policy to boost tourism even more.
the Japanese govt should seriously rethink this
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Posted in: Club World Cup crowds have wildly fluctuated, from swathes of empty seats to 'hostile' atmospheres See in context
Yes, perhaps they have
the Club World Cup is a joke
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Posted in: Japan warns of China's military moves as biggest strategic challenge
Posted in: AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry
Posted in: Japan warns of China's military moves as biggest strategic challenge