WhiskeyGalore comments

Watching streams at the moment, as expected, people are everywhere, and a few people are in costume. I think there's a heavier police presence from last year, and they're telling people where to go. There's party buses driving around, with girls performing in front of seated patrons.

Really, all police can do is make their presence known at the major crossings and roads, they can't get into smaller streets and back alleys.

There's no reason to take domestic flights except if you're heading to Okinawa prefecture.

If you have just touched down in Narita, Haneda or Kansai, you could just head for the domestic terminal and board there, especially when both Japanese carriers offer free or discounted fares if booked on the same ticket as the international flights.

What is banned is drinking and carousing in public areas, and public gatherings. No one is banned in dressing up, going to Shibuya or Shinjuku, and walking around in costume. I would wager that there will be not a few people going, curious to see what happens. There may be a few costumers going as well. If there is not that many costumers, then it serves to highlight those people in costume who do go.

The thing is not to stop. That's all.

The irony is that you still need a train to travel around after you touch down. Nevertheless, all these destinations are worth visiting- it relieves pressure on the Golden Triangle, it helps bring tourist money to the localities, and these are genuinely beautiful places to visit.

Not surprisingly no one has claimed that this was a man-made event. The foolish people who would propagate such nonsense don't have the people's well-being in mind, they just want to promote their own delusional falsehoods.

The fact is that if you don't like this ruling, feel free to speak against it at the next Shibuya City or Shinjuku City council meeting- or campaign against it at the next city elections.

Or go to Osaka, where I believe they have a strong and festive street festival.

Anno tends to put a "revisionist" spin on these properties- I would expect the same to come from his "Yamato" project.

Dragonball is an industry unto itself- there is no need for the creator to be at the helm. Copyright will remain with the estate for at least 50 years, meaning that the profits from these ventures will be an assured income for many years to come.

You would have to think that sites such as Breitbart, Infowars, Zerohedge, must know that they are spreading misinformation, but trust that their audience don't have or want the wit to be able to discern what is reality on the ground. Thus they make gold from their gullibility.

The BBC Verify team examined the claims that Hurricane Milton had been "manufactured":

False claims about Hurricane Milton's origins spread online (bbc.com)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lyzw7xwxo

Certainly, untruths have come out about aid to those affected by Hurricane Milton, the BBC Verify team did a good job clearing them up.

Factchecking claims about Hurricane Helene response efforts (bbc.com)

https://bbc.com/news/articles/czd1q9q9gl9o

Where’s Disco boots Ron-Ron?

No no, he was a rock star.

What’s with all the militant dress up?

They are cosplaying from the game Metal Gear Solid.

Such a great player, Cole Palmer.

It's protected under the Second Amendment, so it's okay. You know, the one that allows American citizens to arm themselves against dictatorial government.

Many are figuring out they can make more in Australia etc as a cleaner or checkout operator than your average salary person here.

You are probably thinking of this story:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/japan-cost-of-living-young-people-leaving-for-australia/103520934

I won't need to book on the SmartEx website to get a seat on that shinkansen.

A really interesting article from the ABC (Australia) News site. It looks at a 24 hour time span, where seven incidents classified as "mass shootings" took place in the United States.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/gun-control-election-america/103659958

Article forgets to mention that in the other Olympic qualifier, Australia defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 in Uzbekistan, and will play the decider on Wednesday in Melbourne.

Please never change.

You're not going to get much change after buying that.

The article fails to mention that Studio Ghibli's The Boy And The Heron won the BAFTA for the best animated feature.

The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/covid-safe-strategies-australian-scientists-virus-infection/103335466

The article missed out on naming the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film, which are

The Boy and the Heron;

Elemental;

Nimona;

Robot Dreams; and

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

there may be some troubles ahead if Nintendo or Game Freak decide the similarities are too many.

Trailers for the game have already been out for a couple of years. If Nintendo were to act it would have done so then. PocketPair are pretty confident they have that side covered.

And since there are already mods for the game that replace the pals with pokemon the situation may get a little more complicated yet.

And Nintendo were very quick to shut those down, which adds credence to the idea that the legal position for PocketPair is strong.

You can't sell entertainment in the US without a gunfight, car chase and explosions.

I seem to remember that Animal Crossing was very popular for the Switch.

why do guns and blasting have to be drawn into the comings & goings of cutie-pie characters?

This is nothing new- Fortnite and Roblox is hugely popular with children.

I'm not sure, I think I'd have have a bag of potatoes or of rice.

Meanwhile, while we're patting the backs of those involved with the safe and rapid evacuation of passengers, I will ask you, "Do you take care to watch the flight evacuation and safety videos shown in the flight cabin every time you fly in an aircraft?" And me? Yes, I do. Every time.

One thing that is not mentioned in the article is that when evacuating, no passengers brought off any hand or cabin luggage. This would have assisted in the rapid deplaning of the passengers and crew.

Yet checking the academic backgrounds of these "experts" shows very few academic degrees.

https://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/marlene-daut

under the guise of a movie review the reader is faced with what the author' really wanted to deliver yes?

Not really; the author is submitting that the movie might have been better if it included the efforts by Napoleon to reintroduce black slavery to French West Indies. And the author doesn't disguise it.

It's an unesco world heritage site already lol

Not yet, there is no prefectural government making a business plan to attract tourism to the new island.