Posted in: Murakami tells alma mater he was a 'terrible student' See in context
Need to be in the right mood, but than I dive into his books rational and emotional. In some more, in others less.
Whish him many productive years to come.
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Posted in: Hard times may await Japanese on working holidays in Australia See in context
Any experience of Japanese working WH in Germany?
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Posted in: Man gets suspended sentence for putting 3-year-old girl in washing machine and turning it on See in context
disgusting, judgment incomprehensible
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Posted in: No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s See in context
Since the USA will be one of the most important players, if not the most important, it is all the more important who will lead the USA. I am worried about the candidates of the two largest parties.
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Posted in: Nikki Haley, former Japan PM Noda call for more international support for Taiwan See in context
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You can find many examples of US pullout when they tire and lose their resolve and don't fight to the end: China, Korea, Vietnam, Niger, Chad, Afghanistan and so on.
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Guess which language would be the official language in Russia, France and some other countries today if the USA had not intervened in WW I and II?
If the US really wants to, they will form even stronger alliances for future wars.
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Posted in: China willing to stabilize ties with Japan even after Kishida quits See in context
Two months before the Berlin Wall was built, communist GDR State Council Chairman Walter Ulbricht denied these plans: "No one had any intention of building a wall."
Just as much a lie as when these days Olaf Scholz promises a "turning point". Or Putin, Trump, Harris or whoever tells ...
Is there a country anywhere without lying politicians?
Only actions count, not words.
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Posted in: Japanese yakuza recounts his 'hellish' ordeal as an inmate in a Chinese prison See in context
Anyone who travels abroad and does not find out beforehand what the conditions are like there is acting foolishly, especially when it comes to countries like China, Russia, North Korea, etc.
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Posted in: We'll die in any case, so why live? – Part 1 See in context
Living independently also means being able to die independently, anything else would be tyranny.
What others think about it doesn't matter, you can only find meaning in your life for yourself, if at all.
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Posted in: Japan court OKs gender change without confirmation surgery See in context
Was the Y chromosome changed?
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Posted in: As France votes, Europe holds its breath See in context
In Germany the right like AFD and left like BSW and parts of SPD are with Russia, the midle with Ukraine. Support for Ukrainian migrants in Germany is still strong, hardly no violence crimes from them comoared to other ones like Afghanistan, Syrians, Paläsinians and like.
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Posted in: Chinese woman honored for sacrificing life to save Japanese family See in context
I bow to her. She has proven once again that there are and have been decent people all over the world.
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Posted in: 'Monster police officers' abusing power – what sets them off? See in context
Gene, if you treat a German police officer as a human you will be treated just as. My experience with a couple of times.
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Posted in: EU accuses Microsoft of abusing dominant position with Teams See in context
Changed to Linux 10 years ago, never regret it.
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Posted in: Taiwan's military, coast guard activate in response to China's drills See in context
If a dictator wants war, he will get it.
Better be prepared.
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Posted in: What's the history of 'outside agitators'? Here's what to know about the label and campus protests See in context
Garthgoyle, completly agree.
All three monotheistic religions have brought unspeakable harm to humanity since their beginnings through their all-blessing, intolerant fanaticism.
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Posted in: Berlin senator struck on head as concern grows over attacks on politicians See in context
There should never be another dictatorship on German soil, neither a right-wing one like the "Third Reich" nor a left-wing one like the "GDR". nor a religious one like a "caliphate"
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Posted in: Berlin senator struck on head as concern grows over attacks on politicians See in context
One-sided report, there is more violence against right-wingers, conservative politicians and generally dissidents against woke extremism.
Just as with anti-Semitism, the ruling system and the mass media only reported and fought against violence from the right, while those from the left or immigrants trivialized or denied it.
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Posted in: Welcome kiss See in context
Relax guys, he pulls himself together, a real latin lover would not stop at (air)kissing one hand.
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Posted in: Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel See in context
The world is polarizing again. Taking into account how human rights are handled in the respective states, I cannot be on the side of inhumane, criminal states such as the People's Republic of China, North Korea, Russia, Iran and so on. It is undeniable that the USA, Europe, etc. also have their dark sides; compared to the aforementioned cruel dictatorships, they are the lesser evil.
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Posted in: 'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions See in context
Why were the bombs dropped upon civilians and not on military targets? That is the war crime.
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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context
The atomic bombings of Japan were a war crime, as were the bombings of Dresden. No injustice justifies another.
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Posted in: Decaying body of baby found on temple grounds in Yamanashi See in context
Whoever did this wanted the baby to have a better life in the afterlife than here.
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Posted in: The logistics of war: How Washington is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan See in context
"That approach led to the cost-saving decision to create mega-bases, like Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Ramstein was safe from Taliban and Islamic State attacks."
It is questionable whether this assumption will still make sense in the future. On the one hand, Red China and Russia will act in concert and also orchestrate terrorists of all kinds, but on the other hand, everyone should be aware of the conditions in Germany, a lack of defense capability due to the ruined Bundeswehr and catastrophic internal security.
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Posted in: Why Germany is being hit by strikes almost every day See in context
The next step would then be to reform the EU, UN etc., i.e. to democratize them. Motto: one person one voice
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Posted in: Why Germany is being hit by strikes almost every day See in context
Similar to a due diligence investigation in business, organizations such as the EU and the UN should be thoroughly investigated. Not only on effectiveness and efficiency, but also on partisanship, corruption, nepotism and so on. For Germany, this would also be appropriate for the last governments.
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Posted in: Meta, Amazon beat expectations with stellar results See in context
"It, too, embraced "efficiency" last year eliminating some 27,000 jobs in a move it said was necessary after years of sustained hiring"
Hire and fire... Manchester Capitalism of the most brutal way
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Posted in: 'We don't give a damn about the feelings of Japanese concerning the so-called Northern Territories:' Medvedev See in context
Dictators have never cared about the right of self-determination of peoples, neither foreign nor their own. They only recognize rights as long as it benefits them.
Law, ethics and morality are meaningless to them; only power and violence count.
They see themselves as "...the Great", but they are just disgusting criminals, mass murderers.
Japan has wisdom, centuries of experience, strength and strong alliances and will act thoughtfully.
The barking of lap dogs is meaningless.
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Posted in: Navy officer jailed in Japan over deadly car crash transferred to U.S. custody See in context
https://www.foxnews.com/media/wife-navy-officer-jailed-japan-calls-biden-commute-sentence-us-sends-him-prison-upon-return
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Posted in: Navy officer jailed in Japan over deadly car crash transferred to U.S. custody See in context
Don't get me wrong.
We need the USA to stand together against the People's Republic of China, Russia and the like. but on the basis of common values, on an equal footing. Under mutual recognition of the respective laws, sentences imposed must be served in the respective country without transfer to the home country of the perpetrators. This also applies to fleeing fathers.
A relationship like Rome's with its vassal states does not build real trust and makes alliances fragile.
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Posted in: Navy officer jailed in Japan over deadly car crash transferred to U.S. custody See in context
Unfortunately, another example of American exceptionalism thinking, as even the British had to endure, when a US woman was able to escape to the USA with the help of US services after she drove a teenager to death. This thinking may be less surprising as a victorious power against Japan and Germany than against its closest ally
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Posted in: Ishiba heads to G7 to press Trump to drop auto tariffs
Posted in: Jump in my car
Go on YouTube any night and you can watch many Japanese women live streaming getting drunk or drunk.
Posted in: More women in Japan turn to recovery groups to battle alcoholism
What a dumb and pointless article.....the xenophobia from Japan Today is incredible.
Posted in: Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever