David Brent comments

We've got TSMC moving into Kumamoto with associated, similar problems, but at least its facilities will provide some 5,000 jobs. Data centers? - Nada.

5000 jobs mostly paying less than 280,000 gross per month. Isn't outsourcing and dispatch wonderful?

The Akishima residents were concerned the center would threaten wildlife

Don't make me laugh! Since when are the Japanese bothered about wildlife?! If this were a swanky condominium built by a Japanese developer, I guarantee you there would be no pushback from locals.

Dropping Harry Kane would be a good start.

Still no official notice of the end of rainy season here....

Typical collusion by the left to stifle true democracy. The left hate democracy when they result doesn't go their way. My commiserations to the French people.

Let's hope the French make the right choice and vote in National Rally. I highly doubt this will happen though, sadly, once all the luvvie votes get counted.

She was an innocent angel.

The old geezer responsible should face the death penalty.

The sentence handed down is a joke.

I'll vote for whichever party agrees to keep the Triple Lock in place. I care about nothing else.

Poor lady.

This is fantastic news. Take back your country, French people.

I have zero faith in the “justice” system in Japan. No lawyer present during questioning?! What is this, the year 1360 or something?

Damn! At this rate, I'll be able to survive on my UK pension alone! Can we get it up to 250 to a pound, please?

Where’s the world’s smallest violin?

Pay proper wages, watch the so-called “shortage” vanish within a week.

Who wants to bet this restaurant owner was offering 220,000 yen per month with no prospect of salary increase and insane working/overtime hours?

Where's the world's smallest violin?

because they put excessive burdens on gun owners who feel vilified by law enforcement and the public

Much the same in Japan. The hoops I had to jump through to get my guns in Japan are, frankly, ridiculous. It is very obvious that the bureaucrats making the laws pertaining to firearms and hunting in Japan have never even touched a gun or been hunting in their lives. And the law is going to get even stricter this October.

Just a shower renovation can be upwards of ¥3 million

Yes, because tradesmen here are experts at pulling the wool over people’s eyes!

June is the worst month simply because there are no national holidays.

The long drag from Golden Week until Marine Day kills me every year!

Scum.

Too bad he'll end up in a soft Japanese prison, not having to worry about reprisals from other inmates.

Cross shareholdings are still a scourge in Japan. Ex-CEO Michael Woodford writes about them in his book about the Olympus scandal; a good read.

I am voting in the UK election and I haven’t lived in the UK for twenty years.

Here's an idea....and hear me out....how about if doctors here actually got better and provided a better service? The number of low-quality doctors I have encountered in Japan is staggering and, frankly, dangerous.

OLs at my company get paid ¥180,000 per month gross. It’s disgusting.

So she agreed to go to the hotel with him for sex, then got robbed.

$10,000 for bumping my head on the ceiling?! Damn, sign me up for the next Singapore Airlines flight!

The only reason I am voting is to keep the triple lock.

It’s great to see all the billions and billions of yen spent on the JET and ALT programs is finally paying dividends!

I had my vote cancelled as I am a 15-year-plus expat.

I still vote in UK elections and I have been here way longer than 15 years. The number of years away does not matter. You can register online.

So glad to see Farage is running.

He’d wipe the floor with both Sunak and Starmer in any debate.

Great.

Cutting down yet more trees!

The miserable looking stumps with a few straggly leaves in my town remind me that Japanese people truly dislike nature and greenery.

This is great news. One less damn card to have in my wallet.