Posted in: Japan's pension fund rakes in record 45 tril. yen profit in FY 2023 See in context
I will never get back what I put in, it's all a scam.
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Posted in: Japan confirms China set up buoy over its southern continental shelf See in context
Stop playing the victim Japan, just go remove it without all the "China is being mean" press releases.
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Posted in: Trump will encourage Japan-S Korea relations, his advisers tell foreign officials See in context
No he won't, he will demand payment for the honor of America helping.
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Posted in: EU accuses Microsoft of abusing dominant position with Teams See in context
So teams bad but apple FaceTime allowed to dominate a phone?
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Posted in: Kyoto hotel's refusal to accommodate Israeli man illegal, city says See in context
The hotel manager just needs to say he was drunk and doesn't remember and it all will be swept under the rug.
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Posted in: Japan enacts law ensuring access to third-party apps See in context
Mainly targetted at Apple, outside of the pixel phone, Google make the operating system not the phones. You are also free to install any wallet you want on android and use it for payments.
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Posted in: Apple Pay will have more payment options this fall and will also welcome Windows, Chrome users See in context
But Apple said it will allow the use of Apple Pay on Windows computers and Google's Chrome browser later this year. Those customers will be able to scan a code and approve an Apple Pay transaction on their phone.
Sounds more like a chrome extention which isn't supported on android phones.
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Posted in: 45% of Japanese living abroad feel lonely: gov't study See in context
What a complete waste of money, did they ask them if they were hungry sometimes?
What was the end goal here? To break up marriages and get those Japanese to return? So stupid Japan!
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Posted in: Tokyo government to launch dating app to boost birthrate See in context
Getting married for money isn't going to solve families staying together. Who thought of this dinosaur?
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Posted in: ¥48 bil in bitcoin cryptocurrency disappears from Japan exchange See in context
Idiots that hired even more idiots. Hacks don't have to happen if you actually hire the right people. Businesses globally these days looks to profits over security.
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Posted in: Japanese lawmakers want gov't to look into UFOs See in context
Click bait... they are not looking into aliens they are looking into aircraft from other countries that they have not seen before.
"If they turn out to be cutting-edge weapons from other countries or unmanned reconnaissance planes ... they can be a serious threat to our country's security," Asakawa added.
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Posted in: Japan seeks int'l coordination to thwart online manga, anime piracy See in context
There are plenty of things the international community want Japan to either stop doing or take action to do.
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Posted in: Holes poked in mesh screen barrier at popular Mount Fuji viewing spot See in context
Why are you blaming humans for the holes? It could be birds or bats flying into a big black net at night perhaps? Might even be cats climbing it?
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Posted in: Japan to work with ASEAN to train 100,000 digital professionals See in context
And what do they do?
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Posted in: Death penalty sought again in retrial of 88-year-old man acquitted of 1966 murders See in context
44 years in jail and the guy is 88 years old, just let him live the rest of his life. Why are they wasting resources?
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Posted in: 2-year-old girl dies after her neck gets stuck in car window See in context
Why didn't they break the damn window, are people that slow and stupid?
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Posted in: Japanese firms offer highest pay hike in 32 years in spring wage talks See in context
Sorry to rain on the parade, inflation rate is nearly 3% so the actual increase is next to nothing.
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Posted in: Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel See in context
This cancelling and protesting needs to end.
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Posted in: More Japanese workers turning to job resignation services See in context
I wonder how you prove yourself, I mean you could pay 20-50K and get "quit" someone else?
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Posted in: Barrier at popular vantage point for viewing Mount Fuji going up See in context
Everyone hates it, but there has to be a middle ground?
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Posted in: Japan says it will respond appropriately to disorderly yen movements See in context
They are basically admitting currency manipulation. Just say it straight up without all beating around the bush.
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Posted in: Orange juice crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up See in context
Buy from Australia, they have loads of citrus export options.
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Posted in: Sony Pictures, private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26 billion, source says See in context
Is Paramount+ included in the deal?
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Posted in: Another suspected market intervention likely cost Japan ¥3 tril See in context
Just literally giving FX traders cash.
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Posted in: Yen falls to lower 155 zone against dollar after suspected intervention See in context
So I'm guessing the US will put Japan back on the currency manipulators list again?
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Posted in: China coast guard confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area See in context
So curious as the USA takes no position on the sovereignty of Senkaku/Diaoyu. Clearly it is a regional matter for Japan and China to negotiate.
The US also supports Japan and state the islands belong to Japan, as does the rest of the world, except China.
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Posted in: Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokemon cards See in context
The Yakuza are nothing but thugs that sell drugs, extort people, and deal with human trafficking. Don't make them out to be glorious glowing organisation.
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Posted in: Yen sharply rebounds against dollar amid suspected intervention See in context
Currency manipulator, goes against free markets, who cares when you are handing money to Forex traders.
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Posted in: China lashes out at US after questions around doping allegations against its swimmers
Posted in: Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
Posted in: Astronauts stuck on ISS 'confident' Starliner will bring them home
Posted in: At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war