Posted in: Charges dropped against Kishida, other LDP members in slush fund case See in context
I would say unbelievable. But we all knew it would happen.
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Posted in: Japan striker 'King Kazu' Miura plays on at 57 See in context
At 57, it's just marketing for Atletico Suzuka Club. And you cannot blame them for that.
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Posted in: Japan household spending falls 2.8% in September as wages slide See in context
Abolish consumption tax and then tax religion. The amount of tax-free money shrines, temples, and priests make is disgraceful.
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Posted in: Gov't study finds only 3,065 homeless people in Japan See in context
"So any homeless person out of sight, or out of the park at the time of the site visit, was not included in the tally." Why even bother with doing it then?
There's a lot in Nagoya for sure.
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Posted in: Gov't considering mask-free school graduation ceremonies See in context
Does the Government do anything but 'consider'?
Be nice if they actually did something in a timely manner.
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Posted in: Japan eyes higher corporate, tobacco taxes to fund defense spending See in context
Tax religion properly and efficiently like other sectors. Want more money in Japan? Become a priest and get away with all sorts.
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Posted in: 67-year-old man arrested after body of his mother found at home See in context
I never knew this was a 'thing' till I came to Japan. Seems to happen so often. Gross, weird and disrespectful to the deceased all at the same time.
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Posted in: Tuna sells for ¥16.88 mil as pandemic dampens New Year auction See in context
Man buys fish. Can see why such an amazing event is headline news.
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Posted in: Kyoto police using targeted YouTube ads to warn would-be voyeurs See in context
Any advertiser, large or small, can target any user by their Google search history. Google makes this available to advertisers.
If I wanted to target men ages 34, who live in a certain ward in Tokyo, who have recently typed into Google 'best ramen shop' I can.
And I can serve them an ad of my ramen shop. Note: this is just for example, I do not own a ramen shop nor live in Tokyo.
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Like it or not , this is 100% legal and designed to give people ads they want to see.
Big companies do not do this level of targeting, hence all the ads on YouTube you are not interested in.
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Posted in: COVID-19 cases plummeting in Japan; doctors puzzled why See in context
It 'decreased' to get the Olympics and now we have an election soonish.
Ironic timing on both counts.
So predictable.
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Posted in: Newcomers Brentford beat Arsenal to make flying Premier League start See in context
I've seen my team win and lose at the old Griffin park when I used to go home/away in the 90s. Never thought I'd see the Bees in the premier league. Well done to them and a good example to all lower league teams that it can be done with the right backing.
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Posted in: Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
Posted in: Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left