NipponIchiGo comments

Set aircon to 16c and take taxis everywhere. Survive!

Not any excuse but a fact.

On duty Marines and normal people do not mix well. Marines are America’s shock troops and out-right bringers of solution by violence - this is by design.

Best to just give us a whole island somewhere in Okinawa and get that separation in place.

No US troops in Okinawa - well just say one better practice Mandarin because it will be “real useful” in a few years with out them in Okinawa

Just remember one thing at all times. The police in Japan are not on your side and are not there to protect you and your family. They are just underpaid government staff looking to deal with their nightmare bosses. Some will take it out on you, some are looking for payouts, and some are still trying to be mentally healthy. You never know.

If captured by their gaze or by situation, the only thing you can do is cooperate quietly, never misunderstand you have rights (you do not), and move away as soon as possible. I tell my family if I am ever in custody with the J-Police- do not believe anything they tell you (blackmail) and call me a good lawyer without delay!

So much to learn here. The cheap ugly sign and stupid looking part time worker. Amateur vibes.

If they are serious - build a professional team and make this a bit high end (need a water there mate) and increase to 30,000 yen for non-residents.

There is nothing to stop the yen from dropping currently. They may have to peg it to the USD to steady things. Simple 360:1 like post war times.

Bravo to JapanToday on publishing a thoughtful article on a difficult subject. It is something most all of us will need to deal with sooner or later - good to think about it now and be ready for the time best as possible. This piece touches nicely on some of the core pieces that I see my mom going through 2 years after my step-father's passing.

Thanks

If society wants to jail people, then they need to provide proper treatment for them. Not leave at mercy to die or be killed.

If that is what they want - there are other approaches that do not involve making someone a ward of the state.

Maybe time to move summer olympics to winter time! (or use air con)

It is only because of 2 things

china imploding

when either of these shifts - bubble will burst.

I just hope Japan study Europe, US, Australia, Canada, and Singapore on how to handle influx of low level but hungry immigrants. Lots of things to consider or you end up with Tokyo as Paris or Toronto is now. Nobody should want that.

Japan has always used the public highways as a giant free warehouse. As said elsewhere they will have to build some regional distribution centers and change up their shipping practices accordingly. It will work just fine once they get over the complaint phase and realize how much money they can make.

Doubt this was suicide.

I was kind of following along until the end when this doctor exposed their true mind. To scare and suck patients deeper into the medical industry complex so she and their kind can make more money while making people sick. Remember many doctors do not want you to die (the snow shovel stuff) but also not be healthy enough not to go to doctor. They make no money on either - just those people eking along in the middle zone of sickness. Crazy.

Places like Tokyo will just end up like NY and London. Lots of empty apartments owned by foreigners while the locals cannot afford to live. It is a waste.

Just remember medical industry is a business first and helping people second. The doctor is the main sales person for tests and drugs.

It does not mean some Dr will not help you when you are sick, they will - but just do not believe everything and do everything they ask at face value. Interests are frequently not aligned.

Big surprise given the damage to local population’s immunity from the last several years by misguided public health guidance.

So reassured he had on his mask and it was properly in place.

He really showed he is thinking of other people over his own health. Wonderful!

Legal and tax systems have to be addressed to be fair and transparent. Until then - nothing.

This is a misleading article planted to plant the seeds in the minds of the sheep of letting in more cheap foreign labor in to keep wages down and Japan Inc rich. They have no interest in AI or such. That is just smoke.

There is no labor shortage in Japan. Only a shortage of firms willing to pay living wages, run efficient, be flexible on hiring non traditional folks (50+ or married women), etc. If you see a company complaining they cannot hire - you should suspect other things badly about them and take your business elsewhere. They are likely rotten.

Spot on

Japanese have an inferiority complex and love to hear foreigners’s reactions to Japan. TV shows like this just tap into that common feeling.

That being said - i do not think it is unusual for a small country like Japan to feel like this.

I say let them have their comfort food!

So supply and demands rules should mean seafood prices will come down substantially helping the people struggling with higher costs. Instead of sending precious food overseas - Japanese people can have it back

Is that not a good thing?

What happened to Due Process?

given ongoing situation there - why would any foreigner want to live in or even visit mainland China ? Darwin awards to anyone making that stupid choice in life.

Agreed on the above. Any shortage is about garbage part time jobs only. Increase pay and improve working conditions - those can be filled Your company says it cannot afford - boo hoo I am sure you are wasting money elsewhere and can cut that.

Looking at jobs above those - it is woeful. In the day where most white collar jobs can be done remotely, the wages in Japan will stay very low. The companies just outsource away overseas and when they do need to hire locally, there is a big pool of labor waiting.

These prices are artificially arranged to be high to drive people to EV. Expect the govt to keep pushing them up.

Hope they spend big in locally owned shops.

Wake up everyone.

Install proper central air conditioners at home and on transport. See Singapore et al for reference. Japan has tons of free geothermal power to support this.

invest in technologies to lower price of aircon.

and proper insulation of course

Get lower allergy and flu rates out of it as well!

In the US - cow milk is losing its way and being replaced by a whole raft of plant milks. Now it is a personal choice what one puts in the body, but the technique here seems to be pulling a page from the 1950s and is swimming upstream.

If we have extra milk - how about real ice cream instead of "soft creme", nice butter, and well (as said above) cheese!

Basically puts Japan on "Sale" to the rest of the world - which encourages FDI and tourism : both goals of the government and helps the economy. It can go a lot further than 145 - personally I expect the natural level for the JPY-USD pair to be in the mid-200s or even higher.

The government has been keeping the currency artificially high since the bubble burst for various reasons, but that surplus is gone and now time to get to work rebuilding the country.

https://www.macrotrends.net/2550/dollar-yen-exchange-rate-historical-chart

250 here we come.

I am pleased to see that at least some folks are going to the police. I was expecting to see zero.