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poor AI, if forced to learn from the garbage posted on public forums, it will be renamed AD (from dumbness)

I watched the first two sets, the first one was insane, never seen such long rallies on grass. It was a pity it had to end with a double fault. However, it was evident there was something wrong with Sinner, even in the first set. He was breathing heavily after longer rallies, seemingly out of air. Let's hope it was just fatigue, or the wet crappy weather, and nothing more serious. And congratulations to Medvedev, he played a great tactical match, it is not easy to snap out of a losing streak. Let's see how Alcaraz deals with him, if he doesn't reduce unforced errors, Medvedev can very well come on top.

In Japan "striders" as they call balance bikes are very popular, my kids started at around 2 years old, then they learned how to ride bicycles at the local "traffic park" mentioned by Japantime. Which are great, and also free!

I will stay awake for a Alcaraz-Sinner semifinal at Wimbledon!

At the same time, I feel very sorry for Dimitrov and Raducanu, both struggled with injuries and fought back to very good form recently, let's hope it is just a minor scare and will continue the year at high level

As Hooktrunk2 said, converting the license is much more easier and cheaper, I did that for my motorcycle license. However, the driving test is quite difficult. But at least more than 10 years ago, some if you had a license from countries (USA, Australia if I remember correctly), you did not require even the driving test.

I went to school for the car license, that was expensive and time demanding. Has some friends who tried the test without going to school, they got it after more than 20 tries! Going to a gassyuku (if you have the time) is much more cheaper.

Genius, how many shops he scammed? Let's say 10, that's 50,000 yen. For that, now he has arrest history, his name all over the news, and basically unemployable

By the way, Cairo University certifies her graduation. From wikipedia:

In June 2020, Cairo University released a statement "Cairo University certifies that Yuriko Koike...graduated from the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University in October 1976," denying the allegations. Source: "Cairo University Certifies Tokyo Gov. Koike's graduation". ARAB NEWS. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April2024.

As others said, it is a simple thing to check, and the timing of the criminal complaint reeks of political interests. Assuming that her graduation claim is indeed dubious, then the two top candidates for Tokyo mayor are a CV cheater and a double nationality liar. Great.

Rocketpig, it doesn't have to be cash, we regularly donate old clothes (ours or kids'), and the old toys to charity.

If you are interested about the qualification system, ITF explains it in detail here. The cut off is very tight, and not only ranking, but other conditions also apply (national representation, maximum number of nominations per country, participation in Davis cup, etc). And there are a few "wild card" entries, which allowed Osaka and Nishikori to qualify:

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/olympic-qualification-explained-who-will-play-in-the-tennis-event-at-paris-2024/

This is one good reason for me to watch the Olympics, at least the tennis competition. I believe many players are not that happy about the clay, but when in France...

More details are coming out, not really beaten, rather shoved:

A man came by in the opposite direction and gave her a hard shove on the shoulder, causing her to fall to the side," the two women told the newspaper.

They said that while it was a "strong push" the prime minister did not hit the ground.

She then sat down at a café, they added.

Speed, ATP is dominated by Europeans, top 10 are all from Europe, but evenly distributed. I would say Italy is going very strong. WTA has been dominated by Eastern Europe for some time, but top 10 has an interesting distribution, two Americans (Gauff and Pegula), one Chinese (Zheng), one Tunisian (Jabeur), and Paolini just entered top 10.

Andreeva is the new Sharapova?

BigP, Japanese news said both are unemployed. Their pictures are also in the news.

I always thought of Kawagoe in Saitama (Koedo) as a "little Kyoto", just with better craft beer. But it is getting quite crowded recently, being so close to Tokyo

Many details are missing from this story. Checking the Japanese news, it seems that the judge's decision to suspend the sentence was motivated by the negligence of the kei driver when turning right into the intersection, and quite importantly, by the fact that the girl was not wearing a seat belt, which largely contributed to the tragic end.

I love outdoors, play tennis every week, camping, hiking small mountains, or just going out to the park with the kids (and ski in the winter). But one problem is the Japanese summer, over 35 C with high humidity makes outdoor activities hazardous.

Wait, didn't the stable genius already solved the problem, you have a beautiful wall paid by the Mexican government all along the border, right?

I understand why I was confused: Japanese banks issue three types of cards: cash, debit, and credit. I thought cash and debit cards are the same thing, but with the cash one (the one I have) you can't buy anything, just withdraw money, while the debit ones function as a credit card

Are you sure? I am looking at the Family Mart HP for example, and they are very specific about the credit cards that can be used. No mention of bank cards.

https://www.family.co.jp/services/payment.html

ok, I will try it tonight at the local combini. Never used a debit card for shopping in Japan in 25 years.

As Antiquesaving said, the use of debit cards is not common in Japan, at least in stores

For online shopping, I use only credit card, so I was curious and checked amazon HP, and indeed the payment options include paying through a bank account.

The options are:

1) credit; 2) cash on delivery (it's still there); 3) Convenience Store/ ATM/ Internet Banking/ e-Money; 4) Others: paidy / au or softbank phone billing / PayPay.

This guy is not human... But after two 5 setters and more than 9 hours of hardcore tennis at late hours, let's see how much he has left in the tank for the much fresher Ruud, who is playing great this season by the way. I see Ruud as the favorite, but Djokovic at a slam is a different beast, even at 37 and physically drained, and after one of his poorest seasons, seemingly affected by some personal problems.

I doubt trains in Sapporo at 19:30 on Saturday are that crowded. The airport express does get a bit crowded in weekends, but there is no comparison with morning trains in Tokyo. I suspect the usual culprit, alcohol. The lady may said something, she may even initiated the fight, but punching just lands you in jail. And most probably the guy will also be fired from that company in Fujisawa, and good luck finding another job with that arrest record.

I have no idea about Mexican politics and never heard of her, so I googled. It seems she comes from a family of scientist (Jewish immigrants, hence the family name), and she has a PhD in energy engineering from Berkely, and an academic career. She definitely has my vote, and not for her looks or gender.

The man's wife was also attacked by the bear while trying to save her husband

That's one tough obachan

Mark, so you are saying the University of Tokyo (or any other university) should reject applications for graduate studies from students of certain nationalities?

The article is a bit confusing, it should mention that the photo and the PhD student are from Prof. Yoshio Mita's lab, who is doing basic and applied research on a variety of devices. The research he does at the university is mostly basic research, nobody does sensitive stuff with graduate students, and there are also foreigners in his lab. But he implements his basic findings through many collaborations with companies, and of course that stuff is patented.

Well, most of the compounds in a chemistry lab are toxic, cyanide is just a famous example. It is often used in organic synthesis, so many labs store it.

But there are specific and strict regulations about storage and use. Compounds designated as poisonous (毒物) require storage in a locked cabinet, and the key must be kept by the lab supervisor. For use, you need the approval from the supervisor, and you must record the amount used and the purpose.

The Original Wing, I agree with that. Under humid conditions indoors, especially if cold, the balls become quite slow. And let's not forget that Zverev is also a power hitter, and at almost 2 meters tall, he is not bothered as much by Nadal's heavy spin.