Posted in: Charges dropped against Kishida, other LDP members in slush fund case See in context
Hold all of them until they confess, isn’t that what is done to normal people?
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Posted in: Japan envoy meets with Japanese executive detained in Myanmar See in context
Why is the embassy involved at all? If it were a layman from Japan, nobody would come visit him. Why is this “executive” so special?
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Posted in: 3 bodies found in Mount Fuji crater; another also dies while climbing See in context
AntiquesavingToday 10:13 am JST
From the official Fuji website
Anyone who climbs Fujisan is personally responsible for his or her own safety. Before beginning the ascent, however, to aid rapid response for rescue in case of distress or disappearance, you must complete and submit a Climbing Plan that lists route, schedule, equipment, group members, and who to contact in case of emergency. Be aware that, even after submitting a Climbing Plan, you may not receive permission to enter the mountain.***
https://www.fujisan223.com/en/three_rules/
You need permission off season!
No you don’t, it’s a national park and people are free to roam it anytime and any day of the year. There is no law requiring a permission to go into the nature. Just because they write it on a website does not make it a law.
You are requested to submit a climbing plan with the police but that is also not a requirement.
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Posted in: Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 See in context
That is a right move and every city in the world should follow it. Nothing good came out of air bnb, it’s just a rush to the bottom by circumventing laws regulating such operations.
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Posted in: Top Japanese skateboarders took part in 'underage drinking' See in context
nabelitoToday 08:56 am JST
you cannot travel to another country to perform a crime (not a crime in the destination) and get a free pass.
Maybe for things like underage sex tourism, but drinking? Legally in the country you're in, and only a couple of years of age under your home country's laws? Get real. Young Americans have long enjoyed "underage" drinking in places like Europe.
Read the comment again with a bit more thinking. You cannot choose which laws you obey and which you don’t, unless you are ready to accept the consequences.
Nowhere in the comment did I write that these kids will get prosecuted, they wouldn’t even in Japan.
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Posted in: Top Japanese skateboarders took part in 'underage drinking' See in context
Ah_soToday 07:32 am JST
This is ridiculous. The individuals involved obeyed the local laws. How is this even news?
It is not enough to obey local laws when you are temporarily travelling, you also need to obey the laws of your country of residence. In other words, you cannot travel to another country to perform a crime (not a crime in the destination) and get a free pass. This applies to most western countries in the world as well.
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Posted in: Japan seeks wage hikes, over 1% GDP growth as population shrinks See in context
MoonrakerToday 07:20 am JST
Japan seeks wage hikes, over 1% GDP growth as population shrinks
An inflation-adjusted growth rate of over 1 percent AND a stable 2 percent inflation? My arithmetic is not what it was but that suggests a nominal 3 percent growth rate in an economy that is shrinking population-wise.
Growth ia never inflation adjusted, inflation is the CAUSE of growth even when in real terms, nothing is growing. That is what Japan also desires like other countries, always “growing” even with less people.
That is the real reason for 2% inflation target, even when it means the general population will be more and more poor each year.
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Posted in: Japanese convenience store allows use of initials on name tags to prevent harassment by customers See in context
Patricia YarrowToday 08:41 am JST
Why would anyone want to abuse a conbini staff?
I would think nobody WANTS to, but when the incompetence or ignorance of the staff is on full display, sometimes there is no choice BUT to get angry!
It’s not about abuse or thinking customer is the god, it’s about common sense for thinking the staff knows the store he/she/it is working in.
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Posted in: Japan enacts childcare law to tackle declining birthrate See in context
dbsaiyaToday 08:57 am JST
We raised our son without all the subsidies that parents currently enjoy, we worked hard, and saved and he is now independent and working on his PhD. Our job is done, but we are now living on pension and doing small business work and we have to pay more taxes to support this child initiative and on top of that they're going to cut social security. No end to the madness. How about reducing the number of politicians in the Diet, reducing their pay and perks for starters, then cut into the public funds? LDP is self-satisfied with this new law. Need to vote them out.
Currently, as of right now, many parents don’t enjoy any benefits due to the archaic “highest wage earner” - policy. 2x8M get all benefits where as 1x16M gets nothing plus pays more in taxes.
Reducing then number of policitians is nice on paper, but it’s peanuts and would show up in the 5th decimal.
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Posted in: Uber CEO calls for Japan to allow independent rideshare drivers See in context
Of course the CEO of exploitation wants more people to be slaves. Stop this rush to the bottom before it’s too late. No good came from Uber/Lyft.
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Posted in: Barrier at viral Mount Fuji photo spot to be replaced after holes found See in context
AustPaulToday 06:45 am JST
I’m confused, so it was the tourists that were poking holes in it even though it was erected on top of the roof?
It’s not on the roof as it would have to be many times the size of the Lawson to hide Mt Fuji from 30m away.
It’s set up across the road next to the photo spot so 2.5x20m is enough.
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Posted in: SDF member dies after grenade thrown by another during training See in context
Sven AsaiToday 06:10 pm JST
Very strange training methods. Usually fake ones are used and then the officer let's take measurements of degrees , deviations , throwing width, throwing angles etc.
I don’t know to which army you went but it is definitely part of the training to throw a live grenade. Throwing fakes is not done on the live firing range next to Fuji.
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Posted in: Japanese woman in Malaysia has death sentence commuted to 30-year prison term See in context
”I didn’t know” is not an excuse under the law in any country. Does no matter if she knew or didn’t know what was inside.
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Posted in: Tokyo Gov Koike plans to run for third term: source See in context
It’s the same thing that happens over and over again, people get hooked on the power and try to hold on as long as possible.
She’s too old and should definitely retire.
Jonathan PrinMay 25 05:20 pm JST
Promote child-rearing ?
In Tokyo, 2nd child’s nursery for ages 0-2 became no-cost. That’s a big saving for many families. Public and pivate education fees became no-cost (up-to-a-point), and so on.
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Posted in: Pair of premium Yubari melons sell for ¥3 million See in context
Nothing premium about those melons except the price. Typical Japanese way.
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Posted in: 'Flying car' makes Tokyo debut at international tech event See in context
Flying vehicles are expected to become part of the next generation of human transportation and will be effective in dealing with traffic congestion and delivering supplies to disaster areas, the Tokyo metropolitan government and other organizers said.
No, nobody with a mind expects flying vehicles to become anything. People cannot handle a 2D road, flying is out of the question. Even if you put a robot in charge, no, as the dangers will be too high. A collision in mid air? Hitting a building?
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Posted in: Japan gov't again ordered to pay damages over Cameroon detainee death See in context
It should be illegal to appeal such a ruling for the government as for sure it cost more to lodge the appeal, lawyers, etc than the actual sum. Waste of taxpayer money when everybody knows they should pay more for each and every death in detention.
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Posted in: Toshiba to cut 6% of domestic workforce in big revamp after delisting See in context
RakurakuToday 09:23 am JST
almakukacToday 07:50 am JST
They also start to cut wages of employees who are not in senior management position when they reach their late forties to early fifties. The cut is progressive but can reach 30 % to 50% over the years!
You mean illegally, right? Otherwise that's against the law.
Not illegally. At least I know that the 3 largest banks (Mizuho, SMBC and MUFJ do it and they obviously would never break the law.
I know this seems crazy when you are not from Japan but it is what happens
That is not correct as it would be illegal. You can check the average salary for those companies snd it steadily increases until the mandatory retirement age of 60.
What happens at 60, you can be rehired to your old position with a meager salary to work those inbetween years 60-65 before you can receive pension.
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Posted in: Japan economy suffers worse-than-expected contraction of 0.5% See in context
geronimo2006Today 04:40 pm JST
Very surprised exports are down given the yen. And there should be a boost from 3m tourists.
Tourism is only a small part of the economy, 3m tourist shows up in the decimals.
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Posted in: Teleworking in Japan falls after COVID; hybrid working on rise See in context
Hervé L'EisaToday 08:34 am JST
One of significant unhealthy aspects of teleworking/remote working is the blurring of the lines between work time and private time. It's psychologically damaging, creating a sense of enslavement. The constantly connected trend increases stress and has detrimental effects on people and their work/private relationships.
This is the main drawback of remote working. Some people like isolation and don’t care about meeting people at the office, but for most people the social part of ”being part of the team” is very important. And no, it’s not efficient to sit around sipping coffee at the office but it is part of the job.
I also enjoyed coffee breaks and lunch with coworkers before, but there’s nobody around anymore. Feels more lonely for sure.
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Posted in: Japan left to rethink COVID grants as telework facilities empty out See in context
Mr KiplingToday 07:35 am JST
People are quite rightly angry at this stupid waste of tax payers money but when faced with waste that makes this less than a drop in the ocean, seem not to care. A few million yen on pointless covid measures...anger, ¥350 BILLION on Tomahawk missiles that will also never be used..... silence.
A few million? You are obviously oblivious to the covid spending that triggered the global runaway inflation. We are not talking about millions or even billions, but much, much more.
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Posted in: Japan child population shrinks for 43rd straight year See in context
sakurasukiToday 07:18 am JST
But in order to stay with current GDP growth and size, Japan need population that can sustain its own domestic demand and labor force, never mind, India will pass Japan by next year.
GDP growth by inflation is what the IMF and people-in-power are driving. It’s not real growth. India’s population will never stop growing and that is the driver of their GDP.
“Advances in productivity” outside of technology is just that unit price is higher so your gdp grows on paper.
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Posted in: Japan launches new alert system as heat stroke deaths rise See in context
virusrexToday 07:56 am JST
A good step that hopefully will prevent a lot of deaths,
No, waste of money and time. More deaths due to the rapidly aging population. Old people die is a fact of life that people seem to have forgotten. A few more months at what cost?
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Posted in: Japan drops new SDF training site plan in Okinawa See in context
WA4TKGToday 02:07 pm JST
So, don’t complain when it sits there for years unused, not bring in any tax revenue
There is a tax on the land even if there is nothing there, so it will bring revenue regardless. Not much tho.
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Posted in: 3 people whose deaths linked to dietary supplement intake had prior health issues See in context
WoodyLeeToday 09:18 am JST
We all have Health Issues!! , does that mean if we take Bad and deadly supplements then die it's OKAY??
Old people die regardless of what they ingest or do, it’s the most natural thing in the world. Most likely this supplement HELPED them to live this llong by reducing cholesterol.
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Posted in: Swiss women score landmark climate win in court decision that could ripple across Europe See in context
Idiots, those women who sued should shoulder collectively all the cost of this ”reduction” which will do nothing for the environment.
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Posted in: A year on, BOJ chief still faces monumental policy normalization task See in context
BOJ watchers are keeping tabs on the pace at which the central bank decides to further raise interest rates
Who writes these pieces without an ounce of critical thinking? Why assume rates will be raised?
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Posted in: Grassroots revolution: the road to legal cannabis See in context
Tokyo-gaijinToday 05:30 pm JST
its funny that people are still referring to cannabis as being harmful. I have never heard of anyone overdosing or dying from cannabis
That’s a nice conclusion, it’s good because people don’t die directly after consuming it?
Look at the mess in the US, how can anyony say legalizing was a good thing? Anyone who can still think clearly.
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Posted in: Yellow sand observed over Tokyo, Osaka See in context
Yellow sand a lot like inflation/deflation, everyone realizes something's not right, but understanding root causes and solutions, difficult and not easy to achieve.
Only difference being that yellow sand ia perfectly understood, why it comes and from where.
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Posted in: Japan unveils plans for next-generation passenger plane project See in context
That’s 5 trillion yen of tax-payer, our, money down the pit. For no real reason at all, “we can’t just manufacture parts” - is BS.
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Posted in: Why are Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?
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