Posted in: Japan destroyer sailed into China territorial waters despite warnings See in context
And how many times has China done the same thing to Japan?
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Posted in: Ex-SDF member Gonoi settles with 3 sexual assault perpetrators See in context
Since when does an apology bargained as part of a settlement mean anything?? Unless it comes willingly from the perpetrator without any legal pressure, it's worthless!!
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Posted in: Senior defense officials, SDF members to be disciplined over scandals See in context
I bet the "discipline" will be something like the classic 10% pay cut for 3 months.
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Posted in: Indicted mogul takes on Japan's 'hostage justice' system See in context
was treated rudely and harshly
You can't sue for that. Petition to change the laws of Japan instead.
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Posted in: Biden's shaky Trump debate alarms Democrats, raises questions for his campaign See in context
All the resources that Biden had to prep for the debate and THAT was the result? What a joke. Trump will be the next president.
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Posted in: King Charles welcomes Japanese emperor, empress on state visit See in context
So they chose the picture where Charles isn't even looking at the camera?? OK...
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Posted in: Gov't panel proposes air traffic control measures to boost safety after Haneda collision See in context
It doesn't take a panel to recommend common-sense measures like that. Except that it's irrelevant in this case as the cause was pilot error. The captain of the Coast Guard plane didn't obey ATC instructions.
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Posted in: Kishida vows to focus on issues that cannot be postponed See in context
Are we STILL doing COVID spacing with the chairs??
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Posted in: Psychiatric exam finds Abe's accused killer mentally fit See in context
Anyone know if the people that failed to successfully protect Abe were punished or at least fired?
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Posted in: Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money trial See in context
Trump will never see the inside of a jail cell. It's too logistically difficult.
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Posted in: Holes poked in mesh screen barrier at popular Mount Fuji viewing spot See in context
Who could ever have seen this coming???
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Posted in: N Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air See in context
How many North Koreans involved in this failed launch will be killed as punishment?
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Posted in: Japan is changing its yen bills soon, so beware of scam artists, government warns See in context
What's with the Japanese loving cash so much???
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Posted in: A new bill currently being discussed in the Diet would give the government the authority to revoke the permanent residency status of foreigners who don't make the required payments into the country’s mandatory pension system. What do you think about this? See in context
What if you have PR, but don't live in Japan? You don't have to pay into Japan's pension system in that case, right?
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Posted in: New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals See in context
So this isn't illegal, then?
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Posted in: White House downplays Biden calling Japan xenophobic country See in context
He's not wrong.
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Posted in: Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists See in context
Proof that they are not Japanese?
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Posted in: Testimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling See in context
Nothing will happen or change. Props to them for at least bringing attention to the issue, though.
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Posted in: Shizuoka governor quits after disparaging comments about farmers See in context
He's even smirking as he submits his letter of resignation.
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Posted in: Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say See in context
Why not the Boston to Washington, DC corridor instead? More potential passengers.
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Posted in: Man arrested after pressing naked butt against water faucet in Tokyo park See in context
I didn't know water faucets could turn people on.
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Posted in: Shizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellers See in context
And suddenly, the maglev can once again be back to its original completion schedule!
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Posted in: U.S. comedian Jimmy Kimmel says he was blown away by Japan’s bathrooms See in context
I wonder if he knows what a traditional Japanese toilet looks like.
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Posted in: Foreign residents prohibited from participating in Yu-Gi-Oh Japan Championship See in context
Is anyone actually surprised here?
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Posted in: Revised law on rules for paternity after divorce goes into effect See in context
And a simple DNA test can't be the method to determine things because??
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Posted in: Fan outcry over K-pop star's date highlights 'harsh' industry rules See in context
Isn't it exactly the same for J-pop too?
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Posted in: Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027 See in context
Can't the federal government step in and do something to get this thing done on schedule? I know eminent domain can be used in the case of privately-owned land, but what if the land is prefecturally owned?
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Posted in: Japan's overworked, underpaid truckers left behind in wage bonanza See in context
but is afraid that might be difficult.
In Japanese, this means it won't happen.
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Posted in: North Korea-Japan qualifier in Pyongyang canceled by FIFA See in context
Someone just bought themselves a one-way trip to a forced labour camp...
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Posted in: Catherine, Princess of Wales, praised for frank cancer admission See in context
Why didn't she say what type of cancer she has?
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Posted in: Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
Posted in: Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
Somehow, this will be blamed on the Japanese government by china… ”Wait for it”
Posted in: Missing woman rescued near Tokyo after 36 hours adrift at sea
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