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@ Eastman

The same type of behavior in Germany would find one arrested by the police

@OssanAmerica

> You are actually incorrect. These people are an extremely small minority with no influence. No more significant than cosplayers. The real right wing with influence don't do these silly things.

Donning copies of the Japanese Imperial Army uniform, waving the Hinomaru flag, brandishing guns etc

Just what is the impression that is being given?

Love and peace, it is not

What must tourists from Asia think when they see such gross insensitivity?

And Japan is steadily heading towards a more governmental militaristic outlook (as if you didn’t know)

In more enlightened countries there would be penalties for such stupidity but in Japan it is tolerated.

So, tell me that it is all fine in a country that cannot even teach school history without censoring it first!

It seems as if the spirit of Japanese nationalism is still alive and well in the grounds of Yasukuni shrine by the look of things

Clothes are a waste of money

In the heat and humidity there is not much point in wearing anything other than a pair of shorts

Not forgetting that the Japanese government collects taxes on everything that is imported, produced and sold in Japan.

Clothes, food, books and other essentials are taxed at 8% at the cash register - no wonder the average Japanese is not considering having kids

Typhoon 7 is already impacting western Japan

It is shaking the house right now with strong gusting winds

NHK is warning residents to stay clear of windows and keep curtains drawn due to the dangers of them being blown out by strong wind!

How about solar activity and the increase in sunspots in 2023 predicted to increase in 2024?

Try as Mr Kim might, his regime will never be able to produce as many atomic weapons as the US which managed to level Pyongyang in the 20th century with conventional weapons.

@winston

you will never see a female inside one-they are forbidden from entering.

"This compact SUV was developed to answer the needs of drivers in the ASEAN region 

And what are those needs exactly?

Are they different to the needs of people in Southern Europe?

So much left unsaid Mitsubishi…

Why do people keep dying in police custody in Japan?

There should be answers about this

Travel in a typhoon is dangerous so returning out of Kansai to wherever might be prudent

KIX is also prone to flooding and more during a typhoon ao best to think carefully

Get home early for work-don’t delay!

I’m getting great benefit from the weak yen too

The inept Japanese authorities make it all possible!

Shop workers will be keeping their masks on then…

Now I know what authoritarian China has in common with Japan…

I gave up taking the useless vaccines and changed my diet.I’ve been in very close proximity to this or the previous twice for two weeks and not caught it

Nobody talks about eating more healthily, exercise or other ways to boost the immune system.

Mental health is a major problem in Japan…

I enjoy the roads and attractions in Japan on weekdays when the need to queue or push through crowds is non existent.

Having hordes of people with nothing to do is dangerous for society

Aircon has been the norm in cars for decades in Europe.

Europeans are not ‘skeptical’ about aircon at all but the difficulty of installing the units in old buildings with thick walls is not easy nor cheap

What’s the point of just going up and coming back down?

I don’t get it

Several weeks ago the trend was apparent.

Other posters have also recommended to avoid the yen and this 145 level will just lead to further weakness.

I expect the 150 level to be the next target

Japan is ill equipped to handle millions of bag pushing and carrying tourists.

Stations do not have large elevators capable of tackling platform to street level passenger traffic nor can they accommodate waiting passengers easily.

When the Chinese start coming back en masse then the chaos will just get worse

I’m good with it as I get to make some bucks out of it

And the Japanese consumer will.valiantly boycott all the 100 yen cheap items that are the mainstay of the average Japanese?

Ganbare Nihon!

These events (abductions) were certainly traumatic for those families but why are events that occurred 40-50 years ago being made into an issue now?

Matsuno said he is sorry the government has been unable to secure the return of a single abductee from North Korea since the first five came home in 2002.

Since when has the Japanese government made North Korean rapprochement an objective?

Which Japanese PM has instigated a dialogue with NK since 2002?

Has it ever been explained why the North Korea might harbor ill will against Japan and its citizens?

So much not done and said but that is Japan…

I wonder if the museum has considered in solar panels to reduce energy costs,

“ Black women, are afraid to report crimes such as assault and sexual violence because they are too often not believed.”

Or, it could be that they don’t trust the police and there’s be a certain amount of animosity from the perpetrators if they did

Sorry, not mayor ‘deputy mayor’ that was involved..

The mayor also said he instructed workers in the office to "act responsibly as civil servants" to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

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The mayor seems to be an arrogant, out-of-touch bore himself!