Mr Kipling comments

Japan's future is a playground for wealthy Asians, more and more this will mean Chinese. The stereotypical image of Chinese tour groups is well outdated these days. They are noisier than the Japanese but at least they are not afraid to enjoy themselves and express their emotions. I hope the hotel building can keep pace with the demand.

garypen.....

You could even include most religions. You sure could, especially the Catholic church though most of their victims are not adults.

Harry will travel to Singapore to play in the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup on Aug. 12.

Lets hope he doesn't fall off his pony and get injured, that would be just terrible.

Larr Flint...

Unfortunately even Vietnamese don't want to come so eagerly to Japan anymore.

The Nikkei.asia edition today has a report about 12,000 mainly Vietnamese on the trainee worker scheme that have "gone missing" in Japan. So some seem quite keen to come and stay.

The Ginger Whinger

From the photo you won't be able to call him that for much longer. He has gone bald in the last year.

Russia's war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and misinformation is everywhere.

Really? I thought that everything reported by Ukraine was true and honest and everything from the Russian side was lies and propaganda.

A week later, Mariupol’s main drama theater was destroyed in an airstrike even though the word “children” was written in Russian in large letters in two spots around the theater to show that civilians were sheltering there. A week later, Mariupol’s main drama theater was destroyed in an airstrike even though the word “children” was written in Russian in large letters in two spots around the theater to show that civilians were sheltering there. The blast killed as many as 600 people.

And when an independent Italian journalist visited the site there was no evidence of any mass deaths.

The blast killed as many as 600 people.

As many as.... means they pulled a number out of a hat. If you took a zero off, the number would still be high.

Oh stop it...when you become addicted to drugs you have given up on life and made a sess pitt if your own making

This is at least the 4th time this has been reported in the the last 5 years.n

How many other incidents have there been

Yes Japan...your status as a vassal state has consequences.

CigarCowboy ...

Some posters on JT manage to turn every article into "China bad".

Alan...

You obviously haven't listened to one of her other big hits Mandinka.

You are correct. But I have now.

amazing range of vocals .

Correct again! I have a long drive this weekend so will be downloading some Sinead O'Connor for the ride.

She spoke out about the abuse in the Catholic church which was good but can anyone name any of her songs apart from the one that made her famous?

The end is near .....will I still get beer ??

Exactly! What am I going to do without the nice lady bringing me a beer every 30 minutes or so?

It is not just China and anyway, Tritium is the least of your worries for stuff being dumped in the sea.

Reagan apologized and 61.8 million dollars was paid out during the Clinton administration.

Again facts matter...

the U.S. government did not admit legal liability or formally apologize to Iran, it agreed to pay US$61.8 million on an ex gratia basis in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims. And awarded the captain of the ship that shot down a civilian aircraft on its regular flight schedule a medal.

What's your favorite city to visit in Japan and why?

Does this mean favorite city outside Tokyo? It's not just Shibuya and Shinjuku. Tokyo has everything.

People are mentioning seafood, scenic walks, baseball, great views, nature, cafes, restaurants, craft beer, sea views, festivals and history.... Tokyo has all these and more.

Japan's over riding philosophy at work... Tradition before common sense.

at a time Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a major producer of grains, and the COVID-19 pandemic are posing risks to a secure food supply.

Neither of which made any difference at all to Japans ability to feed itself.

Yes in the past Japanese used to eat rice 3 times a day. Now they have a more varied diet. Japan is a rich country, when food is priced on an open market, it won't be Japan missing out.

PolarStar..

Perhaps Japan could suggest that Iran apologize for shooting down the ukrainian passenger plane on the 8 January 2020, killing all 176 passengers and crew aboard.

The Iranians have apologized but we are still waiting for the US to apologize for shooting down an Iranian passenger plane (Iranair 655) in 1988 killing 290 passengers and crew.

I know Russia has been getting their invading asses kicked by a tiny country.

Russia has annexed pretty much all the land it regards as Russian. They have put in defensive positions to secure these areas. Ukraine has failed miserably to put the tiniest dent into these defenses. Where the armies are now is where they are going to end up give or take a few kms in the east. The Ukrainians know this, the Russians know this and the puppet masters in the Pentagon know this. Politically none of them can admit it publicly.

Britain's Kieran Reilly claimed the hosts' first gold of the World Cycling Championships on Monday winning the BMX Freestyle Park title.

First gold? Charlie Hatton who won gold in the Downhill MTB on Saturday may not agree with this.

Less than 1%? I thought that must be a typo but no. Will they settle for .5% or .6%?

Rodney...

Japan has millions of stray cats, but no stray dogs.

That's because the dogs get rounded up and gassed.

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi raised the two issues during talks with his visiting Iranian counterpart.

Official press releases on both sides may have nothing in reality to what was actually discussed.

Since then, Iran's government has been galloping ahead with its nuclear program, openly exceeding the deal’s limits on uranium enrichment and stockpiling, and building a new nuclear facility.

As they are free to do after the US unilaterally ended the agreement. An agreement that Iran was following to the letter.

Taiwanischina...

Tell them to dismantle their Quds force while they are at it.

Sore loser?

Just because they trained and led the Iraqi militias that kick the US out of Iraq?

About half of the deaths were walking or cyclists. I know from previous years that roughly 40% of road traffic death in Japan occur at light controlled crossings. Two reasons for this, as I said before cars turning left while pedestrians are crossing straight and also vehicles passing on red and pedestrians and cyclists just stepping out on the G of green without looking. Look before you cross, even with a green light.

The 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six major powers -- including Russia and China -- was aimed at scaling down Iran's activities in that sector in order to allay fears it was developing atomic weapons.

An accord that Iran kept to but the US under Zionist pressure broke unilaterally.

About time too... So much fuss about nothing.

Enjoy your last summer and last marine products before it being contaminated with those tainted water.

Please spend some of this summer learning about what is being released, its "danger" and how it compares with other pollutants released into the sea by Japan and other countries every day of the year.

At junctions, all cars should come to a halt enabling pedestrians to cross in any direction like at the Shibuya crossing.

At some of the large junctions this can work.

Japan has the idea that lowering the average speed of vehicular travel reduces accidents but research in the UK in the 1970s in Bristol showed that having smooth travel was safer. Less lights, more give way signs and roundabouts. The turn left driving while pedestrians and cyclists are crossing is designed to give walkers longer to cross but in reality gives them more chance of being hit by a driver hurrying to get around the corner before the light changes.