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Japanese Government: "Japanese people, have more babies."

Japanese people: "We need higher pay and less working hours at our jobs."

Japanese company CEOs: "no."

Japanese Government: "Also, we will provide less child care services and nursery schools."

**Japanese consumer goods companies: **"Baby goods in Japan facing steeper price hikes"

Japanese people: "and you still want us to have MORE babies? How, again?"

Japanese Government: "Japanese people, have more babies............."

Isn't that the same floral set up for the Abe funeral in the picture? Or something similar?

Did this event also cost 69 Billion dollars or whatever the price was?

I like how they can make mosaic on some of the people in his pic, but I guess not enough funds to fully mosaic everyone's face.

As if it matters if we see their faces or not.

On the other hand, that is a very clean waiter's jacket he has on. All class.

The mint will produce these coins, each assigned a value of 1,000 yen. They will sell for 13,800 yen including tax.

That’s a GREAT deal if I ever heard one. I’ll take 1000 coins!!!!

I wonder if they’re selling any magic beans as well?

1. French Man Throws Hands Over Bento

I remember this video. Pathetic individual.

Not gonna mention anything about his country of origin, but it makes sense.

he was in a bad mood

go drive into a brick wall next time then.

that’ll definitely put everyone else in a GOOD mood.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is likely to reshuffle his cabinet between Sept. 11 to 13

The problem is the person doing the “shuffling.”

Get rid of him and the entire crew, fresh meat all around.

Then maybe people will start to care.

denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills

What else do you expect?

The LDP has to pay for Kishida's useless abroad trips and cover Aso's 5 Billion dollar lifestyle or whatever it is.

They can't worry about preserving history or the people.

Priorities people, priorities!!

The more talented researchers are, the more likely they will leave Japan,

change "researchers" to "people" and you will be correct.

resulting in a decline in the country's academic standards.

No, that would be due to the outdated "center test" based education in grade schools.

Japan's real wages in June fell 1.6 percent from a year earlier, declining for the 15th straight month, as salary increases failed to keep up with accelerating inflation, government data showed

Oh really?? What a shocker.

What are they going to tell us next?

August will be a very hot month?

Otani will continue to be great, while the Angels stink?

Kishida will fly to even more countries, using even more tax payers money to fund such pointless activities?

How about telling us some NEW information? Useful information?

earned by him

“earned”………..if you mean embezzled, yes.

What is this? Picture day at the LDP offices?

First that woman with the 3900 yen a month raise papers and now some Iranians who have no idea who Kishi even is?

what? Did they have to fit every single photo opp in one day, so kish can go on another little trip to anywhere but Japan again?

on the Japanese tax payers money, of course.

The authority also said starting monthly salaries should be raised by 12,000 yen for high school graduates and 11,000 yen for university graduates.

what kind of logic is that?

“did they graduate college or

high school?”

“college”

“give them LESS…….”

Good. Keep him there.

I've been in Japanese hospital community rooms with elderly before, and it can be hell.

Random screaming, yelling or constant nosies. A lengthy stay will piss anyone off.

Sad story all around.

Practical? Sure.

……but logic doesn’t exist in many parts of Japan.

people “in charge” are always looking to do things the hardest way, humanly possible, while taking up as much unnecessary time as they can, to insure their workers do not have a good work life Balance.

Kishida declined to comment directly on Akimoto, citing the ongoing investigation, but said he was "very disappointed that the situation has turned into one that sows distrust among the public."

NOTHING Kishida or his boys have done, has earned ANY trust from the public.

From what you have seen in Japan's major cities this summer, do you think there are too many foreign tourists visiting the country for the industry to handle?

NO.

That's because they STILL don't know how to promote smaller towns and cities.

So, maybe Tokyo, Osaka and Okinawa are packed.

But I doubt anywhere in Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido or lesser known areas are overflowing with tourists right now.

Japan's police agency said Thursday it plans to slap fines on cyclists  for traffic violations in a bid to reduce the number of accidents

So, in other words, they will START to do their job?

Are they also going to start tagging inept drivers using phones while they drive?

following the rise in popularity in bicycles as a means for commuting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

that has nothing to do with anything in 2023.

The Japanese government is set to make foreign nationals under the age of 18 and born and raised in Japan eligible for special permission for residency provided their cases fulfill certain requirements, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

HOWEVER.......

If you win some kind of international sports achievements or become famous in some way, you will THEN receive full benefits and be considered "100% Japanese."

Why not just add it to Kishida's bill?

Her tiara will cost a lot less than anything Kishida (using tax money) spends on frivolously, in an hour.

What's the difference?

that many consumers have not complained about higher prices.

maybe they’re not complaining, verbally, in stores.

but most people will show their opinions with their purchases. You won’t see them buying BS goods anymore.

just the bare necessities.

I mean, you’ll still have the same morons buying 30,000 yen square watermelons or 2 million yen tuna or whatever it is.

but the common man will definitely stop buying double cheeseburgers and extra noodles in their ramen.

Encouraging employees to do side jobs is beneficial for local governments in demonstrating their attitude in solving local community issues

no, it’s a cheap way to allow workers to “make more money” in order to survive their current low paying jobs.

since they WON’T give workers the raises they deserve, they’ll make it seem like they’re doing the employee a favor and “allowing” them to do other jobs.

the “rule” about workers not being allowed to moonlight at other jobs, has ALWAYS been utter BS in Japan.

it’s their free time, let them do what they want.

and moreover, since pay is so low at most jobs, most have NO choice but to get another job to make ends meet.

if it was “so important” for employees to not moonlight, it’s real simple.

PAY THEM MORE!!!!

I don’t understand.

Is this supposed to be good news or bad news? Or just stating “facts?”

so they average 12%, so what are we supposed to do with that?

Japanese city announces its firefighters can use convenience stores

ohh, really? Game changing and mind blowing events here…….

what is wrong with people in Kimitsu city or wherever this story took place?

civil servants are humans too. If they gotta go, they gotta go. If it’s a blazing hot summer day, they need water or food or whatever to keep going.

how was this even “against the rules” in the first place?

it’s just ridiculous how much backward thinking exists around here.

10 prefectural police departments begin trial program for treating stalkers

what about a program that not only fires, but also throws cops in jail for committing sexual harassment, assault or other various crimes?

oh wait…….I forgot, money talks

The condition of the customer and his beer are unclear but both were believed to be free of serious injury.

Please update us on the beer’s condition as soon as possible.

Among the 117 facing disciplinary action, 18 were dismissed from their jobs, 25 were suspended and 58 had their salaries slashed, while 16 were reprimanded.

and ZERO put in jail?

you would also think 117 of those 117 would've been fired.

Are there any standards for being a cop in Japan?

I mean other than being able to breathe and walk?

three men who assaulted and robbed another man

big men....... 1 on 3.......

Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae says he's gay

Had to google the name.

no idea who he is.

still don’t.

one look at his pictures, the news he announced has got to be shocking to no one.

so, if he is, great. If he isn’t, who cares?

we all have bills to pay.

Let’s just focus on that.