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I can just imagine these taxi drivers eyes ringing up YEN when picking up a fare like this one.

He was indeed very naïve, probably blinded by the greed. There's no way in hell you're getting a taxi ride like that without proof of payment or payment upfront where I come from.

BackpackingNepalJan. 16  04:56 pm JST

People mentioned London for curry? Indians will never agree. Well only those Indians in UK who has never been to India.

The vast majority of curry restaurants in the UK are Bangladeshi owned anyway!

What excuses will we hear for them dragging their heels with the vaccine approval and roll out I wonder.

Now really isn't the best time for Japanese levels of bureaucracy.

I really don't understand America. It just seems to me the country that fought to be a republic yearns for a king, at least that's the reason I think there are so many Americans who latch on to these cult figures.

Burning BushToday  07:35 am JST

especially as corporations and wealthy political donors distance themselves from Trump

Corporations and wealthy political donors siding with the Dems, as usual.

Well that would be a firm message that they think trump is actually bad for business.

I said it before, Trumps strategy all the way from the run up to this election was discredit it from day one, on that basis alone he deserves impeachment for actively trying to undermine the democratic process.

I can only hope that stupid social media platforms like Twitter, FB, Insta, Tiktok and all the weirder ones eat themselves and people get their heads back into the real world.

If a nut attacks you in a bar and you defeat him and kick him in the head for good measure, you have just made an enemy for life, but if after you defeat him you pick him up and buy him a beer you will have made a friend for life.

A friend for the rest of your life you mean, after they've taken the beer you offer and stab you in the back as you're leaving.

Pukey2Today  10:20 am JST

I'm going to go out on a limb and say those strawberries are placed right at the front edge of the sandwiches. Open up the sandwich, and it'll look mostly empty.

I'm not gonna buy one to find out but yeah, I'll bet you're right.

Well that makes it easier to round all the traitors up and throw away the key.

IllyasToday  07:08 am JST

@PTownsend

Dehumanization tactic.

Ah but for that to happen one needs to be human and Trump is clearly a snake.

Trump is getting politicked big time. All that bullying, lying, using people and disdain for the U.S constitution is coming back to bite him in the bum. Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.

quercetumToday  03:31 pm JST

Burning BushToday  02:09 pm JST

So Somalia and about 100 other third world countries that don't even have running water are handling the virus better than Ireland.

If they don't have a government functioning enough to provide running water, how the hell are they gonna realistically have a health service that knows what the virus is doing nationwide??

According to two friends from Africa who both work at embassies in Tokyo (Tanzania, Libya), African countries have the experience of fighting Ebola, possibly stronger immunity of its people, and favorable climate conditions.

Some western African countries had ebola, so yeah those countries have experience and in general Africa has quite a young population which could help. However, many countries are embroiled in conflict making it impossible to get around the country to accurately know what's happening. South Africa gives us a more realistic picture of what is going on.

Burning BushToday  02:09 pm JST

So Somalia and about 100 other third world countries that don't even have running water are handling the virus better than Ireland.

If they don't have a government functioning enough to provide running water, how the hell are they gonna realistically have a health service that knows what the virus is doing nationwide??

The Art Of The Fail.

You know when you've been Tango'd.

Wrong, you do not get testing even if you have symptoms in most cases. You have to have severe symptoms requiring hospitalization to even qualify to be a candidate to be offered a free test.

Which is no different to how many other countries approach testing, it's making sure resources aren't wasted. As I have said before, from my experience in Tokyo tests are offered on insurance if you have had close contact with a positive case, was not asked about 2 metres or masks.

Do the hustleToday  07:26 am JST

I guess couples really find out how much they like each other when they have to spend a lot of time together. Obviously, many couples don’t like each other as much as they should.

I'm often surprised at how little time (if at all) many Japanese people live together for before marriage. It just seems like too many people drift into marriage because they're getting older and they've met someone who is attractive and makes an acceptable living. They then spend the rest of their miserable married lives sniping about each other behind their backs. OK I'm generalising somewhat but I don't seem to find that situation much where I come from.

Mr KiplingJan. 12  05:23 pm JST

Kniknaknokkaer..... I know what you mean... Kirin city, 10 minute pour.. most of the beer goes down the sinkhole.... I went twice thinking the first time was just a useless staff member. Second time they explained “that is how to correctly serve beer”. I left..

Haha! I would normally do the same and give a place a second chance, it's just that there are plenty of other places serving beer I'd rather drink.

 While he promised that it would be funded by Mexico, U.S. taxpayers ended up footing the bill.

Just like American consumers are footing the bill for his failed trade war with China.

With the Trump cult having power, Americas problems lie much closer to home than China.

Nice distraction though.

Yes. It is an easy platform for weirdos to empower each other. The mentally vulnerable get stuck in this bubble of empowerment and start to think it's the norm.

“People thought that what I said was totally appropriate,” Trump said.

Which people, the yes men left surrounding him or the people who went on to raid congress?

What I saw was a wanna-be autocrat and his cronies trying to undermine a democratic election and the established media.

The Seibu Railway Company, meanwhile, has been proceeding with renewal activities of its 70-year-old Seibu-en amusement park in Tokorozawa City, Saitama, which it temporarily closed last November. The company plans to complete construction and repairs by this spring.

Among the new features will be an emphasis on Showa-era nostalgia, boasting a town in the style of the 1960s, along with new attractions tailored to the same theme. Visitors will be greeted by an old-style streetcar (tram) at the entrance and rows of shops will offer examples of Showa-era commerce, complete with live performances.

Haha, sounds like they aren't actually changing much there then!

The internet needs cleaning up. Freedom of speech should not be abused and I'm pleased to finally see spreaders of misinformation and blatant lies get muzzled.

No thanks! It reminds me of the one time I stopped by a Kirin City bar with a mate, intending to stay for a few beers. The chick poured us a couple of glasses of foam, then spent about 10 minutes scooping away at them with a spoon until there was a sliver of beer visible at the bottom and gave them to us. We just looked at her then each other dumb founded, laughed and left.

TARA TAN KITAOKAJan. 10  10:01 am JST

Think of yr citizens first.

Unfortunately the fossils in power never will, the disgraceful political infighting and power struggle immediately after the 2011 tsunami showed that. They look after themselves only and the public doesn't call them out on it.

In a few years I wonder how many of them will be wanting to marry a rich guy so they don't have to work?

So in gun loving America, if an unarmed person breaks into a home and gets shot dead it's OK but now the gun toting Trump followers are crying foul that a (allegedly unarmed) member of an armed mob breaking into The Capitol Building got shot dead. That's Trumpian/Qanon logic right there!

He's done for and he knows it.

Well, Trump has shown he's the despicable person those of us with some sense of judgement knew he was all along....... Not a surprise.