Posted in: 1st death confirmed in Feb 13 northeastern Japan earthquake See in context
Nice of the family member to check on him 12 days after the earthquake....!
That's closely-knit by some families' standards.
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Posted in: TV series 'Frasier' latest '90s hit to get a revival See in context
Still I don't know what to do with those tossed salad and scrambled eggs, they're startin' again.
Haven't a clue what this is about, but love the lines.
Goodnight, Seattle!
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Posted in: Don Quijote store operator to buy California-based supermarket chain See in context
Gelson's upscale supermarket stores in southern California,
meet your opposite. We hope you like toys.
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Posted in: 50 LDP lawmakers urge local members to oppose separate surnames See in context
The group also includes Tamayo Marukawa, who recently took over as minister in charge of women's empowerment and gender equality.
Gross insubordination, dereliction of duty, impersonation, fraud.
She'll go far!
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Posted in: Nissan ex-CEO tells Japanese court Ghosn's pay was too low See in context
Akio toyoda recieves the pay of 1.86 million dollars
Yeah, rrrrright.
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Posted in: Nissan ex-CEO tells Japanese court Ghosn's pay was too low See in context
Zero emotion. Watch some tv dramas and learn and watch the news. Zero emotion. Arms at sides. Hair combed, and robes immaculate
Freshman?
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Posted in: Krispy Kreme Japan collaborates with Minions on character doughnuts See in context
Any resemblance to food is coincidental.
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Posted in: Toshiba in talks with GE to jointly produce wind power equipment See in context
Early adopter.
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Posted in: Changing jobs in a pandemic no easy task See in context
His 150,000-yen-a-month pay, wretchedly inadequate under other circumstances, sufficed for him
...because he's living with his parents, in a benign parasitism endemic across Japanese society.
Bigger parasites in turn prey on the smaller, adding scant value in a reductionist death spiral.
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Posted in: Police officer found dead in apparent suicide See in context
Although a suicide note was recovered from his locker, an Ibaraki Prefectural Police spokesperson declined to reveal its content
I think we can all guess the copy/paste reason for this copy/paste tragedy.
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Posted in: Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president See in context
Fittingly, Hashimoto flanked by virile young athletes.
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Posted in: Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power See in context
Well, Rush thought we won. And so do I, by the way.
Rex Harrison was right.
If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree.
Rex Tillerson was spot on, too.
'king moron.
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Posted in: Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ dies at 70 See in context
lie, huff and puff and demonize the “other” to get rich and famous
and even into the White House.
(as a loser might once have tweeted)
Sad!
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Posted in: Ex-director sues Amnesty Japan for firing him over Japanese ability See in context
Tell me again how many billions of dollars are spent on English education in Japan. I think it’s around $3.5-4 billion every year.
The fact he does not know kanji is irrelevant. Around 40% of Japanese don’t know kanji either. That’s why they have hiragana and katakana.
Possibly the most misinformed thing I've read on JT. And that's saying something.
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Posted in: Ex-director sues Amnesty Japan for firing him over Japanese ability See in context
I empathise with O' Sullivan, having been in his shoes.
This IS Japan, though, and if Amnesty is to be successful, it must weigh its financial constraints (no PA budget?) with the need for its chief to engage stakeholders as his Amnesty peers in other countries would.
A huge oversight by the selection panel more than anything else. Poor Taro.
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Posted in: Foreign convenience store employee in Japan saves elderly woman from scammers with quick thinking See in context
A piece of proactive, preventative action.
Worth a lifetime of reaction.
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Posted in: France hold off Ireland 15-13 to end 10-year drought in Dublin See in context
Félicitations!
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Posted in: Ramen chain releases gyoza taco and okonomiyaki hot dogs See in context
Barf! Barf! Barf!
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Posted in: Oita woman loses lawsuit and pays damages without ever knowing she’d been sued See in context
Anyone would have found out if their account suddenly got emptied and seized.
You might be surprised how many people wouldn't countersue to avoid the hassle and publicity, and how many are sitting on mountains of cash and never showing it.
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Posted in: Which music from the past 70 years do you think people will still be listening to 100 years from now? See in context
John Peel's favourite ever song, Teenage Kicks by Derry's own The Undertones.
Rick Astley's never gonna give you up, and James Blunt will stalk you too, because you're beautiful.
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Posted in: Japan's green growth plan propels firms to sharpen environment focus See in context
Itochu Corp. is selling its 20 percent stake in a coal mine in Colombia to Drummond Company Inc, a U.S. coal producer that owns the remaining 80 percent, as part of efforts to promote decarbonization.
Unless it's persuading Drummond to divest from coal, this ain't promoting decarbonisation.
For consumers, recycling PET bottles can be one way to do their part in protecting the environment
Oh yeah, rely on the poorest sibling of Reduce - Reuse - Recycle to save the planet.
What are the energy sources for the recycling, and why can't drinks brands offer powders and syrups for consumers to dilute themselves? I remember - lazy profits.
2/10 for this greenwash.
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Posted in: Health ministry panel greenlights 1st COVID vaccine See in context
Leave me alone with
I want to be alone with my thought.
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Posted in: In UK, roving teams bring COVID-19 vaccine shots to homeless See in context
One way to gauge how civilized a country is is how they treat those in need who can’t help themselves.
The movie I, Daniel Blake is a powerful exposé of Osborne austerity. I wonder how many are still homeless after the bedroom tax and other benefits cuts.
Food and shelter is more important than unproved expensive vaccines
The AZ vaccine is three quid, the price of a sarnie.
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Posted in: 'Wizard of Oz' remake planned See in context
Ease on down, ease on down the road.
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Posted in: Bruce Springsteen faces drunken driving charge in New Jersey See in context
Bruce loose on the juice.
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Posted in: Mori to resign over sexist comments; Kawabuchi, 84, tipped to replace him See in context
Fresh thinking!
Saburo Kawabuchi, 84
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Posted in: Democrats argue Trump planted seeds of Capitol attack with false election claims See in context
Throw him in Gitmo where he belongs.
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Posted in: Toyota president disappointed by Mori's comments See in context
Good. This is significant. Japan listens to Toyota.
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Posted in: Palm Beach to decide whether Trump can stay at Mar-a-Lago See in context
Trump has a lot of pull in Florida unlike in NYC where he had no clout
New Yorkers know him too well.
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Posted in: Married couple found dead at home in apparent murder-suicide
Terribly unfortunate, it would have been really nice if there were no lives lost.
Posted in: 1st death confirmed in Feb 13 northeastern Japan earthquake
Posted in: Tokyo Olympic torch relay scheduled to begin in one month — without cheering
The images on TV are terrible, I hope the losses are kept to a minimum
Posted in: Helicopters, firefighters battle forest fires in Gunma, Tochigi