I don't like her (to put it nicely), but I don't think she's that daft. It's basically meaningless stuff that's pandering to certain portions of the LDP base.

I doubt it with the flag (though tons of people fly the naval ensign today already, not just far right folks and nothing legally forbids doing so AFAIK) since this would have consequences with some of the biggest trade partners when the economy is already in trouble.

Edit: to be clear, I think this is a really dumb idea and don't agree with it.

Probably not interested for those specs at that price.

In Japan, the page also has a link that goes to some partner of theirs that's just a maintenance page at 09:38 on a weekday which.... does not inspire confidence.

I work in IT in Japan and we'd be in deep shit if that happened at any company I work for.

I don't think I've ever used Komodo station for anything before which is why I clicked to see.

People entering on the tourist waiver will not be affected, the last fees were set in 1978, it's still cheaper than some countries. That sounds fine to me as a resident.

Assuming the yearbook photo (I suppose it is) is authentic, then I was surprised as well. I thought she was probably my age (mid-40s) or older. Nope, over a decade younger.

At least domestically in Japan, PC gaming is still a very niche and expensive hobby. It's cheaper than a decade ago when I got here, but computer literacy isn't great. I hate that decision, but it makes sense for their domestic market

My company has been reducing force multiple times and did one round in a particularly shitty way. Our bonuses were the lowest ever this round despite us all having had to carry more weight. They wonder why our morale is shit.

A smaller/older/cheaper home, specifically in a country where it is expected to be sellable for a profit later to "climb the housing ladder" with a more expensive house (and repeat until maybe downsizing after retirement).

Our rural roads here in Japan are 60 at most, with most being 40 or 50. I don't think I'd feel safe going a whole lot faster than that. Certain divided, multi-lane roads can get up to 80, but those are different to what I'm thinking of going to actual individual houses.

I don't like either. Blue cheese itself is rather hit-or-miss for me (I think I may also be mildly allergic). The ingredients that go into ranch I mostly like. I think it boils down to not liking US mayo; I thought I hated all mayo until I had Japanese.

The safety squint makes it harmless!

I'm old enough to have a grandchild that's 18. I still am not sure how I feel about it.

I now have 'robot vs dinosaur' by Skeleton Dick stuck in my head. Miss those guys.

I moved to another country, but it still took until my early 40s.

Yeah, I agree with that. Very few japanese are religious in the sense that many western countries understand the concept; it's unlikely to be a big force as you rightly point out. There are other factors, but nothing supernatural (though the far right venerating the emperor is a whole other can of worms)

To a point, yes. I know trans and gay couples and it's complicated. Gender marker changes still require bottom surgery and ability to marry requires opposing genders on their koseki.

The conservatives don't want to change the koseki system (which foreigners can't even have and is another problem). The conservatives don't allow couples to have separate names (unless one is a foreigner and thus no koseki name shenanigans). It also plays into the "(the right type of) people aren't having enough babies!" thing. I do know one couple who are both trans but did not have surgery wnd did have a kid which is the type of situation the government largely doesn't care about

Edit: ah, I live in Japan for context (married to japanese, but not a japanese national myself). Here over a decade noe

Definitely for a time in '80s kids wear. I did see adults then (and more recently) wearing them. But mostly farmers and mechanics. Not sure if it were ever adult fashion back then

How is he nailing the bones? They're all long bones at right angles with only one point of contact on the upper structure. This is clearly a job for different attachment technology.

Sounds like they'd make some nice candles/sparklers

When I shaved my head, all the way.