If only... that covered Japan...

2022-01-01 Thread danny burstein
Gotta worry about the long term prospects ot the Tokyo stock exchange [twitter] AFP News Agency @AFP 34m Japan's imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of roya

if only.. that covered Japan...

2023-06-12 Thread danny burstein
Turns out they might have had their own Weinstein [AP] Japan entertainment company launches probe into sexual abuse allegations against founder Tokyo - An investigation by a major Japanese talent agency into sexual abuse allegations against its founder won't address monetary or criminality

if only.. that covered Japan

2023-07-04 Thread danny burstein
[Japan Times] Komeito chief suggests not releasing Fukushima water in swimming season Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Sunday it would be better not to start the planned release of treated water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant during the upcoming swimming

if only... that covered Japan..

2023-08-05 Thread danny burstein
[AFP via Yahoo!] Clinical Japan, slick Spain surge into Women's World Cup quarters Japan's surprise title charge at the Women's World Cup gathered pace with a clinical 3-1 win over Norway to reach the last eight while Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday. The 2011 champions Japan will

if only... that covered Japan...

2023-12-06 Thread danny burstein
[AFP via Barrons!] Japan Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Anime Studio Arson Suspect: Reports Japanese prosecutors on Thursday sought the death penalty for the man charged over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people, the country's deadliest crime in decades, local m

if only... that covered Japan...

2024-01-02 Thread danny burstein
5 people dead, Japan Airlines plane catches fire after collision on Tokyo airport runway A Japan Airlines plane that collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing burst into flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday. Five of the six passengers on the Coast Guard plane have been c

if only .. that covered Japan

2024-03-03 Thread danny burstein
[courtesy of Jake Adelstein, he of "Tokyo Vice"] Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite Legislators in Japan say a new Adult Video (AV) law curbs the porn industry's worst abuses. Industry stars say it's killing their livelihoods. Learn more about their protest and what they're demanding below. 100 P

if only... that covered Japan

2024-03-12 Thread danny burstein
[via the Twitter] @HanakoMontgome1 [a] Japanese rocket explodes shortly after launch on Wednesday. Japan's Space One attempted to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite in orbit - but those aspirations ended in flames = rest, including video https://twitter.com/HanakoMo

if only ... that covered Japan..

2024-04-02 Thread danny burstein
Residents in Japan's Okinawa islands are evacuating as a tsunami is anticipated within an hour following Taiwan's earthquake. narkosun @narkosun TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE - 7.4 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan, the strongest in 25 years. - Multiple buildings have collapsed in eastern Taiwan,

if only... that covered Japan

2024-07-07 Thread danny burstein
[Twitter, lightly edited] Thomas P (Tom) Logan @TokyoTom2020 Far-right "Japan First" dude got his clock cleaned (3.8%) in yesterday's #Tokyo Governor race ... One of his many platforms was anti-foreigner-in-Japan xenophobia ... Good riddance. (Relieved-of-duties) former Japan Air Self-Defense

if only.. that covered Japan

2024-08-21 Thread danny burstein
[Josephats] Japan's TEPCO halts preparations to remove nuclear debris from Fukushima plant, NHK reports https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/japans-tepco-halts-preparations-remove-nuclear-debris-fukushima-plant-nhk-2024-08-22/ _ Knowledge

if only... that covered Japan..

2024-08-23 Thread danny burstein
https://soranews24.com/2024/08/22/foreign-tourists-blamed-for-japan-rice-shortage-as-reiwa-rice-riots-leaves-shelves-bare/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to foil spammers, my addre

Re: If only... that covered Japan...

2022-01-01 Thread Richard de Give
We'll have to wait until Monday. The broader-based TOPIX closed trading Thursday at 1,992.33, down 6.66 points or 0.33 percent. Back to you, Thalia. On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 8:45 PM danny burstein wrote: > Gotta worry about the long term prospects > ot the Tokyo stock exchange > > [twitter] > > A

Re: If only... that covered Japan...

2022-01-02 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Seems like it’s a little bit early to worry that the 15-year-old nephew might not have a son (unless they can already tell that he’s a “weeb” who’s more into anime than actual women). Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2022, at 11:45 PM, danny burstein wrote: > > Gotta worry about the long term

Re: if only... that covered Japan

2024-03-13 Thread Richard de Give
As expected, the broader-based TOPIX is taking a beating over this, Currently adt 2,648.51, down 8.73 points or 0.33 percent. Back to you, Thalia. On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM danny burstein wrote: > [via the Twitter] > > @HanakoMontgome1 [a] > Japanese rocket explodes shortly after launch

Re: if only ... that covered Japan..

2024-04-02 Thread Richard de Give
Broader-based TOPIX plunging faster than a Mexican bus, now at 2,697.61, down 16.20 points or 0.69 percent. Back to you Thalia. On Tue, Apr 2, 2024, 7:04 PM danny burstein wrote: > > Residents in Japan's Okinawa islands are evacuating as a tsunami is > anticipated within an hour following Taiwan

if only... that covered Japan... racing legend Kenjiro Shinozuka

2024-03-18 Thread danny burstein
Japan racing driver legend, age 75 First Japanese to Win Paris-Dakar Rally https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20240318-175276/ _ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dan...@panix.com [to fo