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Just to keep things in perspective - it's common among people that move to Japan to suffer psychiatric distress similar to Paris syndrome. People build up an idealized view of Japa…

I think this article is quite overblown. I don't think this is causing as many problems as the article implies. It's basically just quoting a few opinions from social media - where…

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Being able to pick light and travel with minimal belongings is a great skill to have. But on the other hand, if your itinerary looks like home -> car -> plane -> car -> hotel, then…

I love this. I feel like there’s a business and/or product line here if it doesn’t already exist (hamster habitats with integrated cameras).

I don’t know anything about fashion. I suppose it’s possible that with the right wristband, matching outfit, and on the correct occasion - it could be a fashion statement, I don’t …

I just checked and it looks like Cross Country Skiing is an option now. But yeah I think Garmin and other smart watches are definitely preferred by serious athletes (and people who…

Also in that thread: > amazingly I can find no way to turn this behavior off at all, never mind a more fine-grained control like, say, "ignore this event while the app I use to tim…

In a somewhat similar vein, I find that when I use my Apple Watch to track a hike, it will frequently auto pause or ask me if I've finished when I'm climbing slowly up a steep asce…

As someone who isn't a type nerd, I think a more apt title would be "The Title Cards in Blade Runner are Thoughtfully Executed."

Yeah I think lawn mowing is not the best way to get people thinking about efficient pathfinding. I was initially more focused on creating clean lines, and I didn't even realize the…

The change to $750 just took effect July 1st. I suspect we're going to see some big discounts down to $400 or less around Black Friday and periodically at other times of the year. …

According to this Forbes article [1], Plex earns the majority of their revenue from selling ads in their streaming platform: > Valory said that Plex, which currently does not discl…

Recently Plex increased the cost of a new Lifetime Plex Pass to $750 [1]. It seems like they really want to get most users paying recurring monthly or annual fees. But to me at lea…

Unfortunately that title is already reserved in the US for Homer Simpson.

¥13/kWh is a very good rate. Does that include fuel adjustment and renewable energy surcharge? My current overnight rate is about ¥21/kWh after factoring in those adjustments - so …

First, I'll point out that EV sales in Japan have doubled in the first half of 2026 due to increased government subsidies which took effect in January. [1] This has greatly reduced…

EV sales have doubled in Japan in the first half of 2026. [1] This has been spurred by some pretty large subsidies: > In January this year, the government raised the maximum subsid…

> I remember BYD actually had to design models specifically tailored to the Japanese market (k-car)—their preferences are honestly so bizarre. You say this in past tense, but BYD's…

In Japan it's quite reasonable to ride local trains. I've been meaning to do a trip along the recently re-opened Tadami Line [1], for example. The one way cost for the full 4-hour,…

Looks beautiful and I am filled with an instant sense of nostalgia looking at the screenshots. Personally if I were going to adopt a nerdy train hobby, I would tend more toward tra…

One thing that always bugs me at work is when I get a slack message from someone I don't know along the lines of: "Hello John, are you available to chat later today about Foo Produ…

For anyone looking to try this - while they sell pre-bottled mugicha [1], I highly recommend making your own from tea bags [2]. It's incredibly easy to make - just add cold water a…

And "takeoff and landing were imperceptible to the senses" is quite an exaggeration for both the 747 and A380. They are nice to fly, but takeoff and landings are definitely percept…

IMO the author kind of opened themselves up to it when they said: > And still, in my life here in the United States, words are still needed to convey meaning. As if the US doesn’t …