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I might also add that all of the big data center companies have sustainability goals that will push demand for cleaner energy, and therefore investment, in the country where they b…

Because "data centers are evil" is trending with the masses.

All this talk of "universal chargers" gets on my nerves: you're not mandating anything about chargers, just the cable connections. Phone chargers have already been made universal f…

Yes, but only after 3 months without a new job as opposed to immediately if laid off.

They can reduce or plain not pay your bonus, yeah. But making the employee pay for "damages", even by subtracting them from remaining pay or bonuses, is very very illegal.

It still takes one standard car's worth of space on the road and one standard car's worth of parking space. This is not a solution to anything.

They can naturalize anytime they want but choose not to...

You're taking the two places that have the most tourists and lowest residential concentration in Tokyo. Obviously it's going to be mostly tourists in the shop. Go see a Donki in a …

I love that I can see a word I don't know and get good grasp of its meaning (you can somewhat do that in Latin languages if you have a good grasp of latin and greek roots, but not …

平成 (Heisei) commonly translated to "Achieving Peace" as stated in the article, can also be read as "Flat Growth" which is more indicative of the past two decades here :)

They were actively recruiting clients in France to offer them tax evasion services. There's nothing innocent here.

I live in Japan. The main issues I see with this is, rather than just "I don't trust the government": 1. They'll do a scan of all devices then ask the ISPs to provide customer info…

Same at a restaurant. They are charging me for food in a nice environment. What am I tipping for? I don't want a nice conversation with my waiter.

Not a typo and it's oral or armpit temperature. Japan is weird with their concept of "fever". When I get a flu shot, they ask me to take my temperature and I have to lie every time…

I was once on a flight from Phuket to Bangkok, connecting back to my home in Tokyo. In such a case Thailand makes you pass immigration on the first flight, so Phuket, then your tra…

And yet hundreds of families are on waiting lists. If you don't get a spot, you have to go to a private facility which can easily cost more than one parent's monthly salary, or dro…

You can buy radium balls to put in your bath on amazon japan: https://amzn.to/2JDwICi

And how does the postal worker delivering thousands of letters addressed to "UPS Headquarters ATLANTA" to a dude's apartment in Chicago not think it strange and report it?

Don't worry, it's very weird in Japan too.

Japan has a nice system: when you're not sure your issue is bad enough to call 119 (Japanese version of 911), you can call 7119 which will tell you if it's really an emergency and …

And ensure that all 3 major carriers agree behind closed do to have the exact same prices, just obscured with a bunch of different discounts and mandatory options that makes them l…

I'm always surprised when I go back to Europe and see so many people walking around with iPhone 4. In Japan, where I live, a vast majority of people get their phones on a 24 months…

Mine costs about $1,000: https://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/pas/lineup/city-c/ But I'm in Tokyo so I'm not worried about theft at all. It has an integrated lock on the back wheel and t…