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Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by quickthrowman »

dangus wrote: post #6
johnea wrote: post #3

After studying Japanese language and culture for the last 15 years, and spending about 6 months there in total, I would say they have a massive over-packaging problem in general. I've never seen a place throw away more plastics than in Japan. If the current oil situation forces a reworking of this system, I'd say all in all, that's an upside.

Japan can package up all the snacks they want, they still use far less oil per capita than the USA. Japan: Approximately 28% of all passenger kilometers are traveled by rail United States: Rail travel accounts for only about 0.25% of passenger kilometers Remember: when you drive your 30mpg car to work, 20 miles down the freeway, alone in your vehicle by yourself, you are burning over a gallon of refined petroleum pro…

That’s what I’d expect for a country that imports all of its oil and a country that produces more oil than it uses, especially considering the oil importing nation is an island 1/25th the size of the oil rich country, making dense rail transportation easier.

I’d love if the US had better public transport and I could get rid of my car, it costs more per month than my housing (which is admittedly cheap)

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by mda »

deepsun wrote: post #76
emodendroket wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't say the present strategy worked a lot better so maybe the whole world had a point.

Hard to say at this point. Imagine in 50 years historians would write like "but crazy regimes kept developing nuclear weapons to exterminat nations they don't like, and the whole world just kept watching doing nothing until it was too late".

I know right? countries with nuclear arsenal constantly attacking like rabid dogs and has no respect to human life, what a nasty combination.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by bell-cot »

trillic wrote: post #25
gryson wrote: post #8

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Japan burns about half of its collected plastic via thermal recycling (recovering the energy) and recycles about a third into new products. The key point is that Japan recycles 85% of its plastic waste, which is excellent compared with a country like the US that recycles about 10%. And, the per capita plastic use in the US is far more than in Japan. This whole point pops up on the internet so frequently because touri…

Burning trash is recycling now?

Efficient burning is far better than shipping it off to a dump in some poor country, while claiming that it'll somehow be recycled there.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by expedition32 »

nogajun wrote: post #9

As a result of the Takaichi administration directing subsidies exclusively toward gasoline, oil companies have stopped prioritizing naphtha production, leading to a shortage of daily necessities. The fact that Calbee’s snack packaging has turned monochrome is a direct consequence of this. The Takaichi administration attempted to pressure Calbee into reversing this decision. What is even more alarming is that more tha…

What is more alarming is that the American public is completely silent on their mad Emperor's antics.

This all started in the White House and we must never let them get away with it.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by subscribed »

defrost wrote: post #70
thrownthatway wrote: post #59

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I never made that argument. I just tend to thing bullies should be crushed rather than appeased.

So, dialysis patients had their supplies on a regular basis, and then the Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated (hard to get more crushed) during peace negotiations, and now dialysis patients are at risk. Seems like being a bully achieved very little .. why tear up the original hard won agreement that allowed inspection and kept the uranium enrichment in check in the first place?

What do you mean why? His White House posted Obamas as monkeys, he hates everything Barrack achieved as a president and who he is.

Trump is a scam artist as all his prior achievements show, so of course he will damage anything he can't turn into his personal profit. I bet his "negotiations" involve kickbacks for his family personally, in a similar way he "appropriated" profit from the seized Venezuelan tankers.

Don't treat the guy like he was a philosopher. He's a felon, prominently mentioned in the infamous Trump-Epstein files.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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snayan wrote: post #90
thrownthatway wrote: post #59

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I never made that argument. I just tend to thing bullies should be crushed rather than appeased.

So, what's your proposal for dealing with Trump then? The world waits with bated breath...

May I suggest a very public trial and then seizure of all assets from this family, and then high security South-American prison?

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by graemep »

kdheiwns wrote: post #73
thrownthatway wrote: post #59

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I never made that argument. I just tend to thing bullies should be crushed rather than appeased.

That's how the whole world is feeling about America now, yes. Nobody outside of America and Israel were ever remotely bothered by Iran. Especially not Japan, which had a good relationship with Iran going back a century. It's really just absurd how America decided to attack a partner of Japan and damage our economy so much for zero benefit whatsoever.

> Nobody outside of America and Israel were ever remotely bothered by Iran

That is not true. Saudi Arabia has been fighting a proxy war with them for years. The EU and Uk have had sanctions on them for years. Lots of people care about their treatment of religious minorities, gays and women.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by otabdeveloper4 »

thrownthatway wrote: post #59
emodendroket wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't say the present strategy worked a lot better so maybe the whole world had a point.

I never made that argument. I just tend to thing bullies should be crushed rather than appeased.

> I just tend to thing bullies should be crushed rather than appeased

Cool it with the antisemitism. Netanyahu's actions were short-sighted but understandable, labeling him a "bully" is not fair.

Re: Naphtha shortages in Japan

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Post by tardedmeme »

graemep wrote: post #98
kdheiwns wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's how the whole world is feeling about America now, yes. Nobody outside of America and Israel were ever remotely bothered by Iran. Especially not Japan, which had a good relationship with Iran going back a century. It's really just absurd how America decided to attack a partner of Japan and damage our economy so much for zero benefit whatsoever.

> Nobody outside of America and Israel were ever remotely bothered by Iran That is not true. Saudi Arabia has been fighting a proxy war with them for years. The EU and Uk have had sanctions on them for years. Lots of people care about their treatment of religious minorities, gays and women.

Europe had sanctions to avoid the American sanctions on places that didn't have sanctions, they'd rather trade with America than with Iran, but they don't actually care themselves.
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