Wow, is it just me or is X down..? And does anybody care...?

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As part of my planned running vids, I got a new head mounted camera and plan to release some videos showing hour long runs around Tokyo to the Music I listen to, at cadences (BPM) good for running youtu.be/-zK3I03CShg?...

Takaichi I think stands a good chance but needs to rally support. All LDP leader candidates basically offering the same thing - crack downs on foreigners, and tax breaks (not sure how Japan can afford tax breaks, but they are always offered by candidates) www.reuters.com/world/japan-...

Given Musk's willingness to turn off Starlink to Ukrainian forces against Russia, I worry what he might do to Japan when so deeply invested in China Japan Coast Guard to adopt Starlink satellite service asia.nikkei.com/politics/def...

Jp is not immune to idiocracy... When idiots are idiots, instead of correcting their misunderstanding, Japan too validates them by backing down a perfectly good idea becoming racist by acquiescence Japan leaning toward scrapping Africa 'hometown' program after backlash mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Good looking idiot... I think LDP election will end up a Hayashi vs Takaichi runoff Japan PM hopeful Koizumi sorry over requests for positive online comments mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Very glad to see this, although hope they learn lessons from places like NZ on the problems of burying lines and then forgetting where you put them... Tokyo government planning to ban overhead power lines in new housing developments soranews24.com/2025/09/27/t...

It shows the impact of far right Sanseito that in an election where policies are almost never discussed, one being discussed is restricting the rights of foreigners Majority of Japan's ruling LDP's local chapters back tighter foreigner land purchase rules mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Panasonic apparently paying 5 years (60 months) of salary in addition to retirement bonus to get these staff off their books www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/...

Panasonic paying out 10,000 employees in manufacturing arm between 40-59 to quit, citing no longer needed due to AI パナソニック、1万人クビ。40歳から59歳の社員が対象。AIで不要になったため itainews.com/archives/205...

Japanese reacting to forced sale of TikTok to Oracle saying Japanese government needs to do the same with LINE TikTok、米国へ売却。米IT大手オラクルなどの企業連合に itainews.com/archives/205...

Lol - answer is yes, but there are cameras in all the room so you'll get recorded and kicked out [Insider] Can You Have Sex In a Karaoke Room in Japan? unseen-japan.com/karaoke-room...

I'm honestly not much of a fan of sento. That said, it is good that some are smelling the cash and hopefully it leads to them being a bit cleaner and removes the anti-fashion tattoo thing Tokyo’s Sento Are Opening Their Arms to Foreign Tourists unseen-japan.com/sento-tokyo-...

Lol, the swinging pendulum of "It's them/it's you". Truth is Japan is just a hard place to make friends with strangers, ESPECIALLY in Tokyo. It always makes it striking to me how friendly other places are. Is Japan Lonely or Are You Just Not That Interesting? blog.gaijinpot.com/is-japan-lon...

Some places in Asakusa are starting to accept tips since some foreigners (can only be Americans) WANT to pay them. Commenters point out it will lead to decreased wages and is a form of tax avoidance 東京浅草で日本にチップ文化を導入する試みがなされている模様 itainews.com/archives/205...

Lol - how could I not check... Let me summarize it for you. Two assholes get into a fight. The one that doesn't speak Japanese ultimately gets in trouble. They both should have been kicked off the train.

In one televised debate after another, Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates are failing to differentiate themselves from each other on policy. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09...

Video - Emperor Naruhito of Japan and President Donald Trump on Climate Change: Many Japanese netizens have noted that the Emperor strongly advocates action to address climate change, and has often spoken about it at UN conferences. Quite a contrast from Trump's climate change denialism.

Increasing coverage of foreigner problems, and a lot of chatter from foreign residents how it is worrying that coverage isn't really doing much to distinguish foreign residents from foreign tourists, when it is usually tourism being the problem at hand www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Okay Topics for Tokyo Tonight coming up!

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I can think of at least four reasons why she's likely to perform worse than last year

Idiots to be refused entry to Mt Fuji Mt Fuji climbers will now be refused entry if they don’t wear proper clothing soranews24.com/2025/09/09/m...

He literally defending himself saying his verbal abuse was just "ordinary Osaka dialect" Osaka city employee suspended and demoted for verbally abusing boss soranews24.com/2025/09/13/o...

Shake Shack is the only mildly interesting thing given. It is far, inconvenient, inefficient inside, old, and crappy. 11 reasons to visit Narita Airport in Japan soranews24.com/2025/09/14/1...

1.5% growth not much but it is starting to make real estate investment a thing again, esp in Hokkaido Japan land prices up at fastest pace since 1992 on housing demand, tourism mainichi.jp/english/arti...

If I were to bet a dollar, I'd say that Takaichi is the most likely to be the next Japanese PM, ensuring a stable period of global English speaking newsreaders being unable to pronounce the PMs name Ex-internal affairs minister Takaichi announces bid for LDP leadership mainichi.jp/english/arti...

I mean - these Japanese scientists always seem to win prizes for things that sound silly but actually turn out to be good ideas Japanese win Ig Nobel for painting stripes on cattle to reduce fly bites mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Frankly the stories here show a lack of maturity on both sides in most cases 10% of workers in Japan troubled by 'revenge quitters' who leave job in a mess mainichi.jp/english/arti...

And they say that the Japanese government can't make hard decisions... Cialis to go on sale in Japan as 1st over-the-counter ED treatment drug mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Good looking idiot joins faceless cabinet secretary and drooling right wing thatcherite as top hopefuls for October 4 leadership election Farm minister Koizumi joins LDP leadership race, focuses on Japan economy mainichi.jp/english/arti...

It has been two weeks - let's put together topics for tonight!

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Starting in 45 minutes, Tokyo Tonight and Japan's PM Resigning www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxhp... 15m before that, the weekly mash battle result www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC4f... Aaand after it all, the AFTERPARTY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPum...

Last week I mocked Japan playing hardball over Executive tariff orders, but by Gum, I think they're serious.... Akazawa says U.S. trade deal not settled as Japan awaits pharma and chip orders www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Good to see whining about overtourism is becoming a two way street... Unfair bills, dirty rooms among tourists’ rising complaints | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

It was a big typhoon, at least on Peipah... Typhoon No. 15 nearing Miyazaki with heavy rainfall | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

Not so much a "plan" as a "concept of a plan..." Playing catchup, Japan to draw up basic plan for AI policy by winter | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

Yes, I'm sure the timing for Ishiba to express his views on the end of the war will be perfect any day now... Ishiba Still Seeking Timing to Express View on War's End www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2...

Fuck Skytree (sorry @gaijinmommy.bsky.social ) but lately I AM a fan of the Keisei Skyliner to Narita. 10 minutes faster is a good thing! New express trains from Narita airport to Tokyo Skytree planned for FY 2028 mainichi.jp/english/arti...

I'm guessing he's going to get reiumbursed with whatever the PRC version of a "領収書" is. Ex-Chinese NHK staffer ordered to pay 11 mil. yen over off-script remarks mainichi.jp/english/arti...

These stories about Japanese pilots come out a LOT. Yet, still better than Qantas and US airlines... JAL pilot tampered with testing kit to avoid getting caught with alcohol mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Japan says "Thanks Trump!". Both sarcastically, and factually at the same time... PM Ishiba cites tariff deal with US as reason for his resignation mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Summer heat records are like a warm version of Groundhog Day... Japan logs hottest summer on record for 3rd straight year - The Mainichi mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Fairly clear that LDP has no one that people like any better than Ishiba, which isn’t very much. A showdown between Takaichi and Koizumi seems the default race for now

So long Ishiba, we hardly knew ye… asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...

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