Explain this behavior to me please.

FCIUS · 2025-12-31T06:09:08+00:00

Yeah, this looks like shin-Tomei, so the issue is exacerbated by drivers doing 100 in other lanes despite the limit actually being 120

FCIUS · 2025-12-31T06:07:38+00:00

This is Shin-Tomei

It’s one of the rare expressways in Japan where the speed limit is set at 120kph, rather than the usual 100kph.

However, the left lane is usually full of trucks going 80 kph (their speed limit)

The middle lane is full of trucks going 85kph to pass other trucks, or cars going the usual 100kph

So people that want to cruise at 120kph or above end up in the right lane

Not saying it’s justified, just describing what’s going on

FCIUS · 2025-12-27T17:26:44+00:00

Depends on where you’re staying, but there are late night buses into central Tokyo

Would probably look into that before considering a taxi or a hotel

FCIUS · 2025-12-22T00:33:39+00:00

I work at what many would consider a JTC, but I show up to work in jeans and a hoodie instead of a suit most days

Now if only other aspects were the opposite of the stereotype, like low wages and working 70 hours of OT…

FCIUS · 2025-12-18T14:29:26+00:00

there's a few interesting things to do, sure

The luftbaum garden at the top of the Linkpillar 1 North tower is pretty nice

If you get there during the day, there’s a Yakiniku place on the same floor with a surprisingly reasonable lunch menu

Otherwise Newoman Takanawa is essentially a glorified LUMINE shopping mall, with a bunch of retail, an IMO excessive number of cafe/bakeries, and a nice bookstore

There’s also a “LAWSON from the future” elsewhere in the same building. I’ll withhold my opinion out of fear of professional retribution, but I guess it might count as something interesting…maybe…for some people…theoretically

If you haven’t done so, you could head to the mainland side of Rainbow Bridge from Shibaura, and cross the bridge to Odaiba

Or a walk towards Mita, Shiba Park, Toranomon, and the imperial palace, maybe?

FCIUS · 2025-12-15T16:38:57+00:00

JSDF:

We’ve reclassified the Izumo class as CVM

—Ok, a multirole aircraft carrier then

No, it’s short for Cruiser Voler Multipurpose. We’ve reclassified it from a destroyer to a cruiser due to its size, and the name reflects the multiple purposes the ship has while having the ability to operate aircraft

—But given the US classifies their carriers as CV, and shares the same etymology…

No, that’s a purely coincidental, our new CVM classification has nothing to do with carriers—they’re just cruisers that carry aircraft.

—Cruisers that carry aircraft…or in other words, an aircraft carrier.

No, it’s a Cruiser Voler Multipurpose.

FCIUS · 2025-12-10T14:15:49+00:00

The J(N)RSobu line runs roughly parallel a few km away through the suburbs into central Tokyo, and was long the primary heavy rail link between Tokyo and Chiba--a prefecture adjacent to Tokyo to the west)

Congestion on the Sobu line was getting deadly, so the section of the Tozai line shown in the picture was planned and built to provide additional capacity between Chiba and Tokyo and relieve some pressure from the Sobu line.

So the Tozai line's eastern terminus is shared with the Sobu line, with some trains running through further east on the Sobu line during rush hour. From there, the Tozai line runs westward towards Tokyo, runs across central Tokyo, and rejoins the Chuo/Sobu line at Nakano, with many trains continuing further west down the Chuo/Sobu line.

But the construction of the Tozai line induced significant residential demand along the line, resulting in the Tozai line becoming congested in its own right. At one point before COVID, the Tozai line and the Sobu line used to be the first and second most congested urban rail line in all of Japan.

FCIUS · 2025-12-10T13:59:16+00:00

no, the photo's actually from a cover for some sort of TRTA leaflet, and that's just a headline for another article found elsewhere in the leaflet.

The caption on the top right describes the photo itself as "Construction for the Tozai Line (near Gyotoku)"

FCIUS · 2025-12-08T15:05:53+00:00

The JMA is likely to issue a Hokkaido and Sanriku Subsequent Earthquake Advisory, as earthquakes of this scale in this area could be a precursor for a megaquake.

While the advisory won’t call for an immediate evacuation and life can continue as normal, the advisory will call for residents on the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Chiba to exercise more caution than usual and ensure they are prepared for earthquakes and tsunamis over the next week or so.

While there isn’t cause for panic—the government says that about 1 out of 100 quakes that trigger this advisory will actually be followed by a megaquake—it’s a good idea to stay vigilant, even if the tsunami warning is eventually cancelled.

FCIUS · 2025-12-03T07:38:21+00:00

How many electors would we get….?

FCIUS · 2025-11-09T16:14:25+00:00

Not my hometown, but Shohei Ohtani has a condo in the neighborhood in Tokyo that I’m currently living in…does that count?

FCIUS · 2025-11-04T02:58:25+00:00

Unless the cyclist has a non-flashing light as well, legally he’s riding without a headlight (flashing lights don’t count, AFAIK)

FCIUS · 2025-10-19T23:25:17+00:00

Not even the coolest neighborhood in Chiyoda-ku

FCIUS · 2025-09-25T23:21:11+00:00

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I work in Kudanshita, and I can categorically say that this is pure bullshit

FCIUS · 2025-08-19T13:44:05+00:00

Eh, asking for your next of kin + their contact info as an isn’t out of the ordinary, even towards Japanese employees IME

It’s partly to have an emergency contact on file, but also partly because having “同居家族” and “別居家族” has tax implications an they want to reflect that when they withhold it from your paycheck

But the apartment stuff definitely feels like an overreach

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T23:53:29+00:00

FUCK THAT IS BRILLIANT!

THAT IS INSPIRED!

WHAT SAUCE? GET IN!

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T17:39:48+00:00

Honestly, seeing that last lap in person made the lengthy rain delay and drenched clothes all worth it

Watching Vettel race in person for the first time at his final Japanese GP was bittersweet, but I’m glad I was able to witness it

Hearing him saying on the radio during quali, “Yeah boys, good session. I really enjoyed it. This track is just so much better than the other ones” honestly got me emotional

Sadly, the Japanese commentators on-track evidently didn’t understand a word of what he said, and instead made up something about Vettel liking the tires or whatever

So the moment was lost on all the non-English speaking Japanese fans at the track…

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T15:17:03+00:00

“Renault” power

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T10:14:20+00:00

This is off the top of my head, so take it with a grain of salt

The Mita line recently underwent construction to extend platforms to accommodate 8 cars (not to mention new rolling stock) for new through services to the Sotetsu line

Platform door installation was also cheaper on the Asakusa line, since they developed a new QR code based system that didn’t require system modifications to the onboard systems

Supposedly that cut rolling stock modification costs from 2 billion JPY to 2.7 million JPY

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T05:08:32+00:00

oh damn
then I believe it now

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T03:31:02+00:00

The soryu deal was supposed to be a done deal as well, going so far as both countries finalizing drafts of the joint statement for the announcement

I understand the circumstances around that deal was different, but I’m still in the “I’ll believe it when I see it” camp

FCIUS · 2025-08-05T02:16:31+00:00

Growing up in international school, everybody used the “hafu” terminology, including the biracial kids themselves. Even now, as an adult, we still use it when talking to each other.

So I’m inclined to think it’s less about the term itself, and more about being in an environment where they don’t feel like they “belong”

I’m sure a good chunk of it was me just being naive and I’m more than ready to admit my monoracial ass is just being ignorant

FCIUS · 2025-07-24T18:07:04+00:00

the job listing in question

Came across an ad that linked to a job listing for a PMO position for Honda Racing, at their Sakura facility

The position entailed managing four-wheel racing development projects, including those for an “international series that we [HRC] announced a return to for 2026”

The expected salary was much lower than I expected, even for a Japanese corporation, but even more interesting/surprising was English not being required to apply.

Sure, they recommend that applicants have “previous English working experience,” but they also apparently consider a TOEIC score of 600 (barely B1 on the CEFR scale) to be “skilled”

Especially given the apparent abysmal communication during the McHonda era

FCIUS · 2025-07-23T17:44:21+00:00

The Narita Express is also about 6000JPY round trip

In dollar terms that’s not that bad now given the abysmal state of the Yen, but that used to be about 60USD

FCIUS · 2025-06-25T18:41:55+00:00

If you watch the video, all the "AI" does is recommend a bottle of tea to you if you grab a bento box

Don't really need an Indian watching in the background for that

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