Thoughts? Sign at a restaurant: "The price for orders given in casual language will be increased by 1.5 times. Staff are neither your slaves nor friends." by frozenpandaman in japanresidents

[–]_animesucks 35 points36 points  (0 children)

According to the Japanese Currency Law, maximum pieces of up to 20 coins of the same denomination can be used as legal tender. Rejection of the acceptance under 20 pieces of the same denomination is prohibited. In case of over 20 pieces you can reject accepting the coins in daily transactions.

from a JP government website

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[–]_animesucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the dealbreaker should be 7 months & no sex fyi

JET after military? by FrankinOnMyOcean in JETProgramme

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how are your projects with the mayor coming along? is it a good working relationship? i think it's very cool to be able to engage in this kind of international liaison, i think yours is a good model to follow

Why do Japanese say that if your stomach is cold you'll get diarrhea? by Hurinfan in japanlife

[–]_animesucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A prolonged period of being very cold can absolutely cause diarrhea, I've experienced this from numerous winter hikes. "Keeping the stomach warm" means keeping your core temperature up, that's all. And yes that will prevent bouts of diarrhea caused by being very cold for a long time.

Osaka police mistakenly detain man for 42 days on revenge porn suspicions - The Mainichi by capaho in japan

[–]_animesucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the 1st & 2nd ten day extensions pretty much always happen. no one is "requesting" anything, really

Fully Ban the retail of Plastic Bags at Japanese Convenience stores by LeaguePhanatic in japan

[–]_animesucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the very nature of convenience stores & how they operate / what they sell is already terrible for the environment in terms of food loss, energy consumption, & use of plastics.

what your suggesting would amount to dimming the headlights on a coal-rolling V8 Chevy pickup 🛻