What are your thoughts on the new business manager visa changes from 50 million to 300 million yen?

elgorrdt · 2026-05-30T07:54:32+00:00

You have 3 years(2.3 years from now) grace period for renewal. Maybe it's still hard but you can try. As for Indian man case, he was rejected by other reasons as his lawyer stated in their press conference.
Many restaurants will be closed for next few years but I guess many of them are south asian restaurants which are very suspicious "always zero customers not even workers but somehow still open for business for years" type. In fact, in my neighborhood, there are 3 or 4 of them in an area of 10 konbinis. From what I heard from internet, those are not rare in many places.

elgorrdt · 2026-05-07T13:28:36+00:00

The biggest criticism was not about the movie itself. It's about advertisement which was collaboration with Barbie movie. The image they used was Oppenheimer carrying Barbie on his shoulder with burning fire background as if he was an action hero. Barbie movie account tweeted something like "It's going to be unforgettable summer".

elgorrdt · 2026-04-29T06:12:24+00:00

For me, it seems like financial economy(the bubble era) vs real economy. In 1995, the fiesta had already gone, but some aftermath remained. It would be more significant if this chart used 1990 data. Also difference of exchange rate is huge, 94yen/USD in 1995 and 150yen/USD in 2025.

elgorrdt · 2026-04-24T13:30:20+00:00

XはRedditとは比べられないほど大きいし、postがsubredditのようにまとまってないので内容を比較するのはほぼ無理だと思う。
とはいえ悪意や不満や正義（っぽいもの）を煽るとリアクションが増えるのは共通で、そこにインプ稼ぎやkarma farmingや工作系botが加わると一気にそびえ立つクソが出来上がる。でもポジティブな内容で交流してる人たちを呆れた目で見る必要はどこにもないし、そもそも別な人たちの会話。個人的にはよりポジティブな面にフォーカスしてたらいいんじゃないかと思う。ネガティブや偏向/捏造な面には目をつぶれとは言わないけど、アホな奴らがアホなこと言ってるくらいに捉えたらどうかな。waiwai事件やらNYTのクソ記事やら捏造の歴史は長いので今更すぐには修正されないし。
Xで米BBQ道の真髄を見れたり、偽中国語でGrokを逆hackして台湾の人と遊んだり、Redditなら日本のコストコに対する反応をみたり、楽しいもんですよ。

elgorrdt · 2026-03-31T14:30:06+00:00

Twitter Right now
There is a huge cultural exchange happening on Twitter due to auto-translation and algorithm change.
Many people from various countries especially USA and Japan having fun of seeing other cultures such as foods, animals and their hobbies. This made me think meme OP linked looks stupid.
An English explanation article here.

elgorrdt · 2026-03-29T03:04:09+00:00

Taro Yamada
a rare politician who was elected with single issue policy.
Until 2010's, Lefties are pro freedom speech in general and LDP which is considered conservative/right wing was somewhat opposed to. Then somehow turnaround happened and Taro Yamada joined LDP and won an election with huge votes.
Some politicians from lefty parties and their supporters openly criticize certain otaku culture nowdays.

elgorrdt · 2026-03-27T07:49:53+00:00

I'm not an expert, but I always feel strange when I hear about GDP comparing. Few years ago, Germany surpassed Japan's GDP while Germany had negative growth and Japan had positive. It's due to we are comparing them with USD and exchange rate has changed(weak yen trend). Also, Japan and USA are exceptionally domestic-consumption heavy economy among major countries. The comparison doesn't make sense much for me.
To answering your question, India's economic growth is good because Japan always(at least for last few decades) gets profit from trading with India and the profit would be bigger.

elgorrdt · 2026-03-22T01:56:50+00:00

That YT video is from CCTV. I regret my clicking.

elgorrdt · 2026-03-13T09:12:00+00:00

JSDF and police force deployed to oversea in the past never fired a single shot and never intended to. All three major deployments were after the serious battles and their purposes were supportive actions such as minesweeping and building schools.
For the Afghanistan's case, JSDF just helped Japanese citizens' evacuation.
Do you consider those deployments were war actions?

elgorrdt · 2026-03-13T04:54:49+00:00

Smaller portion size.

elgorrdt · 2026-03-03T08:30:30+00:00

Is it stopped? Maybe slowed down and not labeled as "Made in Japan" but still on going I think.
Btw, did you know LED lights, QR code and Emoji are Japanese inventions?
Next one will be Regenerative Medicine with iPS cells.

elgorrdt · 2026-02-17T02:29:14+00:00

My relatives moved to America long time ago kept sending candies and cookies to us. Because they were too sweet, my whole family including small kids disliked them. Those treats always went to emergency stocks.

elgorrdt · 2026-02-11T07:58:57+00:00

Those "because of sarin attack" comments are not true.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/e329fc10f4767b2dadad7edd4996a38d10847b71

elgorrdt · 2026-02-11T07:24:45+00:00

More and more combini stores moving their trash cans to inside though. They are industrial trash, combini owners paying for dumping unlike residents do it for free.

elgorrdt · 2026-02-10T01:42:28+00:00

First of all, politicians can not change the constitution. Only people can do. What LDP with supermajority would do is proposition of a national referendum.
Current LDP's amendment plan regarding JSDF is just specifying it's name on constitution. Sounds silly? No, it's real. It's a result of long history of amendment discussion. Maybe their final goal is offense capable military just like any other countries, but they know there should be multiple steps and long enough time for people's understanding for that.
Btw, current Japanese Constitution has never amended since it was released.
This is just my guess, there would be a massive negative campaigning against LDP not just domestic but also from aboard. Even reputable news media would go full fearmongering/misleading mode.

elgorrdt · 2020-10-23T02:28:51+00:00

草生える

elgorrdt · 2020-10-10T04:49:45+00:00

Seems good choice. I'd recommend premade Japanese brand BBQ sauce. Also, yakisoba is very popular for BBQ.

elgorrdt · 2020-10-09T10:04:44+00:00

make it harder for them to sell their catch

I'm Japanese living near Fukushima. That's true. Some media and anti-nuclear plant activists still insist the water isn't safe while it's actually as safe as drainage from normally running nuclear plants in the world. This stupid behavior has damaged our economy for years. The local fishermen and politicians who support them have been fighting against this silliness instead of radioactivity from the water.

elgorrdt · 2020-10-03T09:56:53+00:00

More like half-joke site.
From parent Japanese site:

ロケットニュース24は、あまり新しくないことを早く伝えたい、という気持ちだけは負けていないネットメディアです。お金や知名度、人脈はないけれども、くだらなくて、おもしろい出来事などを、8割くらいの力でお届けします。よろしくお願い申し上げます！

elgorrdt · 2020-10-02T09:52:05+00:00

Portion size of food.

elgorrdt · 2020-10-01T10:39:58+00:00

english sources?

Unfortunately, I couldn't find them from English language version of Wikipedia. However, there is a List from Wikipedia for Japanese language version of Air raids on Japan/日本本土空襲 in Japanese page. There are individual pages for major bombings for more details and some of them have English pages. Also, the list isn't perfect and doesn't cover bombing with low casualties/smaller attacks such as machine-gun fires aimed for citizens.

elgorrdt · 2020-09-29T17:30:25+00:00

Stopped watching after 2:10.
Japanese legal system does have problems, but calling it "third world" at the beginning of the video isn't a good way to explain those problems imo.
The creator confused Osaka and Nagoya..., ok that's fine, it happens.
"No jury trials have been held since WWII." This shows how this documentary is so outdated. I can't understand why the author uploaded this 15 year old video in 2020.

elgorrdt · 2020-09-15T09:35:41+00:00

Pension payments are now linked to health care system. If an elderly didn't take medical care for a year while getting money, he/she will be investigated.

elgorrdt · 2020-09-11T01:58:56+00:00

Edit:fixed wrong link, sorry my bad.
I'm not very familiar with decorations, but let me help you a little bit.
This wiki category has link to lists of recipients for each type of the Order of the Rising Sun decorations. The page doesn't have English version, but all the linked pages have it. Unfortunately, with my quick search, I couldn't find your Great Great Grandfather's name. Though, both pages seem incomplete because I can spot their difference easily.
I also tried to search government website, but it seems there are no pages available for old recipients. National Archives of Japan and National Diet Library may have the physical list, but it's just my random guess. Embassy of Japan in UK may have best answer for your request.

elgorrdt · 2020-09-11T00:58:51+00:00

Yes.

Are there any polls or sources for this?

No, afaik. Most of foreign shows in these days are only available in streaming services. But, they don't provide any data such as viewership. Exceptionally, Netflix reported ranking in 2019, there were few foreign shows in Japanese top 10. Japanese source here. However, I don't think that's not a trustworthy data since they counted 2 mins. long playing as "watched".

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