松本洋平文科相、“W不倫”文春報道に「内容見ていない」官房長官は「コメント差し控える」…週刊文春「既婚女性との“W不倫”」報道とは?《高市政権に閣僚スキャンダル》 | 文春オンライン
3月11日の12時に「週刊文春 電子版」で報じられた、松本洋平文科相(52)の既婚女性のA子さんとの“W不倫”関係、及び衝撃の“裏切り音声”。 松本文科相は衆議院・文部科学委員会で泉健太衆院議員(…
New Bunshun report says Education Minister Yohei Matsumoto has been cheating on his wife with a married woman. The article thumbnail picture puts him next to Sanae Takaichi. She's not the woman in questtion, in case you are wondering... bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...
11.03.2026 15:43
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The Osaka city government was conducting sewage work in the area where the accident occurred. The pipe had been filled with water, but that was removed on March 10, making the pipe lighter and might have contributed to it floating above the road.
There is a water-related theory. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
11.03.2026 14:48
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At around the 1:05 mark in this Fuji TV report, you can see the pipe being eased back into the ground. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8x...
11.03.2026 10:26
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A metal cylinder sticking 10m out of the ground, in the middle of a road in Osaka.
This large metal cylinder in Osaka is not connected to the road overhead. It's new sewerage, and the top is supposed to be at road level. For reasons no-one can yet explain, the pipe rose 10m overnight. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
11.03.2026 10:18
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A new local restaurant I always meant to try has closed down. Sign on the window thanks patrons for the last ten years, which sounded like they opened elsewhere first, and relocated here recently. Checking further, they've only ever been here, and my sense of time needs urgent recalibration.
11.03.2026 05:14
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Five photos showing the reconstruction process from a handful of bones (mainly skull, rear legs, the base of the spine, and some ribs). These were replicated, and other bones were created, to form a basic skeleton for clay modelling.
The full reconstruction
The Makimuku ruins in Nara are thought by some to be the site of Yamatai, the Yayoi era seat of power of Queen Himiko. Bones of a dog found there have been reconstructed, and are on display as a possible candidate for Himiko's pet. www.sankei.com/article/2026...
11.03.2026 02:26
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When our daughter was that age, I often wanted to buy her some cute dinosaur t-shirts. My wife liked them too but advised against them, as "they are for boys". She's currently sporting a subtle "I told you so" face.
10.03.2026 08:41
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Local mum's daughter (5) wears her brothers' hand-me-down vests. Stripped to underwear for a kindergarten healthcheck today, she was the only girl with a dinosaur print instead of flowers and unicorns. Tears have forced her mum on an emergency run for girly wear.
10.03.2026 08:36
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大雪 宇都宮で21年ぶりに10センチを超える(2026年3月10日)
YouTube video by ANNnewsCH
Tokyo has brightened up now. Meanwhile, the news is reporting Utsunomiya got 10cm of snow. The first time in 21 years to see that level of snowfall in March. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMu...
10.03.2026 05:31
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Because there should be records.
Koenji. March 10th. A Tuesday.
10.03.2026 00:49
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At one point queues at the gift shop were a thousand people strong. The purses and wallets have were actually on sale for a long time, gathering no particular attention. Once featured on a few TV shows, however, supply could not keep up with demand.
09.03.2026 06:16
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Imperial palace coin purses and wallets
Screenshot showing the same items going for 6,000 to 29,000 yen.
Discussion are underway to restart sales of Imperial Palace purses and wallets, which saw a boom in demand last year. Priced from 1,000-5,000 yen, they started going for multiples on flea market sites. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
09.03.2026 06:13
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Took me a long time to find out "Hanging on the Telephone" was a cover version.
09.03.2026 04:52
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Country Joe McDonald on stage
Joe McDonald, the sailor.
Country Joe McDonald has died at 84. Before his music career, McDonald was in the navy, and spent three years posted in Japan. He wanted to marry a girl called Toshie but the Navy refused permission, which was standard practice at the time. www.countryjoe.com/cabral.htm#2
09.03.2026 03:52
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A Burger King sign that says “BIG MOUTH WHITE”
Burger King in Kyoto put a sign up about ya mans
09.03.2026 01:18
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Painted mask with Elon Musk in katakana on the forehead.
Pupils at a local junior high school painted some masks for an art event. One kid wrote イーロン マスク (Elon Mask/Musk) on his.
07.03.2026 04:03
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Space constraints mean it may be difficult for some facilities to simply add toilets. Also, most toilets are still free to use, so increasing toilets brings extra costs, with no offsetting gain in revenue.
06.03.2026 11:16
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A contributing factor is that modern toilets are warm, generally clean, and use western, sitting models. A motorway service station survey found the average time spent in a toilet rose 20% from 2007 to 2021. On average, men spent more than twice the time as women.
06.03.2026 11:13
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Graphic shows how many women's toilets there are for one men's toilet at different venues
Stations - 0.63
Airports - 0.66
Bus terminals - 0.71
Passenger ship terminals - 0.77
Galleries & museums - 1.02
Commercial complexes - 1.19
The government will issued guidelines to encourage facility operators to reduce queues at women's toilets. A number still have fewer women's than men's toilets, a legacy of when the working population leaned more heavily male. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
06.03.2026 11:08
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But Bourbon Street will allow users who bring their own streaming devices, such as a Fire TV Stick, to plug them into a TV at the bar, log in using their personal accounts and watch the games.
Karaoke venues are offering similar services. Karaoke Pasela chain, for one, is taking reservations for those who want to watch the WBC games in a small group at its closed karaoke rooms, provided they log into their own Netflix accounts.
One workaround some bars are considering, according to the Japan Times. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03...
05.03.2026 02:56
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World Baseball Classic Viewing
The Main Bar, from 7pm, March 6, 2026
No WBC tickets? No problem, as the FCCJ will host a World Baseball Classic viewing party on Friday, March 6, when Samurai Japan and Shohei Ohtani will play Chinese Taipei from 19:00. Get a front row seat in the Main Bar to root on the home team, as they play a regional rival. We'll see you there!
FCCJ Management
ワールド・ベースボール・クラシック パブリックビューイング
2026年3月6日金曜日午後7時より メイン・バーにて
WBCのチケットがない?大丈夫です。FCCJでは3月6日(金)19:00より、ワールド・ベースボール・クラッシック 1次ラウンド、大谷翔平選手率いる侍ジャパンと台湾との試合のパブリックビューイングを開催いたします。
メイン・バーの最前列で、各国のライバルと戦うホームチームである日本を応援しましょう。
お待ちしております。
FCCJマネージメント
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan is advertising a viewing party. While they aren't charging an entrance fee, this probably doesn't fall under the "personal use" part of Netflix terms & conditions. www.mlb.com/world-baseba...
05.03.2026 02:52
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It does seem as if some izakaya and bars will decide not to take the risk of unsanctioned broadcasts. Netflix has made some limited arrangements for public viewing at 150 spots round the country, including Aeon shopping malls.
05.03.2026 02:20
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Showing live terrestrial broadcasts is not illegal under the Copyright Act. However, the Netflix broadcasts of the WBC are covered by Netflix contract Terms & Conditions, which only allow personal, non-commercial use.
05.03.2026 02:07
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Dydo has a network of 270,000 vending machines nationwide, and has just recorded its largest ever loss. The firm will remove 20,000 loss-making machines, and look for ways to control costs. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2026...
05.03.2026 01:04
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Don't know of any formal pushback but there are plenty of critics. One example on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/mall...
04.03.2026 03:35
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