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New toy: Overlay the Yamanote Line to any map location www.dokodemo-yamanote.com?lat=37.83705...

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Fancy a roadtrip in Japan with a high-powered sports car? I'd say that's probably too much car. tokyonur.com/2026/02/25/v...

企業情報 | 株式会社丸宇・丸宇製茶 | 宇治市 日本茶の伝統と可能性に挑戦 Challenge ​New​ Japanese Tea.

Seemingly traditional (and HQ'd in Uji Kyoto) Maruwu Seicha, open in Honolulu and Palo Alto and San Francisco and expanding to Emeryville, turns out to have a Chinese president and opened its matcha factory in 2017. What is even going on www.maruwu.com/%E4%BC%81%E6...

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YouTube video by Thermos Malaysia THERMOS Corporate Video | 120 Years of Perfect Temperature

Turns out the Thermos brand has been owned and operated by a Japanese company since 1989. Owner Nippon Sanso developed the stainless steel vacuum bottle, and subsequently invented the single-action spout youtu.be/KnOSNxvYz8k

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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn

If I find Sanae Takaichi has been arriving at LDP candidate speeches in a previous-gen Toyota Century, is this the correct platform to share that

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上環近六千萬日圓劫案｜三名日本人在內共六人被捕　報案事主疑當內應 | 無綫新聞TVB News 上環昨日發生5,800萬日圓搶劫案。警方拘捕六人，包括三名日本人，其中一人是報案被劫的事主，懷疑他是內應。上環德輔道中昨日發生搶劫案。警方接獲找換店職員報案，稱見到...

In the same category, arrests today in another recent cash heist in HK. Mix of JP/HK/CN nationals news.tvb.com/tc/local/697...

Not everyday you land on an age verification page on a .gov website, because for mature audiences only

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Suitcase cash robbery in Tokyo's Ueno linked to second attack at Haneda Airport The people transporting large sums of money in both locations said they were in the money exchange business and were delivering the cash to locations in China and Hong Kong.

I read this story with a Takeshi Kitano movie soundtrack, by Joe Hisaishi
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There are many Chinese-owned businesses catering specifically to Chinese visitors, in retail & lodging & transportation.

Chinese state media at work, as they wage economic war by banning vacation travel to Japan and need to declare victory: Ginza shopkeeper says "our business is down 40%, the area is dead" ... in a very distinct Chinese accent.

I'm sorry who?

I might look into a liability-only coverage of some kind, with access to an attorney as backup? Maybe?

tbh this was a particularly unusual situation (2 cars stolen and subsequently recovered) and I don't know if any other insurance provider would've behaved differently. Hagerty has been good and easy to work with on previous claims (road damage to expensive window), so I wouldn't talk you out of it.

Kiri the Japanese Fire Truck on Instagram: "My top speed suggests I am not consuming enough energy drink. 🚒🏎️🏁 . . #redbullracing #firetruck #sanfrancisco #消防車 #サンフランシスコ" 26 likes, 5 comments - teenytinyfiretruck on January 26, 2026: "My top speed suggests I am not consuming enough energy drink. 🚒🏎️🏁 . . #redbullracing #firetruck #sanfrancisco #消防車 #サンフランシスコ".

Meanwhile in San Francisco
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Well that's one way to live more sensibly, austerity plan ftw

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San Leandro as "the whitest city west of the Mississippi." I don't reckon I knew
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Not downtown, and bit of a haul on bicycle, but Sailing Goat is in a delightful spot

On-board convo topic for your next SFO pickup

New ski run name: Common Sense

Door mirrors prohibited until 1983. After that, pedestrian safety and buyer preferences for more modern looks. I'm told the taxi industry prefers fender mirrors, and thus they continue to this day on Toyota JPN Taxi

I think just the hazardous materials ban during daytime. Imagine a lot of trucks avoid the highway because of inefficient elevation changes

Overturned big rig causing massive traffic delays on westbound CA-24 near Caldecott Tunnel One person was hospitalized after the semi-truck collided with eight vehicles shortly before 4 p.m., the Oakland Fire Department said.

Evergreen blocks Suez Canal
Evergreen blocks Hwy 24
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違法スポーツカー運行疑いで逮捕　訪日客の観光ツアーで、改造車（共同通信） - Yahoo!ニュース インバウンド（訪日客）を相手にした観光ツアーで、改造された違法な整備不良の国産スポーツカーを運行したとして、警視庁交通執行課は22日までに、道交法違反の疑いで、ガイド会社「穂車」（東京都新宿区）の

Update: Busted? Different operation? news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4f4...

Should be a quite short flight, about 7hrs