Bob Kawaratani

Environmental scientist, gadget lover and podcast junkie.

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@BilfingaMax @Noahpinion https://t.co/K0Ajjo5HOj

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@pwrhungry https://t.co/Bke7PDwVk9

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@BriannaWu Trump is actually reducing the capacity of immigration courts.

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@S_NelkinEN Same here, when was the last time that you wrote anything other than your name and address in Japanese.

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Japan's nuclear weapon ambition should be curbed: North Korea
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I’m surprised that the Australian government didn’t demand a full refund. Even high priced consultants cut corners and don’t check every cited reference.

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@m7m5ea @ohazassu @sendaiben True and most of the convenience stores have decent coffee. However, Doutor offers better service (not self service) and nicer seating than convenience stores. The big advantage of convenience stores in Japan is that there lots of them, especially near stations.

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@ohazassu @sendaiben The Doutor where I usually have coffee is 220 yen.

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@Noahpinion True, away from the railroad stations along trunk roads many areas look like this.

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@Amina_io @Noahpinion Walmart owned Seiyu for about 15 years and divested the last of its holdings earlier this year.

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@Brad_Setser I checked and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the lending agency, has a current loan portfolio of about 100 billion US$ and plans for $16 billion in new loans for 2025.

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@cemaIfidan @stevesi Part of the route of the Yamagata Shinkansen is on normal surface tracks, not elevated tracks.

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@cdrsalamander by the end of the current fiscal year with the remaining units scheduled for commissioning by Spring 2027. The first flight 2 (New FFM) are scheduled to start construction at two shipyards by the end of the current fiscal year with commissioning scheduled in 2029.

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@cdrsalamander As you have mentioned in the past, one example of the right way is the Japanese frigate program that identified points for improvement after the first units were commissioned, modified the order to switch to an improved flight 2 after the first 12 units. The ninth Mogami will be

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@rxVICTOR8 @ruima China was reported to have 90% of coal fired plants under construction globally and more than 50% of global solar installations in 2024.

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@pwrhungry
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@lymanstoneky @Noahpinion Especially given it’s on the same island as Haiti.

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@kuke @BennSteil Keyword “hydrogen-ready”.

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@Noahpinion This was also the case in Japan starting in the 1980s as housing prices led to workers commuting by bullet train using commuting passes.

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@craigmod Just delivered in Kyoto by Amazon Japan.