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Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji
  • Fujikawaguchiko is just the official name, most refer to it as Kawaguchiko (this is the main train station there).

    Not that unusual in English either, e.g. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stratford-upon-Avon.

  • People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?
  • While certainly not the majority, feature phones (known as garakei) enjoy a cult following in Japan.

    Bear in mind that feature phones in Japan were a literal decade ahead of smartphones in terms of features. They already had features such as GPS, email, internet browsers latest 90s and early 2000s.

    The Mysteries of Japan-Only Phones — sabukaru - https://sabukaru.online/articles/the-mysterious-early-world-of-japans-cellphone-culture

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  • 4 months durability for an $800 phone!
  • The Galaxy S5 had flagship specs, SD card slot, 3.5mm jack, IP67 water resistance, and a removable battery via a durable polycarbonate (plastic) back cover, back in 2014, a whole decade ago.

    It was roasted by reviewers for being made out of "non premium" materials.

  • Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards
  • This only applies to discount brokers, all of which are licensed, regulated brokers.

    You do, in fact, “own” the stocks you buy.

    The internal plumbing of securities clearing, settlement, and registration is not a concern to retail investors.

    Stop buying into juvenile conspiracies.

    And if for some reason you are still not satisfied, you can always opt for a "full service" broker or ask to register the shares in your name, both of which are much more expensive.

    Do I own my shares? – Trading 212 - https://helpcentre.trading212.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008702918-Do-I-own-my-shares

  • Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default
  • Been a while since I experienced malware, but they typically forcibly change your browser's default search engine to a shady one with more malware, even after you try to change it to something else. Even for somewhat tech savvy users, this can be somewhat difficult to overcome.

    Sounds like Microsoft is somehow overriding this with Bing.

  • How can we improve the judicial system that monitors our politicians deals (spotting for fraud, corruption) when it is not in the interest of anybody involved?
  • People talk a lot about single payer healthcare, but some legal scholars propose a single payer judicial system. I.e. private lawyers are banned, and everyone must use publicly funded lawyers.

    This would make prosecution accessible to the masses, and successfully defending not related to how much money you have.

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