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alojapan.com/1293690/tequila-d Tequila, durian and wildfires: Why Japan farm equipment maker is booming #booming #durian #equipment #farm #is #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #maker #news #tequila #why #Wildfires FUKUOKA, Japan — A maker of wheeled farm equipment whose machines are now being put to use by global communities rebuilding after wildfires is expanding the capacity of its main plant so it can further develop overseas markets. Chikusui Canycom, based in Japan’s Fuk…

So, the #ants this evening have a question. I'm not sure what the question is, but they are keen to make sure I know they have one. Maybe their question is just "#Why?" And in the times we live in, I suppose it is a question shared by us all.

#scams piss me off.

Because usually it's the most vulnerable people who fall for them.

I just spent two hours trying to convince a guy at my group home that his "girlfriend" was actually a scammer.

1. They were in a different country and had never actually wanted to speak on the phone or do a video call.

2. They constantly asked for all his money.

3. They would become extremely manipulative if he refused.

He is autistic and has taken out LOANS and is now also heartbroken.

alojapan.com/1281903/why-japan Why Japan keeps repeating the same corporate fraud scandals #corporate #fraud #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #keeps #news #repeating #same #scandals #why Tim Hornyak is a Tokyo-based journalist. In March 2025, Toyota Motor subsidiary Hino Motors pled guilty in the U.S. to a long-term fraud scheme under which it had faked engine emissions data going back to at least 2003. The Justice Department’s punishment was harsh: a $1.6 billion penalty an…