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alojapan.com/1294101/the-rice- The rice crisis that could bring down Japan’s government ##s #Bring #could #crisis #Down #government #Japan #JapanNews #news #rice #that #The TokyoRice, an essential element of the Japanese diet and a national symbol of identity, has entered a crisis: in recent months, its price has soared by up to 90% compared to the previous year, and its absence from supermarket shelves and restaurant menus has caused alarm throughout the country. Fo…

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If you live within the USA however, it might be a different story insomuch as the NSA for example, has the modus operandi to monitor all traffic that exits (or enters) the USA and isn't supposed to use its spy apparatus within the USA.

Lamentably, there's also CALEA and "An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes." (aka the PATRIOT Act) which legislatively facilitate warrant-less wiretapping domestically within the USA as well last I checked.

Signal's use of phone #s, more or less puts it right within the targeting apparatus of the latter, and you don't have to look too hard to see Signal logs entered into Court transcripts as evidence which is a fucking awful look for anything professing to be "secure". ;(

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alojapan.com/1293351/manila-pu Manila pushes codesharing deals with S. Korea, Japan to attract more US tourists ##attract ##s #codesharing #deals #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Korea #manila #more #news #pushes #to #tourists #us #with Published Jun 9, 2025 12:00 am  |  Updated Jun 7, 2025 02:50 pm The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is seeking to establish new commercial agreements with Korean and Japanese airlines, which would provide American carriers with wider access to…