TOKYO – Japan is considering an increase of at least threefold in its departure tax, Nikkei has learned, raising revenue to address damage caused by overtourism as the country receives more visitors.

The levy, formally known as the International Tourist Tax, stands at 1,000 yen ($6.50) per person and is paid by anyone leaving Japan, regardless of nationality. Some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party support an increase in the levy. The government aims to decide by the end of the year through discussions with the ruling coalition’s tax commission and other bodies.

The tax is collected by adding the cost to airline or ship fares. In fiscal 2024, revenue from the tax rose to a record 52.4 billion yen.

But such a tax hike could reduce the number of Japanese nationals traveling overseas, so the government also is considering a simultaneous cut to passport issuance fees for citizens. An online application for a 10-year passport costs 15,900 yen. Lowering that figure would require changes to the Passport Act.

Japan would use the anticipated increase in tax revenue to address overtourism through measures such as building new parking areas and garbage bins, easing congestion on public transportation and supporting the introduction of reservation systems at tourist facilities. Visitors to Japan reached a record 36.87 million in 2024, the Japan National Tourism Organization reports.

Meanwhile, 13 million Japanese nationals traveled abroad, 35% lower than in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The weak yen is thought to be influencing both inbound and outbound travel trends.

corrupt ukrainians must be not used to the worlds eyes on them, if you want to be a corrupt fuckhead feel free to cross the border into russia

we are shutting coal power plants they are opening them and you are criticising us? gg

yes absolutely, notice how our lines are going down and their lines are going up

also you need to look at actual co2 emissions, the planet doesn’t care about per capita emissions of qatar

western nations are doing their part, india, indonesia etc need to do better

“Coal should not be considered an illicit commodity,” Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia told a press conference. “It’s OK to use if we need.” Some new coal power plants are still expected to enter commercial operation as late as 2033.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-plans-nearly-70gw-of-new-power-capacity-by-end-2034-including-coal

really one of those studies if it had been started a few years earlier could have made all the difference

i was looking at

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214226

2015/16 is where it looks to take off

The primary outcome was self-reported cognitive disability, defined as “serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.”

can we blame smartphones for this?

i do that too :)

Quit using drugs to min/max

Why?

trying to sell you shit you don’t need

It’s science bro, if it helps improve your life why wouldn’t you do it?

creatine you only take 4 x 5g when in your loading phase which lasts a week, then it’s 3g for maint or just 3g a day for maint which will get you to saturation anyway but takes about 3-4 weeks

https://creatine.wiki/w/Creatine_Usage/Creatine_for_Beginners#content-recommended-dosage

fish oil good for you

the others I’m not gonna touch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasoning_model

tbh i don’t really care if he’s stuck in the chatgpt 3.5 turbo era of ai, ive moved on from this place mostly

are you aware of cot or rlms?

you knowledge cutoff appears to be 2023 ;)

Source Blog Post: https://joshua.hu/llm-engineer-review-sast-security-ai-tools-pentesters

Curl Mastodon Posts: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/115241241075258997

painful, it’s going to take them nearly 2 years but looks like they are finally getting it

How many more in the meat grinder do they have?

I’m Asian. Don’t take my just-rising living standards away from me.

edit: how did I forget: every time I hear someone say they can’t do anything why bother, I want to say you sound exactly like the boomer in the cartoon, it’s funny how so many people blame boomers for doing nothing but then simultaneously argue that it’s not worth doing anything

You have an opportunity unlike the rest of us to have rising living standards in addition to not contributing to the problem

Solar + Battery + EV’s will save you billions of petro-dollars not going to the likes of Russia/Saudi Arabia/Iran etc

I can already see that this is not reality:

we can reduce our footprint, but it’s small compared to corporate bullshit

Recently announced in Vietnam:

Hanoi plans to ban fossil-fuel motorcycles from its city center in July 2026, part of a national drive to cut emissions and air pollution. Its commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City, is weighing a similar step. By 2030, Vietnam aims for a third of cars and more than a fifth of motorbikes to run on electricity.

Vietnam’s motorbike market, at about 3.5 million units a year

https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-evs-motorbikes-yamaha-vinfast-4ab76826787a806392655b843c374f3a

That’s 3.5 million small footprints that will soon be making a positive impact :)

This is not a zero sum game, every single little bit helps

assuming you’re American your tiny footprint is one of the biggest in the world

as to what you can do about it, tons!

but you’ll just have to do some research (on ecosia.org i assume 😀) to find out more about what you can do

hey it worked on the OP and you! 😁

ah fuck and me too now

Context:

Yesterday happened the deadliest police operation in Brazil, aiming to deal a heavy blow to a cartel in the state of Rio de Janeiro the police devised a sun tsu approved plan:

The military police, civil police and shock troops were to avance into urban areas dominated by the cartel, however they specifically left out an escape route that leads into a neaby forest near the slums, the narcos got pushed back and fled into the woods, what they didn’t know was that BOPE was waiting for them there, the narcos were trapped between the BOPE and the other police forces and were obliterated.

As of now 130 narcos were killed and more than 80 were captured, with only 4 police losses. It was a strategic masterpiece of an operation.

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