NoneOfUrBusiness

It's a half-pun about actual piracy. Not sure if illegal fishing is actually considered piracy, but that's the idea.

Why did they even do that?

Apparently it's the former. Their prosecution rate is 8% apparently according to Wikipedia, because they're too understaffed to deal with cases that can go either way. They also have a false confession problem, but that's not what's getting them to that rate.

Pretty sure nobody cares, but man as a third world country guy it feels weird as fuck to see these reasonable-looking numbers only to multiply by 50 and get a heart attack.

I've never used a Mac but my experience with iPhones and iPads (not mine) has convinced me to never touch anything Apple makes. The requirement of iTunes to send files between an iPhone and a PC is, for example, just ridiculous.

I mean they do need to be more discriminate about their targets, but if it works it ain't stupid.

I mean this is just Vietnam lite. We can see what happened then, but yes I do think they'll be unsuspended. That's why it's a suspension.

I mean I like the sentiment but aren't they only suspended? I don't think anyone will be expelled.

Okay maybe we experienced different places but at least in Osaka this has not been my experience. The most xenophobia I've experienced ever since I came (a year+ ago) is random restrictions on foreigners at JP Bank (which should honestly rot in hell), but I've definitely not seen anything close to your experience. I'm a young Middle Eastern guy for refence.

Okay as an expat who's had to deal with this shit firsthand I'm not one to defend Japanese nonsense but I think people are entitled to do whatever they want with their homes. Again, very much not a fan of Japanese xenophobia (Japan Post Bank should rot in hell) but the onus is on the tourists to not enter random people's homes here.

Uh... There's a reason Israel hates BDS's guts and that's not because it doesn't work.

Nope, I'm just a clown who doesn't actually work in tech.