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1. Remi (remi@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 22:57:12 JST Remi
   A gas explosion just occurred at an apartment complex in Nishi Kawaguchi.
   • Remi (remi@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 22:57:12 JST Remi

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     Now what's really interesting is the kneejerk Japanese take on this.
     
     I've mentioned before that Kawaguchi has the highest percentage of foreigners in Japan.
     
     The first post says that it's possible the gas leak occurred in a negligent Japanese person's apartment, but admits that his first thought was that it was related to Kurds.
     
     The second post says that only Chinese people lived in these apartments, and that in Kawaguchi the amount of foreigners under the age of 10 outnumbers the amount of Japanese under the age of 10.
     
     The third post reiterates that Kawaguchi is mostly foreigners, and while his first thought was Kurds, there are other foreigners living here too.
     
     The fourth post, which I believe is being sarcastic, is saying that since it's Kawaguchi it must have been a Kurd, but since it was an apartment explosion it must have been a Chinese, and that it was a foreigner either way.
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   • Remi (remi@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 22:57:12 JST Remi

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     NHK was slow to report.
     
     "Is the news ignoring the explosion because it involved foreigners?"
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