Me: riding the Shinkansen quietly
This is so peaceful.
Old Japanese woman beside me: You are sitting in my son's energy.
Me: I'm sorry?
Old woman: His spirit likes window seats.
Me: Is your son—
Old woman: Alive. Just dramatic.
Me: Oh.
She opens a bag and hands me an orange.
Old woman: Eat.
Me: Thank you?
Old woman: You look calcium deficient.
Me: That's an insane thing to say to a stranger.
Old woman: I raised three boys. I can tell.
pause
Train becomes completely silent.
Old woman suddenly points across aisle.
Old woman: That man is lying.
Me: About what.
Old woman: Everything.
Me: You don't even know him.
Old woman: His shoes are too shiny. Never trust shiny shoes on a Tuesday.
Me: It's Friday.
Old woman slowly turns toward me.
Old woman: For you.
silence
Conductor walks past and bows to her specifically.
Me: Why did the conductor bow extra low.
Old woman casually sipping tea: I used to own him.
Me: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.
A small Japanese game maker called Mousou no Mayu cannot receive money from Steam for the all-ages version of their game Hustle Battle Card Gamers.
The bank Daishi Hokuetsu Bank stopped payments from other countries after reviewing the anime-style pictures and claiming some characters look like children, even though the game has no adult content.
The bank also warned it may block funds from Japanese sites like DLsite and FANZA but gave the game maker a short grace period, so the maker now plans to change banks.
This is happening more often with Japanese banks and small game makers as banks block payments based on their own views of game content.