Posted in: Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting singer Tomomi Kahara See in context
@BackpackingNepal
You've never heard of her? How I envy you?
Save your dream. Save your love. It could be a good luck.
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Posted in: Does the arrival of Costa Coffee spell the end for Japan’s independent cafes? See in context
I see flat white on the menu. I believe that is an Australian invention. Perth?
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Posted in: M6.9 quake hits northeastern Japan See in context
@ Do the hustle
For the same reason I don't call high school prostitution, compensated dating or sex slaves, comfort women.
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Posted in: M6.9 quake hits northeastern Japan See in context
Can we go back to calling it a tidal wave?Yes, technically it is not the tide but "Harbour wave" is not correct either. Remember the good old days when a 7.2 was massive. And what's a temblor for the non-American-centric amongst us?
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Posted in: Elbow bumps See in context
I prefer the elbow bump to the high 5 which as a teacher of small children I am mandated to do every 45 seconds despite not being American.
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Posted in: 2 high school students sent to prosecutors for shoving shopping carts down mall escalator See in context
Had they simply "pushed" the carts I could have dismissed it as a prank, but these animals "shoved" them.
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Posted in: 'Nomadland,' Borat film, 'The Crown,' 'Schitt's Creek' win Golden Globes See in context
@gokai_wo_maneku
Yes, it's a genius play on words isn't it?
Soon Britain will release a new detective series called Fish and Chips with the 2 lead characters being named Dawn Fish and Chips O'Henry
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Posted in: Man killed after leaping from platform into oncoming train in Kobe See in context
@smithinjspan
My brother committed suicide by jumping from an overpass some 20m to the freeway below. Sometimes I wake up in the middle night thinking how alone he must have felt in his final moments. I wonder what he was thinking as he presumably paced up and down working up the courage to jump. That selfish coward!
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Posted in: 21-year-old woman arrested for sending hundreds of nude selfies to woman in her 70s See in context
Didn't Greg and Missus Brady once go on a date?
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Posted in: Saitama begins plans to regulate how to use escalators; prohibit walking up and down See in context
Kansai and style. Now there are 2 words you don't often see in the one sentence
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Posted in: Japanese submarine, Hong Kong ship collide off Shikoku See in context
@timeon
Luck?
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Posted in: 390 Tokyo Olympic volunteers quit after Mori's sexist remarks See in context
390 Tokyo Olympic volunteers use Mori's sexist remarks as an excuse to quit
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Posted in: More than 110,000 sign petition against Mori after sexist comments See in context
Currently 99.9% of Japan hasn't signed the petition. Nothing to see here
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Posted in: Man arrested for buying cup meant for ¥100 coffee but pouring ¥200 latte into it See in context
This is exactly why don't use the self service aisle at the supermarket: If the cashier makes a mistake, I get it for free. If I make a mistake, I am a criminal. He paid for a 100 yen cup and used a 100 yen cup. I'm sure there's still enough profit in a 100 yen latte.
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Posted in: U.S. carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953 See in context
K3P0. Good point. Wikipedia listed 17 executed women. Is is something to do wirh a federal execution rather than state?
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Posted in: Democrats plan impeachment; Twitter deletes Trump's account See in context
Talk about kicking a man while he's down...
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Posted in: Man referred to prosecutors over 'Terrace House' star's suicide See in context
I never saw the show but it seems a lot of people who appear on these reality type programs have self-confidence issues. Shouldn't the producers be investigated for putting such a vulnerable person in such a vulnerable position?
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Posted in: Beatles survivors Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still making music See in context
The Beatles were a bit before my time. My first real introduction to Paul McCartney was "Coming Up" around 1980. Kind of put the John Vs Paul argument to bed.
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Posted in: Japan's biggest ginkgo tree See in context
Zichi. I know! That's also been my dream
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Posted in: Half-Japanese woman hands card to people who ask tiresome questions about her race See in context
6 of my siblings are halfies. Never have they ever considered it demeaning. They do find the term "double' a bit ridiculous. Seems Karen should get a job and stop making assumptions about everyone else.
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Posted in: 'The Simpsons' ends white actors voicing characters of color See in context
Good luck getting an ogre to voice Shrek
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Posted in: Japan baseball season starts Friday night without fans See in context
Let's home the "no spitting" continues into the future
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Posted in: Akihabara observes 12th anniversary of deadly stabbing rampage See in context
So he was a victim
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Posted in: Summer Koshien organizers consider cancelation due to virus See in context
Tinawatanabe. The bleachers are free
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Posted in: Plum job See in context
my turn - miss plum saki is a peach but miss plum kaori is a lemon. ta da!
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Posted in: Heavy load See in context
an 800 ton ship is not large - it is a tuna boat.
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Posted in: Roadblock See in context
in future they should build boats that don't float.
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Posted in: Cotton See in context
I always found Ken's monotone English annoying and his acting wooden but that was before i knew he looked so good in cotton!
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Posted in: Pearl Harbor visitors now get both Japan and U.S. views See in context
finally people will begin to understand that the japanese were the victims of WW2
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Posted in: Woman, 20, admits stabbing 78-year-old grandmother over living expenses See in context
yeah, yeah, she was living the fairy tale princess fantasy. A 20 year old living with her old grandmother and the two of them getting by on her pension. There is no excuse for killing someone but financial strain does make it more understandable.
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Posted in: State of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo set for April 25-May 11
Posted in: Tokyo reports 861 coronavirus cases; 1,167 in Osaka
Is it really an emergency when you can preplan a start and end date?
Posted in: State of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo set for April 25-May 11
Posted in: Japan says it will aim for 46% emissions cut by 2030