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Posted in: Husbands on receiving end of domestic abuse from wives See in context

Was Mr B the author?

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Posted in: Abe mocked on Twitter over use of props to explain security bills See in context

These fires are under control...

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Posted in: Man keeps father's dead body at home for 3 years to keep collecting pension See in context

Mathis to James Bond in Casino Royale...

... Being dead does not mean that one cannot still be useful.

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Posted in: Prices of food items rise from 4-13% See in context

Why have dairy products - devoid of imported ingredients - gone up ?

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Posted in: Abe vows to rewrite constitution, instill patriotism in schools See in context

A gem of an article on how history is taught in Japan's schools, courtesy of the BBC... http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21226068

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Posted in: New Komeito Party drops 'New' from its name See in context

... They added 'New' to their name in their 34th year, but it is only as they approach their 50th anniversary that they feel that new is considered old...

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Posted in: Court penalizes Defense Ministry for covering up sailor's suicide See in context

As above, great post Frungy. With no jail time, the headline should read: Court penalizes Taxpayers due to Defense Ministry covering up sailor's suicide

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Posted in: Climate talks in trouble as green groups walk out See in context

No jobs on a dead planet...

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Posted in: The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies at 74 See in context

A groundbreaker, too... his keyboard was the Doors' bass guitar as well as providing the band's signature sound - a tapestry of harmonies. Thank you and RIP, Ray.

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Posted in: 'Django Unchained' gets May China release after 'issues' resolved See in context

Will be released as Django Chained

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Posted in: Gov't announces cancer countermeasure plan See in context

will also target the effects of second-hand smoke, by actively campaigning to make more restaurants and offices smoke-free...

Campaigning? Forget the pathetic cries of it being bad for business - why not pass smoke-free laws and then ENFORCE them as part of an 'anti-cancer' plan ? Sadly, it seems that doing the greater good for the health society as a whole carries a stigma of its own.

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Posted in: New Jersey town's monument to Korean sex slaves upsetting Japanese officials See in context

paulinusa - thank you, and this insightful gem from the link:

"the four Japanese legislators disputed the number of comfort women and claimed that they willingly served the soldiers"

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Posted in: Ex-U.S. diplomat Maher pulls no punches on Japan See in context

Much like Karl Van Wolferen's 'The Enigma of Japanese Power' which a great many educated Japanese people say is right on the money, this is high up on my reading list.

ditto darkbob: reading it now - amazing how it lifts the fog and clarifies all the paralysis surrounding decision making, systemic wastage and vested interests in Japan.

Initially, I thought it may have been too dated (written in the late 80s) to be relevant today... but sadly, it only serves to amplify that so little has changed.

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Posted in: Man in possession of marijuana locks himself in car in Ginza See in context

forget cost cutting measures and a hike in the consumption tax, just install red light cameras throughout japan and all will be solved... financially.

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Posted in: Burn away the old See in context

yes, let's pray for carbon dioxide reductions as we burn... maybe if the fire is bigger, we'll have a better chance of it coming true

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Posted in: Burn away the old See in context

we're not learning, we just keep on burning

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Posted in: Suicide bomber kills 88 in Pakistan See in context

As the French said - you may have the means to win a war, but not to win a peace. Stop the world, I want to get off.

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Posted in: Singalong See in context

great pic because you have to spot the geeks - those on display vs. those taking snaps

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Posted in: Singalong See in context

the mask is to stop his jaw and or tongue from hitting the deck.

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Posted in: Saitama train conductor assaulted after asking man to smoke in designated area See in context

this guy has the right to smoke but not to do so in non-smoking areas or to harm the health of others. somebody please recall cigarettes... the conductor blew the whistle and asked someone to do the right thing, hats off to him.

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