DNALeri comments

Agree with him. USA-Cuba would be fun too watch.

ANA is now asking that heels have a height of around 5 centimeters or below

So, in plain English: heels over 5 cm are forbidden.

I suspect there might be more to the story than what is being reported here. The prosecutors would probably not have requested a prison sentence just for pulling down a team mate's trousers.

The Japanese media say that he muttered something about having been hypnotized "and other things which didn't make sense". So, my guess is that mental illness might be involved.

Did he really think he would get away with it? Real estate agencies have security cameras, he drove away in her car etc. etc. Maybe mental illness is involved?

It was lucky that the brothers had each other as a witness this time, because if it had been only one of them, the officer might have denied ever receiving the money. It would have been his word against the boy's, and police officers is usually the ones who the system believes.

Besides everything else, why does a 73-year-old person still have to be working (and commute all the way from Osaka to Nara) instead of enjoying her third age? Because the Japanese pension system is crap.

In circumstances like these, these people should only be there when they have to vote on something.

I hope they took away his passport at least.

Not really necessary to have the victim's name published. No extra information value.

His programs with Pan kun (the little chimpanzee) were so funny. RIP!

because storing them at the office is troublesome. 

Ha, what a lame excuse!

The security guards should stay farther away from each other even if they are wearing masks.

She should have gotten the number of years that Hinata couldn't live. If the average for Japanese women is about 86 or whatever, the "mother" should have gotten 84 years in jail.

These deer should not be in that park in the first place. They should be out in the wild.

Why would interpreters or translators work for free? Do others work for free? Of course, not.

Sweden is one of the top countries when it comes to gender equality, so she is "lucky" to be married to a Swede.

So it took the police 15 minutes to come? Because I guess the store employee called the cops right away.

Was the door locked at all times? If yes, then it was an inside job.

What about the security cameras at the hospital? Those four boxes must have been relatively large, so the thieves probably used a car. Reading the number plates can help solve this theft.

Better late than never.

Well, the fact that the teachers said "there had been no evidence of any trouble between the two" shows how little the teachers know what is going on in the school. This incident can hardly be the result of some whim on the part of the perpetrator.

RIP, hero!

And still, the drivers often asks the passengers how to get to the destination, although they have GPS devices.

Did he go to China specifically to pick up that suitcase? Or did he happen to be in China on a group tour and was approached by the African guys, who then asked him to take the suitcase to Japan? Quite relevant difference.

According to my dictionary "penal servitude" is "the punishment of being sent to prison and forced to do hard physical work" and "imprisonment" is "being locked up or kept somewhere, usually in prison." Does Japan still have hard physical labour punishment? Like Gulag-style? All prisoners in Japan are forced to work anyway, aren't they? I'm just curious.

@zichi:

100 days with the so-called SIM locks in exchange for allowing them to purchase handsets on installment.

If you buy an iPhone directly from an Apple store you cannot buy it on installments, as far as I know. If you pay the whole sum upfront, you can buy an unlocked iPhone at the stores mentioned in the article too, it seems. But the article doesn't say if the 3000 yen one has to pay now to unlock the phone will stay in place or not.

Not the most standard way to apply for a job, but I wish him good luck! I think Manchester United need somewhat younger players, though.

This wonderful victory will build up the Japanese team's self-confidence and, hopefully, lead to more great victories. Congratulations!

Congrats!! Well done!

When will this madness stop I wonder.