Eugene comments

That's a Fender in the picture, not a Les Paul.

There's a 2022 report when he was first arrested that poses some doubt on the Yakuza angle. Apparently he was boasting his Yakuza ties to the undercover agent who arrested him. Probably to bolster his bona fides.

A reported effort, purportedly being undertaken with assistance from North Korea, involves the construction of a nuclear reactor and plutonium extraction facilities in caves tunneled into a mountain at Naung Laing, a village in the Mandalay division.

Front and center usual suspects.

Seems you can get antitank weapons, surface to air missiles and nuclear weapons materials in this world easier than a joint in some countries.

Probably the only ruling in Japanese legal history that included the words "She's Hot".

Castration

How do they decide on a winner?

Stupidity knows no nationality bounds. I remember a japanese student being arrested somewhere in Europe for carving his initials in a historic monument. When I was in Singapore I saw a group of japanese tourists climbing and taking pictures on a monument to the Singaporeans executed by the japanese in WWII. There were some pissed off Singaporeans there that day.

The only services the embassy provide to Americans detained by the police in Japan is to advize them of the rights),or lack thereof) in Japan and see that they are provided with a translator. None of this is at the expense of the taxpayers .

I think a few of you are confusing "girls bars" with "hostess bars"

I have been to quite a few girls bars with friends. The barmaids do not sit with customers, they do not hustle drinks. They will sometimes drink if offered but they are just regular drinks at regular prices.

The drink prices in girls bars are reasonable.

The barmaids do not have "handlers"

Let's see, 49 year old axxhole drinks for hours with calmly young thing pouring his drinks. At closing time he comes on to her and gets rejected so he slashes her.

Sound about right?

Dead woman would be shortcomings.

To tell the truth, I am not sure that this guy didn't do it but the investigation by the police and prosecutors was such a fiasco they should not have gotten a conviction.

7 years! I would say that's one toke over the line!

First ever 43/43 season in league history on his way to 50/50.

Cooperstown bound.

Biden was filmed in the exact same area 60 in 2021 but I guess that is okay.

Trump was invited there by Gold Star mothers to pay respects to the brave soldiers that the Biden -Harris administration sent to Arlington.

Seven eleven also runs i-seven bank from the convenience store ATMs. Is this Canadian firm able to handle banking in Japan?

Warning of major earthquake along the Nankai trough. Japanese housewives are going to hit the supermarkets tomorrow like locusts.

Does anyone honestly believe Harris can handle Putin, Xi, Iran, North Korea etc?

Also you can count out all the antisemitic left wing, her husband is a Jew.

Harris is a good campaigner when working from prepared statements but as soon as she goes off script or has to address questions she starts throwing out word salad.

Then there's the border czar record.

I remember recently reading that these extremely spicy chips have been banned in Denmark.

They are skateboarders!

"Laws, we don't need no stinking laws"!

Re-release Kokomo by the Beach Boys and you got a winner.

Go to the supermarket. Buy food. Bring it home. Cook it.Go to the supermarket.

Not always practical.

The elderly, handicapped, those working two jobs, people living in dorms and many others just can't shop and cook everyday.

I see so many vids about delivery drivers demanding a tip (even when the tip was included when they paid online). Food and grocery providers state "free delivery" but some of these entitled ****s think they are entitled to more.

It's the appeals process that usually keeps convicts on death row for so long. This guy opted to forgo all appeals because he wanted to die.

One of the best playoffs in a long time. So many OTs and one goal games.

Screw 'em, fish it anyway!

The only thing the central government should be concerned about in Texas is securing the border. If Texans want a high speed train they can arrange it themselves.

Maybe a plot for an NHK Taiga Drama??

@ redemption,

The couple was divorced under Taiwanese law. There are a plethora of cases were divorce was granted under U.S. law or British law and the father was granted custody only to have the japanese mother abscond with the child (children) only to have the japanese legal system protect her. I remember one father winding up in Japanese jail for trying to recover the child for whom he had legal custody in his home country.

Although The japanese government signed the Hague Convention on Child Abduction and it went into force here in 2014 the local courts have never complied.

Although both parents are former athletes I question why this story is categorized under "Sports" ?