Posted in: Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu dies in Japan after contracting pneumonia triggered by flu See in context
As reported elsewhere, she has had heart problems for years & that gave complications with the pneumonia.
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Posted in: Man acquitted of 1966 murders seeks over ¥200 mil in compensation See in context
It should be doubled and paid immediately, he shouldn’t have to claim a penny….it should be paid without question.
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Posted in: Fuji TV network to open independent probe into alleged sexual misconduct by Nakai See in context
“causing tremendous trouble and concern due to the (media) reports”
This tells you all you need to know about the company. The MEDIA reports are the problem, not what any member of staff has done. The fact the story has got is the problem for them, not the fact that there are ‘sexual misconduct allegations’ being investigated.
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Posted in: Plane bursts into flames after veering off runway at airport in S Korea, killing 179 See in context
All of the landing gear failed, not just the front & the ‘concrete wall’ it hit was actually a man made mound of earth, not concrete.
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Posted in: 5 men arrested over 125 thefts in 7 prefectures See in context
They should be deported after serving their time…
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Posted in: 4 men arrested for coercing co-worker to walk into path of train, making it look like suicide See in context
‘Could’ be classified as murder. There’s no doubt in my mind that it ‘should’ most definitely be classified as murder.
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Posted in: Nearly 90% of Chinese view Japan negatively: poll See in context
Thats what the Chinese government want. I used to live in China, anyone watching the state run TV (everyone) is taught to dislike Japan at every given opportunity.
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Posted in: Japan's weekly COVID-19 cases rise for 1st time in 3 months See in context
In our (families) experience it has been nowhere near as bad as flu. My daughter and father in law were both taken to hospital in an ambulance with the flu years ago, none of us (including 85yo father in law) took medicine once for corona although I appreciate it effects everyone differently.
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Posted in: China expanding visa-free entry to more countries, including Japan See in context
Some of the comments are amazing. I used to live/work in China. Amazing place & amazing food….beautiful wildlife & scenery. The locals were extremely kind, twice I was taken from a supermarket to someone’s home by someone I’d never met just because they wanted me to try their ‘home made cooking’….take people as you find them.
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Posted in: Japanese rice price to wholesalers hits record high in October See in context
Maybe the government should stop using tax payers money to buy up all the rice at the end of the season (and store it in warehouses) with the sole purpose to keep the price high and keep the rice growers in business?!
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Posted in: Rising pit bull attacks in Japan put spotlight on negligent owners See in context
Japan loves requiring people to have a licence for all sorts yet anybody could walk a pit bull around the streets, have it bite someone and then face hardly any punishment.
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Posted in: Ex-nursery school teacher gets 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting 7 girls See in context
14 years per victim to run consecutively would seem better to me…
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Posted in: 43-year-old man arrested for attempting to kidnap boy on his way home from school See in context
The ‘passerby’ needs a pat on the back or even a reward from the local authorities. Plenty of people would have walked on by….
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Posted in: Man arrested over fatal assault of 1-year-old boy who tipped over bowl of ramen See in context
‘I don’t think my actions caused his death’…..well, that’s not for you to decide you nasty piece of work.
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Posted in: Police to test body cameras to record street questioning See in context
It appears that the footage will be used ‘to provide evidence in cases of traffic violations’…..so it won’t be used against the police if they break the laws, in that case the footage will conveniently disappear after a week.
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Posted in: Couple in their 50s drown while doing SUP on Shizuoka lake See in context
Wearing a life jacket and wearing one that is fastened properly between your legs are two completely different things.
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Posted in: Japan evacuates 16 people from conflict-hit Lebanon by SDF plane See in context
‘I'm ok with it. Glad they're safe.’
I’m glad they’re safe but you could have hired a private jet and flown them back to Japan (rather than Jordan where they’ve been taken) for less than the cost of the fuel to get 2 C-2’s to Jordan.
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Posted in: Japan evacuates 16 people from conflict-hit Lebanon by SDF plane See in context
That was well worth sending two C-2’s to pick up 11 Japanese nationals, Excellent use of tax payers money.
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Posted in: Elementary school teacher arrested for punching student in face during class See in context
‘Unfortunate’ that he’s been arrested. No comment about the crime committed, just ‘unfortunate’ that he’s been caught.
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Posted in: Japan official urges China to ensure expat safety after boy's murder See in context
They’re milking this aren’t they. Obviously a heinous crime but the boy was living in China with his Chinese mother & Japan doesn’t recognise dual nationality.
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Posted in: A quest to harness wind for offshore power generation in Japan See in context
Having studied the impact of these horrible things on birds over the years I really hope Japan doesn’t build even one more of them. Larger birds like eagles just get sliced in half while flying past….
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Posted in: 20 years after mother, 3 children murdered, police and relatives appeal for help See in context
No info about the father & what he was up to at the time?!…assuming the children all had the same father it’s a bit strange that he’s not appealing for help to find his children’s killer, if he’s still alive of course.
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Posted in: Man arrested over death of girlfriend at his Tokyo apartment See in context
They don’t have air con or heating at most of the prisons in Japan, he can argue with & punch the wall when he doesn’t like the room temp. He should have the rest of his life in prison & can argue with the wall every day.
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Posted in: Typhoon approaches southwestern Japan; train service disruptions expected See in context
My 85yo father in law will be ‘off to look at the river’ when it hits our area, that’s what he does every year.
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Posted in: Japan lifts megaquake warning See in context
‘In the past have come in pairs’….and those pairs have, at times been 2 years apart. If this warning (not based on any real science) was really necessary then shouldn’t it last for at least another 2 years to cover the ‘pair’ criteria?!
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Posted in: Anti-whaling activist Watson to face Greenland detention hearing See in context
Get him over here and lock him up, if he was doing on land what he’s been doing at sea he’d be described as a terrorist.
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Posted in: 4-year-old boy drowns after being swept away while playing in river in Fukuoka Prefecture See in context
Are the parents being charged with manslaughter? Death by negligence? The amount of parents that let their kids wander freely at the river never ceases to amaze me.
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Posted in: Hotels, Japanese inns hit by cancellations after megaquake alert See in context
All that thanks to an alert that scientists say has been issued with zero scientific evidence to back it up.
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Posted in: Uta Abe eliminated in women's 52-kg judo at Paris Olympics See in context
She acted like a 2yo child throwing a tantrum, it sounded like a pig being electrocuted so I had to tell the kids to turn the sound off. Not very professional.
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Posted in: Man arrested for assaulting 16-year-old girl in convenience store parking lot See in context
‘The woman’…..my daughter is 16 and there is no way she could be described as a ‘woman’ and she’s nowhere near as immature as some of her friends. As for the parents, what’s a 16yo child doing out at 2am without the parents?!
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I cannot remember the last time I used any straws.
Posted in: Arab proposal for Gaza in works, but Jordan can't take more Palestinians, minister says
No straws at all. A small sacrifice or inconvenience. paper straws do not work but pasta straws do.