Posted in: Jones enjoys last laugh as England beat Australia in rugby See in context
The man has contributed to so many clubs' and countries' success. So shouldn't we just refer to Eddie Jones as "Mr Rugby" from now on?
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Posted in: Trump shrugs off fuss over Taiwan president's call See in context
The man can talk to whoever he wants. Why is this news?
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Posted in: Antlers floor Reds to win J.League title See in context
“We won fair and square under the rules,” said Antlers captain Mitsuo Ogasawara.
And the rules resulted in a complicated, confusing, and unjust finish to the season. The clubs must have agreed to the change, which dragged the competition back to the 90's, baffling fans.
Urawa finished 15 points clear and then lost on away goals!? Surely things will have to return to the regular format in the near future.
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Posted in: 24-year-old woman missing since Sept 25 in Oita See in context
Oh Gog, not another one... when will this PSYCHOPATHIC violence against women end?
There's no mention of psychopathic violence in the article.
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Posted in: Talent Becky officially returns to Japanese TV after affair controversy See in context
At first glance I read the title as "Tainted Becky officially returns to J-TV".
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Posted in: Japan’s 1st ’paternity leave’ lawmaker resigns over extramarital affair See in context
If she was so horribly horrible, what was he doing giving her a baby in the first place?
My goodness! He didn't give her anything. This baby was born as a result of a spiritual and physical union of two souls. To say that one he was ”giving” her a baby shows enormous contempt for the woman's role in conception.
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Posted in: Traffic deaths See in context
Despite being one of the most urbanised hight population density countries on the planet, Japan has low traffic accident rates since it goes to great, and successful lengths to promote road traffic safety.
This year's increase could be just the increasing age of the population. Reflexes do not improve with age.
It does seem to be true that laws are enforced by the police less, primarily because the populace enforce them (with leeway) themselves.
I don`t agree with one word of this. What an uninformed piece of nonsense. Just drive around for 30 minutes and count how many cyclists ride around on the wrong side of the road for starters.
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Posted in: Bad behavior See in context
Spending so much money on modifying their motorbikes so that they can be as loud as possible.
What sad, sad people they must be.
How many of them have girlfriends?
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Posted in: Charlie Hebdo 'feels alone' in its fight to poke fun at the world See in context
“We feel terribly alone. We hoped that others would do satire too,” he said. “No one wants to join us in this fight because it’s dangerous. You can die doing it.”
He`s dead right on this. Even the great Private Eye in London chickened out during the Princess Diana hysteria in 1997. They feared mob violence then, just as satirical sites across the globe fear humorless nutters today.
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Posted in: Nikkei opens year with biggest one-day slide in 2 1/2 months See in context
Looks like it might be time to cash in and get outta town.
With the property market flatlining, speculators jittery on the yen, and this stock market slide occurring with the Fukushima problem refusing to disappear, it looks like 2016 might be the year that Japan finally goes the way of Spain, Portugal and Greece.
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Posted in: Japan beats Samoa 26-5 to keep Rugby World Cup quarterfinal hopes alive See in context
Eddie Jones moving to SA is going to make the JRU look pretty pathetic. How can they let him go?
Japan looked so good last night. They looked a different team to the one that played Scotland.
I wouldn't go that far. They still played well against Scotland in the first half. I agree 100% with everything else you said though.
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Posted in: Tokyo film festival to focus on homegrown movies See in context
As an avid viewer of sparse dialogue, high action Made In Japan movies, I`m in full support of this. They should be shown as much as possible.
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Posted in: Japan says it is ready to build all submarines for Canberra in Australia See in context
I'd like to see the Japanese make the submarines in Canberra.
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Posted in: Jones fears Japan's World Cup breakthrough could be wasted See in context
The JRU is happy with Waseda v Keio, and wants everyone to believe that Japan rugby doesn't get any better.
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Posted in: U.S. admiral signals wider role for Third Fleet in western Pacific See in context
Swift was away from his headquarters in Hawaii and not immediately available to comment, his office said.
But he`s quoted in this article anyway. How many comments do you need from the guy!?
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Posted in: What do Japanese men think about dating foreign women? See in context
very rarely see a Japanese Man/Western female couple.
So, because you don't see them, they don't exist? I'm on a message board for foreign women married to Japanese and there are over 1300 members.
Those numbers are quite impressive, but it`s a well known fact that white western women have always had a tough job here relationship wise.
http://thejapanwanko.sub.jp/?p=1765
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Posted in: Steering failure, bad weather ended rower's Pacific crossing attempt See in context
she was approaching the limits of the Japanese Coast Guard’s normal range and decided with her team that it would be irresponsible to continue and potentially put rescuers’ lives at risk
Maybe she did it to save her own life too?
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Posted in: Zoo group puzzled by exclusion from global body over dolphin hunt See in context
While only a few weeks ago I watched a dolphin performance at the Niigata City Aquarium, I must say they're no longer a real attraction. Let them be free; I doubt they'd capture us for stunt performances. And eating them is disgusting.
So... you went to a dolphin show, did you, TrevorPeace?
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Posted in: Man arrested for making over 5,000 silent calls to fire department See in context
Such a small, small man...
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Posted in: Obama, Abe to dine on fusion food with Hawaiian twist See in context
I can't believe this guy's bringing out his Toro Tartare and Caesar Sashimi Salad for Abe and Obama.
Don't get me wrong - I like it. But I just don't think it's an appropriate starter on this occasion.
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Posted in: Rainbow Pride See in context
Hats off to the editors at Japan Today for selecting a picture of some homosexual men. All too often, for some reason, we are forced to look at photo`s of a couple of hot lesbians, which are supposed to represent the event.
People need to understand that the purpose of this event is for recognition and respect in society, rather than an opportunity for tittilation.
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Posted in: 5 ways to bug your older Japanese coworkers at a new job See in context
The youngsters just don't show respect. Some newbies even try to get in the same elevator as me.
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Posted in: Emperor, empress mourn war dead on Palau's Peleliu isle See in context
It's a shame they don't visit Papua New Guinea, Singapore or Indonesia. They seem to limit themselves to places close to Japan.
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Posted in: Emperor, empress arrive in Palau for 2-day visit See in context
I wish they'd also visit places like Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Indonesia.
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Posted in: Ex-school principal held over child porn with Filipino girls See in context
Although Takajima has already received approximately 30 million yen from his retirement package, the board of education has put a halt to any further payments and is moving forward with plans to force him to pay back all the money he has received so far.
How can this be allowed to happen? He is fully entitled to his pension. This is a shocking way to treat a pensioner.
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Posted in: Tariffs, tax cuts, energy: What is in Trump's economic plan?
"The king is dead; long live the king!"
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