Posted in: Shooter says he believed Abe promoted religious group that bankrupted his mother See in context
I am confused. Which one is the religious group that Yamagami wanted to attack?
Doitsu Kyokai or Nippon Kaigi?
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Posted in: Living in Kadena makes you directly aware of the impact of global affairs. The more I feel the importance of the Kadena base, the more nervous I become thinking that it could be attacked at any time. See in context
Quite obvious. If you love your life, do not live near a military outpost in front of enemy lines.
These are the first targets that will be blown away in case of conflict.
Moving away may be hard, but better safe than sorry.
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Posted in: Ukraine's Eurovision winners auction trophy for army See in context
Music jump starts revolution!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9HoVmkqz4U
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Posted in: Yoshinoya refused to let 'foreign' student attend recruitment event See in context
He or she is not complaining about discrimination against foreigners.
He or she is complaining because discrimination despite being japanese.
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Posted in: Man dies after being assaulted, thrown off bridge in Osaka See in context
Here is a high res video of victim and perpetrator partying just minutes before the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWO8ZrD06sw
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Posted in: Taliban take districts in northeast Afghanistan from fleeing troops See in context
Some of the $500 million the CIA poured into Afghanistan reached Al-Zawahiri's group. Al-Zawahiri has become a close aide of bin Laden ... Bin Laden was only loosely connected with the [Hezb-i-Islami faction of the mujahideen led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar], serving under another Hezb-i-Islami commander known as Engineer Machmud. However, bin Laden's Office of Services, set up to recruit overseas for the war, received some US cash.
from The Guardian. January 17, 1999
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Posted in: Truck driver arrested after hitting motorcycle in Osaka See in context
The truck driver is from Kashiba, Nara. The woman may live in the neighborhood. I checked it in Sankei Shinbun. It was difficult to believe that a 77yrs woman would ride a scooter more than 40km all they way from Kashiba to Konohana.
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Posted in: Relatives remember victims of 1985 JAL jet crash on 37th anniversary
Kind of strange, looking at the JMA map right now the centre of the typhoon is just off the coast…
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No, it is a definite yes that monkeys can be infected with monkeypox And what does that have to do…
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