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Posted in: Two simple reasons a Republican will likely win in 2016 See in context

Wow, who would have thought that JT would get involved in partisan hackery.

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Posted in: Woman arrested for pocketing change given to her by mistake See in context

How can they prove intent?

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Posted in: Ireland says big 'Yes' to gay marriage in world first See in context

Again, as somebody who witnessed the campaign, the slurs and scaremongering came from the No campaigners, who tried to make the debate about anything but gay marriage.

Surrogacy, adoption, tax, even consummation, you name it, they used it to misinform.

And when they were called on their lies, they cried 'intimidation'.

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Posted in: Ireland says big 'Yes' to gay marriage in world first See in context

I'm an Irish citizen who returned to Ireland from Japan 3 months ago.

I proudly voted YES in this referendum.

I hope that the result will prompt other countries to believe they can fight this fight too.

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Posted in: Smashing glass ceilings See in context

Imagine waking up at 4.30 to check emails.

No money is worth that.

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Posted in: Phone-hooked husbands neglect wives at their peril See in context

Mostly sounds like she's annoyed because he won't obediently do what she says any more.

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Posted in: Magazine survey picks Japan’s 10 best places to live in See in context

Matsumoto not on list. My faith in lists shattered.

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Posted in: Pachinko parlor politeness See in context

It's quite depressing to be passing a pachinko parlour around 8.50am and see guys already queueing up for the place to open.

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Posted in: What's your favorite non-alcoholic drink during these hot days? See in context

Cold water.

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Posted in: If a country has to have the death penalty, what is the most humane way of carrying it out? See in context

Illogical question.

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Posted in: 30 Yokohama hospital patients suffer food poisoning See in context

Lucky they were in a hospital when it happened. BOOM BOOM! Hoo yeah.

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Posted in: How to treat pet cancer: Do nothing, says one doctor See in context

I'd agree, except I'd euthanize the animal at the very end.

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Posted in: Japan's nightclubs weather dancing ban See in context

Tokyo's status as one of the world's clubbing capitals...

It really isn't.

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Posted in: What for you is the most exciting sport to watch, when it is played well, and what is the most boring? See in context

Boxing is the most exciting. Gatti v Ward, Morales v Barrera, Hagler v Hearns - unbelievable excitement. I think it's to do with the fact that it could be over at any moment.

Most boring: anything with innings.

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Posted in: 7 unbelievable jobs that actually exist in Japan See in context

No. 3 is just a courier, a completely normal job. Loads of people do it with important documents.

I was on a flight into Japan one time with a person doing exactly that, and he was simply going to take a taxi from the airport straight to Kashiwa, then back to the airport and on the next flight out.

He said that the tough part was that most of the time he didn't even know what was in the package/envelope, and customs could often be a pain when he told them he didn't know what was in it.

I guess he had some kind of licence to do what he did though.

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Posted in: A look at life on death row in Japan See in context

@Brian Wheway - tell that to Iwao Hakamada.

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Posted in: Automatic coin counting machine See in context

I used to have a bottle I put my change in. It was a 20 liter whiskey bottle (left over from some promotion or other).

When it was full I took all the coins to the bank in a big bag and started depositing them 100 by 100 in the slots provided.

After doing this about 10 times, a bank staff member came over and took the big bag off me - brought it behind the counter and dumped it all into some massive coin counter that had it all counted in a few seconds (about 30,000yen worth of 1, 5, 10, 50yen coins. They even gave me back a non-Japanese coin that had found its way in.

didn't cost me 17,000yen either.

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Posted in: Zaccheroni announces Japan's World Cup squad See in context

4 midfielders in the squad? Some of those forwards are really midfielders.

And I'm a little surprised not to see Havenaar in there. He could have been useful as part of a plan B, if and when they need one.

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Posted in: Troussier wants to end career with Japan at 2020 Olympics See in context

God no.

The guy's CV has been one failure after another since his term with Japan. And even then he didn't do anything special with the best Japanese midfielders of a generation.

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Posted in: The top overpriced products in Japan See in context

Good cheese. Good bread. Kiwi fruits. Limes. Lamb.

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Posted in: Entrance ceremony See in context

Jesus, I remember when she was born. i am getting old.

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Posted in: You know you’ve been in Japan too long when… See in context

When you change the way you beckon your kids from a palm-up to a palm-down 'come here'.

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Posted in: World court rules Japan's Antarctic whaling not scientific See in context

I would say that the Japanese government is relatively happy that they can appease the rest of the world by abiding by the decision, and appease whaling advocates with a "they made us stop it" argument.

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Posted in: Girl who lost father in last year’s deadly Hokkaido blizzard pens heart-wrenching thank-you letter See in context

Ah jesus I'm getting emotional.

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Posted in: Gov't considers revision of 'comfort women' apology See in context

Jesus christ, how stupid can a government be?

Just leave it alone FFS.

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Posted in: Osaka city assembly refuses to accept Hashimoto's resignation See in context

How is there a mayoral election on March 23rd if he already is the mayor and his term doesn't come to an end until December 2015?

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Posted in: Shinji Ono bows out of A-League See in context

A top quality player during the best years of his career, underrated in the middle of a strong Japan midfield. Hope he enjoys being back in Japan.

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Posted in: Which fashion item or trend do you wish would disappear forever? See in context

Don't know if it's been mentioned already, but the glasses without any lenses are just ridiculous and should be binned.

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