Posted in: Vending machine in remote Akita town sells meat from intruding bears See in context
Sven Asai, bear meat tastes like chicken, everything tastes like chicken.
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Posted in: Kishida to consider visiting Ukraine if right conditions are met See in context
If Kishida cannot make the trip under the present conditions........STAY IN JAPAN!
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Posted in: Mother, holding 2 children, jumps off platform into path of train; all 3 dead See in context
No one will ever know for sure why this mother did such a horrible thing. She surely must have been depressed and desperate. RIP to all.
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Posted in: U.N., G7 condemn Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime See in context
Possible war crime?? Are they serious?? Are they that ill informed??
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Posted in: Japan tells U.S. military to enforce virus rules after Okinawa base cluster See in context
Not only should the "grunts" remain on base, the "locals" must remain off base. If not, they will bring what they were infected with to their families.
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Posted in: Mother arrested over attempted murder of 3-month-old son See in context
God, I hope the child is NOT returned to her.
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Posted in: WHO warns that Omicron variant poses very high risk See in context
Covid symptoms linked to the new omicron variant have been described as “extremely mild” by the South African doctor who first raised the alarm over the new strain.
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Posted in: Princess Mako to only give written answers at marriage press conference See in context
I hope all answers are the same "None of your business"
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Posted in: TEPCO to build undersea tunnel to release Fukushima water; gov't to buy marine products See in context
A tunnel through bedrock? What possibly could go wrong there?
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Posted in: Suga asks Bach to ensure Olympics will be safe, particularly for Japanese public See in context
Suga-san needs to know that IOC President Bach does not have that power.
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Posted in: Saitama police chief arrested for stealing rolls of toilet paper See in context
??
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Posted in: Vaccine chief Kono blames drug approval system for slow inoculation drive See in context
t's time for Mr. Kono to step aside and let those who can handle this task finish it.
Great idea. So who is "those"
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Posted in: 1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan See in context
@expat. Shelf life under refrigeration is 3 month.
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Posted in: Gov't decides to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea in 2023 See in context
What are they going to do with all the empty tanks?
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Posted in: Gov't to release Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea despite fishermen's objection See in context
Don't release into the sea. Drain it on to land near Fukushima and let the sun evaporate the water.
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Posted in: Japanese study shows that persimmon tannin juice may render coronavirus harmless See in context
The price of persimmons is set to skyrocket!
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Posted in: No texting please See in context
Very few saw the sign, they were texting!!
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Posted in: Japan records 503 coronavirus infections on Wednesday; biggest daily jump since start of pandemic See in context
Burning, so far 632 recovered (source, John Hopkins Corona virus Resource Center
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Posted in: Virus hotspots grow in middle America See in context
America may now have more infected but nowhere near the number dead.
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Posted in: Woman gets 4 1/2-year sentence over road accident that killed 2 children See in context
Does she keep her drivers license?
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Posted in: Emperor, empress to make state visit to UK See in context
Dirk T asks "The former empress suffered from stress-related illnesses as well. One has to wonder what makes life so hard for a Japanese royal woman ..." The answer is the IHA.
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Posted in: Empress celebrates 56th birthday See in context
A very Happy Birthday, Empress Masako! We wish you a long, happy life.
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Posted in: Main buildings of castle at World Heritage site in Okinawa destroyed by predawn fire See in context
I pray that the rebuild includes a fire sprinkler system, especially if they use wood.
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Posted in: Yamanashi police end 16-day search for missing 7-year-old girl See in context
Parents who take their children to a remote area should place a whistle, on a lanyard, around the child's neck. They then at least have something to signal for help. Cell phones would be useless in some remote areas, no signal.
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Posted in: 18-year sentence sought for stepfather over fatal abuse of girl See in context
So this creature starved, beat and tortured a 5 yr. old and gets 18yrs????
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Posted in: 3 die, over 100 injured in repair attempts in storm-hit Chiba Pref See in context
Just call the guy.
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Posted in: Typhoon-hit Chiba asks for volunteers' help amid prolonged power cut See in context
If "volunteers" have to be recruited then they are not "volunteers"
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Posted in: More details emerge about anime studio arson attack that killed 33 See in context
Firefighters arriving soon after the fire began found the door to the roof was shut but could be opened from the outside, Kyodo said.
That is not going to help anyone on the inside.
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Posted in: Japan-S Korea row over history, trade deepens as man dies of immolation in Seoul See in context
Nam responded that South Korea was working every day to create an environment where the lawsuits could be dealt with in a way that would be acceptable to both sides and not harm bilateral ties.
Needs a lot more work.
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Posted in: Trump touts immigration crackdown despite concerns about due process
Posted in: Trump touts immigration crackdown despite concerns about due process
Posted in: Russia declares 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
Posted in: Russia declares 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II