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Posted in: Youngest Othello world champion flown home by man whose record he beat See in context

A great achievement at a young age. I'm sure he will go far. They've even made that game into a quiz show on TV

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Posted in: No. of rubella patients tops 1,100 in Japan, pregnant women warned See in context

Isn't that part of the mandatory inoculations? I remember getting MMR shots when I was a kid and I'm an old fart now

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Posted in: Japan sees 1st drop in visitors in over 5 years in Sept See in context

Wait a minute, weren't you just complaining about over tourists?

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Posted in: Employee at facility for disabled arrested for assaulting patient See in context

One of his coworkers reported him. I worked in a few care centers in the U.S. after retiring from the military. Staff members are bound by law to report abuse, suspected abuse, or comments by residents about being abused.

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Posted in: Abe sets off on 5-day European tour See in context

While you're in Belgium, why not try some of those Trappist beers. Like Westvleteren XII, which has won more than one award as Best Beer in the World.

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Posted in: Abe says sales tax to go ahead as planned in Oct 2019 See in context

It still will go into effect just in time for the influx of over tourists for the 2020 Olympics

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Posted in: Abe says sales tax to go ahead as planned in Oct 2019 See in context

Still, it got passed just in time

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Posted in: Mother accused of killing 2-month-old daughter by lacing her milk with drugs pleads not guilty See in context

The poor child dies only a week after it gets home because of medicines that you have access to mysteriously appearing in her milk. Murderer.

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Posted in: Mother accused of killing 2-month-old daughter by lacing her milk with drugs pleads not guilty See in context

So she worked as a hostess, had sex with a customer and made an unwanted child, had no further contact with the "father", but had no motive? There's your motive right there, or are you just ignet.

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Posted in: Abe says sales tax to go ahead as planned in Oct 2019 See in context

Gee, just in time for the 2020 Olympics and the huge influx of tourists

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Posted in: Transport ministry bureaucrat arrested for filming up woman’s skirt See in context

Expect a payoff followed by dismissal of charges. Move along, nothing to see here

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Posted in: Family of executed Aum cult member to seek retrial See in context

What's the point

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Posted in: Woman sentenced after entering Japanese train cabin with key bought at online auction See in context

Those keys are very simple skeleton keys anyway how about using something more advanced

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Posted in: NHK to reduce subscription fees See in context

LOL How are you going to lower your subscription fee from the zero Yen you're collecting from me? Are you going to start paying me?

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Posted in: New Okinawa governor wants U.S. to rethink Marine base relocation See in context

" residents have long complained about the base related noise pollution and crime" but the noise pollution and crime related to local residents is okay even though there's a lot more of it

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Posted in: Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently See in context

Have paid for 10 years, not get paid for 10 years, I think my phone speaks ESL

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Posted in: Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently See in context

I intend to stay in Japan. I am collecting a monthly military pension, plan to start collecting Social Security at the minimum age of 62, and the Japanese pension as soon as I get paid for 10 years. I hope I stay healthy long enough to make it worth the trouble

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Posted in: Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently See in context

@ Do the Hustle, if you pay into the pension system for a minimum of 10 years straight, you can collect no matter where you retire. That's what my wife tells me but you should double-check

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Posted in: Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently See in context

My post should say foreigners not for nurse, damn phone

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Posted in: Tokyo braces for potential rat infestation after Tsukiji fish market closure See in context

Do the Hustle is correct. Why would cats (or other predators) expend energy and risk injury chasing rats, when they could gorge themselves on the fish scraps laying around and choking the drainage system.

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Posted in: Tokyo braces for potential rat infestation after Tsukiji fish market closure See in context

There's already an unexpected problem at the new location. The drains are quickly clogging up with the fish waste

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Posted in: Japan eyes allowing skilled blue-collar workers to stay permanently See in context

Why no mention of what "highly skilled" jobs would qualify for nurse for permanent residency

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Posted in: 24-year-old woman arrested for killing grandmother See in context

So she tossed in a suicidal gesture to top things off this girl needs some help and then a long prison term

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Posted in: Mother arrested for attempting to strangle 8-month-old daughter to death See in context

@ DoTheHustle - better go back and read my post again. I never said this lady had postpartum depression, only that PPD could last for years.

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Posted in: Mother arrested for attempting to strangle 8-month-old daughter to death See in context

Maria is correct though. Left untreated postpartum depression can last for years

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Posted in: Mother arrested for attempting to strangle 8-month-old daughter to death See in context

@ Belrick, so you were able to diagnose her after reading a few paragraphs wow quite a medical Marvel aren't you

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Posted in: German tourist admits to stabbing Japanese man on Nagasaki street See in context

I think being drunk should I add to the charges like if he was driving and had an accident

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Posted in: Tokyo's new Toyosu fish market opens; public tours to begin Saturday See in context

I'm with Yubaru on this one. Sure it looks nice but...

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Posted in: Video voyeur arrested after fleeing from train station by jumping onto tracks See in context

I watched this on the news this morning. He ran across several tracks, lucky he didn't get hit. Cameras in the neighborhood got a good look at his face. My granddaughter asked "Whats wrong with his eyes?" because he had a scary, bug-eyed expression.

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Posted in: Japanese tycoon going on SpaceX rocket says he trusts Musk See in context

Pride cometh before a fall.

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