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Heartbreaking :(

Japan is not as safe as it used to be. I thought this before and still do - elementary kids shouldn't be allowed to walk home without adult supervision. They need to do "shuudan gekou" (go home together with other kids). It doesn't matter who - parent(s), grandparents or neighbors should volunteer to walk home with kids in the same route.

I'm not a fan of Matsuko but he is correct! AKB performing would definitely be an embarrassment.

Sad story. Mother is probably alive cuz she was buckled up. If her son was wearing his seatbelt, he probably wouldn't have been thrown out of the car.

RIP little ones.

"New Adult".....as opposed to a seasoned adult? Seriously??

I totally understand that a lot of people are dissatisfied with the decision. What I don't understand is the their behavior! How does looting and destroying businesses help anything? Will this reverse the decision? No! Americans are so primitive!!!

This story got blown way out of proportion - thanks to the media.

I wasn't there and wasn't on the jury so I can't really say if the right decision was made. What I do know is that Brown's actions were enough for Wilson to react the way he did. Did Brown deserve to be shot to death? I don't think so. I think Wilson could have shot him in the leg or arm or something. But this goes beyond Wilson. It's the whole American police system. They are taught to shoot to kill. Until that changes, stories like this will continue for years and years to come.

Wilson might not have gotten indicted but his career is damaged already. Who knows if he'll still continue to be a police officer. Who knows if he'll even continue to live in Ferguson.

I hope the Brown family find peace somehow.

If the Korean police are anything like Japanese police, then Tomita could have been forced to admit he stole it, even if he didn't do it.

But...Hasn't he been back for a bit now? Why did he wait until now to say he didn't do it? His story sounds fishy. If the Japanese officials identified the man as Tomita, then the video must've been clear enough.

I hope the Seiyu in my neighborhood stays open. They have the best and cheapest produce.

In terms of his cause, motive, or result there can’t be any maliciousness found.

Well, I seriously doubt that drunk people get behind the wheel with the intent of purposely hurting others. Whatever the motive or result, drunk driving is against the law. He's lucky he didn't hurt anyone. It sucks that he lost his job (which I think is too extreme) but that's a risk he took when he decided to drive (even though he probably didn't know he was taking a risk....because he was drunk).

What a piece of work this stepdad is! He should get hung himself!!!

As for the mother, was she there when the loser beat the crap out of her son? If she was, then she needs to go to jail for child neglect/endangerment. If she didn't know that he was abusing her, then....I'm at a loss of words.

Employees shouldn't be exempt for the "delaying the train system" fee - these two employees should pay JR (regardless of the reason)!

Japan and its dinosaur era laws...SMH.

NHK should be an option. How can they mandate you pay for it if you don't watch it? If it's because the law says so, then it needs to be re-written!!

Aguirre just needs to fire Kawashima! Why doesn't he catch the ball? Lately, all he does is push the ball away...and it ends up getting kicked into the goal. He sucks!!

Bruises and burn marks on a kid are not normal. No one was home in August when Welfare Center visited so they left it at that?! Poor kid. How many more times did he get abused in that timeframe?

But...big kudos to his friend. He is a hero!!

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If you're a Homeland fan and didn't know that Brody was dead, then you're not a real Homeland fan! Him being dead is old news. AND...if some of you didn't want the spoiler, you shouldn't have clicked on this article and read it! That's your bad, not JT's!

For the record, Season 3 was the bomb! I totally recommend watching it - even if you already know Brody dies.

So they cleaned up the area. Doesn't that just mean that there are no obvious debris left from the earthquake/tsunami? They couldn't have possibly gotten rid of the radiation. I mean, the plant itself isn't contained yet. How can the area be radiation-free?

GOJ...Slowly intentionally killing off its people...

Such a frightening experience.

Totally disgusting and one of the things I hate that the Japanese do. It sucks that they probably won't stop any time soon. All I can do is hope that the next generation (the hunters' grandkids, maybe) will see that what they are doing is cruel and put a stop to this nonsense.

What's crazy is that I bet it's the Japanese who are making a mess! They trash their own beaches, rivers, and Mt Fuji!

Is China forgetting that there are many US bases in Japan? Starting a war with Japan is essentially starting a war with the US.

Beijing regularly insists that Japan has not atoned enough for its imperialist past, and lambasts nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an “incorrect” understanding of history and what it describes as his intention to remilitarise.

For its part, Tokyo accuses Beijing of dwelling on the past for domestic political reasons and says that in the seven decades since World War II it has apologised repeatedly and trodden a pacifist path.

It's quite funny how Beijing thinks Abe has an "incorrect" understanding of history. I mean, couldn't Abe say the same thing about China?

And Tokyo is correct. Japan has apologized numerous times. When is enough enough?

Japan played better than they usually do. There was less passing and more aggressive shots. Japan, however, needs a new goalie. Kawashima has made that same mistake once too many.

Wolfpack - exactly. I am wondering if he did the same thing at the same school. If he did, then the school is whack and the principal needs to get fired. If he did it at a different school, he obviously didn't write it down on his resume. The schools here don't do background checks like the in the states or elsewhere. Why do I have a feeling he won't do any jail time?

Can you imagine the fear the kids live in? Especially the oldest kid. He/She knows that his/her mom killed two of his/her brothers. These kids need psychiatric help but there's no way they'll get it here in Japan. So sad...

Sad story all around. Poor driver and poor kid :(

News like this upsets me! This is his second offense?! Insane!!! Is he going to get suspended again? I tell you, this is Japan's police work at its finest - they always wait for someone to get hurt or killed to take real action. Disgusting!!

While I see nothing wrong with sperm donation or IVF, I think using FIL's donation is just....not right. Sure, you're keeping it in the family but still! If I did this, the baby I give birth to will be my son but he will be my husband's brother. Can you imagine the trauma this will cause once the child finds out who the real father is? Oh my...

It's really shocking how the justice system's view of human life is so little.

Poor woman. Lived to 95 only to be fatally abused :(

Is that what the prosecutor's think the child's life was worth? Three years??? Fricking insane!!! Where is the justice in this??

If monkeys are affected, I'm pretty sure humans are too.

Abe needs to take the plant situation seriously. He and his family should move to Fukushima to "prove" to the nation that he really feels it's safe up there. I bet he won't do it.