Posted in: Hokkaido bullet train construction workers drill through last mountain See in context
A Shinkasen line from Okayama-Takamatsu-Tokushima-Kochi would be very convenient and would surely increase tourism to Shikoku.
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Posted in: Toru Hashimoto: Japan's would-be kingmaker See in context
An incomplete profile: you forgot to mention his extramarital affair with a hostess. Also he told a group of new civil servants that they must accept that they have given up their privacy and human rights in order to work for the people. This man and his ally Ishihara in Tokyo are dangerous right wingers who look back to the days of Japanese Imperialism as the glory days. This is the restoration his new party seeks.
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Posted in: Woman, 5-year-old son found dead in Tokyo apartment See in context
Japan is safe but the number of suicides, parents killing their children and family members killing each other seems quite abnormal.
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Posted in: Massive anti-nuclear power rally held in Tokyo See in context
Tens of thousands (if that can be believed) out of a city of tens of millions is just not enough. If people are serious about shutting down nuclear they need to get a hundred thousand people or more to occupy the area around TEPCO HQ or hold a sit in at a large station such as JR Shinjuku.
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Posted in: 693 hospitalized nationwide for heatstroke See in context
It should be considered child abuse to make students do +4 hours of sports in the heat of Japanese Summer. If they insist on playing baseball matches etc. they should take breaks every 20-30 minutes for water and to cool down.
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Posted in: Yahoo! raids Google for new CEO See in context
This headline is incorrect. Carol Bartz was their 1st female CEO from 2009-2011.
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runner3 I find it very hard to believe a 3 year old child could climb over a 135 cm high…
Posted in: 3-year-old girl falls to her death from balcony of high-rise apartment in Hiroshima
Posted in: China sends fighter jets to shadow U.S. Navy plane over Taiwan Strait
Once a bear attacks a human and gets a taste of blood, it will absolutely attack again. This is a…
Posted in: Bears designated as animal subject to subsidized culling in Japan
I find it very hard to believe a 3 year old child could climb over a 135 cm high railing…
Posted in: 3-year-old girl falls to her death from balcony of high-rise apartment in Hiroshima