Posted in: IOC gives itself more power to remove sports from future Olympics See in context
A group of people voting themselves more power
What an surprising outcome
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Posted in: Takato wins gold for Japan in judo; Tonaki takes silver See in context
I always love watching the Judo but to be honest this was disappointing.
Having medals won and lost due to very minor penalties is not in the spirit of the sport. It looked more like the Ref's defeated the athletes or that the ref chose the winner.
I was going for Japan but if I was going for Taiwan I would have felt robbed. If anything Taiwan was more aggressive. I think if the match had been allowed to play out Japan would have one but now we'll never know.
Korea vs France bronze ended like this too.
I'm not sure if petty rules are taking over Judo or this is some Olympic push on minor infractions. Whatever it is, I hope the trend doesn't continue.
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Posted in: 2 children killed, 3 injured after being hit by truck driven by drunk man See in context
The legal limit is zero isn't it?
Above that isn't necessarily drunk or even impaired. I don't intend to excuse the driver but are they sure they have the correct cause?
Still, regardless of the cause, it doesn't bring the kids back. That's the really tragic part
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Posted in: Eco-friendly certified bonito flakes debut at restaurants See in context
Now we just need to stop the chinese from illegal fishing in everyone else's waters and this kind of good behaviour will pay dividends!
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Posted in: BOJ assets quadruple to ¥714.56 tril under Kuroda's aggressive easing See in context
With this kind of sovereign debt they can never raise interest rates so inflation has to come eventually. I'm impressed how long they've managed to kick the can but it's gonna hurt one day as it can't go on forever.
Countries around the world are doing the same thing too, ZIRP and NIRP all over the place. Not going to be pretty.
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Posted in: Ford CEO: Electric vehicle demand will transform industry See in context
Now they just need to figure out how to make an environmentally friendly EV car :-\
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/battery-batteries-electric-cars-carbon-sustainable-power-energy/
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Since each type of cancer is unique as is each victim I don't think there will be a single cure…
Posted in: NASA touts space research in anti-cancer fight
I like leeks. I like ice cream. But never together.
Posted in: Leek ice cream is Japan’s newest must-try local specialty
Posted in: Plunging births push Japanese diaper maker to switch to adult market
Posted in: Enjoy a healthier hanami this year with tips from a Tokyo dietitian