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"The officers attempted to subdue the woman for 20 minutes when finally they got her one the ground". "One the ground". Sure that shouldn't be "on"?

James - They don't, but if Germany had war memorials paying specific homage to Goring, Hess, Speer etc, and Angela Merkel was making it a point to make a trip to that memorial every year, then I think it would definitely be a talking point in Europe.

Yeah, I guess we are too gullible thinking that an article title being about an Xbox would actually be about the new Xbox for the most part.

Another Japanese guy taking advantage of a slashed rubber with girls...

Dutchduck - except for Julia, of course.

I had to read the article twice to make sure it didn't mention the actual ranking of Uruguay. They are 19th in the world, as far as I know.

Do the band appear in the commercial at all, or are they just relying on Sakai's pulling power to get people to buy the CD?

Has Messi and Torres ever said that Captain Tsubasa was their inspiration? I see it mentioned in Japanese blogs and on sites that Tsubasa has been the inspiration for almost every world famous footballer, but never read quotes or heard people say it.

while talking = if they talk he= the

Dammit I'm sleepy today. Sorry about that.

Here's hoping that Japan is considering the DPRK abductees while talking about defence/strikes against he country. Or have abductions been put on the backburner for now as there's something else to rally around?

Narcissists equalling people who earn more money than the police spokesman asked for a quote, I'm assuming.

Should have been on the Wangan. That Ferrari might have been able to get close to 320 on there, as long as it's dry.

Wait... you're saying Okinawa's had money spent on its roads? Apart from the 58? Got to try and find them somewhere.

They should have taken the IOC members to these places to see how Japan has recovered and deserves the Olympics.

More like sounds like he didn't pay her enough.

"discipline, the motivation, the fact that Japan takes this event seriously..."

Maybe the canteen fell out after the Osprey had to do emergency maneuvers avoiding the kites that protesters are flying up to get caught up in the MV-22's blades and therefore prove it's not safe.

So have they been charged or not yet?

Next comes the comment that it's a domestic issue, and shouldn't be something that other countries should concern themselves with.

100 yen says Abe asked where her husband, the Prime Minister, was.

I'm guessing the farmers have just been assured they'll be able to relabel their rice as coming from somewhere else, or mix it with cleaner rice from another area so the average is below the legal limit, and then sell it.

JohnBecker - Agree with most of that except it would definitely be described as "regrettable" in an official statement.

Should be noted the Yen had weakened against the US Dollar before the election; slightly different from what was insinuated in the article. Also, I keep hearing that experts in Japan are welcoming Abe being back, but the only direct quotes I've seen are from experts warning of caution in the months ahead.

Got to love Kanno's mentality. Why try and be great when we could be average or below and I could remain in my job?

The panel's findings will be described as "regrettable" and nothing will change.

Bet he's wishing he was a drunk Japanese salaryman right now.

Neversubmit - whether it's a serious offence depends, I think, on the nationality of alleged criminal and victim.

Well who are we to argue with a defence and military expert like the sushi chef?

Wait... what?

timeon - I think you are the first person to mention the nationality of the judges in these comments.

Well, Kameda's had 2 fights out of his 29 pro fights out of Japan (in Mexico), so that's something. More than his brother's done anyway. A quick scan of Wikipedia (not the most accurate source, but boxing's not the most accurate sport) showed that the current WBC champions at all weight divisions have fought 40% of their fights outside of their home countries, Kameda and Takashi Uchiyama aside. Those have done so 4.2%.

Doesn't show the fights since they became champion (could work that out later), but it does show on the whole people, even champions, are willing to fight and take people on outside their home country.

Japan boxer beats challenger by decision in Japan. No huge surprises there.

If you're contacting the girl to arrange a date by Twitter, you don't deserve to be dating anyway.

It opens worldwide in May, which I'm assuming means Japan should have it by the end of summer.

The middle-aged salaryman comes home mid-evening? What about the hostess he's funding and seeing, causing him to get home late and drunk? She definitely needs to get mentioned in Japan's cosy image.