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And they STILL allowed him to continue teaching!!? WTF?

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military traditions and values, etc.

Now that definitely sends chills down my spine... no disrespect intended but receiving an education on how to best kill humans is just not my cup of tea.

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three-month educational training period

Why does that phrase send chills down my spine?

Would like to see the lesson plans and curriculum for that "educational training."

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So can a professional hit man just say, "But I was hired to do a job!" and then expect leniency?

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I only have one question... Who ratted him out?

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Gotta protect that 99% conviction rate.

Seriously though, all things considered and with no witnesses or concrete evidence, how was this guy even convicted? Oh yeah... this is...

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I don't think the "I don't remember." excuse is going to work in this case.

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which officials subsequently announced had "caused a bad social impact" and broken the law.

Me thinks Xi Jinping needs to rethink the criteria for what causes "a bad social impact." Because what he did and is doing has a far greater "bad impact" on society than what anything a comedian could ever say.

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When really a lot of the blame often times lies with the planners, designers and engineers. For unsafe, unlit, unmarked roads, pedestrians crossing at the same time as turning traffic, intersections with no line of sight one or both ways, narrow roads filled with obstacles, no sidewalks. And the cops for not enforcing traffic and cycling rules; red light running, stopping at pedestrian crossings, keeping left and so on.

Many times I had tried to put these thoughts into words. You did it quite succinctly. Well done.

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Sometimes an accident is just that...an accident.

Again...how does one define dangerous driving in Japan?

Given the conditions and propensity for pedestrians to not give a second thought to their surroundings, I side with the driver not being liable.

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I don't get how they come up with a murder-suicide in this case. It would seem they both wanted to commit suicide.

And how do they know it was her that lit the charcoal and not him?

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Overall, still a safe country compared to some others.

Would much rather be looking down the blade of a knife instead of the barrel of a gun.

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hands and clothes were stained with what appeared to be blood

victim was wearing what appeared to be a uniform

knife believed to have been used in the attack was found near the scene and stained with what appeared to be blood

Word of the day?

In all seriousness... lives have been irrevocably changed due to a senseless act of violence. Seems like a common theme these days for here and around the world.

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"Hmmm... what to do...what to do...?" Munch..munch... oishii.

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Oh crap! I left my bag in the toilet! I'll just go back and ge... uh-oh.

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Was it ever in doubt?... Not in this century or even in the last for that matter. Bonzai! Bonzai! Bon..slap!!!

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Just be aware that as you are looking at your new Chinese EV, your new Chinese EV is looking at you.

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The lives of shut-in Christians in Japan.

"I was waiting for Easter. I believe in the resurrection don't cha know."

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Outdated. Extremely annoying.

If I was able to vote, I would vote for the one that isn't doing the loud speaker campaigning for the sake of the people.

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BREAKING NEWS!!

"Japan, U.S. disagree to work toward successful G7 summit in Hiroshima."

This is a developing story and will be updated... stay tuned.

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Most places aren't like Tokyo. The risks are much lower.

In my experience that is a completely untrue statement.

I have lived in Japan over 23 years and can say that the risk is just as high anywhere you decide to ride a bicycle. The basic lack of awareness is equal to all locations both for the rider and the driver.

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“Furthermore, there are no penalties written into the law for not wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle, so even if you don’t wear one, or don’t make an effort to wear one, there will be no civil or criminal penalty.”

Nothing will change until there is a definite legal and/or monetary consequence to not wearing a helmet. Society needs an obvious consequence in order to make a behavioural change.

Not buckling up children in the car is another example. Obviously dangerous but now conscious reason to change.

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This is not surprising given the demographics.

Yes. It is very surprising. Unless of course you have become used to it and have accepted it as part of life in America.

This is an issue for American voters in the end.

Yes, it is. And they will continue get what is deserved unless they make a change.

.cnn.com

Across the country, the US has suffered at least 163 mass shootings in the first 15 weeks of 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. That’s an average of more than 1.5 mass shootings every day so far this year.

Wow. Just wow.

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Expensive.

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The company, meanwhile, has denied that Yamazaki was harassed.

Of course they did. Power harassment is not prevalent in Japanese society... (sigh)

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The 2nd Amendment (right to keep and bear arms) is so deeply ingrained into American society that it will be next to impossible for things to improve. As seen in the article, the vicious circle of carrying guns to protect one's-self from others carrying guns is escalating. A bleak future indeed.

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The only one laughing all the way to the bank is Ueda.

Cronyism at its finest.

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Overall no complaints. However sometimes delivery companies don't follow "Delivery Instructions" correctly.

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Second class? I'd say lower than that.

More like "No class."

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