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When the temperature goes above 28 degrees in my office, I just take off my short…
Posted in: 84% of women don’t want to see men's nipples at office: survey
Not safe enough to be able to live, but safe enough to grow food, ya right!
Posted in: Farmers resume planting rice near crippled Fukushima site
one does not care if "100 millisieverts per year presents no statistically significant increase in cancer…
Posted in: 4 researchers exposed to radiation at Tokaimura lab
So what is going on in the minds of people in Osaka to place such a…
Posted in: Hashimoto to apologize to U.S. at Monday's news conference
Very cool o(≧v≦)o
Posted in: English translation of Murakami's latest book due next year
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Seamus78
Yabaru.......no I didn't know that, cheers for the insight, but whether it be Happoshu or Dai-san beer, there are some nice ones out there. People need to stop thinking that they are suppose to taste like BEER but enjoy it for what it is. For sure I'll take a Yebisu 'Joel Robuchon' any day but someone else is buying!
Posted in: Japan’s greatest faux beers - happoshu
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Seamus78
Come on guys, nothing wrong with a cheap drink from time to time, actually a pretty much live off the stuff. The above list isn't a very good representation of the better happoshu 発泡酒 out there. There are some great ones to past night away with, like Suntory KIN-MUGI and also Asahi Clear, also its new 6% one, Enjuku Kirin, Hokkaido Nama-shibori Migaki-mugi and many, many more........go on buy yourself a dozen and enjoy!!
Posted in: Japan’s greatest faux beers - happoshu
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Seamus78
Whiskeysour ------that's an awful thing to say.
Brave individuals welcome home. RIP to those that couldn't come home. Condolences to their families.
Posted in: Plane carrying Algeria hostage survivors and dead arrives in Japan
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Seamus78
I cant wait to one day spend a week or so in Seattle, buy some of the finest the city has to offer, legally. Go back to my hotel room, smoke and chill, legally. Go out, see a live show, have a few cold brews, go back to by hotel, smoke some more and sleep knowing that I have done nothing illegal and wake up the next day very refreshed. In truth its been years since I did pot, why....as I got older the whole finding, sneaky, shady feeling just didn't work for me, too much stress. Why go too jail for something thats never caused me any harm or to anyone round me?.
Well done Washington State and soon Colorado.
Posted in: Marijuana goes legal in Washington state
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Seamus78
Nah he passes for 50, he just takes good care of himself, isnt bold and smiles a lot!.
Posted in: Nearing 50, a heightened perspective for Pitt
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Seamus78
Get you facts right RomeoRII.
The US has lost out for a long time due to backward Fed restrictions.
Posted in: Marijuana goes legal in Washington state
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Seamus78
Great news. Enough said.
Posted in: Marijuana goes legal in Washington state
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Seamus78
Well done Palestine. May you one day get your lands back. Stay strong the majority of the world are behind you.
Posted in: U.N. votes to recognize state of Palestine
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Seamus78
we clearly need a lot more detail about this. I agree that violence on violence is wrong and using a knife will just make things a lot worse for mom and child but if its true and the sons has been abused and they have been ignored then I cant blame her, any parent wouldn't.
Posted in: Woman arrested after bursting into classroom with knife
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Seamus78
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"discuss her explanations of the deadly Sept 11, 2001 raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans"
Was that not 2012?
Posted in: Republican senators troubled after Rice meeting
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Seamus78
(excuse the numerous typos, grammar mistakes in my last post)
How many whales do they need to kill to research a species, how many years?, what are they researching exactly? Whale population?, migration paths?, biological research?, no, no silly me, it's the taste, each year the ocean bares fresh meat, like a fine wine each years is different?
Posted in: Japan support for whaling outweighs opposition: poll
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Seamus78
My personal views, not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone.
(1) Is whaling a tradition? Was. (2) Is whaling Okay? - Yes, if it's a NECESSARY sustainable food source (3) Is whale meat tasty? - From what I've heard, yes. (4) Is it nutritious for growing children? Yes...but (5) Is whale meat a risk to health? Well, there have been numerous reports that it has high levels of mercury, like Blue Fin Tuna I will not give it to my little ones just yet. (6) Is it necessary to be on school lunch menus? Certainly not, is my tax paying for that?, hope not. (7) Is whaling bloody? - Yes, no tranquilizers for these mighty mammals.
(8)Are our taxes (here in Japan) used for whaling purposes? From what Ive read yes, shame. Democracy prevails. (9) Is the above mentioned survey good to see some consensus on this issue? Certainly not.
I choice to NOT eat whale as I thinks not NECESSARY for peoples health, economic stability or culture. If you do so choice to eat meat, then I am not going to argue with you. Enjoy your meal, well at least your dog/cat will.
Posted in: Japan support for whaling outweighs opposition: poll
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Seamus78
So sad...looks like her uncle was killed back in 2009, a Jim Doyle...now her mother lost a daughter and a brother.
I hope they solve this case ASAP
RIP
Posted in: Police arrest 19-yr-old American musician over Irish student's murder
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Seamus78
RealJapan , Yeah I know we need a lot more evidence to convict someone. I am just annoyed so many people raced to defend this dude when the odds are very much against him but yes of course innocent until proven guilty should remain
Posted in: Police arrest 19-yr-old American musician over Irish student's murder
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Seamus78
First of all RIP Ms Furlong Now why so many people fabricating stories to protect the lad and abuse the cops. When people start writing comments like that I suspect they did something wrong or have something to hide. Its like math - Dead strangled Girl + Boy in a room = one guilty man, accident or not.
Posted in: Police arrest 19-yr-old American musician over Irish student's murder
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Seamus78
too true forzaducati , you remember the Toshikazu Sugaya case
Posted in: Court rejects retrial for man on death row over 1961 killings
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Seamus78
Capital Punishment is a wrong as the crime itself .
"Once Okunishi was arrested the villagers immediately turned against Okunishi. It is alleged that the villagers soon started spreading rumors against Okunishi suggesting his guilt and wanted Okunishi to be punished at the earliest."
http://www.murderpedia.org/male.O/o/okunishi-masaru.htm
Posted in: Court rejects retrial for man on death row over 1961 killings
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Seamus78
Takeshi is a remarkable man, a legend, a great director and an actor, yeah his comedy is pretty lame but he has a massive fan base and I am sure it will grow further....Japan need people like him instigating debate and getting the general people to think about who they are and where they live
Posted in: 'Beat' Takeshi rejects anti-gay accusation
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Seamus78
of it makes me laugh at some of the idiotic messages above.
Takeshi is a remarkable man, a legend, a great director and an actor, yeah his comedy is pretty lame but he has a massive fan base and I am sure it will grow further....Japan need people like him instigating debate and getting the general people to think about who they are and where they live
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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Seamus78
@Mirai, people care. People all go through hard times and this was hers. I wish Noriko well. As for her brother, I can understand his anger. Her ex hubby was a scum bag. The main problem is the Media and how they portray people when they do something wrong
Posted in: Noriko Sakai's younger brother arrested for threatening man blamed for her arrest