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Speed at 08:22 AM JST - 12th October

‘‘will never forget the abduction of Japanese citizens by the North Koreans,’’ the White House said.

Doesn't really do much help just "remembering", does it. The US once again puts Japan on the bench.

Posted in U.S. delisting of N Korea from terror list no obstacle to abduction issue: Aso at 08:22 AM JST - 12th October
Speed at 08:19 AM JST - 10th October

“While hotels, large office buildings, shopping and entertainment complexes are legally obliged to install sprinklers and evacuation guidance announcement devices, video-viewing establishments, Internet cafes and karaoke lounges are not.”

Fire codes should be applied to all regardless of the type of establishment. Some of these places are eight…

Posted in Video-viewing establishments dodge fire prevention laws at 08:19 AM JST - 10th October
Speed at 09:29 PM JST - 30th September

Love the feel of tatami. Just soft enough to lie/sit down on without having to lay anything down on top of it. Just hard enough to comfortably walk on. Love the smell of it when they're new. Flooring just feels too hard to plop your body down on.

Posted in Aggressive efforts to restore tatami under way at 09:29 PM JST - 30th September
Speed at 10:24 AM JST - 30th September

I wonder how the World Cup in 2010 is going to turn out, with fans from all over the world showing up. Or will they show up? Will they be scared away?

Posted in Kidnapped businessman rescued in S Africa at 10:24 AM JST - 30th September
Speed at 07:57 AM JST - 27th September

The US would NEVER allow any foreign entity to have access to any sites they wanted to see nor allow them to stay, return, and do whatever they "deemed necessary" for as long as they pleased.

This goes much further than what was agreed on at the Six Party Talks.…

Posted in U.S. verification plan unraveled N Korea nuke deal: report at 07:57 AM JST - 27th September
Speed at 06:11 PM JST - 20th September

I live near a park. Why SHOULDN'T I use the restroom there if I'm there with my kid?

Posted in Cell phone of murdered boy found in Fukuoka park at 06:11 PM JST - 20th September
Speed at 11:03 AM JST - 17th September

You're probably right, Dogdog. A technique that I used when I saw a man pushing and roughing up another man at my local station was to walk over to the station attendant and told him what was happening, right away.

As he went to take care of the situation, I…

Posted in Two teenage girls arrested for beating another girl at station in Yokohama at 11:03 AM JST - 17th September
Speed at 10:55 AM JST - 17th September

This turned into a worse problem when Pakistan made an agreement with the Taliban to not persue them in Pakistan's north east corridor, so as to quell the violence being directed at them by the Taliban.

This appeasement has allowed the Taliban to regroup and establish safe-havens in which to…

Posted in Pakistan troops ordered to open fire on U.S. raiders at 10:55 AM JST - 17th September
Speed at 10:45 AM JST - 17th September

Wow, that's less than a couple of weeks ago. Gotta say she's weathering her sibling's death pretty well. Pretty tough on the inside as well as the outside.

Posted in Miwa Asao back in public eye after sister's death at 10:45 AM JST - 17th September
Speed at 10:42 AM JST - 17th September

Other kids should thank these two for getting them out of school early. The parents, on the other hand, should go to their houses and kick the unko out of them for their kids lost classroom time and perhaps having to come home early from work.

Posted in Two teenagers arrested for threatening to kill students at Tokyo school at 10:42 AM JST - 17th September