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  Starviking at 07:21 AM JST - 17th September

  Yes, very good call - and shame on the government for forcing the family to go to court!

  Posted in Court rules in favor of trucker killed while saving accident victims at 07:21 AM JST - 17th September

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  Starviking at 11:50 PM JST - 13th September

  So, IchyaParadise - are you saying that closure for the family is more important than whether the person on Death Row is innocent or not?

  Posted in Japan executes 3 death row inmates, totaling 13 this year at 11:50 PM JST - 13th September

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  Starviking at 05:00 PM JST - 12th September

  There's more on this story on Debito Arudo's page.

  Apparently the trainees were assaulted, confined, and then 3 were abducted and deported by the owner of the dry-cleaning company.

  No word on criminal charges - funnily enough!

  Posted in China concerned over treatment of migrant workers in Japan at 05:00 PM JST - 12th September

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  Starviking at 09:37 PM JST - 11th September

  Hi VOR, I'll change your piece around a wee bit:

  The condemned does not know the hour of their death like in many other countries. Every death row inmate lays down every night not knowing if it is going to be their last. The fact that this condemned man is…

  Posted in Japan executes 3 death row inmates, totaling 13 this year at 09:37 PM JST - 11th September

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  Starviking at 12:44 PM JST - 6th September

  Not outdated at all.

  Posted in Is a man giving up his seat to a woman on a train or bus an outdated form of respect? at 12:44 PM JST - 6th September

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  Starviking at 09:03 PM JST - 5th September

  rjd_jr,

  you're trying to deflect things by stating that these things are accepted in the US, and then crying 'double standards' at us - insinuating that we support such things. That's called 'putting words in peoples mouths' and is usually done by pretty low people, like politicians. You're in good…

  Posted in Cozy prisons coddle foreign inmates at 09:03 PM JST - 5th September

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  Starviking at 08:53 PM JST - 5th September

  These guys sold poisonous rice to make a profit. Jail overcrowding is unfortunate, and should be tackled, but these guys deserve to be there. At the very least it might encourage a few of the other companies out there to go straight.

  Posted in Tainted Chinese rice sold for making 'shochu,' crackers in Japan at 08:53 PM JST - 5th September

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  Starviking at 06:41 PM JST - 5th September

  The obvious solution: Send them to JAIL!

  Posted in Tainted Chinese rice sold for making 'shochu,' crackers in Japan at 06:41 PM JST - 5th September

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  Starviking at 11:48 PM JST - 4th September

  Youdontknow, there was a riot in the recent past in a prison in Tokushima. Seems a prison doctor thought the prisoners didn't deserve any rights, and so started forcing anal inspections on them!

  See:

  http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41492 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071205f3.html

  Posted in Cozy prisons coddle foreign inmates at 11:48 PM JST - 4th September

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  Starviking at 07:44 AM JST - 4th September

  The question is this:

  Will the prosecutors responsible for this farce be returning to work?

  Posted in Acquitted obstetrician to return to work at 07:44 AM JST - 4th September