JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Tahoochi
What a terrible sight for innocent bystanders to witness... especially kids.
@Disillusioned: You're joking... right?
Posted in: Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba
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ExportExpertFeb. 09, 2012 - 11:09AM JST
Not unique to Japan. Google 'mistakes gas pedal for brake' (on American google) and see all the stories that come up. Not to mention most Americans don't want to admit making such a simple mistake (gas pedal for brake) and blame the car so it goes unreported as a gas/brake pedal mistake.... 'OMG! It suddenly accelerated!' ...but that's another can of worms.
Posted in: Two elderly people dead after car plows into supermarket
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Tahoochi
Sad story indeed.
Considering the fact that this occurred as they were pulling into the parking lot, they may have prematurely taken their seat belts off? I do that often (especially if I'm in a rush). Not a good habit I guess.
Posted in: Two elderly people dead after car plows into supermarket
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Tahoochi
Agree with Triumvere. Should be 4.5 years per victim.
NetNinjaFeb. 02, 2012 - 03:51PM JST
Uhhhh.... yes NetNinja... that's what prison is all about. But you forgot to mention that she has no freedom... minor detail.
Who's defending her??? Where does it say she was given good credit???
Posted in: Woman sentenced to 4 1/2 years for breaking babies' legs
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kwbrow2Feb. 01, 2012 - 05:31PM JST
Really? Their company is paying a 500 million dollar fine. I'd say the weight of knowing that $500 million is coming out of their fellow employees' pay checks and pockets is pretty hefty, don't you think? The $20,000 fine was probably aimed at sparing the livelihoods of the perps' families who are innocent and will be without their fathers' income for years to come..
Posted in: Two Japanese auto suppliers to pay price-fixing fine in U.S.
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Tahoochi
How inconceivably sad and tragic for the lives lost, and for the ones left behind.
...and a salute to these people for their relentless efforts for a job in which the results are as depressing as the process of achieving them.
What about government aid? Self Defense Forces?
Posted in: Search goes on for thousands of missing tsunami victims
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Tahoochi
@kakifry: Thanks for the giggle. I agree with the 'janken'.
Posted in: China protests Japan's plan to name disputed islands
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MaitakeJan. 29, 2012 - 12:00PM JST
@Maitake: 1) As the mods would say, this is an article about a stolen bike being found. Not about other crimes. And 2) If you're gonna start comparing the crime section from news websites around the world, then you're damn right Japan is a better place to be than most other countries.
Posted in: Man uncovers bike thief by bidding on own bike in online auction
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Tahoochi
Not newsworthy in my books. Weird news maybe, but for the crime section of a national news website? Naah.
Posted in: Man held over theft of 5,800 Y500 coins from friend's home
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Tahoochi
Another weirdo. I wonder what kind of neighborhood she was walking through.
Although I agree with previous posters who have been commenting and voicing concern regarding the apparent increase of crimes like this, I still think it's relatively safe in Japan. 1 or 2 reports like this a day in a country of 130 million.... not great news, but I'd rather be here than most other places in the world.
Posted in: Woman, daughter attacked by man with scissors on Aichi street
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Tahoochi
Great. Just what we need... more security. I know, I know, "it's in every nation's interest".
Posted in: Obama to protect U.S. goods globally
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hoserfellaJan. 24, 2012 - 01:52PM JST
Oh hell ya, I agree with you. My comment was a joke hoserfella. Just something I felt I had to say as a Canadaian. When ice (not snow) is involved, it doesn't matter how you walk, or if you have 4wd, abs, or snow tires, there's no way to travel safe.
Posted in: 53 injured in snow-related accidents in Tokyo region
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Tahoochi
To NTT Docomo: Please do not insult our intelligence.
According to this article, the docomo glitch affected 2.5 million people, while the train stoppage affected 120,000 people, of whom only a certain percentage would have docomo cell phones. How pathetic to blame a completely different company for its own faulty system.
Posted in: Docomo services disrupted for 4 1/2 hours, affecting 2.52 mil users
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Tahoochi
....amateurs.
Posted in: 53 injured in snow-related accidents in Tokyo region
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Tahoochi
I know what I'm doing... prepare for the worst, but without sacrificing my lifestyle and everyday joys. Those volcanoes mentioned in the article also make for great onsens!
Posted in: Big quake could hit Tokyo within 4 years, researchers warn
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Tahoochi
Wanda-kun: So we agree to disagree then. Where I work, going to work and spreading your sickness to everybody is frowned upon. Many people take sick days off.
Posted in: Flu cases increasing rapidly across Japan; Tokai hard hit
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suzukakidJan. 22, 2012 - 02:22AM JST
Wanda-kunJan. 22, 2012 - 02:34AM JST
suzukakid, Wanda-kun: The masks aren't to prevent the person wearing it from catching an illness, they are to prevent people who have a bug from spreading it when they cough or sneeze and don't cover their mouth sufficiently or in time. Most Japanese people do stay home when they have a fever, but most try not to stay home too long... and even if you do stay home for 'a couple of days' you're still carrying the virus before and after symptoms arise. Common sense says that when you have a country that's smaller than the state of California, and you cram 130 million people into it, you're bound to have flu epidemics.... not that there isn't any more we can do to prevent its spread.
Ivan Coughanoffalot: Good idea with the soap in the train stations, but how about taking it a step further with those anti-bacterial alcohol pump stations on every train/car? That way you don't need water or a sink. Just spray, rub hands, and go! Actually, I think some people carry around their own these days.
Posted in: Flu cases increasing rapidly across Japan; Tokai hard hit
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Tahoochi
What a way to go. I feel bad for any innocent family members. Not that I condone this awful murder, but he must have done some pretty bad things for someone to want to do this to him.
Posted in: Body of naked man with genitals sliced off found in apartment
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Tahoochi
At higher altitudes, 1 alcoholic drink = 3
Posted in: Japanese man fined $2,500 for assaulting Delta flight attendant
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smithinjapanDec. 24, 2011 - 07:12PM JST
Oh Smith, always quick to point out one of the 'countless shortcomings' of Japan and its people using barely relevant comments aren't you? In this case, a rhetorical question which I choose to answer with: Who the hell cares? So what if the Japanese media doesn't report inconvenient stories about a Japanese national becoming and international criminal? I've got a rhetorical question for you: How many media outlets in the world are truly sincere, honest, and don't give a damn about ratings? Zero.
Anyways, glad to hear that justice was served. I just hope the mother someday comes to her senses and can have a 'healthy' relationship with her ex-husband and daughter, but that's highly doubtful after all that's happened.
Posted in: Girl reunited with father in U.S. 4 years after being taken to Japan by mother