Thomas Weisbach's past comments

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  Thomas WeisbachJun. 19, 2013 - 12:26PM JST

  @the_sheriff yes, I think we can attribute the decline in suicides to AKB.

  Posted in: No. of suicides drops below 30,000 for first time in 15 years

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  Thomas WeisbachJun. 15, 2013 - 01:57PM JST

  They've been doing this for a while, haven't they? One of the NHK men came to my friend's apartment and when my friend said he didn't have a TV, the NHK man said my friend should still pay because he had a keitai (probably on the assumption that the keitai was one that could be used to watch broadcasts).

  Posted in: NHK may charge viewer fees for Internet, smartphone usage

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  Thomas WeisbachMay. 14, 2013 - 03:06PM JST

  Historian Yoshiaki Yoshimi uncovered evidence that the government and military sanctioned and ran the "comfort stations": http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/world/asia/31yoshimi.html?_r=0&src=tp&pagewanted=all

  Posted in: Gov't - but not Ishihara - backs away from Hashimoto's comfort women comments

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  Thomas WeisbachApr. 07, 2013 - 10:29PM JST

  @jonobugs newly available in Japan.

  Posted in: Jawbone JAMBOX

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  Thomas WeisbachJan. 17, 2013 - 10:07AM JST

  @Probie Wikitravel is a owned by a for profit company which was running advertising on the site. Many of the admins rebelled from the changes and lack of support of Wikitravel and started Wikivoyage. Some notes about the differences here: http://gyrovague.com/2013/01/14/free-travel-guide-wikivoyage-comes-out-of-beta-and-is-already-kicking-ass/

  Posted in: Wikipedia group launches online travel guide

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  Thomas WeisbachDec. 11, 2012 - 02:13PM JST

  @JapanGal 10 men entered the club, 15 are wanted for the murder. I guess the 5 that didn't enter the club assisted or where otherwise involved.

  Posted in: 2 men turn themselves in over Roppongi nightclub murder

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  Thomas WeisbachDec. 10, 2012 - 04:20PM JST

  Of course, determined people will find a way, but adding gates would stop people who commit suicide on impulse.

  Posted in: Girl hit by train may have committed suicide due to bullying, say police

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  Thomas WeisbachNov. 01, 2012 - 11:07AM JST

  The area of Osaka is pronounced "Nipponbashi", not "Nihonbashi". Nihonbashi is the place in Tokyo. They are written with the same kanji though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipponbashi (This error is from the original article.)

  Posted in: Cute anime girls driving sales of Windows 8 in Japan

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  Thomas WeisbachSep. 11, 2012 - 04:02PM JST

  Apparently the positive reviews are outnumbering the negative ones: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/09/boycott-against-obamas-bear-hugging-buddy-failing-miserably/56713/

  Posted in: Obama hugger gets online beating

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  Thomas WeisbachMar. 16, 2012 - 08:41AM JST

  Judging from Japan Today discussion board comments, Japan Today readers hate everything.

  Posted in: Why does the existence of AKB48 bother so many readers of Japan Today (judging from the comments on the discussion board)?