JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Australian man found dead at Niseko ski resort
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Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba
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TEPCO blames high reactor temperature reading on broken thermometer
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Water temperature rising in No. 2 reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant
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Chinese city seizes Apple iPads in name dispute
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To use a blackberry in Japan the model must be able to receive the 2100mhz frequency. Currently the 8707h (the only model sold in Japan) and 8707g (common in HK and Singapore) work here. The 9000/bold will work once available as well as the Nokia E60/61 models which have blackberry connect interface. The 8707h model sold here is locked as well so you can't put in a SIM card from another country when you go overseas. You can get it unlocked in HK or Singapore if you want but you'll lose docomo support. Beware that when you try to download/view pdfs, spreadsheets in Japan on a bberry, it is very easy to pile on the packets.
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I agree with furuigakko. I live within a 5 min walk of "57" and I was invited to this event by a few promoters as well as heard about it via word of mouth. Many I know who were invited decided not to go simply because they felt it was not a good investment of time and money - it was not and issue of being able to afford it. The general consensus was that there are better alternatives to spending JY13k (for one child and two parents) for a big room with music, ballons and lights (even when it's raining). I will say that for the more common Japanese parents where the father practically never sees his kids on weekdays due to work, this may be a viable option (assuming the Fathers went!). However that still doesn't take away the fact that kids under 3 yrs should be free (even Tokyo Disneyland is free for kids under 4)!
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This is extremely sad and my condolences go out to both mother and child. However as a parent (and avid golfer) of a 2yr and 5 yr old boy, I personally would never consider taking my kids to a driving range as you have people swinging iron and titanium clubs around (ie. a driver can be swung easily over 100 mph /160 kph) and if it's busy, there's someone doing this every 6-8 feet. If the range is a multi-story range like in Meiji Jingu or Himonya, there are no barriers on the 2F and 3F so very easy for a child to simply walk off the ledge. I only want to point out that golf driving ranges are not a very suitable place to take young children unless they are there to learn golf under supervision.
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