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daisan - they do have green tea, even in the US a lot of places (including…
Posted in: Try some dessert oden
Good article JT... always enjoy reading anything that gives insight into Japan's culture. I'm Niku/Outdoor... with…
Posted in: From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
Ahhh, the old "I smoked the joint, but I didn't inhale" argument.
Posted in: Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
These high school girls with their short skirts are partially to blame... they're tempting or even…
Posted in: Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
The earthquake alone had set in motion the nuclear disaster when it collapsed the pylons carrying…
Posted in: TEPCO planned review of tsunami risk, but too late
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bokudayo
rutares - ask the 28 year old! ;)
gotta agree with yukisnowflake. he should have thought it through a bit more. Then again, I'm sure he was pretty nervous and jittery. I get that way every time I take out anyone over 60 years old.
Posted in: Man kills coworker; makes it look like car accident
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bokudayo
wtf? what happened to Ronald (or his Japanese "twin", Donald) McDonald?
Posted in: Mr James
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bokudayo
I dunno Tatanka... I'd take a rectal examination over a catheter up my urethra any day!
Posted in: Man feigns death for 3 hours to avoid police questioning in Osaka
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bokudayo
USNinJapan2: LOL (so true!)
The Kano sisters really are grotesque, though...
Posted in: British film board bans sale of Japanese horror movie
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bokudayo
“I like police, and wanted to see a lot of patrol cars arriving at once as if they were investigating a crime.”
LOL
I like bikini models and want to see a lot of them arrive at my house as if they were attending a 乱交.
Posted in: 19-year-old man arrested for making false 119 call in Gunma
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bokudayo
no bathing
Posted in: Mystery sign
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bokudayo
What would I do?
Um, show up at the appointed time and place with video cameras set up in three different angles, tape the incident and sell the footage.
ka-CHING!
Posted in: If you read a blog in which the writer outlined plans to go on a killing spree, what would you do?
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bokudayo
This is news? There is free software that will do the same thing.
Posted in: DVD dubbing for iPod
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bokudayo
1) record up skirt photos and videos on train and at the station 2) watch said videos 3) email said videos to friends
Posted in: What do men do with their cell phones all day?
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bokudayo
Dodge? If anything is "dodgy" it's this article.
Posted in: 'World's most beautiful' politician Fujikawa dodges scandal
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bokudayo
And you guys wonder why foreigners have difficulty renting in Japan.
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bokudayo
maybe he hopes that the Delta flight attendants are regular JT readers...
Posted in: Delta reducing Salt Lake City-Tokyo flights
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bokudayo
If the guy has to pay 5000 yen each time he has sex with his wife, sooner or later he will come to the conclusion that if he has to buy his chocolate, he can have a different flavor every time.
Posted in: Thanks, honey -- put it on my AMEX card
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bokudayo
Actually, Coolasapool, you might be surprised. Tenants may have legal rights, but if they don't pay rent and think they can get away with it, they will come home one day to a changed lock and an empty apartment.
The police will not be of much help when the landlord explains that the contract was ended a few months before and that the tenant was completely faithful in paying rent until he moved out. And that returning 3 months later saying he still lived there was a surprise and slightly disturbing.
To the cops, the tenant would be a weirdo foreigner and they wouldn't pay him much attention.
The tenant would know he was up sh!t creek without a paddle and would have to meet the owner's terms - unless he hired a lawyer and spent a hefty sum of cash (hopefully he didn't leave his cash card and i.d. in the apartment!)
The owner can now rent out the unit to someone else and collect back rent. If the renter refuses to pay, dump his belongings and chalk the loss up to experience.
In my book, if you don't pay, you don't stay.
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bokudayo
Stray cats are no different than any other kind of vermin. They don't belong to anyone so killing them is not a crime. But, you should clean up after taking care of things.
Posted in: Serial cat killer on the loose again in Tokyo's Setagaya
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bokudayo
I rent out a place as well. The real estate agencies take a fee from both the renter and the owner. This is the norm. There are details that you can negotiate (who will clean and for how much, what has to be repaired and to what degree, etc.) I don't have a problem with that. They find me customers.
I don't know what people find "so outdated" about the guarantee system - I don't want a tenant who I have to worry about him paying or not. :( As far as the guy in the article, having your items removed is a bit over the top, but I would change the lock in a heartbeat in a situation like his.
Posted in: Professional evictors target working poor
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bokudayo
um... unplug the wireless card after stealing or finding the computer, eh? Sounds like politicians will become more lax with their computers because of this "safety feature" and we'll see more data leaked.
Posted in: Remote kill-switch
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bokudayo
dontpanic - either you, or this guy ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH4uTAX8DGw
Posted in: Foreign nudists flock to Gunma hot spring resort
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bokudayo
How long until this becomes mandantory... :(
Posted in: Japan explores using cell phones to stop pandemics
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bokudayo
I'm continually impressed with the youth of Japan these days. Only 10 years old and she already has her own house. Wow!
Posted in: Man breaks into elementary school pupil's home in Himeji