JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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ca1ic0cat
Yuri, the judge felt there was enough evidence to hold the guy without bail. That's not only because he's a flight risk, it means the evidence the prosecution has presented is substantial and credible. I doubt the maid was a set up; I also doubt she is looking for a payoff to drop the charges.
But DSK is lucky. In France he would be guilty until proven innocent.
Whatever shame he is feeling he has brought on himself.
How is any of this related to DSK's nationality?
Posted in: IMF chief under suicide watch at NYC jail
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ca1ic0cat
Ironically, if the jerk had been in France (and a woman had pressed charges)then French jurisprudence is guilty until proven innocent. Since he got caught in the USA he is innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately for him there is, apparently, blood from the assault involved. In the US that would be considered evidence that the victim fought back. The fact that they arrested the guy on a plane trying to leave the country didn't help either. He may be getting special treatment at Rikers - wouldn't want the rapist to be raped, would we - but he's got a big mess on his hands and I'm starting to doubt that he's going to get away with it.
Posted in: IMF chief jailed without bail in New York hotel sex assault case
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ca1ic0cat
It will be interesting to see how this turns out because of the high profile and the other women coming forward. Perhaps might doesn't make right.
Posted in: IMF chief jailed without bail in New York hotel sex assault case
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ca1ic0cat
Tepco's plan was, unfortunatley, flawed. This mayor may not have had a vision that we all agree with, but he had a vision. And it worked. I guess I'm not sure why everybody wants to argue with success.
Posted in: How one Japanese village defied the tsunami
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ca1ic0cat
Gingrich. Ugh. The guy was a disaster in the 90's Now we get a second helping? No thanks.
Posted in: Newt Gingrich joins 2012 presidential race
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ca1ic0cat
Suicide? OK, I haven't seen the police report but from this write-up I have to wonder about murder. It's a tragedy in any case.
Posted in: 'Talent' Miyu Uehara dead after apparently hanging herself at home
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ca1ic0cat
I've got my FB privacy settings set about as tight as they can be and still have an account. What FB does with personal information is not something that you want out in identity theft land. Google isn't exactly as pure as the driven snow - "don't be evil" has been overtaken by lust for profit.
Bottom line is that, on the web, you can't put too much of your real self out there without asking to become a victim. And, of course, understand that on the web the other person you are talking to is following that advice. You're not seeing the whole person.
Kinda creepy, eh?
Posted in: Facebook-Google rivalry intensifies with PR fiasco
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ca1ic0cat
Hey, it sounds like a good idea. I wonder if the YCC is going to follow suit?
Posted in: Tokyo American Club to stage concert to raise funds for quake victims
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ca1ic0cat
There's no fool like an old fool.
Posted in: Rock musician Yuya Uchida held for assaulting girlfriend
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ca1ic0cat
Yeah RR, really. I know al Qaida wants revenge but if they are out to get revenge on the USA they seem to have picked the wrong target. Seems, to me, that they are just trying to justify murder - again.
Posted in: Taliban say deadly Pakistan bombing revenge for bin Laden's death
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ca1ic0cat
Boo hoo hoo. Osama had it coming. It was authorized by congress. Obama made the right choice to send in troops rather than cruise missiles. Now Osama sleeps with the fishes. Good riddance.
Posted in: Bin Laden's sons say U.S. broke international law by killing their father
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ca1ic0cat
Is that gun legal?
Posted in: Current affairs
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ca1ic0cat
Justice was done but I don't see bin Laden being dead as changing much else. Well, maybe fundraising for terrorists will be harder with bin Laden's money off the table. Maybe the west will get the idea that Pakistan isn't exactly reliable. But a game changer? About as well thought out as "mission accomplished."
Posted in: U.S. seeks to balance message on bin Laden death
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ca1ic0cat
As is usually the case in human relations, but almost always in divorce, there is plenty of blame to go around....
Posted in: $6.1 mil awarded to Tennessee man in Japan child custody battle
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ca1ic0cat
The cynic would say that Obama has a huge war chest because politics is corrupt by nature. But, of course, living in Japan has cured my cynicism. At the same time, I haven't seen a decent Republican candidate yet. That's usually a sign that the good ones feel that the incumbent is unbeatable. Or that there aren't any good ones. (had to throw that in for sushisake, just for fun)
Posted in: Newt Gingrich joins 2012 presidential race
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ca1ic0cat
lola, lo lo lo lo lola...
You have to be kidding. Truth is stranger than fiction!
Posted in: Man disguised as a woman arrested for beating up his date
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ca1ic0cat
I'm sure the terrorists try something yet again. But it's better to stand up to them in any case.
Posted in: Al-Qaida vows revenge for bin Laden's death
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ca1ic0cat
yeah, it's nice to know who your friends are. The sooner we wrap things up and get out the better. I'm not saying to cut and run, but it would be nice to not have to pay off Pakistan any longer. Let them rot while the extremists kill people. The next (and last) raid in Pakistan should be to take out their nukes.
Posted in: Pakistan's army warns U.S. not to stage more raids
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ca1ic0cat
Give the excess to North Korea. They are still dealing with their man-made disaster....
Posted in: Quake-hit areas stuck with huge amount of unwanted donated items
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ca1ic0cat
double fail.
Posted in: Man smashes wrong door in case of mistaken identity