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electric2004 at 01:12 AM JST - 31st May
Correction: ... about a man living in a sofa ...
... Edogawa Rampo ... 江戸川 乱歩, born Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎)
"The Human Chair" (人間椅子 Ningen Isu, October 1925)
Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 01:12 AM JST - 31st May
electric2004 at 01:08 AM JST - 31st May
One of them is Baka-chan. And the other is a puppet.
Posted in Ryoko Yonekura reminisces about night-time dates in Yokohama park at 01:08 AM JST - 31st May
electric2004 at 01:02 AM JST - 31st May
How about her child? And what does she think now about "shotgun" weddings?
I thought lily where for a grave?
Posted in Ryoko Hirosue named 'Ms Lily 2008' at 01:02 AM JST - 31st May
electric2004 at 12:59 AM JST - 31st May
There was the story of Edogawa Ranpo about a main living in a sofa-chair. Maybe she got the idea from there.
Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 12:59 AM JST - 31st May
electric2004 at 07:09 PM JST - 29th May
Some point, not reported by JT, is that the cafe was in an area near a high school, and there is a ordinance in Tokyo, which does not allow such cafe near a high school.
This is why the owner was arrested.
Posted in Police raid 'blind-date cafe' in Tokyo, taking 31 high school, college girls into custody at 07:09 PM JST - 29th May
electric2004 at 02:37 PM JST - 29th May
"31 high school, college girls" ... seems to be a bigger place. Was it crowded?
Posted in Police raid 'blind-date cafe' in Tokyo, taking 31 high school, college girls into custody at 02:37 PM JST - 29th May
electric2004 at 02:06 PM JST - 28th May
Valuing the value of the husband by the credit card he gives: dame!
She can have a gold card, but then the debt should be taken from her account.
Posted in Actress Shinobu Otake appears in MasterCard commercial at 02:06 PM JST - 28th May
electric2004 at 01:54 PM JST - 28th May
Thinking one step further, where did the official get the "training weed" from? And I wonder, why it is 142g in one report on then 124g in another. Could it be, that the customs official did take his share before planting?
Posted in HK raps Japan over cannabis placed in traveler's bag by customs at 01:54 PM JST - 28th May
electric2004 at 12:03 PM JST - 28th May
At some time in future, the boom will be over, and then there will be many empty condomiums and a lot of wasted money.
As is 101 for sustainable growth: grow slowly and steady.
Posted in Hokkaido town curbs resort development at 12:03 PM JST - 28th May
electric2004 at 11:50 AM JST - 28th May
The one on the right could at the same time make an advertisement for "Always Ultra".
Posted in DOCOMO's summer models at 11:50 AM JST - 28th May