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  horrifiedMay. 12, 2013 - 04:18PM JST

  and assure victims of the March 11, 2011 disaster that they haven’t been forgotten by his government.

  "We haven't forgot you. I'm sure one of these years we'll get proper housing for you."

  Posted in: Abe visits Miyagi to inspect reconstruction effort

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  horrifiedMay. 05, 2013 - 09:11AM JST

  I wish we could view their mugshots like in the USA. This woman deserves the public shame.

  Posted in: Woman held for throwing 2-yr-old daughter from 4th-floor balcony

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  horrifiedApr. 23, 2013 - 02:17PM JST

  sangetsu03 - You are mistaken: 90% of Americans DO support background checks. My goodness, that information is only a google search away. http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/apr/04/lee-leffingwell/lee-leffingwell-says-polls-show-90-percent-america/

  Posted in: Obama no match for U.S. gun rights advocates

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  horrifiedApr. 21, 2013 - 03:29AM JST

  "The American people are trying to figure out -- how can something that has 90 percent support not happen?" Obama said. That is the question, isn't it? I'd have to say that something stinks with this whole thing.

  Posted in: Obama no match for U.S. gun rights advocates

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  horrifiedApr. 21, 2013 - 03:25AM JST

  Media and university polls show that yes, the great majority of Americans do indeed support background checks. Many polls show higher than 80% support. Some show over 90% support. Google is your friend.

  Posted in: Obama no match for U.S. gun rights advocates

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  horrifiedMar. 14, 2013 - 04:06PM JST

  These guys are apparently the coolest people you'd ever meet.

  Posted in: The graduate

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  horrifiedMar. 11, 2013 - 05:57AM JST

  It's true robots will follow orders and march to work despite disasters surrounding them (unless those disasters are in another country, then the Japanese will rush home.)

  Posted in: We also recall that the world marveled at the resiliency and dignity of the Japanese people as they worked to overcome the tragedy.

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  horrifiedMar. 11, 2013 - 05:54AM JST

  Smog from China? I'm so glad Japan doesn't produce any smog, or the combination would be killer!

  Posted in: Dust storm shrouds Tokyo in haze

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  horrifiedMar. 09, 2013 - 04:09PM JST

  The disaster also destroyed a carefully cultivated myth that nuclear power was cheap and safe - and mobilized Japan’s often apathetic voters in huge anti-nuclear demonstrations during a 2012 summer of discontent.

  Only temporarily. The myth is back and the masses are buying it once again.

  Posted in: 2 years after Fukushima, Japan's nuclear lobby bounces back

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  horrifiedMar. 09, 2013 - 03:11PM JST

  Compared to the alternatives.

  Posted in: Where Japan stands two years after Tohoku disaster

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  horrifiedMar. 09, 2013 - 03:39AM JST

  But now Japan faces an unprecedented clean-up that experts say could cost at least $100 billion for decommissioning the reactors and another $400 billion for compensating victims and decontaminating areas outside the plant.

  • Reuters

  Looks expensive to me.

  Posted in: Where Japan stands two years after Tohoku disaster

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  horrifiedMar. 07, 2013 - 04:15PM JST

  it only makes sense to continue using it

  In the light of the ongoing costs of nuclear power, it makes sense to stop using it.

  Posted in: Where Japan stands two years after Tohoku disaster

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  horrifiedMar. 06, 2013 - 03:35AM JST

  So if other people are finding levels higher than your world of "everything is safe," than surely they must be using their Geiger counters incorrectly? And that means that children only play from areas one meter off the ground? No child ever gets down on their hands and knees to play in the dirt?

  Posted in: Grim reminder

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  horrifiedMar. 05, 2013 - 04:40PM JST

  2am is too much for kids that young. What was the father thinking?

  Posted in: Man arrested for having his kids work on his newspaper delivery route

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  horrifiedMar. 05, 2013 - 04:37PM JST

  Nihonmatsu - isn't that the place where they were going to ship out contaminated rice until one farmer couldn't keep quiet and reported the elevated levels? Thanks to him, the rice from the area became banned. I think there is more than is being reported in that area.

  Posted in: Grim reminder

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  horrifiedMar. 02, 2013 - 04:50PM JST

  cabadaje-

  Shame the internationally wanted criminals got away.

  Agreed. But at least the criminals only managed to kill 75 whales.

  Posted in: Anti-whalers say Japanese fleet heading north

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  horrifiedFeb. 20, 2013 - 04:17AM JST

  I'm glad all this 'anti-China' media blitz (sponsored by the GOJ) has at least brought about something useful: pollution monitoring. Back in the 90's one US military base was complaining that after testing the air they found the smog in Japan was 1,800X the safe level in the USA. It made the newspapers, but the government did nothing about it.

  Posted in: Smog from China spurs new gov't guidelines on going outside

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  horrifiedFeb. 17, 2013 - 08:30AM JST

  One can provide links to support any side of this issue. However, having a researcher who is being paid for the government of Japan (who does have a definite bias/agenda) is not considered to be a reliable source.

  Posted in: No ill health effects seen in residents near Fukushima plant yet: researcher

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  horrifiedFeb. 06, 2013 - 03:55AM JST

  Dead link in article.

  Posted in: Boating beauties

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  horrifiedJan. 24, 2013 - 03:06PM JST

  Last year, about 90 members of the mega-popular group appeared the Wonda Coffee Morning Shot commercials.

  Those girls must be sooo glad they didn't have to stoop to doing porn to make a living. At least for now, anyhow...

  Posted in: AKB48 singer Yuko Oshima launches new Wonda canned coffee ad campaign