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knews at 12:04 AM JST - 28th July

The only rather large problem that Nissan is cleverly avoiding is where all the electric power come from to charge these new cars. Oh, power stations fuelled by coal or nuclear power! So zero emissions from the cars themselves, but a lot more emissions from the power stations. Any experts…

Posted in Nissan gives preview of prized electric car at 12:04 AM JST - 28th July
knews at 09:54 AM JST - 26th July

Caning someone for having a beer is absolutely ridiculous no matter what religion he or she is. Eventually religions that try to control what you can eat or drink will fade out....as they seem to be fading out these days anyway. Of course the first ones that spring to mind…

Posted in Malaysian Islamic court orders woman caned for having a beer at 09:54 AM JST - 26th July
knews at 08:14 AM JST - 17th July

Yes, I wonder how the policeman got caught for this. The foreign drivers certainly wouldn't have complained if they got away with not having licenses! And I assume the policeman didn't suddenly confess because he felt guilty..... Was it that the tickets were paid by the foreigners but the processing…

Posted in Policeman suspended for issuing tickets to foreign traffic violators for wrong reasons at 08:14 AM JST - 17th July
knews at 11:59 PM JST - 14th July

The simple people who say "honey is honey" and "rice is rice" and "wine is wine" live in a narrow little world. There are multitudes of all types of living things or things derived from living things. From "natto" to "sake" to "edamame" to "eggs", there are varieties that we…

Posted in 100% pure Australian honey at 11:59 PM JST - 14th July
knews at 10:44 PM JST - 9th July

Maybe the boy was aware of the under 14 rule and thought he'd better act. But, based on the brief details above, it sounds like it was a serious father-son issue. I doubt he's going to turn into a serial killer.

Posted in 13-year-old Shimane boy in police custody after admitting to killing father with fishing knife at 10:44 PM JST - 9th July
knews at 12:38 AM JST - 9th July

If it's "Just over the ripe old age of 1,000 years old" then how come "Even in the 5th century the place was popular." Is it 1,000 years old or 1,600 years old or even older?

Posted in A soak in Arima's spa waters at 12:38 AM JST - 9th July
knews at 12:19 AM JST - 9th July

If Palin ever gets anywhere close to the White House again in the future, that would be the beginning of the end of the world.

Posted in Palin resigns as Alaska governor; keeps plans secret at 12:19 AM JST - 9th July
knews at 10:03 PM JST - 2nd July

I like Henckels too, but you don't really know what sharp is until you have used a professional Japanese kitchen knife.

Posted in Japanese Kitchen Knives at 10:03 PM JST - 2nd July
knews at 10:58 PM JST - 1st July

As much as I love the bullet trains here in Japan and have always wondered why larger countries don't take advantage of such systems (imagine Sydney to Melbourne in 3 hours, not the current 9 hours!), it's a pity that it takes oil to generate a lot of the electricity…

Posted in Japanese-built train makes debut on British rail lines at 10:58 PM JST - 1st July
knews at 11:38 PM JST - 29th June

It is a bit irritating to be fingerprinted each time we enter Japan (originally, I thought it was only once that it had to be done). But can anyone think of a more effective way to positively I.D. people when there are dodgy passports around? I can't, and the process…

Posted in Altered fingerprints detected in illegal immigration attempts at 11:38 PM JST - 29th June