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  • meija at 01:04 PM JST - 3rd June

    This is the fourth year in a row this chemical plant has been raided by police for doing something illegal. I think last year they got caught illegally dumping a load of toxic waste into the river system. On TV last night a spokesman blamed it all on a single…

    Posted in Ishihara Sangyo raided on suspicion of producing phosgene illegally at 01:04 PM JST - 3rd June

  • meija at 09:06 AM JST - 30th May

    Good on him and well done. As for those who think he'll be a flash in the pan, I wouldn't be so sure. Enka singers can tend to have long careers. It will depend on whether he can significantly catch that 40 to 60 year old female market, and that…

    Posted in Mix master: Jero breathes new life into enka at 09:06 AM JST - 30th May

  • meija at 02:50 PM JST - 29th May

    Taka, you sell your soul, you gotta pay the piper. One book isn't gonna be enough, I'm afraid.

    I always wonder if these guys ever think about the damage they do to the institution they represent, or are they so caught up in their own little empire that they forget…

    Posted in Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book at 02:50 PM JST - 29th May

  • meija at 02:31 PM JST - 29th May

    but Japan only said it will engage in earnest discussions on whether it supports adoption.

    Japan-speak for "we don't want to support it but we don't want to lose face by saying that we won't support it, so we'll just 'discuss it earnestly' until it goes away".

    At least…

    Posted in 111 nations agree on cluster bomb ban, but Japan undecided at 02:31 PM JST - 29th May

  • meija at 04:54 PM JST - 27th May

    Nutsagain: "It's not that easy to just 'plunge' into the water anywhere. In Japan as elsewhere. there are barriers to prevent just this sort of thing happening. Take a look the next time your moping around the docks thinking of your next posts... Cars still do it, but have to…

    Posted in 6 family members killed as minivan plunges into sea in Kumamoto at 04:54 PM JST - 27th May

  • meija at 01:08 PM JST - 27th May

    The government are just trying to steal your life. When those clocks are moved forward at the start of daylight savings, an hour of your life instantly disappears. Is that what we really want? Imaginine the cumulative effect of years of DST!

    Posted in Fukuda in favor of daylight saving time at 01:08 PM JST - 27th May

  • meija at 09:04 AM JST - 27th May

    Saving daylight for some rainy day? I don't see a problem with it. The one thing that I want to know, though, is what sort of interest will these savings will attract. If it's like one of those post office accounts, then it's really not worth the effort. Also, is…

    Posted in Fukuda in favor of daylight saving time at 09:04 AM JST - 27th May

  • meija at 03:18 PM JST - 26th May

    Wasn't he already described as an ex-gangster, or at least former-gangster, back in the original stories a year ago?

    Posted in Gangster sentenced to death for killing Nagasaki mayor at 03:18 PM JST - 26th May

  • meija at 01:37 PM JST - 23rd May

    It makes sense. All that imported rice just sitting there was starting to cost the J-govt a fortune in storage. Giving away some of that nasty foreign rice will actually save them money. It wasn't that long ago they were developing ways to use the stuff to make plastics.

    Noborito,…

    Posted in Japan to provide 20,000 tons of rice to Africa, developing countries at 01:37 PM JST - 23rd May

  • meija at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd May

    So, someone illegally takes a copy of a violent Japanese anime and translates to Arabic (or whatever), then distributes it. Someone else illegally hosts or supplies this illegally edited program, screen shots are taken and put on numerous forums. And the complaint? That during a single scene a character who…

    Posted in Publisher to suspend cartoon sales after Muslims say it insults Islam at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd May

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