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  • nandakandamanda at 03:25 PM JST - 3rd October

    There is a hint of a big Y in this story, the diagonal slash on the cheek...

    Posted in Residents gripe about billionaire neighbor in Hawaii at 03:25 PM JST - 3rd October

  • nandakandamanda at 02:05 PM JST - 2nd October

    The poor, kind and gentle pirates say they only want a little money and never take lives, but the Russian sailor died from the unbearable stress of the situation, one source says. Who is responsible for his death?

    His blood is on YOUR HANDS, thieving pirates! Anything to say now?

    Posted in Somalia says world can use force against the pirates at 02:05 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 01:55 PM JST - 2nd October

    PPS If you were unable to get off the Japanese page to the English Home Page, try this: http://www.japaneseweapons.net/

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 01:55 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 01:48 PM JST - 2nd October

    Oita is the only place they got caught. There everyone is now falling over themselves to be seen to be doing the right thing in the public eye. I bet all relevant documents elsewhere have been burnt by now... hehehe

    Posted in 18 become teachers in Oita after unfairly failing recruitment at 01:48 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 01:41 PM JST - 2nd October

    PS The weights above are very approximate and may be considerably off.

    Used this site: http://www.japaneseweapons.net/hinawajyu/index.htm

    but it is rumoured/rumored to have some inaccuracies in the Japanese and English pages. Treat with a pinch of salt.

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 01:41 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 01:27 PM JST - 2nd October

    Smythe. Most of the long guns they are firing weigh 5-10 kg, but the one you see at this end of the line looks like a 6-10 Monme Samurai gun, a Shi-zutsu, which probably weighs a bit more.

    As part of the display some groups will fire larger 'hand cannons'…

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 01:27 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 01:11 PM JST - 2nd October

    The article above is remarkable for what it doesn't say. If Marudai in Japan pulled some of its products, does that mean that they imported their powdered milk from China?

    If so, a) how much did they use, b) what happened to the rest, and c) who else has done…

    Posted in More Chinese-made sweets recalled in Japan at 01:11 PM JST - 2nd October

  • nandakandamanda at 06:02 PM JST - 30th September

    chardk1 No problem, mate! The trouble with this site is many people do not pick up on the sarcasm, and my first thought was, "Uh oh, here we go again!" (Very very tired after the whole Dokdo episode, LOL)

    apecNetworks. A brother! I spend a lot of my time thinking…

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 06:02 PM JST - 30th September

  • nandakandamanda at 03:53 PM JST - 30th September

    chardk1 Most of the fighting like this was done between the Japanese themselves in the Muromachi and early Edo Periods, and at the end of Edo to protect Japan against the Western barbarians who were threatening to do to Japan what they had done to China.

    Admittedly there was a…

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 03:53 PM JST - 30th September

  • nandakandamanda at 03:20 PM JST - 30th September

    PS I have met some sturdy women too, who have been doing this for many years.

    Posted in Edo era firearms at 03:20 PM JST - 30th September

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