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proxy at 10:30 PM JST - 1st June

While they are at it, they should pass a law making it illegal for pregnant woman to drive as the action of steering gets the baby tangled up in the cord.

Posted in Law requiring backseat passengers to wear seatbelts takes effect at 10:30 PM JST - 1st June
proxy at 11:29 AM JST - 1st June

Its laws like this that really make me feel a sense of freedom in Japan and I enjoy it.

Posted in Law requiring backseat passengers to wear seatbelts takes effect at 11:29 AM JST - 1st June
proxy at 08:58 AM JST - 31st May

Kiska was evacuated about a month before it was "retaken" by allied forces. Even though it was empty the allies suffered 200-300 casualties. I'm surprised the US government is helping as it may turn out to be rather embarrassing if the reasons for such a low POW total is the…

Posted in U.S. helps Japanese government search for remains of World War II soldiers on Aleutian Island at 08:58 AM JST - 31st May
proxy at 08:38 AM JST - 31st May

It's a shame that Japan, a rich country where "education is important" has crappy universities.

Posted in 'Super elite' cram school opens in Tokyo, students try for Harvard at 08:38 AM JST - 31st May
proxy at 12:31 PM JST - 28th May

Allow me to rant again. The frontal lobe of the brain continues to develop until the age of 21. Proper sleep, 8-9 hours a day, is required for the frontal lobe to develop properly. Among many important functions the frontal lobe provides besides long term memory is emotional control. Most…

Posted in Suicides in Japan certain to top 30,000 for 10th straight year at 12:31 PM JST - 28th May
proxy at 08:06 AM JST - 27th May

Not to mention that children have thin skull bones and using a cell phone may be damaging their brains and a young man that carries his cell phone in his front pocket is basically barbequeing his testicles and may never be able to produce enough quality sperm to have children.…

Posted in Panel proposes restricting cell phone use by schoolchildren at 08:06 AM JST - 27th May
proxy at 02:44 PM JST - 24th May

How about all the high school kids that die of "heart attacks?" Pick a high school and there will be 3 or 4 kids that die of "heart attacks" every year.

Posted in 81 recognized as suicide victims from overwork in 2007 at 02:44 PM JST - 24th May
proxy at 07:48 AM JST - 23rd May

Defeat for Bush? Defeat for reason. I thought it was good that Bush had vetoed this bill as it was overloaded with funding for every pet project every dreamed of and they hid all their pork behind the skirts of veterans.

Posted in Senate deals Bush a defeat on Iraq war spending at 07:48 AM JST - 23rd May
proxy at 12:56 PM JST - 21st May

Yeah good idea, superimposition of messages pressing for payment of subscription fees in letters large enough to obstruct the view of programs would be effective in really making people who pay angry. Typical Japanese thinking; collective punishment.

Posted in Large message on TV screen can reduce nonpayment by NHK viewers: panel at 12:56 PM JST - 21st May
proxy at 11:03 PM JST - 20th May

nuju The thing is society expects the US military to all be perfect upstanding people and for the most part they are so it is really big news when one of them does something stupid but do we really expect bankers to have any morals at all?

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 11:03 PM JST - 20th May