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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
proxy at 06:20 PM JST - 20th May

Well, the up side is that she should never have to pay income tax.

Posted in Hyogo woman, child both likely to go without birth registration at 06:20 PM JST - 20th May
proxy at 06:17 PM JST - 20th May

I wonder if he would do a drug test to prove he doesn't use drugs?

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 06:17 PM JST - 20th May
proxy at 10:33 PM JST - 17th May

Don't worry. Technology advances exponentially. In 15 years there will be a surplus of dirt cheap, clean solar energy and the technology will be owned by companies operating in Silicon Valley; then the Saudis can either pay for the technology through the nose or get on their bikes.

Posted in Bush fails to win Saudi help for oil increase big enough to cut high gasoline prices at 10:33 PM JST - 17th May
proxy at 10:23 PM JST - 17th May

Didn't the oil companies in the US buy up all the independent refineries and then close them down to raise profits?

Posted in Japan, U.S. discuss feasibility of bilateral gasoline trade at 10:23 PM JST - 17th May
proxy at 10:20 PM JST - 17th May

All they had to do was close off the campus and only allow parents and siblings to watch

Posted in Fukui school cancels sports festival after threat against children at 10:20 PM JST - 17th May
proxy at 07:18 PM JST - 15th May

The government has almost ruined the ag industry in Japan, less government involvement is the answer. Just looking around down here in Fukuoka, I can easily see with my own eyes that there is at least three times as much land being used for barley this year. If the government…

Posted in Soaring food prices spark debate on agriculture in Japan at 07:18 PM JST - 15th May