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What's 'massive radiation'? Is this a commonly used phrase?
Posted in: Official defends secrecy over worst-case nuclear disaster scenario
Let me guess: Drunk and no money to get home? How many random drunks do you know…
Posted in: Passenger robs taxi driver, then steals cab in Ibaraki
Why isn't this sum a loan, instead of booty stolen from the taxpayers?
Posted in: Gov't OKs further Y690 bil for TEPCO, but wants say in running utility
Thanks, that's the best news I have read here in a long time. How do I…
Posted in: Firms plan to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast
Great idea, many countries have these type of setups and they work well. Good way to…
Posted in: Firms plan to build floating wind farm off Fukushima coast
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sensei258
RIP Catwoman. You were my favorite.
Posted in: Eartha Kitt, sultry singer and dancer, dies at 81
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sensei258
At the current gold value/gram, and current yen rate, they are trying to sell you approximately $136,100 worth of gold for approximately $553,600. That's about a $417,500 profit for each one they sell.
Posted in: Golden Tokyo Tower
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sensei258
Did the investigation reveal the true contents of what she injected? Earlier it was reported to be "expired energy drink".
Posted in: Woman arrested for injecting contaminated water into daughter's IV drip
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jacqueshellacque-they constantly warn people to stand behind the yellow line with each train that arrives/passes. And, the trains will sound their horn if somebody is too close to the track. But it doesn't work if somebody is drunk and leaning over the edge to vomit.
Posted in: Woman standing on platform dies after being hit by passing train in Fukuoka
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The result...Ban all machines with change slots, and make only machines that don't give change.
Posted in: 2-year-old boy loses part of finger in game machine in Nara
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sensei258
My wife and I are fortunate to have full-time legitimate Japanese jobs. Because of the rate, we are exchanging our yen for dollars and shopping on U.S. military facilities. We appreciate living here, especially now.
Posted in: Japanese consumers enjoy benefits of strong yen
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sensei258
Shame on him, and the parents. I think we should restrain men like this on top of a building somewhere. Then tie one end of a cable to his genitals, and the other end to a heavy weight of some sort. Then, toss the weight off the building. No more problem.
Posted in: Babysitter admits using tot in porn film
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sensei258
Why is "to release my stress" always the excuse for stupid/criminal behavior here in Japan
Posted in: 24-year-old man arrested for flashing high school girl in Tokyo
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sensei258
I've said this before, even if the girl, guy, or whatever was engaged in consensual sex for money, if she/he/it says ow, stop. The guy had better pull out right then because that next "downstroke" is rape.
Posted in: U.S. to court martial soldier accused of rape after Japanese authorities drop charges
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sensei258
Or, she damaged her cardigan herself, and made up the story so her parents wouldn't yell at her.
Posted in: Man with scissors attacks 13-year-old girl in Nagoya
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sensei258
A mother murders her two children, and gets a suspended sentence. So, kill two elderly people who have already lived most of their lives, and get what...a thank you from the government for saving them some pension money? I'd like to see where this one goes.
Posted in: Man arrested for strangling neighbor; hints at running down neighbor’s wife in Nagano
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sensei258
Thanks to the medical staff for your efforts in saving this young life.
Posted in: Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital
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sensei258
Where do I sign up?
Posted in: Australian Sex Party flirts with politics
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sensei258
"Vengence is mine, I will repay" sayeth the Lord.
Posted in: 2 NZ men convicted of murdering, abusing 3-year-old girl
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sensei258
"But whoso shall offend one of these little ones... it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea".
Posted in: 2 NZ men convicted of murdering, abusing 3-year-old girl
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sensei258
To her parents, be glad she is safe, and don't punish her. This is a chance to turns things around.
Posted in: Girl, 10, turns up at grandfather's house after kidnap fear
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sensei258
I want to know what the assailants will say on judgment day..."Lord, we did this for you", that "aint gonna fly".
Posted in: Acid attacks threaten Afghan schoolgirls
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sensei258
I don't care what she was doing out. There is never an acceptable reason to punch a baby.
Posted in: Father held for beating wife, 3-month-old son in Osaka
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sensei258
Why on earth did it take 30 minutes for help to arrive? Especially if the accident happened in a populated area.
Posted in: Mother dies after car slams into power pole; son survives with broken arm
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sensei258
Even if he's never caught, he won't escape judgement. Remember the movie Titanic, where all the dead people were waiting for that one old lady when she died at the end of the movie? The same will happen to him, in a bad way.
Posted in: Serbia raids factory in Mladic hunt