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  smithinjapan at 10:13 AM JST - 21st August

  jon: you really think so? I thought it was utterly boring. Even by the end, when the teams starting scoring, I was way too tired to really get excited by what was happening.

  Anyway, it's kind of sad that Japan gets to play the perfect Koreans next. I hope the…

  Posted in Barden, Schierholtz, Brown lead U.S. past Japan at 10:13 AM JST - 21st August

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  smithinjapan at 10:09 AM JST - 21st August

  Ai-chan is a wicked little player for her age, but she can really do without the annoying, "SAAA!" and constant nodding every time she scores a point. I think she really wins by infuriating her opponents.

  Anyway, she's got HUGE potential, and at least a few more Olympics to go,…

  Posted in 'Ai-chan' off to winning start in table tennis singles at 10:09 AM JST - 21st August

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  smithinjapan at 01:46 AM JST - 21st August

  Pathat: "Anyway, it`s going to be hard to get the gold. The Koreans really look tough and the Cubans still have a lot of talent."

  Glad we're seeing eye-to-eye. The Koreans have been a wicked lot so far this tournament, which is the main reason I've been rooting for them…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 01:46 AM JST - 21st August

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  smithinjapan at 11:38 PM JST - 20th August

  Pathat: "No, the simple fact of the matter is that this game was decided in a way that does not belong in baseball-Olympics or otherwise-and I doubt very seriously that the Americans, from Davy Johnson down to the last player on the bench, truly get any satisfaction out of this."…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:38 PM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 11:27 PM JST - 20th August

  Oops. Japan had given away 14 runs before the mowing by the US. Canada had also given away 14, not 11 (I DID say it was the same).

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:27 PM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 11:26 PM JST - 20th August

  Mindyou: "It is more than clear that Japan has by far the best pitchers in this Olympics as Japan is the country which has given in the least amount of runs."

  Ummm... hate to burst your bubble, but Japan has given away 18 runs so far, and Canada 11. Even…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:26 PM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 11:17 PM JST - 20th August

  Pathat: "I get no satisfaction out of this silly 11th inning format that was decided just before the Olympics started, and without the proper input from all 8 countries involved in the competition. If the U.S. wins, the Japanese will have every right to object."

  Ummm... seems like YOU missed…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:17 PM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 08:27 PM JST - 20th August

  If Japan wants to hunt whales in its own waters, do so! If Japan wants to hunt whales in whale sanctuaries, while purporting to be on scientific missions, then Japan ought to be prepared for international interference. More importantly, however, pretending the jurisdiction of Japanese law ALSO extends into international…

  Posted in Anti-whaling activists slam decision to issue international arrest warrants at 08:27 PM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 11:30 AM JST - 20th August

  Japan will lose.... it'll be a historic repeat of the baseball classic, where Japan lost every game to Korea, lucked into the finals, then beat Korea for the only game that counted to win, while Korea had an otherwise perfect record. The US will win, then lose to Cuba.

  'Hoshino…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:30 AM JST - 20th August

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  smithinjapan at 11:27 AM JST - 20th August

  "The hospital made an error, but is not necessarily negligent."

  Excuse me? They cut off a woman's BREAST for no reason aside from utter stupidity! The doctors in question ought to be sued for the maximum and lose their ability to practice. Of course, this is Japan, where idiocy abounds…

  Posted in Healthy woman loses her breast due to hospital mistake at 11:27 AM JST - 20th August