JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

soldave's past comments

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  soldaveDec. 30, 2011 - 06:14PM JST

  Echoing the sentiments of others... goal-in??? Can any of the journalists at JT explain?

  Posted in: Yuko Ogura announces she is pregnant

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  soldaveDec. 27, 2011 - 01:54PM JST

  507 pages... sweepstake on how many things were described as "regrettable", anyone?

  Posted in: Japan's response to disaster confused, full of errors, report says

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  soldaveDec. 27, 2011 - 01:51PM JST

  It starts with one person taking a shot, then another sees them and takes a shot. Others see and think it's something special and starts taking shots themselves. In the end you get the scene you see above.

  Not difficult to achieve in Japan.

  Posted in: Feline fans

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  soldaveDec. 26, 2011 - 02:59PM JST

  hunting whales and dolphins for food IS part of our culture, and we will continuie to do it, in spite of usual American/New Zealand/Australia/Netherlands culture imperialism

  I thought the hunting is done for scientific purposes. Isn't that the reason that is always given?

  Posted in: Anti-whaling activists use drone to track Japan fleet

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  soldaveDec. 23, 2011 - 11:27AM JST

  Quiet day for news?

  Posted in: N Korea's Kim Jong-Un secretly visited Japan as child

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  soldaveDec. 23, 2011 - 11:26AM JST

  Even less reason to watch that annual show than usual!

  Posted in: NHK hoping to get Lady Gaga to appear on 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'

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  soldaveDec. 22, 2011 - 02:41PM JST

  Pot. Kettle. Black.

  Posted in: TBS lawsuit claiming ABC's 'Wipeout' a copycat show settled

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 03:33PM JST

  Elvensilvan - Some Japanese politicians don't get out of bed for more than Y117.7 in brown envelopes!

  Posted in: Prosecutors raid Olympus head office, Kikukawa's home

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 03:01PM JST

  visitors to the country are typically closely monitored and not permitted to stray from the capital.

  Except for all the tours (like the one I went on) that go to other places around the country.

  Posted in: Kim's death shows N Korea's tight grip on news

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 02:57PM JST

  'Speed' divorce is for the speedskater,

  So if it had been a football player, they'd have used "'ballsy' divorce"? Headline writers obviously need their Christmas break.

  Posted in: Speedskater Shimizu gets 'speed' divorce from Reiko Takagaki

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 02:54PM JST

  nigleboy - Also due to the fact that in the NK abduction they are neither the perpetrators nor the victims. Japan is both.

  smithinjapan - Yup, it's the way things go.

  Posted in: Japanese abductees, families hope for resolution of issue with Kim's death

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 02:53PM JST

  Hang on... is there no radiation leak or is it just being reported that there is no radiation leak. Two very different things.

  Posted in: Small fire breaks out at Ibaraki nuclear lab; no radiation leak

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 02:49PM JST

  Hide Suzuki - But surely if they'd have done it months ago, they might have found something incriminating? Better to let him know they'll be popping round in a couple of months so he can get rid of anything suspicious.

  Posted in: Prosecutors raid Olympus head office, Kikukawa's home

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 08:16AM JST

  Is this gonna be the usual catch & release, or are they going to find anything onboard?

  Posted in: Japan's coast guard arrests Chinese fishing boat captain

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  soldaveDec. 21, 2011 - 08:14AM JST

  Was it because their divorce went through in a very short time, or because the media are really bored at the moment?

  6 months seems pretty good for J-celebs.

  Posted in: Speedskater Shimizu gets 'speed' divorce from Reiko Takagaki

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  soldaveDec. 20, 2011 - 11:54PM JST

  Is the 74 minute delay while they gave him a cup of coffee to sober up?

  Posted in: ANA flight delayed after pilot exceeds blood-alcohol limit

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  soldaveDec. 20, 2011 - 11:51PM JST

  And of course this story gets pushed by the media outlets and the earlier comments by Clinton about Japanese abduction of US children will once again get swept under the carpet.

  Posted in: Japanese abductees, families hope for resolution of issue with Kim's death

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  soldaveDec. 20, 2011 - 08:17AM JST

  As long as you're business partners, it means you can stick your head in the sand to what they get up to outside of your agreement, apparently. I'd assume that's why there are such strong connections between corporations/government officials and the Yakuza in Japan.

  Posted in: Japan refuses to stop Iranian oil imports

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  soldaveDec. 20, 2011 - 08:15AM JST

  hoserfella - You called it, JT provided it. The top national headline is currently, "Japanese abductees, families hope for resolution of issue with Kim's death" lol

  Posted in: Clinton urges Japan to take action on child abduction issue

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  soldaveDec. 19, 2011 - 02:54PM JST

  Did anyone actually think she didn't know she was pregnant when she announced her marriage? Anyone with a couple of brain cells called it correctly.

  Posted in: Kumi Koda announces pregnancy to fans during performance

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