Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

techall's past comments

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techallJun. 23, 2011 - 03:38PM JST

China tried to invade Vietnam in 1979 and got their butts kicked. I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again.

Posted in: Vietnamese protest against China amid rising tensions
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techallJun. 23, 2011 - 01:15PM JST

@Spidapig24: Just to remind ourselves, we might want to look at video clips from the Taliban era where women were summerarily exicuted just for being outside without the accompaniment of a male relative. the beatings, hangings and stoneings.

Posted in: Obama says 33,000 troops will leave Afghanistan by next summer
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techallJun. 23, 2011 - 11:59AM JST

63 years old still needs to work and needs authorization to take a day off. Good to see how well Japan's "nenkin" system is working.

Posted in: Woman found beaten to death in Yokohama apartment
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techallJun. 23, 2011 - 11:25AM JST

I certainly hope he consulted with the allies who also have troops in Afghanistan. The British have been heavily involved in the fighting there and have paid a heavy price too.

Posted in: Obama says 33,000 troops will leave Afghanistan by next summer
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techallJun. 22, 2011 - 06:01PM JST

I just looked at a photo of this ship and it doesn't appear to have catapults, just the sloped deck. That really limits the type of aircraft and payload of each one, but still it's a huge step for a country who is trying to downplay their military build-up.

Posted in: China plans aircraft carrier test in July
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techallJun. 22, 2011 - 10:11AM JST

i have always had trouble listening through a double album before ------58 CD and 1001 songs-----sounds like some sort of capital punishment!

Posted in: 1,001-song Hibari Misora box set to go on sale from Aug
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techallJun. 20, 2011 - 02:38PM JST

Good articel but tetonics is still an inexact science. Other geologists are citing the "football" effect (not sure where the name came from). but in that theory massive shifts on one part of a fault line DO load up other parts. Anyway, no reason to not stay prepared.

Posted in: March 11 quake freed hundreds of years of strain
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techallJun. 18, 2011 - 12:36PM JST

I miss the "recent" postings category.

Posted in: What do you think of the new Japan Today design?
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techallJun. 18, 2011 - 12:35PM JST

Well Shintaro, your whining and slander of the Olympic Selection Committee last time should go a long way toward being successful this time.

Posted in: Ishihara wants Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics
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techallJun. 18, 2011 - 11:53AM JST

Since we’re trying to boost Japan’s spirits following the tsunami

With a play about Sherman's march to the sea??

Posted in: Ryoko Yonekura hits the red carpet as 'Gone With the Wind' comes to Tokyo
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techallJun. 06, 2011 - 03:32PM JST

I cannot go through a giant bag of onions or potatoes either. Ridiculous sizes.

You gotta remember that the target market for COSTCO is commercial users. You, as a private customer, just reap the price benefits of buying wholesale. But for the most part the packaging sizes remain commercial although they do break bulk for a lot of items.

Posted in: Foreign Buyers' Club going strong after 20 years
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techallJun. 06, 2011 - 01:10PM JST

Mr. Right, how ironic, that's my name!

Posted in: Kurara Chibana looking for Mr Right
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techallJun. 03, 2011 - 03:04PM JST

Nicaragua and Philippines should do well, both have strong youth baseball programs (Philippines did very well in the Little League World Series unti they were found to have used overaged players). Colombia has also produced some good players.

Posted in: 2013 World Baseball Classic expands to 28 teams
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techallJun. 01, 2011 - 02:33PM JST

"In stir" usually means in solitary confinement, not just incarceration.

And, for those of you who thnik this guy is a victim of bucking the system and going against the "old boy" network....you are wrong, he thought he was above the system. He broke rules that are made for the common good, not to pander to the "old boys". He defrauded people out of their life savings. He belongs right where he is going.

Posted in: A resigned Horiemon prepares for life in prison
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techallMay. 30, 2011 - 11:37AM JST

Tamiflu??

Posted in: Teenager found dead after apparent jump from building in Kobe
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techallMay. 25, 2011 - 12:41PM JST

Me thinks not all the information known by the police is not in this article. One scenario is the he may have acted out of rage, realized what he was doing, carried her to the street and called emergency services not knowing if she was dead or not. So she is pronounced dead at hospital and he goes on the lam. Dating site = call girl prostitution.

Posted in: Man arrested over murder of woman near Yokohama Station
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techallMay. 24, 2011 - 02:45PM JST

Just wondering why the story is datelined "CAIRO" when the event occured in Saudi Arabia?? Ahh Islam....the religion of tolerance. She's lucky this didn't happen in Taliban ruled Afghanistan or she would have been shot or stoned or given lashes at the very least.

Posted in: Wary of wider defiance, Saudis arrest woman driver
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techallMay. 23, 2011 - 01:38PM JST

Still see the headlines....

Posted in: Ishikawa earns U.S. Open spot
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techallMay. 23, 2011 - 12:29PM JST

Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Ishikawa.........I am so tired of hearing about this kid!

Posted in: Ishikawa earns U.S. Open spot
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techallMay. 19, 2011 - 06:38PM JST

.....due to an a strike at Charles de Gaulle......why am I not surprised.

Posted in: Support banner fails to make it to Japan premiere for 'Pirates'