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  timorborder at 01:12 PM JST - 1st October

  Would love to see this happen. Then again, if you look at its decisions up until, it could be argued that the IRB is an elitist old boys club that has little real interest in expanding the game beyond its traditional markets. Let's face it, every World Cup up until…

  Posted in Japan applies to host 2015 rugby World Cup at 01:12 PM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 01:01 PM JST - 1st October

  Nothing like a bit of visual presence to scare off the crooks. Then again, I think most people would be happier if the cops got serious about handling this issue and started to enforce laws rather than just window dressing for the mass media.

  Posted in Police stationed at ATMs in campaign to root out bank transfer fraud at 01:01 PM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 12:58 PM JST - 1st October

  Good to see the local cops keeping up their high standards (not).

  Posted in Murdered Okayama woman had complained to police about being stalked at 12:58 PM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 12:55 PM JST - 1st October

  And this is news? I would think that the image Nazis of the JSA have more to worry about than some glam rock star whose boots were left in a dressing room.

  Posted in YOSHIKI, sumo association feuding after singer keeps boots on in Hakuho's dressing room at 12:55 PM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 10:09 AM JST - 1st October

  Let the hand wringing begin. The next bit of information to come out will be that the building (or its layout) was in breach of the building code. Then we will find out that the exits had been blocked off with beer crates, etc. To put it bluntly, as with…

  Posted in Osaka arson-murder suspect says he was 'fed up with life' at 10:09 AM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 10:06 AM JST - 1st October

  Nothing like a UD (unauthorized discharge) or ND (negligent discharge) to raise the RSM's blood pressure. This guy is in deep do do.

  As DeepAir pointed out, standard weapons procedures (SWP) teach people to assume that any weapon they pick up is loaded. Obviously the bonehead had his brain out…

  Posted in GSDF sergeant accidentally fires 2 gunshots in Defense Ministry HQ at 10:06 AM JST - 1st October

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  timorborder at 04:28 PM JST - 30th September

  Don't think exporting tatami is an option - phytosanitary issues would probably preclude wide scale exports of grass.

  Posted in Aggressive efforts to restore tatami under way at 04:28 PM JST - 30th September

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  timorborder at 03:17 PM JST - 30th September

  Is this the guy who was training to be a dentist?

  Posted in 23-year man again pleads not guilty over killing, mutilating sister at 03:17 PM JST - 30th September

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  timorborder at 01:41 PM JST - 30th September

  Match fixing in sumo goes back many years. I can think of two former brothers in Sumo (not Taka and Waka) who had the deal with the stench of allegations regarding match fixing back in the late '80s and early '90s.

  Posted in With the latest allegations of match-fixing, what future do you see for sumo? at 01:41 PM JST - 30th September

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  timorborder at 09:58 AM JST - 30th September

  Let the finger pointing begin! He said, she said.... Doesn't the President look smart for having preempted the vote with a speech congratulating congress on its passing of the bill. Just another hiccup in the many mistakes of Curious George.

  Actually, the whole premise of a bailout by government has…

  Posted in Dow plunges after Congress rejects bailout bill at 09:58 AM JST - 30th September