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  usaexpat at 12:08 AM JST - 21st August

  Wow props to this guy for having the guts to siphon off that much money. This guy was either crazy, stupid or owed money to the wrong people. How do you get that far in gambling anyway? Most embezzlers take a lot longer to get caught because they take in…

  Posted in Ex-Fuji Xerox employee arrested for 440 million yen embezzlement at 12:08 AM JST - 21st August

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  usaexpat at 12:04 AM JST - 21st August

  Ah, Hello we have monkeys in Japan and they regularily show up in the city. I always joke with my wife that the monkey population is the greatest proof that I'm not in Kansas anymore. As an aside, when monkeys show up in Nagasaki they blare warnings on the PA…

  Posted in Monkey appears at busy Shibuya Station at 12:04 AM JST - 21st August

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  usaexpat at 11:59 PM JST - 20th August

  Well I was right about the 4 teams through to the finals but I am really surprised at how dominant South Korea has been. My money was on Cuba, The US or Japan going undefeated. Anyway, these are the top 4 teams in the world and almost always are. That's…

  Posted in Japan through to baseball semis at Beijing Games at 11:59 PM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 11:51 PM JST - 20th August

  The biggest thing that the foreign media "misunderstands" about the Yakuza is how they are tolerated here and even integrated into civil service and the business world. The yakuza are pretty much only taken down when they start shooting, otherwise they are left alone to conduct business. As for the…

  Posted in Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media at 11:51 PM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 11:37 PM JST - 20th August

  Rio, I think Cambodian police are either as inept or on the take. Cambodia has one of the worst child prostitution problems in the world potentially even worse than Thailand. Whatever the case they can lock him up but he is unfortunately just one of many.

  Posted in Japanese man detained in Cambodia for taking nude photos of children at 11:37 PM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 11:30 PM JST - 20th August

  In normal countries with normal owners (i.e. people who don't push their dogs around in baby strollers) when a pet become to feeble or old to function they are put down. This is one of the hard responsibilities of owning a pet. If you don't have the constitution to deal…

  Posted in Japanese turning to dog nurseries, homes for aged dogs at 11:30 PM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 12:34 AM JST - 20th August

  There are so many "snake oil" and "patent medicine" devices sold here how did these guys get singled out? Maybe they didn't pay import duties on the bracelets or tax on the profits?

  Posted in 6 convicted for selling bracelets claimed to smooth blood flow at 12:34 AM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 12:30 AM JST - 20th August

  Kiss Mint, Actually I heard Rage Against the Machine the other day at a clothing store. The chorus "fu** you I won't do what you tell me" was blaring. It actually completely made my day. One of the best things about the laguage barrier is they don't know what to…

  Posted in Singer Naotaro Moriyama's new song regulated in convenience stores at 12:30 AM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 12:28 AM JST - 20th August

  Yeah censoring music is always a great idea. I don't care if the lyrics were "kill kill kill" this is a slippery slope.

  Posted in Singer Naotaro Moriyama's new song regulated in convenience stores at 12:28 AM JST - 20th August

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  usaexpat at 11:57 PM JST - 19th August

  I didn't see this match but Japan looked good against the US even though they lost. Oh well, there's always next time.

  Posted in Brazil defeats Japan, progresses to Olympic women's volleyball semis at 11:57 PM JST - 19th August