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  usaexpat at 11:45 PM JST - 13th August

  Someone is either playing a joke or the PM gets her coke delivered by regular mail.

  Posted in N.Z. parliament evacuated after white powder scare at 11:45 PM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 11:43 PM JST - 13th August

  Beer shipments up as the economy shrinks for the first time in 4 quarters. Either everyone is drowning their sorrows or work is suffering because everybody been on a drunk.

  Posted in Japan beer shipments up 9.6% in July at 11:43 PM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 11:36 PM JST - 13th August

  I'm with northlondon on why her boss wasn't named but the other guy was. This isn't enough information to make judgements but if I had to guess at her mother's reaction A: she didn't think Taylor was worthy of her daughter be it because of his career or the fact…

  Posted in Kawada's last relationships before suicide draw mother's criticism at 11:36 PM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 11:30 PM JST - 13th August

  I am actually surprised at how well Bush has handled himself. If we could have seen the diplomatic tightrope walker instead of the cowboy earlier in his first term we might not be in the mess we are in now.

  Posted in Bush's balancing act on China dictated by candor and fear at 11:30 PM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 11:28 PM JST - 13th August

  I watched this race and was cheering for Matsuda as I figured Phelps had it in the bag. Congrats on the bronze in a very tough field.

  Posted in Matsuda takes bronze on historic day for Phelps at 11:28 PM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 05:53 AM JST - 13th August

  A very sad and tragic event, the thing that always sticks in my mind is that passengers had time to write farewell letters as they knew what was coming. This particular crash stands out as one of the reasons I have alwys been afraid to fly and make sure my…

  Posted in Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash victims visit accident site at 05:53 AM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 05:38 AM JST - 13th August

  I think for the most part people treat servers the same here as anywhere in the world. People who are too self important tend to dump on servers while those of us under no such dillusions try to interact in a polite way. I've never had rude or particularily bad…

  Posted in What is your general impression of the way people treat waiters and waitresses in restaurants, cafes, etc? at 05:38 AM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 05:24 AM JST - 13th August

  Let's get some historical context shall we? The "Northern Territories" issue is a result of Russia declaring war on Japan in the last days of wwII and starting to invade the northern islands as well as Korea and Manchukuo. I'm not sure what in particular Japan has been doing lately…

  Posted in We would like Japan to stop its efforts to turn public opinion, in a artificial and unfriendly way, against Russia, by using the so-called 'northern territories' problem. at 05:24 AM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 12:24 AM JST - 13th August

  Phelps is getting all the headlines now that Thorpe is retired. The story is all about Phelps rather than the competition with Thorpe this time around. I am just amazed by this guy, he just keeps breaking records.

  Posted in Phelps, Chinese gymnasts dominate Olympics at 12:24 AM JST - 13th August

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  usaexpat at 12:21 AM JST - 13th August

  The kid had problems in the first place if he was spinelessly posting insults about classmates. So the the teachers found him out and confronted him about it. The kid couldn't take the consequences and figured killing himself was easier. Read "The Burn Journals" someday if you are looking for…

  Posted in 16-year-old high school student commits suicide after meeting teachers over online insults at 12:21 AM JST - 13th August