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Nessie at 01:59 PM JST - 3rd April

millions of people would be forced to walk home and would find themselves packed tightly into very small areas, just like being on a crowded train, according to a simulation report released Wednesday by the government.

Will they make non-groping, women-only streets?

And when is the real report due out?…

Posted in Millions risk being crushed on streets in big Tokyo quake, simulation shows at 01:59 PM JST - 3rd April
eastokyo at 01:46 PM JST - 3rd April

Looks like some places will go ahead and show it next month...

Posted in Major papers criticize cancellation of 'Yasukuni' screening at 01:46 PM JST - 3rd April
RomeoRamenII at 01:40 PM JST - 3rd April

barack, America's modern day P.T. Barnum, is at it again.

His current TV ad running in the states, barack talks up his refusal to take money from lobbyists.

But is that really true?

In nearly every speech, barack talks about his refusal to take lobbyist money. But his latest ad…

Posted in Clinton offers $7 billion to create jobs; Obama slams NAFTA at 01:40 PM JST - 3rd April
Zaphod at 01:38 PM JST - 3rd April

As usual, a little background knowledge helps when reading statemens from fundamentalists. In this case, one should check how islamists define "innocent". We Westerners tend to use our definition of word -- assuming we are innocent, unless proven guilty. Not so. In the islamist view, unbelievers are guilty by default…

Posted in Al-Qaida's Zawahri says his organization doesn't kill innocents at 01:38 PM JST - 3rd April
greenteaonsens at 01:35 PM JST - 3rd April

Get some cojones.

When good men do nothing...

Posted in Theater in Osaka to screen 'Yasukuni' as planned at 01:35 PM JST - 3rd April
umbrella at 01:33 PM JST - 3rd April

Moderator sir/madam, I reckon posters like eastokyo deserve some slack as their amusing comments keep people like myself tuned into JT.

Let's face it. When the mother of all quakes hits Tokyo, it will be absolutely devasting in terms of fatalities, structural damage and economic damage. The economy will take…

Posted in Millions risk being crushed on streets in big Tokyo quake, simulation shows at 01:33 PM JST - 3rd April
Taka313 at 01:33 PM JST - 3rd April

Hiko, I agree. It would be nice to have cabinet posts go to people who actually care about what they are assigned to. We've seen far too many cabinet members assigned for reasons that no sane person could understand or justify (yes Brownie, I am talking about you). Whether you…

Posted in Obama says he would consider Gore for cabinet position at 01:33 PM JST - 3rd April
eastokyo at 01:32 PM JST - 3rd April

At least she yelled at the producer when he said he's not putting her in the film. Good to see she's still in form.

Posted in Cloverfield at 01:32 PM JST - 3rd April
eastokyo at 01:28 PM JST - 3rd April

Hey she's on tv now. The picture above flatters her.

Posted in Cloverfield at 01:28 PM JST - 3rd April
Hikozaemon at 01:28 PM JST - 3rd April

Any word on hyperlinks/search indexing?

Also, on recent comments, I would prefer simply to see the article names and have a longer list. Problem is that during lunch or when there is lots of traffic, or one thread is particularly busy, you still can't tell whether people have commented recently…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 01:28 PM JST - 3rd April