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USNinJapan2 at 10:35 PM JST - 16th May

Please understand that it always has been standard procedure for the US military's various investigative bodies (in the Navy's case NCIS) and to notify Japanese authorities (police, immigration, etc.) when one of its members officially is determined to be a deserter. Up until now the Japanese authorities were not interested…

Posted in U.S. forces to swiftly identify deserters for Japanese police arrest at 10:35 PM JST - 16th May
unscrejects at 10:33 PM JST - 16th May

That's a million electic motors/battery contraptions that they can't recycle. Talk about environmental disaster.

Posted in Worldwide sales of gas-electric Toyota Prius hybrid top one million units at 10:33 PM JST - 16th May
smithinjapan at 10:32 PM JST - 16th May

Funny how this article attempts to defend itself from gender stereotypes by admitting to them in the opening paragraph!

A note to ANY SINGLE PERSON: learn how to cook if you can't afford to eat well on your own. And if you want to get married, don't make your spouses…

Posted in The appalling cooking habits of young single women at 10:32 PM JST - 16th May
unscrejects at 10:30 PM JST - 16th May

Presto345: The Kei is a deathtrap. A coffin on wheels. Even if a wheel barrow hits you head-on you're going to join the heavenly choir. A T-ball screw shot could poke a hole straight through any Kei...

Posted in Nissan President Ghosn predicts auto price hikes in Japan at 10:30 PM JST - 16th May
unscrejects at 10:28 PM JST - 16th May

Show some cobblers Ghosn. Don't buy the steel. All you and your buddies in the industry need to do is hold-out. Or unless you're paying much less than you're telling us. Sorry, but as a former insider I recall that parts and material prices were booked in three different sets…

Posted in Nissan President Ghosn predicts auto price hikes in Japan at 10:28 PM JST - 16th May
zurcronium at 10:25 PM JST - 16th May

If President Obama wants to get advice on how to fail miserably in the middle east, or anywhere for that matter, he can call on bush. At this very moment bush is running an appeasement program for North Korea, which really does have nukes, unlike Iraq which didnt.

bush giving…

Posted in Bush warns against appeasing terrorists; Obama claims 'false political attack' on him at 10:25 PM JST - 16th May
Madverts at 10:25 PM JST - 16th May

Maruku,

"He has supporters?"

Yeah. There's three of 'em. And they all post on Japan Today....imagine that! That makes me feel special.

Posted in McCain says Iraq war can be won by 2013 at 10:25 PM JST - 16th May
timeon at 10:24 PM JST - 16th May

I think Google sums up all the comments above better than anything:

She is a graduate of the University of Tokyo where she studied architecture, mathematics and biology. She was scouted by an agent while shopping, and eventually came to be represented by Oscar Promotions. Her first major role came…

Posted in Rei Kikukawa, who doesn't wear glasses, promotes Hoya's glasses at 10:24 PM JST - 16th May
Maruku at 10:21 PM JST - 16th May

And this guy is running for President? He has supporters? What does "won" actually mean? In five years radical islam will be dead ...? Sure, and I suppose David Copperfield will be next VP.

He should have had the nads to stick with his 100-years in Iraq approach. It was…

Posted in McCain says Iraq war can be won by 2013 at 10:21 PM JST - 16th May
zurcronium at 10:19 PM JST - 16th May

He is probably getting off light for his crimes. The LDP winks when this happens and the US military says it will take care of its own, which is what happened in this case.

Like many convicted here he will probably go back to the US after serving his time…

Posted in U.S. Marine gets 4 years in prison for 'abusive sexual contact' at 10:19 PM JST - 16th May