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OgieDoggie at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September

Something like this happened about two weeks ago as I recall. The grandson will be found in some forest after taking his life. The grandson must have left a signed confession at the crime sceen for the police to issue a warrant that fast.

I still say that the BUTLER…

Posted in 24-year-old man missing after grandparents found murdered at home in Ibaraki at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September
buddha4brains at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September

I am not a big fan of Roho, but I do believe in fair play by all parties. If JSO cannot follow proper procedures in order to gain creditable results, then it should stop pretending to be a sport worthy of sanction by the IOC. It is worrisome that JSO…

Posted in Roho's lawyer casts doubt on anti-doping tests at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September
Hoss1 at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September

ColAmerica - I can't tell if you are making some farcical joke or just insane."Dissent will not be tolerated..." Sounds familiar. Don't know who said it but I could swear it was someone scary. Yeah, that's American values all right. We don't tolerate dissent. Democracy ROCKS! Sarge - I assume…

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 12:48 PM JST - 8th September
romulus3 at 12:47 PM JST - 8th September

fatloser,

> What if someone put it in their grub and they never knew that they'd chowd it down?!

you make a valid point. it is completely possible that JSA wants gaijins out of sumo and that they have drugged their food but if this is true, why does the…

Posted in Roho's lawyer casts doubt on anti-doping tests at 12:47 PM JST - 8th September
timeon at 12:46 PM JST - 8th September

well, in my lab came a top shogi player (at high school level). He had no friends, no other hobbies (except shogi, bu he stopped playing once in graduate school), no social life. After one year in the lab he got completely depressed, was hospitalized for a while and he's…

Posted in Shogi enjoying popularity among children as educational tool at 12:46 PM JST - 8th September
helloklitty at 12:45 PM JST - 8th September

Here's some material for Palin's next speech:

What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a seeing-eye dog? Even a blind man can see the dog is actually helping someone.

What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a Chihuahua? The Chuhuahua will eventually shut up.

What's the difference between…

Posted in Palin mocks Obama as McCain claims nomination at 12:45 PM JST - 8th September
rajakumar at 12:44 PM JST - 8th September

Afghan muslim civilian deaths just make this war worse, making more people in pakistan/afghanistan increase their violence via anti-america hatred racheted up via Taliban political influence systems.

The taliban and supporters have more reasons to fight via killing of innocent civilians tragedies.

War is tragedy, tragic civilian killing news is…

Posted in U.S. orders new review into Afghan civilian deaths at 12:44 PM JST - 8th September
thepro at 12:43 PM JST - 8th September

The article doesn't say google is number 1...

Posted in Baidu aims to be 2nd most popular search engine in Japan at 12:43 PM JST - 8th September
IchyaParadise at 12:41 PM JST - 8th September

Thenewfront, some14some and ColAmerica: Great posts.

rjdsr: you really are stereotypical.

Betting: Totally understand what you are saying.

And sorry, I have been here 14 years. Was born here, grew up here, went to the states and got educated, and now I am here and married. The only time my…

Posted in Why are Japanese people so apathetic toward politics? at 12:41 PM JST - 8th September
techall at 12:40 PM JST - 8th September

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been Government Sponsored institutions since their inception. Social Security is not "insolvent" now but if nothing is changed, it will be by about 2030. Obama's comment: Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said "given the substantial role that Fannie Mae and Freddie…

Posted in U.S. government takes over mortgage giants at 12:40 PM JST - 8th September