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netrek at 02:39 PM JST - 2nd June

I wonder how involved the parents were in this girl's day-to-day life? Seems many parents chat to their kids a few minutes at night and on the weekend and that's it! Especially if both parents work. Very sad.

Posted in 16-year-old girl hangs herself after message on blog tells her to die at 02:39 PM JST - 2nd June
Fair dinkum! at 02:37 PM JST - 2nd June

What kind of comment can one possibly post about a story like this? It's just despicable! I hope the police have given him the phone book and rubber hose treatment.

Posted in Man held for attempted murder after driving car into schoolchildren in Chiba at 02:37 PM JST - 2nd June
timorborder at 02:37 PM JST - 2nd June

This defies belief? On what planet is "becoming angry after children pointed fingers" a justifiable defence for one's actions? This guy has just dug a very deep hole for himself, let's hope the police complete the task and bury this clown completely.

Posted in Man held for attempted murder after driving car into schoolchildren in Chiba at 02:37 PM JST - 2nd June
carlosgodoy1 at 02:36 PM JST - 2nd June

Electric2004. Bloody brilliant

Posted in Ryoko Yonekura reminisces about night-time dates in Yokohama park at 02:36 PM JST - 2nd June
Sarge at 02:36 PM JST - 2nd June

"unlike Japanese car dealers who hide under their desk when you walk into the room"

Ha ha ha! One day I walked into a BMW showroom to take a closer look ( and look was all I was planning to do ) and the salesman jumped up and ran out…

Posted in Buying a used car in Japan -- what to keep in mind at 02:36 PM JST - 2nd June
netrek at 02:34 PM JST - 2nd June

Whoa another suicide? Like I said it seems there is some new suicide story every day here on JT. How sad. She must've had undiagnosed/untreated mental illness.

Posted in 16-year-old girl hangs herself after message on blog tells her to die at 02:34 PM JST - 2nd June
GW at 02:27 PM JST - 2nd June

I wud vote for J-cops overal being incompetent but sorry it just seems like that wud be too much of a compliment. Individually yes there are some good ones but as a group, sorry they just dont cut it.

The cops steal from the public with their slush funds, they…

Posted in Are Japanese police really as incompetent as readers on Japan Today make them out to be? at 02:27 PM JST - 2nd June
Altria at 02:24 PM JST - 2nd June

I hear she was late because she was in the bullpen fine-tuning her slider for her start later this week.

I'm looking forward to the next Mariah Carey update tomorrow!

Posted in 5,000 fans greet Mariah Carey, who arrives 1 hour late for 10-minute event at Venus Fort in Tokyo at 02:24 PM JST - 2nd June
himasan at 02:24 PM JST - 2nd June

They`ll probably receive compensation for the "unsafe" drain.

Posted in 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe at 02:24 PM JST - 2nd June
LFRAgain at 02:23 PM JST - 2nd June

Another rousing testament to the awe-inspiring parenting skills of young people in Japan these days.

You hear it time and time again from apologists who claim that Japan is no different from other countries, but the proof can be seen virtually anywhere one goes. Kids are given free reign to…

Posted in 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe at 02:23 PM JST - 2nd June