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OssanULTRA at 09:22 PM JST - 31st October

It sucks when the country that doesn't ask you to illegally invade turns >around and stabs you in the back, eh?

Invasions aren't legal or illegal. If you had your way Saddam would till be in power and the Iraqi people all happy right?

Posted in Iraq wants all U.S. troops gone by end of 2011 at 09:22 PM JST - 31st October
Sarge at 09:20 PM JST - 31st October

Sez - We won't be leaving in December. We have around 140,000 troops there, remember?

Posted in Iraq wants all U.S. troops gone by end of 2011 at 09:20 PM JST - 31st October
Sarge at 09:19 PM JST - 31st October

Proffessor ( 3:22PM ): "President Obama"

Not yet. And maybe not at all.

Posted in Iraq wants all U.S. troops gone by end of 2011 at 09:19 PM JST - 31st October
cleo at 09:15 PM JST - 31st October

Good point, Nessie.

According to nationmaster, Japan is #21 for males, at 25 per 100,000, behind Hungary, Finland, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourge, France and Switzerland: #8 for females, at 12, behind Hungary: #31 for young males, at 10.1, behind New Zealand, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, US, Ireland, Austria, Hungary, Sweden,…

Posted in Man jumps to death from station platform in Yokohama; two women injured at 09:15 PM JST - 31st October
Sarge at 09:11 PM JST - 31st October

"aya ueto has really let herself go"

I disagree. She looks great, as does Kanako.

"The Tiffany model features 537 diamonds"

Wow!

Posted in Tiffany handset at 09:11 PM JST - 31st October
Nessie at 09:05 PM JST - 31st October

If it's as imaginative as other places, it'll be "Addidas Small Park in Tokyo."

Posted in Nike, Adidas compete for naming rights for small park in Tokyo at 09:05 PM JST - 31st October
butakun at 08:56 PM JST - 31st October

ptolemy:

t really bummed us out a bit that personalization of any message is looked upon with discomfort.

Not true. Personalized messages are never looked down upon, though templatized messages are also common.

Posted in Sayuri Yoshinaga kicks off New Year greeting card campaign at 08:56 PM JST - 31st October
MeanRingo at 08:54 PM JST - 31st October

Why would they need a watchdog media when they only really watch the news to view the cherry blossoms as they travel north? The level of apathy in this country is appalling, to the point of being infantile. So few get angry about the way things are done around Japan.…

Posted in The Japanese mainstream media do not have a well-developed 'watchman' ethic, because it colludes closely with those whom it should be watching and holding accountable. As a result, it is in no hurry to enable bloggers -- who in the U.S. have both 'watchman' and 'watching the watchmen' ethics -- by providing free content. at 08:54 PM JST - 31st October
ca1ic0cat at 08:52 PM JST - 31st October

yeah, randomly blowing people up is a great way to advance a cause. NOT!

Posted in Bombs in India's Assam state kill at least 66 at 08:52 PM JST - 31st October
Nessie at 08:40 PM JST - 31st October

For some perspective, Japan ranks about #10 in the world for suicide rate. Very high, but not the highest.

Posted in Man jumps to death from station platform in Yokohama; two women injured at 08:40 PM JST - 31st October