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timeon at 10:33 AM JST - 31st October

so nowadays Aki Hoshino is "celebrity"? I thought she used to be a bikini gravure idol

Posted in Hoshino, Minami promote McDonald's-Coca-Cola campaign at 10:33 AM JST - 31st October
greensatindress at 10:32 AM JST - 31st October

so Mr. salaryman can come home, take a shower in his suit and then hang it out to dry for the following morening. Killing a few birds with one stone, eh?

Posted in Washable suits at 10:32 AM JST - 31st October
nisegaijin at 10:31 AM JST - 31st October

this is nobody's fault but his own! gee! stop this socialism promotion! Am I supposed to feel sorry for this moron? Why should I pay taxes for someone who is purely incompetent? Bottom line: it's extremely easy to get a job paying about 200000/month. Just need to have IQ higher…

Posted in Japan's burgeoning class: Working poor at 10:31 AM JST - 31st October
Statistician at 10:31 AM JST - 31st October

The Japanese mainstream media have almost no investigative instincts at all, very much a part of the "We Japanese" institutional establishment.

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 10:31 AM JST - 31st October
NuckinFutz at 10:30 AM JST - 31st October

Japanese government - paychecks for morons to stupid to get real jobs (like cops!) They probably felt it wasn't their job to intervene in a personal family matter. While the father reported it to the city he obviousely didn't care about his own daughter enough to go and get her.…

Posted in Sapporo woman confined to home by mother for 8 years at 10:30 AM JST - 31st October
HighLama at 10:30 AM JST - 31st October

sad

Posted in Bombs in India's Assam state kill at least 66 at 10:30 AM JST - 31st October
greensatindress at 10:28 AM JST - 31st October

According to the Japanese news (online & on tv) she is NOT in good health and can't walk on her own. Also, the neighbors complained of a stench coming from the house. > Sadly, the mother, with whatever psychological illness she has, probably thought she was being protective. This may…

Posted in Sapporo woman confined to home by mother for 8 years at 10:28 AM JST - 31st October
timeon at 10:27 AM JST - 31st October

that's not minor injuries, those poor women will live with a trauma for the rest of their lives

Posted in Man jumps to death from station platform in Yokohama; two women injured at 10:27 AM JST - 31st October
nisegaijin at 10:22 AM JST - 31st October

how about decreasing other costs? getting rid of parking nazi's, reducing police force, privatizing sanitation departments, privatizing health insurance, trying to achieve balanced budget? if they do raise consumption tax, please lower my income tax!

Posted in Aso eyes sales tax hike in 3 years' time to support elderly at 10:22 AM JST - 31st October
akuma1985 at 10:22 AM JST - 31st October

to barfly08

Negligent drivers are not only at Tochigi. They are everywhere in japan.

Posted in Woman runs over man who was apparently victim of earlier hit-and-run at 10:22 AM JST - 31st October