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Unless this woman wants to reveal her identity, which we can assume she doesn't, it's hard for the police to pursue this case. And she already accepted some payment to either keep quiet or to not press charges.

"voluntary" questioning isn't voluntary at all. The police surround you, and don't let you move until you agree to come with them.

No mention as to the impetus of his downfall? When it was revealed that he was having extramarital affairs with porn stars and was a sex addict. He was the world's best golfer up to that point and has never been able to recover.

Finally the courts in Japan gets it right. The man shouldn't have been charged and definitely didn't deserve any prison a prison sentence.

He bought his daughter a saw for her rendezvous with the man at a hotel. What did he, and the court, think she was going to do with it? Play hide-n-seek?! Japanese people can't be this naive can they?

The death penalty is not germane to this case. He was imprisoned for 7 years.

Would anyone like to wager that it's a family member?

Tip of the iceberg. Expect more "talents" to be exposed for having done the same thing as Nakai. Look at the guy from Downtown.

ramen noodle eatery operators

Ah Kyodo, you always bring a smile to my face with your writings. How about just "ramen shops"?

Anyway, Japanese people need to get out of their deflationary mindset. It's wishful thinking that prices will always be the same or even go down from here on out. Inflation is actually a good thing in the long run.

I'm sorry but 5 messages is hardly stalking. And isn't stalking considered serious if the stalkee asks the stalker to stop or says "no" first?!

Wow! What an exciting win. Love it when the Olympics bring you a come from behind victory. The Japanese men were fantastic. Too bad most of the men have the worst haircuts in the history of the sport!

I often see Japanese drivers, cyclists and pedestrians doing much worse things than these go-karters. Give me a break.

Doesn't "jinja" mean "shrine?" So it should be either Tomisaki jinja or Tomisaki shrine, not the bastardized version written above

You don't get mountain sickness from descending a mountain. His excuse is rubbish, and that's why he was jailed. How do I know? Because I climbed Fuji this year and had experienced mountain sickness on the ascent, but on the descent I was fine. Clear as a whistle!

If he had admitted that he was negligent, then he would have been treated differently.

The 12 countries and regions are Brazil, Britain, Canada, Cambodia, China, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

This is simply wrong. US tourists don't need to apply for a visa to enter Japan. They are granted a tourist visa upon arrival. Kyodo needs better fact checkers.

This situation was caused by my failure to consider my position as a professional baseball player, and I will reflect deeply,

No this situation was caused by your failure to be a human being, not a privileged baseball player.

This will be the new normal so get used to it.

I recommend people trying to let their bodies adjust to the heat naturally. Sweating is good for your body, especially your pores.

So kinda like a gay schrodinger cat: you can't be both gay and not gay at the same tine. Since he outed himself to his boss then he's essentially out already. So how can he try to claim work stress?

Btw mod:

The police believe Runa and Ura were acquainted but have declined to say whether the two suspects have pleaded guilty to the allegations.

Ura is the dead guy so he can't be a suspect.

Did the woman actually believe she was going to get away with murder because SHE CCHANGED HER CLOTHES?!?!

The ONLY way this could be even partially true, is if the police had their DNA on record! Without that, there is no way any DNA "left" at the scene, that alone is a mind-boggling statement, could be connected to anyone!

What's mind boggling is that you haven't watched any police procedurals to know that DNA can be left at the scene from discarded drink cans/bottles, cigarette butts, and on the baby's blanket. Why in the world would they need it on record?1

until he was taken to the police station Tuesday morning for voluntary questioning, where he was subsequently arrested.

There was nothing "voluntary" about his questioning. He was surrounded by police and forcefully interrogated.

Despite the overload, I bet the huts on the mountain still haven't increased staff wages

What in the world does this have to do with the story?!?! Smgdfh...

But the reality is that there's actually less people being accommodated in the mountain huts due to covid. The huts are accepting about half their regular numbers; therefore, there's actually less for the workers to due.

And because of fewer accommodations, more people will.try to bullet hike Fuji san, which will potentially increase the numbers of injured or sick.

Seems like there's a lot of (great) movies no one will ever see this year because it's nearly impossible to see them in Japan. But seriously who sees a movie because it won an award at Cannes? Lots of the winners only appeal to artsy cinematic die hards.

okonomiyaki savory pancakes,

Who the heck is writing this detritus?

I know G7 leaders shouldn't be munching on McDonald's, but articles like this certainly belie the seriousness of holding these summits, especially in times of crises.

 he was found collapsed with his parents at their home

Is "collapsed" British English for "unconscious?" Or is it Jenglish? Odd collocation nonetheless.

This guy is supposedly a serial predator up there with the likes of Johnny Kitagawa. A long prison sentence would serve him well.

I have only this to say to those Indonesians thinking of coming here: run, don't walk, away! What may look like a "promising" job in Japan is filled with long hours, low pay and a bunch of ingraites.

Although a woman is heading the agency, the rest of the committee is made up of old men. What forward thinking measures could they possibly come up with? Cos let me tell you, throwing money at the situation won't solve the problem.

The trial in Utah hinges on who crashed into who.

"into whom?"

7 years is quite a long time to bring a court case to trial, even by American standards. Methinks the lad has a few screws loose.

However this is just for seishain, which is a tiny portion of their workforce.

I wish the vast majority of you would spend more time researching before you comment. NHK reported yesterday that even contract employees at these large firms were getting pay raises. And Aeon, one of the largest companies with part time employees, was giving a pay raise to all their employees. Read that again, ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES.