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Posted in: 17-year-old boy arrested for throwing firecrackers from car window at elementary school girls See in context

He just a kid! Hopefully he will learn from being caught and do better in life

right......were you throwing lit fireworks at elementary school girls when you were 17?

don't give me this "too young" crap, he knew what he was doing.

the kid needs to be put away.

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Posted in: 37-year-old man arrested over attempted murder of 2-month-old son See in context

sorry sack of ish,

doesn't deserve the luxury of prison

 attempting to kill his two-year-old son by strangling him

POS should get the same

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Posted in: Police officer indicted for molesting teenage girl on train, taking upskirt images of other women See in context

Police officer indicted for molesting teenage girl on train,

shocker

 “This is unspeakable behavior for a police officer.

yet, it happens again and again

We will strive to prevent it from happening again.”

no you won't

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Posted in: Man gets 23 years in prison for killing work supervisor with dump truck See in context

23 years

still not long enough. double it

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Posted in: Japan upper house election set for July 20: report See in context

oh, good.

prepare for ABSOLUTELY nothing to change

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Posted in: Gov't to release additional 200,000 tons from rice stockpiles See in context

Gov't to release additional 200,000 tons from rice stockpiles

golly gee, thanks..............6 months too late

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Posted in: Firefighter dismissed for groping woman on bus; his third such offense See in context

Fire station chief Mitsuru Okada commented, "We take this case seriously and will work to prevent it from happening again."

so, the first TWO times, wasn't taken seriously?

and sentenced to two years in prison suspended for four years in May.

2 years? apparently that didn't take?

 I am very sorry,

no, you're not

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Posted in: Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices See in context

Haven’t been there in years, but for the longest time, you could get a decent sized katsu plate for under 800 yen. That was a great deal for what it was.

Now it’s over 1200 yen? That would be ok, if minimum wage was at least 1500 yen.

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Posted in: 8 people arrested for being fake fortune-tellers, as opposed to… real fortune-tellers? See in context

that video, man them some ugly mofos. lol

the individual on the left definitely isn’t all there.

who would go to them once and pay, let alone multiple times?

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Posted in: Ishiba, in Gunma, says he cringes at women because of their strong image See in context

Ishiba, in Gunma, says he cringes at women because of their strong image

I’m sure they aren’t fans of yours either, ISH.

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Posted in: There is a serious labor shortage, mainly in the transportation and nursing care sectors. To maintain Japan’s society and economy, we need to have a perspective on how Japanese and foreign workers can coexist in harmony. See in context

There is a serious labor shortage, mainly in the transportation and nursing care sectors. 

have you guys treid...............paying a higher salary? Doubt it.

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Posted in: Be careful with umbrellas See in context

I've definitely seen morons that don't know how to hold umbrellas while moving.

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Posted in: Fuji Media to take legal action against 2 ex-execs over scandal See in context

Fuji Media to take legal action against 2 ex-execs over scandal

So the company that HIRED the criminals (and most likely were in cahoots with) are going to take action against them?

That's rich.

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Posted in: Police report record number of stalking cases in 2024 See in context

Police report record number of stalking cases in 2024

And how many of those cases involved current/former police officers in 2024?

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Posted in: Police arrest driver who left 2 children in car after crash on Tomei Expressway See in context

no words.......

just put this fool behind bars for 20 years and get them kids away from him

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Posted in: The Japanese government wants universities to consider temporarily accepting students enrolled at U.S. colleges after Washington's move to bar foreign students from Harvard University. Is this a good idea? See in context

temporarily accepting

Why, temporarily?

Just offer it all year round.

If they come, great.

If they don't, oh well.

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Posted in: A nostalgic look back at the half-decade when Japan was No. 1, sort of See in context

 In 1987, Japan's per capita GDP reached $21,248, surpassing the $20,001 of the U.S. by a significant margin. 

cool, bruh.

I like to think about the good times as well, but that was almost 40 years ago. time to join 2025 and make changes, stat

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Posted in: Man arrested for stealing video games from elementary school student's bag in park See in context

 Ryoichi Hashimoto,

pathetic

get a job

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Posted in: Nagoya pays people to stand on escalators for six hours a day See in context

How long have we had escalators - 70 years maybe? How many people have died or been seriously injured by other people walking on the escalator?

You must have never seen Mallrats.

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Posted in: Now that damage from the COVID crisis is almost gone, companies are eager to hire new graduates. See in context

companies are eager to hire new graduates.

for long hours, crap pay and little to no benefits.

sign me up!

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Posted in: Nagoya pays people to stand on escalators for six hours a day See in context

For every 5 people getting paid to do this,

guaranteed there's at least 1 oyaji,

doing it in the same place for absolutely free.

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Posted in: Japan gov't promises lower-priced stockpiled rice supply for rural areas See in context

Japan gov't promises lower-priced 

Well...............we're waiting.........

does this come before or after the minimum wage raise to 1500 yen?

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Posted in: Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconstitutional See in context

Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconstitutional

It's amusing to see which laws are actually enforced, vs laws that aren't, here.

Who is making these horrible decisions?

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Posted in: North Korea detains officials over warship accident, state media says See in context

ooops

Looks like heads are gonna roll in Kim Land.

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Posted in: Suspect who fled police station after officer dozed off recaptured See in context

he fled the station when the police officer supervising him in the interrogation room dozed off.

sooo....he wasn't cuffed up or locked in any room?

also good job sleeping on the job.

I'm surprised these j-cops don't have a "reality" show, where they show how incompetent they can be. It would be one of the highest rated shows for sure.

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Posted in: What is the best way to prevent people, glued to their smartphones, from bumping into each other on the sidewalk or potentially causing accidents when they cross a street or board a train? See in context

Do nothing.

Either just shoulder check them or let them see what happens on their own.

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Posted in: Diet enacts law against predatory practices at male host clubs See in context

and they're going to enforce any of this.........how?

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Posted in: Farm minister resigns over rice comments; Koizumi to replace him See in context

Farm minister resigns over rice comments

Where do they find these morons in the first place?

Whomever is putting these jokers in the actual positions should also resign.

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Posted in: 76-year-old woman dies after husband hits her in the face with pillow See in context

“We got into an argument and I hit her."

I guess you "won."

loser

enjoy prison

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Posted in: Ishiba cabinet support rate hits record low at 27.4%: poll See in context

 support rate hits record low at 27.4%

What does it matter?

It can (SHOULD) hit 7.4% and nothing will change.

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