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Posted in: Japan minor party head apologizes for 'uterus removal' remark See in context

That is a weird comment as most Japanese women due to work/life balance are more stable after 30 to raise a child properly

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Posted in: 'Luffy' gang member gets life in prison for robbery and murder of 90-year-old woman See in context

Life in prison in Japan is very harsh, that's why he asked for the death penalty.

Even 5 years in a Japanese prison is like 15 years in the West.

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Posted in: Mount Fuji still without snowcap in November for first time in 130 years See in context

It's going to blow!

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Posted in: 16-year-old boy arrested for stabbing high school student in the back See in context

Watch your back..Japan is not safe..

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Posted in: Railway firm to deploy blade-resistant umbrellas against knife attacks See in context

As someone who grew up knife-fighting, taking off your jacket or shirt can give the same time of defense. The good thing about knife-wielders is they have to thrust and the key to deflect their aim and force.

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Posted in: Lawn sign wars: U.S. election drains neighborhood spirit See in context

Airtag in the sign was genius

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Posted in: Japan fans ecstatic as Ohtani becomes World Series winner See in context

Freddie Freeman did everything...

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Posted in: Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark See in context

This is a man who went through two assassination attempts and notice they keep this major incident out of the press

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Posted in: Wife of U.S. serviceman found dead in Fukuoka hotel; husband detained by U.S. Navy See in context

Is there are possibility a Japanese person killed the spouse while the husband was outside having a smoke? I'll wait for the facts to come out.

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Posted in: German CEO of Olympus resigns over alleged illegal drugs purchase See in context

Come on, it's just drug man, lighten up

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Posted in: Man fatally slashes 18-year-old female employee at bar in Tokyo See in context

Zaphod - I suggest you walk around Shimbashi after midnight, the dressed up and hooded guys hanging around are not there socializing about their golf swing

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Posted in: Man fatally slashes 18-year-old female employee at bar in Tokyo See in context

One can assume that 18-year-old in Shimbashi had a "handler" that is affiliated. The assailant is not going to like prison

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Posted in: Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for $4.392 mil amid ongoing dispute over ownership See in context

Only someone with American dollars can afford that - no one from Japan can afford to pay in yen

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Posted in: 20-year-old woman arrested for abandoning newborn baby's body at her home See in context

It happens everywhere.

This does not happen anywhere, especially in Western nations. If anything young teens are celebrating having babies in other Western countries with social services. Japan appear to be lacking these services - it is unnatural for a mother to dispose of her child in this manner, even if a stillborn. Something is broken.

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Posted in: Expat community uneasy 1 month after killing of Japanese boy in China See in context

whose father is Japanese and mother is Chinese

There is a reason Japanese men are becoming passport bros and Japan does not want to admit why it is part of the rapid population decline. I still remember the article where a young Japanese woman says she doesn't date men who wear Uniglo on the first date.

The Japanese men are going to Korea, China, Thailand and Vietnam and no one wants to face the situation.

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Posted in: Man arrested for making over 1,000 silent calls to police in Tokyo See in context

"Making silent calls calms my mind,"

Still struggling to understand the why/how this would calm someone mind

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Posted in: Qantas apologizes after R-rated film airs on every screen during Sydney-Haneda flight See in context

Next time, have a drag queen read a book to the passengers so no one will dare complain

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Posted in: Convenience store FamilyMart to abolish eat-in spaces See in context

I didn't know these tables were for eating in - I use to sit here and read "the magazines" if you know what I mean.

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Posted in: Abolishing death penalty 'inappropriate,' says justice minister See in context

I support rope choking criminals for their heinous action against others

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Posted in: Ohtani finds new ways to amaze among greats See in context

test him

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Posted in: Japan's jobless rate falls to 2.5% in August See in context

We know in the USA, they give low-wage jobs to migrants to skew the "payroll increase" metric to claim companies are hiring and the economy is growing. I would be skeptical of Japan numbers - I was at a restaurant in Tokyo and the young Japanese server politely begged me for a tip - a first in my lifetime.

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Posted in: French national arrested on suspicion of fatally assaulting man in Tokyo See in context

If correct, the France can charge him with murder as well

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Posted in: Japanese 'sugar baby' given reduced prison sentence See in context

"The damage you inflicted on the victims is not limited to money," Presiding Judge Mihoko Tanabe told Watanabe after handing down the ruling. "I would like you to think again about how to compensate the victims in the future."

I'll let your imagination figure out what he suggesting Riri to consider

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Posted in: Japan ruling party to hold unpredictable vote for next leader on Friday See in context

Kishida was horrible and Japan fell from #2 to #4 under him

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Posted in: Man arrested for stalking former girlfriend by sending her text messages See in context

girl_in_tokyo,

There underlying issue that cause situation like this to escalate. I lived in the West and know how violence manifest.

It is rarely the text messages or whatever action printed in the news. People snap and stalk because they feel deeply disrespected, plain and simple.

If an ex want to come after their ex, they would do it regardless. But most occur when someone feel deeply disrespected like being suddenly cutoff, ghost - that's disrespectful and why I'm learning Japanese men don't care for Japanese women.

So whatever virtual signaling you trying here, the key in life if to treat others with dignity and respect and hard ghosting another person is not something to play around with

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Posted in: Man arrested for stalking former girlfriend by sending her text messages See in context

We don't know what is going on between the two - she could have cheated on him and don't take responsibility. But six messages in a few days is part of a phase of breakup, not stalking

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Posted in: Japan criticized for treating death-row inmates inhumanely See in context

Death-row inmates are terrified

So were their victims

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Posted in: 74-year-old man arrested for stealing cash register containing ¥150,000 from restaurant See in context

told police he needed money for living expenses

Japan need to hand out 200,000 yen stimulus checks if a 74-old is driven to this point

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Posted in: Student on his way to Japanese school in China attacked by man See in context

The boy is 10-years old, this should have been included for context

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Posted in: Baby born to Afghani refugees in Japan granted Japanese citizenship See in context

Japan need to support anchor babies like the USA.

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