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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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Posted in: Man arrested for stabbing employee because ‘he was lazy at work’ See in context

Things are so queer in Osaka, so queer...

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Posted in: Man who killed ex-wife in Nara coffee shop had been issued restraining order See in context

People can be nice, but everybody has a breaking point

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Posted in: Belarus says it has detained Japanese intelligence agent See in context

This is an alarming trend worldwide, accusing tourists of being spies for taking pictures in the wrong places. Be careful when you travel.

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Posted in: Sapporo man arrested for possession of 33 handguns; says he bought them for fun See in context

The only maker in Belgium is FN which are military-grade guns

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Posted in: Japan jobless rate up in July as workers seek better conditions See in context

The rationale doesn't math - if people left their jobs for better jobs, they wouldn't be considered unemployed but transitioning. That would lower the unemployment rate.

The Japanese economy is not good and I noticed the hostile acquisition of 7-Eleven is not being covered in Japan

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Posted in: South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go See in context

Have a poll on X and let Internet users decide

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Posted in: Foreign tourist, companion arrested for having sex on Japan shrine grounds in broad daylight See in context

This is disrespectful to Japan and no one want to see a 61-year-old European limper and a self-hating Asian past their sexual primes engaged in sexual acts - I hope they treat him accordingly behind bars

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Posted in: Video of man kicking, slapping deer in Nara Park causes outrage See in context

There is an additional video on X with him being confronted - he is Chinese.

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Posted in: 'Assassin's Creed' makers defend 'creative liberties' over black samurai character See in context

I need a better context. It seems the Japanese petitioners acknowledged Yasuke was a real person, but they are saying they are protesting the mere presence of a Black guy in a movie.

This is not "creative liberties." Yasuke was a real historical figure.

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