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I remember when Fukuhara was a crying lovable 5-year-old table tennis prodigy. Seems a lot less lovable now.

Because of the fire hazard, some residential buildings have banned e-bikes. Last summer, the New York City Housing Authority sought to prohibit tenants in all of its 335 developments from keeping or charging e-vehicles in their units, only to back down a few months later after protests from delivery workers.

Not good. Those NYCHA buildings are already old fire traps and don't need any more hazards.

This guy is the real deal. He was never in any danger and totally outclassed Fulton.

Got more than my fill of "tourist hot spots" years ago. When they start taxing the shoreline walkways, beaches and pubs, then I'll have to throw up my hands and utter a few harrumphs in frustration.

Kill your own kid and dump him by the roadside like trash for the cleanup crew to find. Must have been some serious problems in that household. Seeing the word "unemployed" in the article leads me to a certain suspicion but I'll wait and see. Probably won't be a follow-up article though.

wallaceToday 07:19 am JST

Say nothing you don't want others to know

Yup. It's a secret if only you know.

I once dived from 5 meters at Toshimaen. Not knowing how the art form was supposed to be properly done, instead of going in feet first, I did a chest and belly buster. The whole way home I felt like Hannibal Lecter had sliced me open like he did that sheriff in "Silence of the Lambs." Last time I ever attempted a foolish stunt like that.

ZorotoToday 12:54 pm JST

"I was planning to arrive early at my office but now I won't make it to a meeting," he said.

> This is some hard hitting new piece right here. Pulitzer prize level reporting.

Two thumbs up.

Good thing this was updated right away so that the commuting workers were easily alerted for alternative ways to go to work. Lucky that I live in Japan where transportation options are endless!

In some downtown metro areas, maybe. I don't live that far from Tokyo but alternative transportation options are by no means endless. There's only one and taxi lines are extremely long even at night and very time and cost prohibitive. If I had to take one to work, my company would not even consider reimbursing me. They just parrot the same thing on the phone every time: "Get here as fast as you can!"

It was a close Tour until the time trial and I was looking for a duel down to the last day but Vingegard just blew away Pogacar and then added even more time on the climb in the next stage to put a stranglehold on the yellow jersey. Pogacar has nothing to be ashamed of because he was in pretty good form but the other guy was in a league of his own.

Bob FosseToday 05:13 pm JST

We may be doomed much earlier than we think. A movie about a doll. The dumbing down is on overdrive.

> There have been movies about dolls since the silent era, one of the very first talkies was about a doll.

> Was Pinnochio ‘woke’ because it had feelings and stuff?

Good points but I was commenting on the fact that they are really hyping this "competition" as if comparing the person (Oppenheimer) to a doll. The 'woke' part you wrote about never entered my mind.

Hey haters, millions of people are watching them even if you aren't.

Too bad her flatmate didn't beat the crap out of him before the cops got there.

We may be doomed much earlier than we think. A movie about a doll. The dumbing down is on overdrive.

obladiToday 09:19 am JST

First, no team will want to give up a big haul unless they know this guy is staying long-term. Second, pinstripes are heavy. Matsui was able to bear the weight in the biggest moments on the biggest stage but even a Unicorn may not be able to do it. Yankees fans and the New York City media are merciless and Ohtani didn't want to go there when he first got to MLB. I doubt he's changed his mind. The Dodgers, Giants and Padres are the most logical landing spots should a trade occur but why would you trade for him now and what would you be willing to give up? You'd have to give up a mother lode. The Angels are stuck between a rock and a hard place but they aren't winning with him so they would be in the same position regardless. Wait until free agency and give him that massive offer. He leaves and you can still look good to the fan base. He left. We wanted to keep him. He takes whatever heat there is for leaving.

Pretty gruesome to find any kind of body in your garden, much less a fetus.

> kohakuebisuToday 10:33 am JST

50 years ago is 1973. Who are they using as the originator to set that date, The Last Poets? Gil Scott Heron? Rappers Delight is the Chic Good Times riff, so that won't be till 1978 or 1979.

> As in the comments above, a lot of geniuses in hip-hop, but Jay Z isn't one of them. Chuck D, Q Tip, De La, Dilla, Wu Tang, NWA ....

Agree with you on all that.

Fifty years has gone by pretty fast. Yesterday, there was the story about Bruce Lee and today we get hip-hop. Both were integral in shaping my adolescence. The list mainly talks about big names but the best years in my opinion were before Jay-Z and the West Coast ever came on the scene. The impromptu DJ events in the streets by then-unknowns (outside of the NYC area) like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Wizard Theodore and others were so raw and unique and full of energy, it was a heady time. Kind of like Japan during the bubble years. Uncharted waters never to be seen again.

HONG KONG

Hong Kong businessman W Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighborhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.

I still remember the day in 1972 when I moved to a neighborhood in the South Bronx, in New York City, and all the kids raved about that same larger-than-life figure. I remember all the movies, the nunchucks, the fighting, the admiration and the envy we all had. The devastation I felt at hearing he had died is still there 50 years on. No one comes close to Bruce Lee.

Quadruple the fines, give out substantial flying bans and give mandatory sentences. The fines will help pay for more air marshals and the others will help to deter most fools.

Hardly surprising, regardless of locale.

Don't blame mental illness. Give some real jail time.

I always carry a fruit knife and golf club(s) with me when going to work too. I just never walk with my immediate supervisor. No temptation to go clubbing.

Times change. This is not your grandfather's China and its is acting like a big bully and it is also shoring up regional and global times wherever it can. Russia has always been a big bully and has invaded a sovereign nation right on NATO's doorstep. Roll with the times.

After hearing what happened to his family on 3/11, I'm really rooting for this guy. I don't know if I could have persevered through all that and maybe that's why he's so good. After going through all that, this is probably a walk in the park to him. Good luck, young man.

Beer. Lots of it! Ice cold high quality stuff though. Keep the nodogoshi, etc away.

Excellent article. Learned a few new words and about some fascinating processes. Kudos to the author. Keep these kinds of articles coming.

With the yen the way it is, and showing no signs of a reversal, I'd be really cheating myself trying to go back to the States. Still going to enjoy myself here though!

The driver had better leave the country. If there's a dispute, you whack the guy not his office building. He needs to go back and study Yakuza 101.

Thought Jorgenson had it in the bag and was going to win one for the U.S.