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Update:

Suspect has been apprehended.

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Alcohol is by far the most destructive drug of them all, yet it is legalized and accepted as a normal part of society. All other drugs combined, both "soft and hard", can't hold a candle to the negative impact that alcohol has on the mental, physical and social well-being of society.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a shot of tequila now and then like anybody else, but I also know how to put "drugs" into their proper perspective. Addictions of all kinds need to be treated and not criminalized.

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The man, the legend. Aso has perfected the art of looking awake while sleeping.

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born and raised in Japan

Being born in any country should be an automatic right to citizenship. Period!

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Is there no criminal liability involved? You know...like there is for everyone else?

Just a slap on the wrist and you're on your way?

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Why work when you can just bow deeply, resign and live off the profits gained from your nefarious business practices. Wasn't aware indeed.

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Methinks Macron is kissing Xi's nether region

Thanks for the morning chuckle. _

And just as a follow up... somebody (TV execs) should have realized that a "programming change" should have been and could have been done to show respect to the deceased. I'm sure they were aware of the "international" events that were going on.

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I happened to see it on TV on the first day of airing and said to my wife, "Is that just a coincidence or did they decide this after the accident? And if it is the later, it is definitely in poor taste." Guess I wasn't the only one that noticed.

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Who is saying it is a crime? Apart from you, that is.

JT is, considering that it is the CRIME section.

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What kind of society creates this kind of people?

All of them.

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He spent months in preventive incarceration because he was a foreigner, Japanese big fish never face prison in the same situation.

This.

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And they STILL allowed him to continue teaching!!? WTF?

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military traditions and values, etc.

Now that definitely sends chills down my spine... no disrespect intended but receiving an education on how to best kill humans is just not my cup of tea.

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three-month educational training period

Why does that phrase send chills down my spine?

Would like to see the lesson plans and curriculum for that "educational training."

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So can a professional hit man just say, "But I was hired to do a job!" and then expect leniency?

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I only have one question... Who ratted him out?

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Gotta protect that 99% conviction rate.

Seriously though, all things considered and with no witnesses or concrete evidence, how was this guy even convicted? Oh yeah... this is...

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I don't think the "I don't remember." excuse is going to work in this case.

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which officials subsequently announced had "caused a bad social impact" and broken the law.

Me thinks Xi Jinping needs to rethink the criteria for what causes "a bad social impact." Because what he did and is doing has a far greater "bad impact" on society than what anything a comedian could ever say.

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When really a lot of the blame often times lies with the planners, designers and engineers. For unsafe, unlit, unmarked roads, pedestrians crossing at the same time as turning traffic, intersections with no line of sight one or both ways, narrow roads filled with obstacles, no sidewalks. And the cops for not enforcing traffic and cycling rules; red light running, stopping at pedestrian crossings, keeping left and so on.

Many times I had tried to put these thoughts into words. You did it quite succinctly. Well done.

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Sometimes an accident is just that...an accident.

Again...how does one define dangerous driving in Japan?

Given the conditions and propensity for pedestrians to not give a second thought to their surroundings, I side with the driver not being liable.

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I don't get how they come up with a murder-suicide in this case. It would seem they both wanted to commit suicide.

And how do they know it was her that lit the charcoal and not him?

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Overall, still a safe country compared to some others.

Would much rather be looking down the blade of a knife instead of the barrel of a gun.

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hands and clothes were stained with what appeared to be blood

victim was wearing what appeared to be a uniform

knife believed to have been used in the attack was found near the scene and stained with what appeared to be blood

Word of the day?

In all seriousness... lives have been irrevocably changed due to a senseless act of violence. Seems like a common theme these days for here and around the world.

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"Hmmm... what to do...what to do...?" Munch..munch... oishii.

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Oh crap! I left my bag in the toilet! I'll just go back and ge... uh-oh.

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Was it ever in doubt?... Not in this century or even in the last for that matter. Bonzai! Bonzai! Bon..slap!!!

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Just be aware that as you are looking at your new Chinese EV, your new Chinese EV is looking at you.

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The lives of shut-in Christians in Japan.

"I was waiting for Easter. I believe in the resurrection don't cha know."

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