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Save Japan Probe! James is being deported?!

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I got an odd phone call this morning from a man with a heavy accent, but not the usual Japanese variety I tend to encounter. Basically, what I gathered is that James, founder of Japan Probe, is in big trouble.
As some…

Chinese Ultra-Nationalist Website Warns Japan: No Torch Protests

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With thousands of Chinese taking to the streets in angry anti-French protests over “unfair” media coverage and the fact that some French people protested the Olympic torch relay, the Yomiuri Shinbun reports that…

Junior High Girls Abuse Police Officers

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A group of teens in Saitama Prefecture have been arrested for attacking cops who admonished the girls for riding double on their bicycles:
The melee erupted when a police sergeant, 44, stopped two junior high school…

U.S. Sailor Sought Over Taxi Murder / Okinawans Rally Against American Military

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During my time away from the internet these last few days, I managed to watch a bit of television news. The top story was the murder of a taxi driver and the suspected involvement of a Nigerian serving in the U.S.…

Japanese Tourist Describes Situation In Tibet

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Asahi TV has aired the following report in which a Japanese tourist describes the disorder he witnessed in Tibet:

The tourist claims he saw crowds of rioters destroying Chinese-owned businesses. When the police…