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The curfew runs from 11pm-5am for the 20,000 plus soldiers. The rape and robbery includes a slashed neck (according to some reports) of a 20 something year old woman by the detained 23 year olds will be the central figure for the many who want the US out of Okinawa. A nightmare situation. Okinawans protestors continue to cite a 1995 rape of a 12 year old by three servicemen. (Huffpo – Okinawa)
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The multi ton elephant in the room? Sex slaves from World War 2. The denial of existence versus the possibility of 50,000 to 200,000 victims. An apology, a little bit of acknowledgement, but no compensation and a current hope that the remaining who are still living, will soon pass away. (Guardian UK – Comfort women)
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photo by Thomas Nakanishi Things stay true throughout the generations of blogging about Japan. Here’s what one CNN reporter says about Japan, and it falls under “travel surprises”. In a nutshell. 1) Stylish kids everywhere. Yes, those expensive haircuts are everywhere. 2) Both tech and old school together. Yes this happens when a country has been around for much longer than the USA. 3) Tokyo is big. So big, you can a little of everything. 4) Expensive but also not. Yes melons can be $100, but you can eat udon for $4. 5) Clean. Not Singapore clean, but clean. (CNN – Japan)
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It’s too late, you missed out on the left 5 patty burger for $6. This was on October 16th, but you can get the sandwich with the 5 deep fried shrimp patties October 23rd. Lotteria is a junk food burger chain in Japan that might be one of the worst on the list of places to eat. (Huffpo – Lotteria) Rocketnews24 has a little more about the burgers in Japanese, including more photos. (Rocketnews24 – Lotteria) Here’s a video of someone in Japan trying this monstrosity. The next size up? There was once a 10 patty burger. [youtube]OA8uC9C6ScE[/youtube] Just so you can see it, here’s a photo of the 10 patty version from alafista
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A featurette on Japan’s Kei Nishikori, currently ranked 15 in the world in Men’s Tennis. The article makes mention that his height is 5’10″ and in the current game, players are often 6’2″ or more. For him to compete, he’ll have to make the extra shots that they won’t like sub 6′ player Andre Agassi did until the end of his career. (CNN – Kei Nishikori)
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