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    Watermelon Sells for Price of 15 PlayStation3s

    Watermelon Sells for Price of 15 PlayStation3s Last week a 17-pound Hokkaido Densuke watermelon sold for US 6,100 at an auction in Tokyo. It was purchased by a man who wanted to promote local agriculture. In case you are curious this brand of watermelon usually sells in stores for a modest US...
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    Tokyo's Subway Just Got Bigger

    Tokyo's Subway Just Got Bigger The largest rapid transit system in the known universe has been extended by one line. The Fukutoshin Line is the first new addition to Tokyo's subway system in 8 years. It runs from Shibuya to Wako, Saitama. The line is meant to relieve congestion on other...
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    Price of Smokes Could Go Up

    Price of Smokes Could Go Up Japanese politicians are now trying to pass legislature on raising taxes on tobacco in Japan which would mean the price of a pack would go up to ¥1000. This is about US 9.50. Nationwide, smokers are clamouring over the possibility. Misc: As of now a pack in...
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    Stabbing Spree in Akihabara

    Stabbing Spree in Akihabara A man from Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture flipped out and rammed a rental truck in to pedestrians on a crowded intersection in Akihabara. He then jumped out an stabbed over a dozen people with a dagger he had bought two days before. The police had him surrender at...