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OSAKA--Four South Korean women, accused of attempting to smuggle in gold ingots worth 136.5 million yen ($1.3 million) in their undergarments, indicated the 30-kilogram haul was just the tip of the iceberg, sources said. “We’ve smuggled gold into Japan about 30 times since last summer,”...

I don't disagree with everything you said but there are some points I do. Removing the bases won't stop crime on Okinawa. There are a lot of reasons that people in Okinawa want the US bases gone but reducing crime is just an excuse they are using....and a bad one. Mainly they just want more...

A Tokyo High Court judge has been reprimanded after posting a photo of a man’s naked upper body on his Twitter account. Kiichi Okaguchi, 50, who presides over civil cases at the high court, has been disciplined for three tweets uploaded between April 2014 and last March, including a picture of...

U.S. sailors in Japan once more allowed on the town after bar ban lifted Bars near U.S. naval bases in Japan expect business to return to normal after an in-town drinking ban for sailors was lifted Tuesday morning. In a statement, the U.S. Navy said it lifted the ban imposed on June 6 for all...

Woman's body found in suitcase floating in Tokyo canal The body of a woman was found in a suitcase floating in Tokyo's Keihin Canal on June 27, police said. A man on a boat spotted a black suitcase in the Keihin Canal in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward at around 1:30 p.m. on June 27 and reported it...

TOKYO — Dismembered body parts found in a park in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward have been identified as those of an 88-year-old woman who lived in neighboring Setagaya Ward, police said Monday. The police, who have been investigating the incident as a case of abandoning a body, identified the victim...

No fair, those pictures just came out a few hours ago. I was just about to upload them myself and you beat me to it. Thank you for your interest though, it is a compliment. Here is the interesting article that went with it: Tohoku offers look at best of summer festivals in special event...

Mecha anime. Nothing overly complex and full of light humor, drama, fanservice and action. The second season has better graphics but the first season had better writing. Is this anime any good? it isn't exactly horrible. Some parts are better than others. It wasn't one of my favorites but I...

An event unifying the summer festivals of 6 prefectures in northeastern Japan has begun in Aomori City. It was first held 5 years ago to remember the victims of the disaster that hit the prefectures in March 2011, and to help rebuild affected areas. Each prefecture has been taking turns to act...

US forces in Okinawa extend off-base drinking ban The US military in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, says it will extend a ban on off-base drinking by all its personnel for another 4 days until next Tuesday. Military officers said on Friday that all US personnel and civilian employees in Okinawa...

First of all, Okinawa is not a country. It is a part of Japan and was annexed in 1879. Secondly, Japan surrendered unconditionally. Familarize yourself with the terms of the Treaty of San Francisco and mainly the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan signed in 1951. Thirdly...

Now I have quite a few friends from England, some of them from here but I got to say, I saw this coming. I read articles at torrentfreak a lot and I noticed that the European Union laws were not meshing very well with Englands but by term of their contract it was England that was going to end up...

This even made the Japanese front headlines but I think a better source for this is Reuters, which is based in London: Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity...

So I caught the first episode of Showtimes new series Roadies and it was pretty good so I guess I will give the first season a try. It stars Luke Wilson who is always good at whatever he is in. The first episode had a guest appearance by one of the funniest men alive, Ron "Tater Salad" White and...

Liked it from the start. Great graphics. I would have preferred a blueray rip but this is what was shared. This is a fairly good example of why I like anime. Stories by adults, stories for adults, presented in a manner acceptable for young adults. Anime gets away with themes and issues that...

Really hard to say but I understand the basis for your speculation. Either her physical scars or mental scars from the attack are likely to hinder her. Yet any publicity is good publicity (as the saying goes) and she could also use this to relaunch her career. All of the wounds are reportedly to...

Proposed legislative changes that will increase law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers are under attack by a broad coalition. Google, EFF, Demand Progress and FightForTheFuture are joined by TOR, Private Internet Access and other VPN services seeking to block changes to Rule 41. Back...

Not a single memory but a collection of them. Watching early morning toons with my kids while eating breakfast with them, which included Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh. Been a Yu-Gi-Oh fan ever since (I don't really hate Pokemon, just got bored with it, it really is targeted for a younger audience)...

Public broadcaster NHK announced on June 22 that it will offer free online streaming of all Rio de Janeiro Olympics events that are not scheduled to be covered via NHK and commercial television networks. Some 2,000 hours of international footage without studio commentary are due to be covered...

The only one I can think of is "Kaichou wa Maid-sama!" but the figurines cap is different and her hair is shorter.

Sometimes it is just about "the guys". There aren't a lot of animes that center their story around a small circle of males. That kind of story has to be pretty damn good to compete against the multitude of other subject matters you find in anime today. This story is that good. Note: I actually...

Old news (literally, it is over a month old). I have been listening to the rumors and comments from Dana White on the subject. There does appear to be a bid for Zuffa LLC on the table that is being considered for around 4 billion dollars but I am not sure it is going to happen. WWE, if anybody...

So the tv series "Nashville" got picked up by CMT for a full 22 episode season after it was axed by ABC. Yeah! It is still co-produced by ABC Studios????? Booo! The tv world is a confusing place. CMT is owned by Viacom, one of the largest, if not thee largest, telecommunications companies on the...

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/akiba-online.com Haven't seen you much on the forums. Here is hoping life is well and the best wishes to you and yours.

Evacuation advisories issued for over 400,000 residents in Kyushu Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 400,000 people in four Kyushu prefectures, including Nagasaki and Fukuoka, on June 22 for fear that heavy rain in the morning could trigger landslides. The advisories cover a...

A house hit by a landslide in Kita Ward, Kumamoto, is seen in a photo taken from a Yomiuri Shimbun helicopter on Tuesday morning: KUMAMOTO — Five people died and one was missing in Kumamoto Prefecture as record-breaking torrential rains hit the Kyushu region and surrounding areas from Monday...

A belated welcome from me, sometimes I forget to check this forum. I hope you have been having fun here.

This is season 1 as season 2 is still airing. A school comedy and it is a bit out there. Like many anime there is more than is immediately apparent to the eyes here. I found this to also be a social commentary on teaching, the Japanese school system, peer pressure and more. Very smartly done...

I saw "Southpaw" (2015) the other day. Reminded me of some of the things I hate about my government but can't change. Despite that the story wasn't awful and had that whole Rocky thing going on. I stopped being a boxing fan once I discovered mma but I thought I would at least give this one a go...

CHIBA (TR) – Chiba Prefectural Police have arrested six Vietnamese nationals over the alleged theft of more than 100 melons in Asahi City, reports NHK (June 20). At 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, police found a station wagon full of 112 melons during a routine patrol in the Kaminagai area. Police...

UFN 89 The Early Prelims were okay Not a big fan of Randa Markos but the judge who scored her for all 3 rounds against Jocelyn was blind. I do think Markos earned the win but not only did she lose the third round but she was bloodied a few time in it too. Markos missed weight for the fight so...

Don't be thrown off by the fact this is based on a card game, this is not Pokemon. This anime is a pretty lavish production really, this comes with all the bells and whistles.The animation is first rate as is the music and the background art. Real nice writing, which goes a long way. Great...

We don't have "lay judges" in America. The Japanese judicial system is apparently unique. A " panel consists of six lay judges, chosen randomly from the public, together with three professional judges, who come together for a single trial (like an Anglo-American jury) but serve as lay judges. As...

This is a fighting anime, it is not rocket science. The storylines and plots are pretty simple, not a lot of depth there. This isn't meant to be realistic, the artwork, while not bad is not earth shattering, no fanservice, no light moments and little humor. This is an anime with a lot of...

Not sure what you are asking as far as how to post images. Just upload an image where it says "Upload a File" then either insert the image as a thumbnail or the full image in your post. Adding Media is a little simplier but Media are treated as semi-private or public "Photo Albums" where there...

Stabbing Victim Mayu Tomita Regains Consciousness Mayu Tomita has regain consciousness after being in a comatose state for the past 17 days. The idol was rushed to the hospital on May 21 after she was stabbed more than 20 times by 27-year-old self-proclaimed fan Tomohiro Iwazaki. She regained...

'He's a child': Ex-lay judge reflects on death sentence for crime involving minor A former lay judge in the trial of a one-time minor accused of killing two people and wounding another in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, revealed their mixed thoughts after the news that the defendant's appeal...

U.S. Navy lifts temporary drinking ban on its sailors TOKYO — The U.S. Navy lifted a temporary drinking ban on its 18,600 sailors in Japan on Friday after a senior officer said personnel had shown they understand how alcohol-fueled bad behaviour can damage relations with the Japanese...

Turns out you were right about that, I had my facts wrong. My bad. Lesnar still has something like 18 months on his contract and is scheduled to appear at SummerSlam in August. Pretty risky for the WWE to let him fight actually, I can see why there was a delay. The rest of the UFC 200 card does...

The Supreme Court on June 16 upheld lower court rulings sentencing a man to death for murdering two people and injuring another in an assault he committed as a teenager. The decision marks the first time for a death sentence that was handed down in a lay judge trial to a defendant who was a...

I probably should have updated this, they lifted some of the restrictions already. To tell the truth the whole attitude of the people of Okinawa pisses me off. They act like the only crimes committed on the island is by someone to do with the US military. They show no gratitude for our presence...

Election to pick new Tokyo governor to cost about 5 billion yen The upcoming election to select the successor to Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe, who tendered his resignation on June 15 over a political funds scandal, is likely to cost the local government about 5 billion yen, sparking anger among...

Well, the upcoming Olympics is in Rio (Go Team USA!) which should be interesting because of the Zika Virus and the posibility of Super Bacteria infections. Tokyo is getting ready to host the Summer Olympics in 2020...hell I will be lucky to even be alive by then. Nonetheless politics plays a...

Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe has decided to step down over allegations that he misused political funds, sources close to him have told the Mainichi Shimbun. Masuzoe is poised to submit his resignation to Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly President Shigeo Kawai as early as the morning of June 15. All...

unfucking believable. The UFC must of paid a mint for Lesnar because they bumped Tate down from the co-main event. what a dis UFC 200 July 9th card: Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Jon Jones (ic) Heavyweight Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate...

KAZUNO, Akita -- People looking for wild bamboo shoots were still entering a forest here where four people have died in a series of apparent bear attacks, while police continue to warn hikers to stay away from woodland areas. Shortly after 5 a.m. on June 11, a day after a female Asian black...

Some people just don't look, aren't familar with the language or are just overwhelmed by the size of the board itself (honestly, this board could use a little finetuning to be more user friendly but the mods do the best they can....what mods are here anyway). And basically its' every members job...