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hoppingmad
a strange countdown on JE website, ticking off seconds. maybe something related to News?
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ladyfaile
oooh must be an announcement coming up, of maybe a tour or new single or maybe even a new band or something. if you click the counter it pops up a bigger version of it and every time it lands on a 4 the 4 gets bigger and changes colours.... what could it be relating to the number 4? hmmmmm

http://www.jehp.jp/special/
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hoppingmad
ladyfaile wrote: oooh must be an announcement coming up, of maybe a tour or new single or maybe even a new band or something. if you click the counter it pops up a bigger version of it and every time it lands on a 4 the 4 gets bigger and changes colours.... what could it be relating to the number 4? hmmmmm

http://www.jehp.jp/special/

exciting ><
only few more hours left YAY!
rumor says its something to do with news......
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hoppingmad
and what about the colurs... pink, blue, green and yellow. 4 colors and digit 4.....
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qiche
For everyone who liked the Japanese band Dragon Ash, their Bassist Ikuzone passed away :( I really liked them.

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/3731350.html
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Skye-N-Rain VIPAdmin
qiche wrote: For everyone who liked the Japanese band Dragon Ash, their Bassist Ikuzone passed away :( I really liked them.

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/3731350.html


I didn't know of them, but it's always a pity when people die young =/
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Sadako Mob Terrorizes Tokyo to Promote "Ringu" Sequel

Read more about it here.







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Japan assembly agrees to restart reactors, hurdles remain


TOKYO (Reuters) - The local assembly in a Japanese town that hosts a nuclear plant agreed on Monday it was necessary to restart two off-line reactors, its chairman said, the first such nod since all the country's stations were halted after the Fukushima crisis.

But further discussion lies ahead before reactors No. 3 and No. 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant in western Japan can be reconnected to the grid.

With power shortages looming in the region when demand peaks this summer, the central government has been trying to win approval from towns and prefectures that host reactors. All 50 reactors are off-line since the last one shut down for maintenance on May 5.

Businesses and consumers in Kansai region, served by Kansai Electric Power Co, could be asked to cut electricity use by 20 percent this summer compared to 2010 levels, according to a government draft document released on Monday.

The government will consider whether to issue a mandatory power cut order for corporate users in Kansai, which includes the vast Osaka metropolitan area, or impose rolling blackouts in several regions, the document also showed.

It will reach a conclusion in about a week.

Mandatory restrictions were imposed in some regions last year after the Fukushima crisis, the worst since the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, with three reactors suffering meltdowns after the plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami.

Kansai Electric's service region, which relied on nuclear power for more than 40 percent of its generation before the Fukushima crisis, may see a 14.9 percent shortage in August, a government panel concluded on Saturday.

But if four other utilities can cooperate on power conservation, this may help make up for shortfalls in Kansai and reduce its power saving goal to 15 percent, the document said.

"We want to avoid issuing a mandatory power saving order, but we need to think of various measures in the case of an emergency," a government official told reporters.

The central government last month said the two reactors in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, 360 km (225 miles) west of Tokyo, were safe to restart.

Officials must still win over a wary public - including residents of regions close enough to be at risk from a nuclear accident but too distant to reap economic rewards. Delays in setting up a new nuclear regulatory agency due to disputes in parliament have further spooked voters.

Kinya Shintani, chairman of Ohi town assembly, said the local economy had been affected by the shutdowns.

"Largely understanding the necessity of nuclear power and taking into consideration residents' opinions as well as the impact on consumers' livelihoods and the economy, we decided to agree to a restart," he said in a statement.

Ohi received about 2.5 billion yen ($31 million) in subsidies in the financial year to March 2010 related to Kansai Electric's four reactors. Many jobs also depend in some way on the plant.

NEIGHBOURS WARY

The central government has no legal obligation to win local approval, but is unlikely to proceed with restarts without the agreement of the host town and prefectural government. It is uncertain, however, that authorities would override opposition from nearby prefectures with public opinion divided.

A weekend survey by the pro-nuclear power Yomiuri newspaper showed that 45 percent of respondents backed restarting reactors deemed safe and an equal number were opposed.

Some critics say the government is making undue haste to get reactors up and running because surviving peak summer demand without nuclear power would make it hard to convince the public that atomic energy is vital.

Environmental group Greenpeace said the government's "reckless push" to get reactors back in service "has left many communities thinking they have to choose between risks to their health and safety, and risks to their jobs and prosperity.

Tokyo Electric Power Co, Japan's biggest utility and the owner of the Fukushima pant, posted on Monday an annual loss of almost $10 billion as compensation claims for the radiation disaster soar and fuel costs grew after idling all its atomic plants.

Nuclear power produced nearly 30 percent of Japan's electricity before the crisis. The government is working on a energy mix policy it hopes to unveil this summer, replacing a program that had aimed to boost the share of atomic power to more than 50 percent by 2030.

($1 = 79.8800 Japanese yen)

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Man severs real estate agent's arm with katana
TOCHIGI —

Police said Saturday they have arrested a man after he seriously injured three people in a rampage with a katana at an Utsunomiya real estate agent.

According to police, Hifumi Kuwada, 63, from Fuchu in Tokyo, attacked the president of Daikyo Home and two other employees with a Japanese sword just after 3 p.m. Friday, NTV reported. The 65-year-old company president’s left arm was severed in the attack, police said.

Kuwada brought the sword into the office, hidden in a golf case to avoid attracting attention, police said. He had been involved in a dispute with Daikyo Home over repairs to his apartment that was damaged in last year’s March 11 disaster, NTV quoted police as saying. Source


Well d***! Real Estate is serious business.
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Idol group babyraids to make their major debut



They are so cute!
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Rubyy
Sleepninja wrote: Man severs real estate agent's arm with katana
TOCHIGI —

Police said Saturday they have arrested a man after he seriously injured three people in a rampage with a katana at an Utsunomiya real estate agent.

According to police, Hifumi Kuwada, 63, from Fuchu in Tokyo, attacked the president of Daikyo Home and two other employees with a Japanese sword just after 3 p.m. Friday, NTV reported. The 65-year-old company president’s left arm was severed in the attack, police said.

Kuwada brought the sword into the office, hidden in a golf case to avoid attracting attention, police said. He had been involved in a dispute with Daikyo Home over repairs to his apartment that was damaged in last year’s March 11 disaster, NTV quoted police as saying. Source


Well d***! Real Estate is serious business.



Where the bloody hell did he get a sword from???? :S Dont tell me people just have them lying around at home?? I thought you need a license or something....
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Sleepninja MOD
Rubyy wrote: Where the bloody hell did he get a sword from???? :S Dont tell me people just have them lying around at home?? I thought you need a license or something....


I have no clue about Japan, but in the U.S you don't need a license for a sword. There might be some regulations about carrying it in public, but we can own whatever kind of blade we want. Well actually, switchblades are illegal.
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Rubyy
Woah! For real? Hhmmm.... I wonder what the laws about swords are here in the UK...? Because if we're allowed... I totally want one! XD
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Aphrodity
Rubyy wrote: Woah! For real? Hhmmm.... I wonder what the laws about swords are here in the UK...? Because if we're allowed... I totally want one! XD


Father have a samurai sword as a decoration but yes it's currently illegal in the UK to have swords, they only allow it to martial arts experts and people like that plus it's punished by law to carry a sword in public but my husband told me that those regulations are going to change soon :)
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ladyfaile
here (Canada) you can have a collectable, replica etc as long as it's not sharpened I believe. don't forget that katana's originate from Japan, it's probably a lot easier to get one there than most countries, and there are probably craftsmen who make them as hobbies and sell them
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