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From: Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp>
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http://tinyurl.com/qqr7

Monday, October 13, 2003

Chinese held over kidnapping speak fluent Japanese

SHENYANG, China (Kyodo) Three Chinese men detained over
the kidnapping of a Japanese man here all speak fluent
Japanese, informed sources said Sunday.

[end]

Maybe criminal gangs in the future will be able to
address Japanese victims properly, saying "Kane wo
dase!" or "Kinko wo akero!"

http://tinyurl.com/qqri

Man charged for 100 yen theft
Crime really doesn't pay.

Hoping to nip a growing trend in the bud, authorities
Sept. 30 charged a Tokyo man with stealing old
newspapers from a trash disposal site.

The haul was allegedly worth 100 yen.

The criminal mastermind was spotted by police stealing
the old newspapers early Aug. 20 and questioned.

[end]

The horror . . . The horror . . .

Considering Japan has such a glut of recyclable paper
that recycling companies take a loss must PAY to get
rid of shiploads of it in say, South Korea, because
there is not a market for it in Japan, they should be
glad that someone is cutting down on Japanese waste.