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                |  Topic: Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:07 am   Subject: 
                  Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | "Fictosexuals"? Only in Japan 
 Three years into his “marriage” with a popular virtual character, a Japanese man has opened up about the benefits of having a virtual “wife.”
 
 Tok ...
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                |  Topic: SoCal News/Events/etc. | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:34 pm   Subject: 
                  SoCal News/Events/etc. | 
               
                | Put up $700 million and you can get pretty much whatever you want:https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32650662/staples-center-become-cryptocom-arena-rich-naming-rights-deal | 
                             
                |  Topic: Ninomiya Kazunari | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:30 pm   Subject: 
                  Ninomiya Kazunari | 
               
                | So, he started his own YouTube channel yesterday and already he's got over 1.3 million subscribers and the first video has over 4 million views. He must be kind of popular: https://www.youtube.com/wat ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | xploring 
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:28 pm   Subject: 
                  Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10015418/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_9 
 Five Million Dollar Life (2019)
 
 Takatsuki Mirai suffered from a life threatening disease when he was young. Through donations and the co ...
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                |  Topic: Is this the end for fansubs? | 
               
                | pash 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:30 am   Subject: 
                  Is this the end for fansubs? | 
               
                | The bill to revise the copyright law was approved unanimously at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet. It cleared the House of Representatives, the lower chambe ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Tennis thread | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 10:19 pm   Subject: 
                  Tennis thread | 
               
                | $37 million!! That can buy a lot of ramen: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/22/tennis/naomi-osaka-forbes-highest-earner-spt-intl/index.html | 
                             
                |  Topic: Korean Dramas/Actors | 
               
                | BuyMeThisDress 
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                   Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:11 am   Subject: 
                  Korean Dramas/Actors | 
               
                | Watched Innocent Defendent...bleh...it's so convoluted it lost all credibility...and nothing turns me off more than snickering villains...and this one makes scratching on a blackboard sound like music ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Money, Investment, Finances | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 67
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                   Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:56 am   Subject: 
                  Money, Investment, Finances | 
               
                | Watching the show "American Greed" and they're talking about this guy that ran a Ponzi scheme that swindled more than $12 million from investors. They interview one of the investors that got ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 2946
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:45 pm   Subject: 
                  Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | Eiko Koike and Ryo together in the same drama.   
 Eiko Koike, Ryo, and Rei Okamoto star in NTV Summer 2019 drama
 
 Eiko Koike, Ryo, and Rei Okamoto star together in the NTV Summer 2019 drama ...
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                |  Topic: Non-Japanese TV Shows (broadcast, cable, etc.) | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:29 am   Subject: 
                  Non-Japanese TV Shows (broadcast, cable, etc.) | 
               
                | They were showing a re-run of the 1973 "Columbo" episode "Any Old Port In A Storm". It's a pretty good episode, but I've seen it so many times the only reason I watch it to see the ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:25 am   Subject: 
                  Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish | 
               
                | Anybody got $3.5 million to spare? I just want to look the part when I say, "Bond, James Bond".:https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/20/aston-martin-goldfinger-db5-reproductions-gadgets/ | 
                             
                |  Topic: Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 6:36 pm   Subject: 
                  Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | I've never understood managers taking a pitcher out if he's got a no-hitter going.
   
 Roberts said it's because he's a rookie and on a pitch count. But still, he might never come this close ...
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                |  Topic: Interesting/Weird Stories in the News | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:13 am   Subject: 
                  Interesting/Weird Stories in the News | 
               
                | Cue up Cream's "Born Under A Bad Sign" because if it wasn't for bad luck this guy would have no luck at all. 
 Odds of being attacked by a shark, a bear, and rattlesnake 893 Quadrillion to  ...
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                |  Topic: I'm Going To Japan | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:23 am   Subject: 
                  I'm Going To Japan | 
               
                | It's going to get more expensive to go to Japan. (Actually, it's going to cost more to leave, and it's only about $10, but it's the principle!!  ) 
 Diet imposes 1,000 yen departure tax ef ...
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                |  Topic: Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | bmwracer 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:49 pm   Subject: 
                  Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | According to some news Ryoko don't like to do another season of Doctor X next year probably she want to continue after 2 years why? Because she is waiting for the original scrip writer of the show! An ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | sassyanne 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:39 am   Subject: 
                  Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | Did they announce this would be the last season of Doctor X? Her and Akira going back to Cuba at the end seems like how they would end it and someone on Twitter was saying it was the end. I hope not.
 ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Uchiyama Rina | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:35 am   Subject: 
                  Uchiyama Rina | 
               
                | Rina Uchiyama to be guest star in episode 3 of "Aino Kekkon Soudanjo" 
 Uchiyama Rina will be the guest star in the third episode of TV Asahi Summer 2017 drama "Aino Kekkon Soudanjo&q ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Entertainment News | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:41 am   Subject: 
                  Japanese Entertainment News | 
               
                | Kyoko Koizumi wins 33rd Kodansha Essay Award 
 Koizumi Kyoko won the 33rd Kodansha Essay Award with her book titled "Kiiroi Mansion Kuroi Neko" (Yellow Mansion Black Cat) as reported on 2 ...
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                |  Topic: Shaku Yumiko | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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                   Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:36 pm   Subject: 
                  Shaku Yumiko | 
               
                | I tried to just copy and paste this, but I'm kept getting a spam detected warning. I'm too lazy to figure out what's causing it, so here's the link:http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2017/07/shaku-yumiko ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:18 pm   Subject: 
                  Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | And all good things must come to an end. 
 Shota Fujii's winning streak halted at 29
 
 A record-setting winning streak by 14-year-old shogi prodigy Sota Fujii ended Sunday with his defeat at the ha ...
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