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Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
Yuka Saito Finance, 23 Anti, because I don’t think we need whale to eat. I’ve never eaten whale, but I’ve heard that it doesn’t taste too good. There are lots of other things that we can eat besides whale, I think. Irit Tapira Student, ...
Naomi Kutsuna Art teacher, 32 Yes — to get ideas, or just to get used to violence. It looks so easy in video games. But it doesn’t make people more violent — people still have their own decision-making abilities. James England Design technician, 30 ...
Yuma Tejima Engineer, 29 I do, but I haven’t seen one yet. There used to be a person who had a strong feeling that she could see ghosts. Her name was Aiko Gibo. I wanted to meet her but she died. Alex FrostNGO, 26 ...
Kristi Evans Dancer, 20 For me it’s been Roppongi because there’s so many foreigners there and it’s open all night. In L.A. everything closes at 2, but here things don’t start until then. It’s been a lot of fun. Rachel Jackson Human resources, 27 ...
Jair Moreno Public Servant, 23 No, it’s not solved. All my overtime is unpaid. A friend is so busy that even on a Wednesday, which is “no overtime” day, she has to work but can’t get paid. Shigemitsu Shindo Editor, 42 The population is ...
Mari Kaneko Student, 19 It’s good to separate the cars because women feel insulted when they get touched, but women also have to take responsibility when they wear very short skirts. In summertime, some are almost naked. Masato Okada Web creator, 33 I think ...
Lisa Jarvis Student, 21 Harry Potter. The whole series is really great, but I’m a big fan of “Prisoner of Azkaban.” I have a lot of friends who like it so it’s interesting to sit down and talk about it. Misuzu Ishibashi Student, 21 ...
Miho Yamanaka I.T, 31 I work at a foreign bank and there are lots of women who took maternity leave. If I married a traditional Japanese man — and he was a millionaire — and I didn’t have to work, then I wouldn’t. Kano ...
Christine Bullard Art teacher, 27 I think that it should be teacher’s choice. If the kids do it in first grade, second grade, third grade, they’re going to keep doing it. To be fined is ridiculous. Teachers should be independent thinkers. Kiyo Tanaka Illustrator, ...
Shawn Finn Student, 23 I find the situation comical — there’s a whole generation of Japanese who don’t know their history, and the Chinese aren’t aware that it’s being drummed up to give the government a scapegoat. Aikka Watanabe Student, 20 It’s pointless. The ...
Elly Perkins ALT, 24 It has been for me. It’s saved me a lot of hassle because I live in a small town up north where no one speaks English. I just have to give them my name and my card. Vanessa Howell Teacher, ...
Jon Siegel Designer, 26 My “mamachari” (bicycle). It’s an orange bike and on the side it says “pretty fashion bike.” It’s got a basket and it’s powerful — I feel like I’m riding an ancient chariot to Mister Donut. Laura Fitch Teacher, 28 Warm ...