terrible

Over 100 billion orders on mistakenly priced bargain PC -- Mac 2,787 yen -- Asahi Shimbun (In Japanese)

responsibility

Au Japon, les otages devront payer leur libération

According to Mr Koizumi and his fellows, the word responsibility is not applicable to themselves.

Recipe. How to exclude objections : A case in Japan

Annoyed lawmakers want to bill released hostages (The Asahi Shimbun)

1. Send troops to Iraq.
2. Let some militants capture the activists opposed to your policies.
3. Waste the public purse using the hostage as an excuse.
4. After the liberation, charge the ex-hostages for the TV show, as the penalty.