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Yomiuri Shimbun reports story of a mother who left her 10 month old son to drown in bath because she was "glued to the internet"; netizens shocked and angry.
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Yahoo Japan reports that a girl stabbed a man attempting to rape her at knife-point in Tokyo; man died from wounds but netizens say girl was acting in self-defense.
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A 6 year old girl was killed when she stuck her head out through the sunroof of a moving car and collided with overhead railway bridge guard pipe; netizens shocked.
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A woman is praised for her bravery after she sacrificed her own life to save a man who was lying on the railway line from being hit by a train; Twitter reactions.
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A man whose Tumblr blog features photos of himself while couples make out in the background strikes a chord with 2ch netizens, who say "he has lonely eyes".
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Owariasahi City in Aichi Prefecture will pay out 2 million yen to repair a Lamborghini that hit a pothole on a city-maintained road; reactions from Twitter.
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Zazak reports story of 17 year old girl who went missing for 2 1/2 months only to be found hiding at a nearby shrine having lost half her body weight; responses.
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A man has been arrested for breaking into the Yasukuni shrine on September 22; he was also found to be carrying toluene and lighters. Netizens call it "terrorism".
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'Cat Island' in Ehime Prefecture, an island full of stray cats, is called 'heaven' by netizens as photographs are reposted on 2ch blogs; responses from 2ch.net.
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An NPO suggests Edo Castle, which was destroyed in 1657, be rebuilt in time for the Tokyo Olympics, and some in the government agree. But 2ch netizens disagree.
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A YouTube video featuring an "American" in Korea who gets beaten up by locals for asking the way goes viral on the Japanese internet; netizens respond to the video.
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Chinese exchange student saves 9-year old Japanese boy from drowning in the Yodo River near Osaka after the boy fell into the water; netizens praise his actions.
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French paper "Le Canard Enchaine" has further angered Japan by failing to apologise for a satirical cartoon depicting Fukushima and the Olympics; netizen reactions.
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MSN Sankei reports that a Maori woman was refused entry to a Hokkaido onsen due to her traditional tā moko facial tattoos given to women of high-status; reactions.
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A Mainichi Shimbun article asks whether the Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo lied about the safety of leaks at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi reactor; netizen reactions.
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Japan celebrates as Tokyo is selected as the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games by Olympic committee; reactions from around the Japanese internet
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The story of a man who walked 1400km over 11 days to get home from Fukuoka to Sendai after having his wallet and cell phone stolen trends online; netizen reactions.
Yomiuri Shimbun reports story of a mother who left her 10 month old son to drown in bath because she was "glued to the internet"; netizens shocked and angry.
Yahoo Japan reports that a girl stabbed a man attempting to rape her at knife-point in Tokyo; man died from wounds but netizens say girl was acting in self-defense.
A 6 year old girl was killed when she stuck her head out through the sunroof of a moving car and collided with overhead railway bridge guard pipe; netizens shocked.
A woman is praised for her bravery after she sacrificed her own life to save a man who was lying on the railway line from being hit by a train; Twitter reactions.
A man whose Tumblr blog features photos of himself while couples make out in the background strikes a chord with 2ch netizens, who say "he has lonely eyes".
Owariasahi City in Aichi Prefecture will pay out 2 million yen to repair a Lamborghini that hit a pothole on a city-maintained road; reactions from Twitter.
Zazak reports story of 17 year old girl who went missing for 2 1/2 months only to be found hiding at a nearby shrine having lost half her body weight; responses.
A man has been arrested for breaking into the Yasukuni shrine on September 22; he was also found to be carrying toluene and lighters. Netizens call it "terrorism".
'Cat Island' in Ehime Prefecture, an island full of stray cats, is called 'heaven' by netizens as photographs are reposted on 2ch blogs; responses from 2ch.net.
An NPO suggests Edo Castle, which was destroyed in 1657, be rebuilt in time for the Tokyo Olympics, and some in the government agree. But 2ch netizens disagree.
A YouTube video featuring an "American" in Korea who gets beaten up by locals for asking the way goes viral on the Japanese internet; netizens respond to the video.
Chinese exchange student saves 9-year old Japanese boy from drowning in the Yodo River near Osaka after the boy fell into the water; netizens praise his actions.
French paper "Le Canard Enchaine" has further angered Japan by failing to apologise for a satirical cartoon depicting Fukushima and the Olympics; netizen reactions.
MSN Sankei reports that a Maori woman was refused entry to a Hokkaido onsen due to her traditional tā moko facial tattoos given to women of high-status; reactions.
A Mainichi Shimbun article asks whether the Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo lied about the safety of leaks at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi reactor; netizen reactions.
Japan celebrates as Tokyo is selected as the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games by Olympic committee; reactions from around the Japanese internet
The story of a man who walked 1400km over 11 days to get home from Fukuoka to Sendai after having his wallet and cell phone stolen trends online; netizen reactions.
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