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Japanese netizens respond to news that UK intelligence services have allegedly banned Lenovo PCs due to "backdoor chips" making the machines vulnerable to hacking.
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A school principal in Osaka has resigned after the education committee decided he should be punished for hitting a boy who brought a knife to school; 2ch reactions.
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The website Naver Matome claims that not using shampoo improves the condition of your hair and prevents baldness, dandruff, and dermatitis; 2ch netizens skeptical.
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Renowned director of Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki Hayao, criticizes Abe's proposed reforms during interviews for his new film "Kaze Tachinu"; netizens oppose his views.
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A New York Times editorial suggests the recent LDP election victory was due to economic policy, and warns that Abe should rethink historical revisionism; responses.
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A man is arrested for putting his semen into a woman's lip balm at a Tottori Prefecture school after police carried out DNA testing on the balm; netizens respond.
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Police arrest a group of teenagers and an adult who murdered their friend over messages she sent on LINE and dumped her body in the mountains; netizens horrified.
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Magazine Nikkan SPA! compiles a list of the top ten Japanese jobs that result in people dying young, with advertising salesperson at No.1 ; 2ch netizens weigh in.
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As the Upper House election approaches, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has admitted his party's intention to revise article 9 of the Japanese constitution; responses.
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Facebook photo of a store clerk inside a Lawson freezer cabinet goes viral, causing Lawson to fire the boy and close the branch owned by boy's parents; responses.
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Ishihara Shintaro, leader of the Restoration Party and ex-mayor of Tokyo, offends netizens once again by suggesting a North Korean abductee is probably a concubine.
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Photographs of rural Japan's 'rice paddy art', which uses different strains of rice plants to create huge pictures, are featured on a popular blog; netizens amazed.
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Yoshida Masaru, nuclear engineer who was hailed a hero after his courageous leadership of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, dies from cancer; online tributes pour in.
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Photographs of a French fry seemingly shattering the window of a train carriage spread on Twitter; Hamusoku netizens question the awesome power of the French fry.
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Man who randomly fired gun inside Tokyo's Shibuya Station is tackled to the ground by police and arrested; Twitter reactions from netizens who were at the scene.
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Mother of boy who hit woman with bike and left her in coma is found responsible and ordered to pay 95 million yen ($947,000) compensation; Facebook responses.
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LDP politician Hirai Takuya causes controversy by posting derogatory remarks about other political leaders on Nico Nico Douga during live debate; netizen responses.
Japanese netizens respond to news that UK intelligence services have allegedly banned Lenovo PCs due to "backdoor chips" making the machines vulnerable to hacking.
A school principal in Osaka has resigned after the education committee decided he should be punished for hitting a boy who brought a knife to school; 2ch reactions.
The website Naver Matome claims that not using shampoo improves the condition of your hair and prevents baldness, dandruff, and dermatitis; 2ch netizens skeptical.
Renowned director of Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki Hayao, criticizes Abe's proposed reforms during interviews for his new film "Kaze Tachinu"; netizens oppose his views.
A New York Times editorial suggests the recent LDP election victory was due to economic policy, and warns that Abe should rethink historical revisionism; responses.
A man is arrested for putting his semen into a woman's lip balm at a Tottori Prefecture school after police carried out DNA testing on the balm; netizens respond.
Police arrest a group of teenagers and an adult who murdered their friend over messages she sent on LINE and dumped her body in the mountains; netizens horrified.
Magazine Nikkan SPA! compiles a list of the top ten Japanese jobs that result in people dying young, with advertising salesperson at No.1 ; 2ch netizens weigh in.
As the Upper House election approaches, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has admitted his party's intention to revise article 9 of the Japanese constitution; responses.
Facebook photo of a store clerk inside a Lawson freezer cabinet goes viral, causing Lawson to fire the boy and close the branch owned by boy's parents; responses.
Ishihara Shintaro, leader of the Restoration Party and ex-mayor of Tokyo, offends netizens once again by suggesting a North Korean abductee is probably a concubine.
Photographs of rural Japan's 'rice paddy art', which uses different strains of rice plants to create huge pictures, are featured on a popular blog; netizens amazed.
Yoshida Masaru, nuclear engineer who was hailed a hero after his courageous leadership of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, dies from cancer; online tributes pour in.
Photographs of a French fry seemingly shattering the window of a train carriage spread on Twitter; Hamusoku netizens question the awesome power of the French fry.
Man who randomly fired gun inside Tokyo's Shibuya Station is tackled to the ground by police and arrested; Twitter reactions from netizens who were at the scene.
Mother of boy who hit woman with bike and left her in coma is found responsible and ordered to pay 95 million yen ($947,000) compensation; Facebook responses.
LDP politician Hirai Takuya causes controversy by posting derogatory remarks about other political leaders on Nico Nico Douga during live debate; netizen responses.
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