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A recent meeting to discuss strategies for promotion of "Cool Japan" brings suggestions that artists work for free, and that "Cool Japan" schools be set up abroad.
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A recent survey investigating attitudes toward marriage and childbirth finds 30% of Japanese men in their 30s have never dated a woman before; 2ch.net responses.
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A recent survey of Korean high school students reveals 96.4% of students believe that future prospects for relations between the two nations are bleak; responses.
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A video showing the Prime Minister Abe Shinzo losing his temper at quiz questions from the opposition on the Japanese constitution goes viral; netizens sympathetic.
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Netizens are amazed by a series of photographs of the remote volcanic island of Aogashima, which has 165 inhabitants, making it the least populated place in Japan.
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Japanese love counsellor Hanebayashi Yuzu claims that men do find voluptuous women are sexy, but the women themselves need more confidence; some netizens disagree.
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Prime Minister's Facebook page goes viral as a mystery "Frenchman" called "David" debates Japanese history with Korean and Chinese commenters; netizens thankful.
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News reaches Japan that North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on the evening of March 15; immediate netizen reactions as the news broke.
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A government worker who was caught pilfering 5kgs of food from an all-you-can-eat restaurant is suspended from his job; netizens call his behaviour embarrassing.
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Japanese celebrity Sato Eriko was groped on the street, prompting her to call for 'women-only sidewalks'; netizens describe her suggestion as feminism gone mad.
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Netizen photographs on Hamusoku.com show how the regions affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami have recovered in the two years since the disaster.
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An article in the Asahi Shimbun that reported on the story of a single mother of two who was recieving 290,000 yen in benefits every month is criticized by netizens.
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Nine teachers who refused to stand and sing the Japanese national anthem, 'Kimigayo', at graduation ceremonies in Osaka this year will face disciplinary action.
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Japanese journalist Torigoe Shuntaro suggests that the government give a cash incentive to parents for their second and third children; netizens criticise proposal.
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An article on a women's dating website claims that Japanese women think unmarried men over 36 have issues, and should be dated with caution; 2ch netizen reactions.
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Netizens have been angered over a Korean district court ruling that a Buddha stolen from a Japanese temple will not be returned until its origins are discovered.
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Japanese politician Noda Seiko suggests prohibiting abortion as means of addressing the falling birthrate in Japan; netizens strongly disagree with her proposals.
A recent meeting to discuss strategies for promotion of "Cool Japan" brings suggestions that artists work for free, and that "Cool Japan" schools be set up abroad.
A recent survey investigating attitudes toward marriage and childbirth finds 30% of Japanese men in their 30s have never dated a woman before; 2ch.net responses.
A recent survey of Korean high school students reveals 96.4% of students believe that future prospects for relations between the two nations are bleak; responses.
A video showing the Prime Minister Abe Shinzo losing his temper at quiz questions from the opposition on the Japanese constitution goes viral; netizens sympathetic.
Netizens are amazed by a series of photographs of the remote volcanic island of Aogashima, which has 165 inhabitants, making it the least populated place in Japan.
Japanese love counsellor Hanebayashi Yuzu claims that men do find voluptuous women are sexy, but the women themselves need more confidence; some netizens disagree.
Prime Minister's Facebook page goes viral as a mystery "Frenchman" called "David" debates Japanese history with Korean and Chinese commenters; netizens thankful.
News reaches Japan that North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on the evening of March 15; immediate netizen reactions as the news broke.
A government worker who was caught pilfering 5kgs of food from an all-you-can-eat restaurant is suspended from his job; netizens call his behaviour embarrassing.
Japanese celebrity Sato Eriko was groped on the street, prompting her to call for 'women-only sidewalks'; netizens describe her suggestion as feminism gone mad.
Netizen photographs on Hamusoku.com show how the regions affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami have recovered in the two years since the disaster.
An article in the Asahi Shimbun that reported on the story of a single mother of two who was recieving 290,000 yen in benefits every month is criticized by netizens.
Nine teachers who refused to stand and sing the Japanese national anthem, 'Kimigayo', at graduation ceremonies in Osaka this year will face disciplinary action.
Japanese journalist Torigoe Shuntaro suggests that the government give a cash incentive to parents for their second and third children; netizens criticise proposal.
An article on a women's dating website claims that Japanese women think unmarried men over 36 have issues, and should be dated with caution; 2ch netizen reactions.
Netizens have been angered over a Korean district court ruling that a Buddha stolen from a Japanese temple will not be returned until its origins are discovered.
Japanese politician Noda Seiko suggests prohibiting abortion as means of addressing the falling birthrate in Japan; netizens strongly disagree with her proposals.
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