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Yahoo! Japan reports that an 83 year old man is to be prosecuted for tying a cat to his car and dragging it for 4km before abandoning its corpse; netizens shocked.
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Judge says zainichi Korean man has right as individual to use Japanese alias and not reveal Korean name at work; orders boss to pay compensation. Yahoo! responds.
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An 18 year old girl goes missing in Funabashi, Chiba after getting into a car with a group of youths; suspects tell police they "buried" her. Responses from mixi.
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An online survey reveals the no. 1 job for guys who women don't want to date is "restaurant worker", followed by "doctor" and "beauty industry worker"; 2ch shocked.
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On April 14, an Asiana flight skidded off the runway at Hiroshima Airport causing panic among passengers and dozens of injuries; mixi netizens blame Korea.
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150 oceanic dolphins wash ashore off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in a mass stranding; 2ch netizens panic, saying it's a sign there will be a big earthquake.
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University boss tells incoming students to quit using smartphones or quit university, claiming that creative students should pick up books instead; 2ch responds.
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Suntory Food and Beverage Company announces that it shipped an entire year's worth of its new drink, Lemongina, in just two days; netizens smell an April fool.
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A blog post by Japanese singer GACKT expressing shock at racism he experienced during a recent stay in France attracts attention online; mixi netizens outraged.
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A Yahoo! Japan article discusses Korean claims that cherry blossoms are native to Jeju Island in Korea and should be recognized as Korean; Yahoo! Japan responds.
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Lumine is forced to pull new ad after it was blasted for containing scenes of sexual harassment while claiming to support women in the workplace; Twitter responds.
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A teacher from Chiba Prefecture is investigated by police after telling students to dig a hole in school grounds so he could bury kittens alive; responses from 2ch.
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A woman has been arrested for strangling her husband after he called police for help; woman claims she did it because he didn't give her anything for White Day.
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Japanese burger chain MOS Burger releases a 14-layer "Tokyo Tower Burger" at their new Tokyo Tower branch; mixi netizens can't decide whether they like the idea.
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A man who has already served 6 years of a 12 year sentence for rape is to get a retrial after the girl who accused him withdrew her testimony; responses from 2ch.
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A 44 year old woman exposes herself in a family restaurant at 3am while a 52 year old man films her, both are arrested for "nuisance"; responses from Twitter.
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The gruesome murder of Kawasaki schoolboy Uemura Ryota (13) sends shockwaves throughout the country as the murderer is still at large; responses from Yahoo! Japan.
Yahoo! Japan reports that an 83 year old man is to be prosecuted for tying a cat to his car and dragging it for 4km before abandoning its corpse; netizens shocked.
Judge says zainichi Korean man has right as individual to use Japanese alias and not reveal Korean name at work; orders boss to pay compensation. Yahoo! responds.
An 18 year old girl goes missing in Funabashi, Chiba after getting into a car with a group of youths; suspects tell police they "buried" her. Responses from mixi.
An online survey reveals the no. 1 job for guys who women don't want to date is "restaurant worker", followed by "doctor" and "beauty industry worker"; 2ch shocked.
On April 14, an Asiana flight skidded off the runway at Hiroshima Airport causing panic among passengers and dozens of injuries; mixi netizens blame Korea.
150 oceanic dolphins wash ashore off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in a mass stranding; 2ch netizens panic, saying it's a sign there will be a big earthquake.
University boss tells incoming students to quit using smartphones or quit university, claiming that creative students should pick up books instead; 2ch responds.
Suntory Food and Beverage Company announces that it shipped an entire year's worth of its new drink, Lemongina, in just two days; netizens smell an April fool.
A blog post by Japanese singer GACKT expressing shock at racism he experienced during a recent stay in France attracts attention online; mixi netizens outraged.
A Yahoo! Japan article discusses Korean claims that cherry blossoms are native to Jeju Island in Korea and should be recognized as Korean; Yahoo! Japan responds.
Lumine is forced to pull new ad after it was blasted for containing scenes of sexual harassment while claiming to support women in the workplace; Twitter responds.
A teacher from Chiba Prefecture is investigated by police after telling students to dig a hole in school grounds so he could bury kittens alive; responses from 2ch.
A woman has been arrested for strangling her husband after he called police for help; woman claims she did it because he didn't give her anything for White Day.
Japanese burger chain MOS Burger releases a 14-layer "Tokyo Tower Burger" at their new Tokyo Tower branch; mixi netizens can't decide whether they like the idea.
A man who has already served 6 years of a 12 year sentence for rape is to get a retrial after the girl who accused him withdrew her testimony; responses from 2ch.
A 44 year old woman exposes herself in a family restaurant at 3am while a 52 year old man films her, both are arrested for "nuisance"; responses from Twitter.
The gruesome murder of Kawasaki schoolboy Uemura Ryota (13) sends shockwaves throughout the country as the murderer is still at large; responses from Yahoo! Japan.
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I feel like we've had a conversation about how comments are selected for this site before. This site is run by people who are giving up their free time to trans ...6 years ago»
Haha. You're right. I didn't even realize I'd done that... ...6 years ago»
Well, I didn't see that many people talking about it when I published this article -- we only publish things that are getting a lot of online attention, and som ...7 years ago»
We do use Twitter, mixi, and Facebook. They're all SNS sites. But there has to be an organized response to things. This isn't always the case on Twitter. But th ...7 years ago»
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Hah! You can disagree with me all you want. But this article is not about the SEALDS being dismissed at all. The 2ch comments are dismissive, not the article. ...7 years ago»
It's disappointing that you think this site has any kind of agenda. In fact, the only thing this site sets out to do is to give readers a glimpse of what is tre ...7 years ago»
Yeah I'm puzzled by it too. I think it refers to the right-wing idea that Koreans have used victimhood to "cash-in" -- ie there have been several instances of K ...7 years ago»
It's not ok to use the term "Jap", even if you argue it is an abbreviation. It has an offensive and derogatory history, and it not welcome on this site. That go ...7 years ago»