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A female politician was driven to tears as male politicians mocked her while she gave a speech in the Diet about supporting women who wanted children; responses.
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A man is arrested after sending death threats to a woman via 2ch.net after she dubbed over a character's voice on popular dojin game Touhou Project; responses.
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NHK reports that beautiful Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, famed for its flowers, has been partially closed due to high radiation levels; responses.
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Yahoo! Japan reports that Peach Aviation has announced that it is to cancel 2000 flights between May and October due to pilot shortages; netizens concerned.
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A girl sets fire to an abandoned elementary school building because she was 'pissed off' with work; Yahoo! netizens call for her identity to be made public.
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City in Aichi Prefecture to introduce smartphone ban for elementary and middle school children after 9pm to reduce bullying and other problems; netizen responses.
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Yahoo! reports Hokkaido girl who went missing on January 27 is found safe and well in her own neighbourhood after being held captive in a 26-year old man's home.
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Yahoo! Japan asks whether workers should be paid overtime for drinking with their senior colleagues after work in a process known as "nominication"; responses.
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Hyogo police charge man with assault after several incidents in which he covered high school girls in mayonnaise at stations; netizens call his actions "perverted".
Well it does say that she burst into tears when the inspectors came into the room, but yeah, I hope he didn't do anything too irreparably terrible to her. ...8 years ago»
I don't know about racism but the fact that an airline company had no idea this would offend people really says a lot about how insular japan can be at times ...8 years ago»