Pictures, photographs, and images spreading in Japan and on the Japanese-language internet, along with the stories surrounding them, translated into English.
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Netizens mourn Fukumaru, the beautiful white cat who was always inseparable from Granny Misao after family announce death on Facebook; comments from Facebook.3 -
A female prostitute is arrested after forcing a male client to pay her a cancellation fee when he changed his mind about sex; 2ch netizens say man is in the right. -
Student tweets picture of himself with sauce bottle in his mouth at restaurant chain Matsuya, tweet goes viral, enraging netizens; responses from 2ch netizens. -
A nail technician has been arrested after kicking a member of staff at a karaoke place in the groin after he confronted her over not paying her $73 bill; responses. -
Netizens are shocked at the sad news that 16 year old cat Station Master Tama, who was the feline mascot of Wakayama Railways, has died; responses from Twitter. -
A live-action version of Isayama Hajime's manga "Attack On Titan" is announced as posters featuring the cast are released; 2ch netizens critical of adaptation. -
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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A Gundam-like statue appears in the Turkish capital Ankara, with reports claiming that the city's mayor is a fan of the series; Yahoo! and 2ch netizens confused. -
Photographs of a 5m hole that suddenly appeared beneath children's swings at a park in Aichi Prefecture circulate online; netizens talk conspiracy theories. -
The mass demo in Paris held in reaction to the recent terror attacks draws crowds of over 1 million people; 2ch netizen give their opinions on the gathering. -
Pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu faces a backlash after posting an image of herself with her middle-finger in front of her eye after fans call it 'insulting'; responses. -
Pictures of a young man who got stuck in a child's swing at an Osaka park and had to be rescued by emergency services go viral; 2ch netizens ridicule his stupidity. -
A Naver Matome collection showing pictures of Pokemon-inspired outfits that appeared on US site Polyvore are praised by Japanese netizens; responses from Twitter. -
Burger chain Mos Burger apologizes after blackboard displaying a story about a "Chinese woman's daughter" was placed outside one of their stores; netizens confused. -
Kyoto University has become the center of a controversy after two plain-clothed security police were exposed on campus and captured by students; Twitter reactions. -
An elderly driver who confused the brake and accelerator pedals crashes through the front of a 7-11 store in Osaka, killing a young employee; responses from 2ch.net. -
Pictures of a man masquerading as Batman cruising the highways of Chiba Prefecture trend online as photographs appear on Twitter; netizens dub the man "Chibatman".
