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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Economic analyst and television personality Morinaga Takuro suggests a 'handsome tax' which will double the income tax of attractive men; 2ch netizen repsonses.66
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A farmer in Hyogo Prefecture who started taking pictures of unusual daikon that grew in his fields has become a Twitter sensation thanks to his radical radishes.
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A series of photographs by German photographer Michael Wolf portraying the crush of the Tokyo subway in rush hour go viral and cause a stir among Japanese netizens.
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A collection of photographs that depict the life of a Granny Misao (88), and her cat, Fukumaru (8), captures the hearts of netizens, and is widely shared online.
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The 'kabe-don' or 'wall-smack', which is well known in shojo manga, goes viral on Twitter as netizens attempt and then upload their own versions of the wall smack.
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Higashi Nihonbashi station shuts down due to a man running on the tracks wielding a knife; passengers narrate the action through tweets and pictures as it unfolds.
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Netizen reactions to a group of Japanese teenagers wrecking havoc during a McDonald's special promotion by ordering 60 servings of french fries in one sitting.
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