Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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Yahoo! News reports that a 39 year old man who was playing Pokemon GO while driving has run over a 72 year old woman, killing her; netizens respond to the news.1 -
A man has been arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of assaulting a woman while she was playing Pokemon GO! by grabbing her arm; responses from 2ch and Yahoo! Japan. -
Osaka supermarket "Super Tamade" comes under fire after netizens post pictures of puffer fish for sale with poisonous skin still attached; responses from 2ch.net. -
Sankei Shimbun reports on a rent-a-man service launched by Tokyo entrepreneur where you can rent men for 1,000 yen per hour to help with anything; netizens respond. -
A 6 year old girl fell from the 43rd floor of an apartment block last week in a tragic accident, and some think watching anime may be to blame; 2ch responds. -
Minami-aso in Kumamoto Prefecture was hit by a landslide following aftershocks from the major earthquake on April 16; Yahoo! netizens respond to the tragedy. -
Sankei Shimbun reports on sexual harassment in Japan, featuring the story of a woman forced to sit on her boss' lap at a party; responses from Yahoo! and Twitter. -
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Osaka Police have attracted criticism for tweeting that women should not ride in elevators with men to prevent sexual assault; responses from Yahoo! and 2ch.net. -
Osaka middle-school principal faces disciplinary measures after telling school assembly that having children is more important than a career for women; responses. -
Yomiuri reports that Donald Trump wants Japan's government to pay for the 109 US military bases in the Japanese archipelago; 2ch netizens weigh in on the debate. -
A Fukoka bar offers customers the chance to drink as much beer as they want for the rest of their lives for only 100,000 yen [$888]; 2ch netizens smell a rat. -
UK newspaper The Guardian reports on celebrity Becky's fall from grace, suggesting that it highlights sexism in Japan's entertainment industry; Yahoo! Japan responds. -
Popular curry chain CoCo Ichibanya disposes of cutlets containing plastic only to discover they'd been illegally resold in Aichi Prefecture; responses from 2ch.net. -
A woman has been arrested by police for pushing a man onto the tracks at Tokyo's busy Shinagawa Station, causing severe injury; responses from 2ch.net netizens. -
Mochi is dubbed New Year's 'silent killer' by foreign press due to number of elderly deaths from choking around new year; responses from Twitter and 2ch.net. -
The recent agreement between Japan and South Korea on the issue of the comfort women provokes a backlash in South Korea; Japanese netizens respond to the news. -
Well-known comedian Takahashi Kenichi has been arrested for stealing schoolgirls' uniforms from a Tokyo school gym; responses from 2ch.net and Twitter.
