Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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MSN Sankei reports a 31 year old Saudi Arabian graduate student has been arrested for smashing statues of Buddha at Tokyo's Sensoji temple; 2ch netizens shocked.197 -
A disgruntled ANA pilot comes under fire online for writing derogatory comments on rival airline JAL's Facebook page; 2ch netizens supportive of pilot's comments. -
The problem pages of Yomiuri Online trend after 2ch netizens pick notice post from a 32 year old part-timer who wants to marry a high earner; responses from 2ch. -
A fake version of "official" unofficial mascot of Funabashi City, Funasshi, is taken into custody by police at a local event in Hyogo Prefecture; netizens amused. -
Japan's youngest elected City Council member, Yoshitake Akihiro (27), is arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts with a high school girl; netizens unforgiving. -
Two members of popular idol group AKB48 have been injured in an attack by a fan wielding a chainsaw at a meet and greet in Iwate; netizens blame group's manager. -
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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Kinki University announces that it will change its name to "Kindai University" because "Kinki" inevitably sounds like 'kinky' to English speakers; netizens respond. -
Japanese company Watami, known for its chain of izakaya but also for its failing care homes, changes name in attempt to ditch bad reputation; netizens unconvinced. -
Aomori fire department receive emergency call from abandoned villa at site where 199 Japanese soldiers died in a blizzard but find no one at scene; netizens scared. -
A Kyoto man is arrested after having sex with a 12-year old school girl he met via a dating app; netizens say the man and the child are "one as bad as the other". -
Former child actress Ogawa Minako faces a backlash from netizens after claiming in a tweet that the Emperor caused Japanese suffering during the war; responses. -
According to the results of an online survey carried out by Yahoo! Japan, 54.8% of respondents were in favour of revising the constitution; netizens respond. -
Taxi driver who gave female passengers diuretics because he liked watching them as they desperately needed to urinate is caught by police; netizens unforgiving. -
Netizens praise convenience store manager for telling robber the price of the knife he was trying to rob her with, man then flees saying "I'll go get some cash". -
Netizens are angry that the EU will insert a human rights clause into trade agreement with Japan allowing another agreement to be cancelled if clause is violated. -
Japanese 'vocaloid idol' Hatsune Miku, a virtual popstar, is to open Lady Gaga's North American tour; Japanese netizens unconvinced Western audiences will enjoy it.
