Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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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.52 -
Nagareyama City encourages young couples to be proactive in love by registering their lover at city hall in order to increase the birthrate; netizens unconvinced. -
Hamusoku netizens claim to have found the PhD of STAP cell scientist Obokata Haruko, which they say has a chapter taken entirely from a US website; netizens respond -
Anti-nuclear protestors gather near the Diet Building in Tokyo to speak out against nuclear power in Japan on the third anniversary of Fukushima; netizens respond. -
A man frustrated with his life is arrested after he stole a series of bikes, a crate of beer, and set off on a 1600km journey through Japan; netizens sympathetic. -
A new TV ad for Georgia Coffee with popular actor Yamada Takayuki is criticised by actress Nakayama Chinatsu for implying that men make society; netizens disagree. -
An 18 year old boy arrested on suspicion of the murder of schoolgirl Terasawa Hiromi posted a series of tweets after the crime expressing his shock; netizens angry. -
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The cabinet releases findings that suggest if Japan accepts 200,000 immigrants per year it could solve population problems; netizens call strategy 'idiotic'. -
Government urges caution as "killer ticks" spreading STFS virus have been found in 23 Japanese prefectures, infecting 53 people and leaving 21 dead; netizens panic. -
A 'fake teacher' at an Osaka middle school was recently discovered to have been teaching for 15 years without a license; netizens sympathetic toward the man. -
Tokyo Olympic boss and former Japanese PM Mori Yoshiro is criticised for slating Asada Mao's performance in figure skating at Sochi; netizens angry at his remarks. -
A van driver for Yamazaki Bread Co. is hailed as a hero by netizens for distributing the contents of his van to motorists stranded due to heavy Yamanashi snow. -
A man who was dumped by the woman he intended to marry demands she repays the cost of dates and allegedly sends threats to her home; netizens side with the woman. -
Netizens shed a tear at the heartwarming story of a Miyagi bus driver who learned to dive so he could find his wife who went missing during the 2011 tsunami. -
A fashion model who appeared in the popular magazine Koakuma ageha is arrested for shoplifting curtains among other things; netizens angered by her lies. -
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. -
A simple math question that only 40% of new employees answer correctly leads to calls for education reform, but it also stumps netizens -- can you solve it?
