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  Government Proposes Web History Tracking, Netizens Skeptical
  The Japanese government has proposed making the preservation of personal web histories obligatory as an anti-crime and anti-terror measures; netizens skeptical.
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  Man With Knife Tries To Rob Store, Leaves When Clerk Asks Why
  A man with a knife tries to rob a convenience store in Ibaraki Prefecture saying "Hand over the money" but runs off when store clerk just says "Why?"; responses.
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  Netizens Lament Demise Of Much-Loved Snack, ‘Potato Snack’
  Japanese netizens have been shocked by the announcement that the company that produces "Potato Snack", a popular children's snack, is to cease production in June.
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  Twitter Revenge For Disabled Author Refused Restaurant Entry
  Best-selling author and wheelchair-user Ototake Hirotada reveals name of the Ginza restaurant that refused himentry to 600,000 followers on Twitter; 2ch responses
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  Japan’s Hostesses Reveal Bad Behavior Of Chinese Customers
  A magazine article reveals bad behavior of Chinese sex tourists in Japan, including men who asked hostesses to pick up 10,000 yen notes between their butt cheeks.
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  Hashimoto Gets Bashed On Twitter For Comfort Women Remarks
  Angry netizens have taken to Hashimoto's Twitter account, berating him for his comments over comfort women and sex workers; 2ch netizens analyse the tweets.
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  “Comfort Women Were Necessary”, Says Hashimoto Toru
  Netizens react to Restoration Party leader Hashimoto Toru's outlandish remarks that comfort women were necessary and US troops should use the Okinawan sex industry.
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  Amphetamine Abuse Actress Set To Return To Japanese TV
  Actress Sakai Noriko, who was arrested for amphetamine abuse in 2009, makes her first TV appearance in Japan since the scandal; netizens unforgiving of Sakai's past.
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  McDonald’s ‘Mega Fries’ Rumoured To Go On Sale In Japan
  A leaked photograph of McDonald's "Mega Fries", a double serving of large fries, is to go on sale nationwide in late May; netizens look forward to the challenge.
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  SK President Criticizes Japan At Meeting With US Congress
  Japanese media reports that South Korean president Park Geun Hye criticized Japan as "Asia's Paradox" during her meeting with the US Congress due to history issue.
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  Women Told To Think About How Pregnancy Fits Their Life Plan
  The Japanese government will introduce "Women's Notebooks" to encourage women to have children earlier in life as a means of combating the declining birthrate.
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• ‘Support Women In Workplace To Increase Birthrate’, Says Abe
  Prime Minister Abe Shinzo unveils his government's strategies for supporting women in the workplace by increasing child care leave to a maximum of three years.
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  Man Arrested For Grabbing Schoolgirl’s Breasts On Train
  Local news reports that a 21-year old man from Hannam, Osaka, was arrested for touching the breasts of a high-school girl on a train to Wakayama city; 2ch responds.
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  Sex Work School Teacher Suspended, Netizens Sympathetic
  Osaka education board announces that a female teacher has been suspended for working in the sex trade outside school hours to repay her debt; netizens sympathetic.
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  Anger As Tokyo Mayor’s Islam Remarks Damage 2020 Olympic Bid
  Japanese netizens angry over Tokyo Mayor's remarks about Istanbul and Islam; many extend their friendship to Turkey as Japan Olympic Committee tries to save votes.
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  ‘Which Japanese Dialect Is Best For Fighting?’, Asks Survey
  An online poll of Japanese netizens reveals that the Japanese dialect which most people think is the best for fighting is the Osaka dialect; netizen reactions.
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  School Issues Reminder To Students Not To Kill Themselves
  A Japanese high school issues a handout to students reminding them that the leading cause of death for their age group is suicide; netizens applaud the move
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