Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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A post on Reddit Japan remarking how Japanese people age was recently re-translated into Japanese, leading netizens to muse on differences in the aging process.103 -
The Aichi police issue a safety alert over a man in his thirties who asked a high-school girl for directions that is reposted on the Internet ; netizen reactions. -
Popular Japanese music programme 'Music Station' causes controversy over audience selection procedure, with only cute, young girls being encouraged to apply. -
NHK announces the long-awaited line-up for the popular New Year's Kohaku singing competition, but despite their popularity K-pop stars are absent from the list. -
A 62 year old man and a 26 year old woman were arrested in Saitama Prefecture for performing a sex act in a car park in front of two middle-school students. -
Japanese netizens react to Hillary Clinton's recent remarks in Washington that China had suggested in the past that it might have territorial rights to Hawaii. -
The major Japanese retailer Uniqlo reports losses compared to previous year, soon after CEO Yanai made controversial comments over the Senkaku Islands. Reactions. -
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A blog post reposted on Twitter that claims Japanese elementary school students were being taught that 9÷0＝0 causes a social networking storm. Netizen reactions. -
The CEO of the Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga accuses LDP politician Azumi Jun of libel following his comments that Nico Nico Douga was 'extremely biased'. -
A man in his forties was recently arrested for repeated attempts to hand a love letter to a convenience store employee in her twenties. Netizens express shock. -
A recent government survey revealed that fewer Japanese than ever before 'feel an affinity' with China and South Korea due to recent disputes; netizen reactions. -
A Twitter user reprimanded by a pregnant woman for doing her make-up on the train tweets that she hopes 'the brat inside her dies', causing outrage among netizens. -
Tokai Television's new daytime drama 'Shiawase no Jikan' sets pulses racing with office sex and extra-marital affairs. Netizens respond to 'excessive eroticism'. -
Manga artist and TV personality Sakamoto Mimei incurs netizens' wrath after she writes an article complaining about a baby crying on a plane that goes viral online. -
Representative Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party tells the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan that Japan needs to consider nuclear programs; responses. -
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) proposes key social welfare reforms ahead of the December election in a bid to win support. Netizen reactions to the news. -
Japanese businesses are troubled by the rise in numbers of 'corporate NEET'; workers whose only task is to show up each day. Netizen reactions to the phenomenon.
