Interesting news and stories translated into English from Japan and the Japanese-language internet.
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Magazine reports Japanese mothers have started using "mom business cards" to advertise their status as stay-at-home moms with wealthy husbands; responses from 2ch.15 -
Judge says zainichi Korean man has right as individual to use Japanese alias and not reveal Korean name at work; orders boss to pay compensation. Yahoo! responds. -
An 18 year old girl goes missing in Funabashi, Chiba after getting into a car with a group of youths; suspects tell police they "buried" her. Responses from mixi. -
An online survey reveals the no. 1 job for guys who women don't want to date is "restaurant worker", followed by "doctor" and "beauty industry worker"; 2ch shocked. -
On April 14, an Asiana flight skidded off the runway at Hiroshima Airport causing panic among passengers and dozens of injuries; mixi netizens blame Korea. -
A single boy enters an all-girl school in Yamagata Prefecture for first time in the school's 118 year history; some 2ch netizens think he's living the dream. -
University boss tells incoming students to quit using smartphones or quit university, claiming that creative students should pick up books instead; 2ch responds. -
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Suntory Food and Beverage Company announces that it shipped an entire year's worth of its new drink, Lemongina, in just two days; netizens smell an April fool. -
A blog post by Japanese singer GACKT expressing shock at racism he experienced during a recent stay in France attracts attention online; mixi netizens outraged. -
Bones discovered at construction site are investigated by police as human remains but turn out to be pig bones, much to netizens' amusement; responses from 2ch.net. -
A Yahoo! Japan article discusses Korean claims that cherry blossoms are native to Jeju Island in Korea and should be recognized as Korean; Yahoo! Japan responds. -
A teacher from Chiba Prefecture is investigated by police after telling students to dig a hole in school grounds so he could bury kittens alive; responses from 2ch. -
Man who sat down to a last serving of ramen before being arrested for murder of fellow customer at noodle shop appears before Tokyo court; netizens appalled. -
A woman has been arrested for strangling her husband after he called police for help; woman claims she did it because he didn't give her anything for White Day. -
Funabashi City's official unofficial mascot, Funasshii, is to get his own anime series as part of morning TV Show "Sukkiri"; netizens applaud his amazing success. -
Japanese burger chain MOS Burger releases a 14-layer "Tokyo Tower Burger" at their new Tokyo Tower branch; mixi netizens can't decide whether they like the idea. -
A man who has already served 6 years of a 12 year sentence for rape is to get a retrial after the girl who accused him withdrew her testimony; responses from 2ch.
