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  Human Tooth Fragment Found In McDonald’s Fries
  McDonald's Japan admits that last year a customer found a fragment of human tooth in their fries and only received a free meal coupon in apology; netizens repulsed.
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  Johansson Given Lead In Remake Of Ghost In The Shell, Reactions
  Variety reports that Scarlett Johansson is to play the lead in the Hollywood remake of popular comic "Ghost in the Shell", but Japanese netizens aren't impressed.
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  ‘Dump Men Who Don’t Pay Out At New Year Shrine Visit’, Says Site
  An article advises women readers to dump boyfriends if they don't put high-value notes in the shrine offering box during the New Year visit; 2ch netizens enraged.
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  Four Arrested After Bullying Store Clerk Over Iced Coffee Error
  Four men arrested after forcing a store clerk to kneel on the ground and apologise for 25 minutes for serving them hot coffee instead of iced coffee; responses.
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  Anger Over EU Import Ban On Bonito Flakes Over Carcinogen Issue
  Japan is to petition the European Union (EU) over import ban on bonito flakes (katsuobushi) after levels of carcinogens were found to be too high; netizens angry.
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  Osaka Student Crashes New Sports Car Killing Young Mother
  Tragic accident in which student crashed brand-new sports car into car traveling on opposite side of road results in one death and five casualties; responses.
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  McDonald’s Forced to Ration Fries, Netizens Complain
  McDonald's Japan are forced to ration fries due to US labor disputes, with only the smallest size, 'S', available in restaurants; 2ch.net netizens unimpressed.
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  Was Voter Turnout Low Because It Was “Too Cold” To Vote?
  Was low voter turnout in the general election caused by the weather? Netizens mock one woman's suggestion when interviewed by NHK that it was "too cold" to vote.
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  LDP Continue To Dominate After Lower House Elections
  The LDP and Komeito look set to take a 2/3 majority following yesterday's Lower House elections, but Japan's netizens are apathetic, saying nothing has changed.
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  Cockroach Noodle Company Suspends Production, Recalls Goods
  Maruka Foodstuffs, who make much-loved Peyang yakisoba, suspend production and recall goods after netizen tweets photo of cockroach in their product; responses.
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  Minister Blames Childless Couples For Social Security Costs
  Finance Minister Aso Taro hits headlines after blaming childless couples for rising social security costs at a speech in Sapporo; Yahoo! netizens outraged.
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  Netizens Debate Children’s Pictures On New Year’s Cards
  It's almost time to start sending New Year's greeting cards in Japan, but should they include pictures of children? Yahoo! Japan netizens think it's a bad idea.
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  Japan Is ‘No.1 Brand’ In World According To Rankings
  Ameba News reports that FutureBrand has named Japan as the No.1 national brand in the world in 2014; Ameba netizens pleased at Japan's strong global reputation.
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  2014 Grand Prix For Japan’s Top Ten Buzzwords Announced
  Annual prize for most popular new buzzwords in the Japanese language awarded to "the right to collective self-defense" and "no that's bad, no no"; netizens skeptical.
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  Osaka School Meals Disgusting, Mayor Suggests Adding Topping
  Osaka Mayor Hashimoto Toru suggests schools add topping to rice after it was revealed that the meals were so bad 70% of children were leaving their food; responses.
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  Fake Site Slammed As Abe Dissolves Parliament, Calls Election
  A website supposedly created by 10 year old student asking why PM Abe dissolved parliament goes viral but is revealed as fake; netizens suspicious over NGO links.
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  Man To Sue Women’s University For Rejecting His Application
  A man in his twenties is set to sue Fukuoka Women's University for not admitting him to study there in 2015, calling the move "unconstitutional"; responses from 2ch.
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