Doraemon voice actress Oyama Nobuyo, who has voiced Doraemon since the 1970s, reveals that she has been diagnosed with dementia; 2ch.net netizens sympathetic.

Recent statistics reveal Japan is the only nation of the G7 countries in which suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged 15 -34; responses from 2ch.net.

Yahoo! reports that a man was arrested for throwing coffee on teenage girls, claiming it give him a 'sense of accomplishment'; netizens say he has a weird fetish.

Belarus announces plans for an anti-NEET law to get young people into work, triggering an online debate in Japan over NEET and hikikomori; responses from 2ch.net.

A 35 year old man is arrested after entering a woman's unlocked apartment in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, and raping her as she slept; Yahoo! netizens shocked and outraged.

Teenage girl asks other netizens on popular Q&A site Oshiete! Goo why Japanese girls are so thin, prompting a strong online response; reactions from mixi netizens.

Two Korean women's groups announce their plan to nominate the 53 surviving former comfort women for the Nobel Peace Prize; reactions from Yahoo! Japan and 2ch.net.

Yahoo! Japan reports that an 83 year old man is to be prosecuted for tying a cat to his car and dragging it for 4km before abandoning its corpse; netizens shocked.