Photographs of a 5m hole that suddenly appeared beneath children's swings at a park in Aichi Prefecture circulate online; netizens talk conspiracy theories.

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.

An 18 year old boy is arrested as lead suspect in the murder of 13 year old Kawasaki schoolboy, Uemura Ryota, with 3 other arrests pending; responses from 2ch.net.

A 44 year old woman exposes herself in a family restaurant at 3am while a 52 year old man films her, both are arrested for "nuisance"; responses from Twitter.