Ehime Prefecture prison is painted pink to welcome incoming women inmates, and also has its own gynecologist and childcare facilities; 2ch netizens mock the idea.

Japan's "Homework Agencies", which complete students' homework for a hefty fee, complain that they are flooded with work as students go back to school after summer.

Pictures of a man masquerading as Batman cruising the highways of Chiba Prefecture trend online as photographs appear on Twitter; netizens dub the man "Chibatman".

An elementary school teacher from Chiba has been arrested for making bomb threats to the education committee over Saturday lessons; netizens ridicule the teacher.

Yahoo! Japan features an article from legal website bengo4.com discussing lawyers' opinions on whether hate speech should be made illegal in Japan; responses.

Magazine warns of the risks of adultery after a woman outed her adulterous ex and his lover on their company's Facebook page, causing the pair to lose their jobs.

Sagami announce the world's thinnest condom, the "Sagami Original 0.01", is to go on sale in Japan from 1 September 2014; mixi netizens enthusiastic about launch.

Asahi Shimbun CEO refuses to apologise over errors made in articles on Comfort Women 32 years ago, saying that it wouldn't change historical fact; netizens irate.