A Twitter user who uploaded a picture of children sitting on the floor of a train carriage while on a school trip faces backlash from netizens; 2ch responses.

Two members of popular idol group AKB48 have been injured in an attack by a fan wielding a chainsaw at a meet and greet in Iwate; netizens blame group's manager.

NHK reports that beautiful Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture, famed for its flowers, has been partially closed due to high radiation levels; responses.

Kinki University announces that it will change its name to "Kindai University" because "Kinki" inevitably sounds like 'kinky' to English speakers; netizens respond.

Japanese company Watami, known for its chain of izakaya but also for its failing care homes, changes name in attempt to ditch bad reputation; netizens unconvinced.

Aomori fire department receive emergency call from abandoned villa at site where 199 Japanese soldiers died in a blizzard but find no one at scene; netizens scared.

A Kyoto man is arrested after having sex with a 12-year old school girl he met via a dating app; netizens say the man and the child are "one as bad as the other".

Former child actress Ogawa Minako faces a backlash from netizens after claiming in a tweet that the Emperor caused Japanese suffering during the war; responses.