A woman has been arrested by police for pushing a man onto the tracks at Tokyo's busy Shinagawa Station, causing severe injury; responses from 2ch.net netizens.

We've joined up with Tuttle Publishing for New Year Japanese art and design book giveaway, with reviews of two great books by Patricia Graham and Andreas Marks.

Mochi is dubbed New Year's 'silent killer' by foreign press due to number of elderly deaths from choking around new year; responses from Twitter and 2ch.net.

The recent agreement between Japan and South Korea on the issue of the comfort women provokes a backlash in South Korea; Japanese netizens respond to the news.

Well-known comedian Takahashi Kenichi has been arrested for stealing schoolgirls' uniforms from a Tokyo school gym; responses from 2ch.net and Twitter.

Restaurant chain Yoshinoya commission research to prove that eating gyudon, a rice bowl topped with beef, every day for 3 months is healthy ; netizens skeptical.

The 2015 UCan grand prize for new and trending Japanese words is announced, but celebrity catchphrases miss out as prize goes to baseball term; 2ch.net responds.

A survey featured on Buzz Plus asks what the 7 worst things a guy can do on a date with a woman are; the answers may surprise you. Responses from 2ch and Twitter.