Staff at a company were ordered to sleep on cardboard on the floor of their office to avoid being late for work during recent typhoon, says tweet; 2ch responses.

Yanase Takashi, creator of beloved children's character 'Anpanman', dies at 94 after bringing delight generations of Japanese children; netizens mourn his passing.

A group of teenagers upload photographs of an old man wearing a schoolgirl uniform to get online attention, but then report him to the police; 2ch netizens angry.

The former comedy partner of Sakurazaka Yakkun, who died on October 5 in a tragic car accident, comments on the death of his friend; netizens continue to mourn.

A Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) survey asks who people think should perform at the opening ceremony of 2020 Olympics with surprising results; 2ch.net reactions.

Abe Shinzo admitted to eating Korean food in a friendly chat with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye at this week's APEC meeting, but the netouyo are not amused.

Yomiuri Shimbun reports story of a mother who left her 10 month old son to drown in bath because she was "glued to the internet"; netizens shocked and angry.

Japanese comedian Sakurazaka Yakkun, famous for his cross-dressing, sword-wielding schoolgirl character, dies in tragic car accident; netizens mourn his death.