Yahoo Japan reports that a girl stabbed a man attempting to rape her at knife-point in Tokyo; man died from wounds but netizens say girl was acting in self-defense.

A 6 year old girl was killed when she stuck her head out through the sunroof of a moving car and collided with overhead railway bridge guard pipe; netizens shocked.

A woman is praised for her bravery after she sacrificed her own life to save a man who was lying on the railway line from being hit by a train; Twitter reactions.

The Japanese record industry notes a 7% drop in sales a year after the introduction of criminal penalties for illegally downloading music; netizens unsurprised.

A man whose Tumblr blog features photos of himself while couples make out in the background strikes a chord with 2ch netizens, who say "he has lonely eyes".

Owariasahi City in Aichi Prefecture will pay out 2 million yen to repair a Lamborghini that hit a pothole on a city-maintained road; reactions from Twitter.

Zazak reports story of 17 year old girl who went missing for 2 1/2 months only to be found hiding at a nearby shrine having lost half her body weight; responses.

A man has been arrested for breaking into the Yasukuni shrine on September 22; he was also found to be carrying toluene and lighters. Netizens call it "terrorism".