'Cat Island' in Ehime Prefecture, an island full of stray cats, is called 'heaven' by netizens as photographs are reposted on 2ch blogs; responses from 2ch.net.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is considering increasing consumption tax from 2% to 10% as a means of improving the economy; 2ch netizens skeptical of the proposal.

An NPO suggests Edo Castle, which was destroyed in 1657, be rebuilt in time for the Tokyo Olympics, and some in the government agree. But 2ch netizens disagree.

A YouTube video featuring an "American" in Korea who gets beaten up by locals for asking the way goes viral on the Japanese internet; netizens respond to the video.

Netizens are horrified by the remarkable sculpture work of Copenhagen-based artist Maria Rubinke and her blood-stained porcelain dolls; reactions from Twitter.

Chinese exchange student saves 9-year old Japanese boy from drowning in the Yodo River near Osaka after the boy fell into the water; netizens praise his actions.

NHK reports that TEPCO have admitted radioactive cesium levels in seawater from Fukushima were higher than reported due to incorrect calcuations; online responses.

French paper "Le Canard Enchaine" has further angered Japan by failing to apologise for a satirical cartoon depicting Fukushima and the Olympics; netizen reactions.