Pictures of the loveable "Fuu-chan", a Japanese cat who always wears a troubled expression on his face, start to trend on Twitter; netizen responses from 2ch.

A massive leak of 2ch users' personal information, including real names, addresses, and credit card details, sends shocks around the message board's community.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon criticizes the Japanese government's approach to historical issues in East Asia during a visit to South Korea; netizen responses.

A government report reveals that 60% of men and 50% of women have no partner, and no friends of the opposite sex, which may be a cause of the falling birth rate.

Japanese netizens have been astounded that their 78-year old Empress knows about the virtual idol Hatsune Miki, recognising the character at a Tokyo exhibition.

Oguri Shun, the well-known Japanese actor is at the centre of a scandal after apparently being caught cheating on his model wife by a tabloid newspaper; reactions.

Japanese youths who cleaned their local beach after visitors left it strewn with trash are praised by netizens after picture goes viral on Twitter; 2ch reactions.

J-CAST responds to a recent Chinese article that the number of anti-foreign netouyo in Japan is around 3,000,000, and that this number is set to rise; responses.