A survey posted on Yahoo! Japan that asks men between 24 and 35 which manga heroine is their ideal woman trends online; but netizens disagree with the top choices.

An Osaka fishmonger is criticized for taking the law into his own hands by displaying photographs of shoplifters in his store unless a fine is paid; responses.

Police confirm that a man arrested last week in a street slashing incident in Ikuno, Osaka, is an unemployed man who holds South Korean nationality; 2ch responds.

Former Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari misses a regular TV appearance due to illness days after her adultery scandal was revealed; netizens critical.

Tokyo governor Inose Naoki proposes changing Japan's time zone to two hours earlier so that Tokyo finance markets will open first in the world; netizens respond.

Japanese fast food chain Lotteria introduces a "ramen burger", which features a patty made of dried ramen noodles and an accompanying soup; netizens unsure.

The Japanese government has proposed making the preservation of personal web histories obligatory as an anti-crime and anti-terror measures; netizens skeptical.

A man with a knife tries to rob a convenience store in Ibaraki Prefecture saying "Hand over the money" but runs off when store clerk just says "Why?"; responses.