Customers queue for up to 7 hours to try new backward-facing roller coaster at the Universal Studios Japan theme park; netizens don't think it's worth the wait.

The chief monk of Pusok-sa, the Korean temple where the 'stolen' statue of Kannon was made, visits Kannon-ji, the Japanese temple it was recently taken from.

According to a joint survey by the Ministries of Labour and Education, 81.7% of Japanese university students have job offers before graduating; netizens skeptical.

Prime Minister's Facebook page goes viral as a mystery "Frenchman" called "David" debates Japanese history with Korean and Chinese commenters; netizens thankful.

Chinese media reports that a Hollywood nutritionist states that sushi is bad for you in new diet book; Japanese netizens say sushi has never been a health food.

On 'White Day' (March 14), boys give girls gifts in return for what they received on Valentine's Day; Japanese girls tweet photos of the weird and wonderful gifts.

News reaches Japan that North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on the evening of March 15; immediate netizen reactions as the news broke.

A government worker who was caught pilfering 5kgs of food from an all-you-can-eat restaurant is suspended from his job; netizens call his behaviour embarrassing.