A 94-year old man from Saitama prefecture used the money he had saved for his own funeral to run for office in the general election. Netizens support his efforts.

Nishimura Hiroyuki, the founder of 2Channel, is referred to prosecutors for failing to remove posts related to the purchase and sale of drugs on the internet boards.

Netizens react to announcement of new McDonald's promotion promising a free coupon for a hamburger to customers who wait more than sixty seconds for their order.

A collection of photographs showing examples of Chinese counterfeit goods circulate on the 2ch.net blog Hamusoku.com; Japanese netizens amused.

Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko apologises to the cabinet for the DPJ election defeat, but cabinet members who lost their seat in the election blame Noda for the loss.

A cat becomes excited after seeing an image of LDP secretary-general Ishiba Shigeru on television during coverage of the election; owner posts picture on Twitter.

The Liberal Democratic Party regains power after winning a clear majority in the Japanese general elections on December 16, 2012. Netizen reactions to the win.

A dog waits in the snow in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, for its owner's return for over a week, continues to wait; story touches netizens throughout Japan.