The Aichi police issue a safety alert over a man in his thirties who asked a high-school girl for directions that is reposted on the Internet ; netizen reactions.

Popular Japanese music programme 'Music Station' causes controversy over audience selection procedure, with only cute, young girls being encouraged to apply.

NHK announces the long-awaited line-up for the popular New Year's Kohaku singing competition, but despite their popularity K-pop stars are absent from the list.

A 62 year old man and a 26 year old woman were arrested in Saitama Prefecture for performing a sex act in a car park in front of two middle-school students.

Japanese netizens react to Hillary Clinton's recent remarks in Washington that China had suggested in the past that it might have territorial rights to Hawaii.

The major Japanese retailer Uniqlo reports losses compared to previous year, soon after CEO Yanai made controversial comments over the Senkaku Islands. Reactions.

A blog post reposted on Twitter that claims Japanese elementary school students were being taught that 9÷0＝0 causes a social networking storm. Netizen reactions.

The CEO of the Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga accuses LDP politician Azumi Jun of libel following his comments that Nico Nico Douga was 'extremely biased'.