Abe's security bill passes in the Lower House as expected, as the bill is passed to the Upper House for deliberation; netizen responses from Yahoo! and Twitter.

There were scenes of protest in the Japanese Diet today as Abe Shinzo's LDP coalition forced the security bill through to a vote; Yahoo! netizens supportive.

Nintendo CEO Iwata Satoshi has died aged 55 from bile-duct cancer; netizens mourn the loss of a "genius programmer". Responses from 2ch, mixi and Yahoo! Japan.

A news item discussing the Japanese military on Chinese state television accidentally used footage of Gundam, a well-known anime about giant robots; 2ch responds.

Mainichi Shimbun reports that a middle school student committed suicide after his teacher ignored cries for help written in the boy's school diary; netizens angry.

Much-loved candy Puccho teams up with Sanrio character KIRIMI-chan (a salmon fillet), to create a fish-flavor candy that contains actual fish; netizens curious.

The recent suicide on board a shinkansen train continues to dominate domestic news, with speculation that the 71 year old man killed himself over his pension.

Fire breaks out on board one of Japan's shinkansen bullet trains after a man covered himself with oil and set himself alight in on-board suicide attempt; responses.