

The severe theatre of Chinese justice has been impressing Chinese and international audiences alike, although perhaps for different reasons.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: May 16, 2012 21:53 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Courts, Crime, Food, Litigation, Nara, Osaka, Teachers, Theft

Even those familiar with the near legal invulnerability of Japanese teachers have been astonished by a court verdict which saw a teacher who stole ¥766 of food from a supermarket being awarded ¥18,000,000 after her employers had the temerity to attempt to punish her.
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Talented Taiwanese cosplayer Monpink’s various Vocaloid cosplays have caught the eye of many a Miku-fan, particularly her faithful rendition of Hatsune Miku’s stripy bikini…
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Tomodachi ga Sukunai’s Yukimura will be displaying her abundantly flat feminine charms in Wave’s Beach Queen figure of her, featuring her in a cute pink bikini, and available in November 2012.
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Police are hunting an apparent Precure fan for stroking a little girl in public, alarming creepy otaku watchers everywhere.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: May 16, 2012 07:20 JST
- Tags: Chiba, Disney, Events, Law, Marriage, Politics, Relationships, Tokyo, Yuri

Tokyo Disneyland has had a rare brush with controversy, after it decided it will allow gay marriage ceremonies, delighting Japan’s typically quiet gay rights advocates and mildly annoying the less tolerant masses.
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The intimate details of saucy pirate Liliana‘s personal hygiene and her various female companions amply fill the newest of Queen’s Blade Rebellion’s most recent foray into the fascinating world of sapphic sex warriors…
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As ever delivering at least twice as much action as any other anime, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san offers both anime essentials of beach and onsen service together in its 6th episode.
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Yozora reappears in Wave’s Beach Queens line, but this time with a svelte black swimsuit and short hair, though she may find the waters a bit chilly when she gets released in November 2012.
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Record numbers of young Japanese are choosing to kill themselves rather than face the prospect of becoming dirty NEETs, according to police suicide statistics, with their numbers more than doubling in the last 4 years.
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Anime fans have given their verdict on the late night anime series with the greatest endings, providing a ranking which more than makes up for its mildly amnesiac qualities (mere 20th century anime need not apply) with sheer quality.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: May 14, 2012 07:47 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Anime Goods, Bizarre, Crossdressing, Fetish, Fujoshi, Mouse Pads, Otaku

The “thinkopad,” a 3D mouse pad allowing users to rest their wrists on the scrotum and testes of a crossdressing bunnyboy, has lately been exercising the disgust and opprobrium (and in some cases, naturally, the desire) of Japanese online, being quite out there even by the standards of Akihabara and 3D mouse pads.
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