

The latest exhibition of the Japanese army’s moe arsenal saw 2 “ita-heli” sporting moe girls on display to the general public – only the latest of Camp Kisarazu’s efforts to impress the world with its ability to paint pretty girls on the side of their old choppers.
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Police are coming under fire for killing an anteater they captured by caging it outdoors in freezing temperatures, the intellectual strain of phoning the zoo which reported it missing apparently having proven too much for them.
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Police have declined to press charges against an officer who used his police badge to pluck a girl off the street and make her accompany him back to a love hotel in order to “help me with my inquiries into schoolgirl prostitution,” astounding those who still expect the Japanese police to obey the law rather than just enforce it.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 15, 2012 16:21 JST
- Tags: Aeroplanes, Chiba, Cosplay, Events, Itasha, JSDF, Military, Moe, Video Gallery



Fans of cute girls and military hardware alike have been delighted by the recent display of base mascot Akane Kisarazu and her ita-Cobra attack helicopter as part of Camp Kisarazu’s 40th air festival.
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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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A Narita Airport cop has been arrested for indecently assaulting two little girls in a public toilet.
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The first Anime Contents Expo looks to have finally got off to a successful start, with hordes of otaku in attendance and all the top shows well in evidence.
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The overpowering cuteness of Disney’s new anime-styled ad for its Tokyo Disney Resort – as well as the rather artful romance it manages to compact into a 30 second spot – have been inspiring much appreciation online in Japan and beyond.
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The city of Matsudo has been attracting attention for gamely exploiting the moe power of cute policewomen to dissuade young people from dying in traffic accidents or committing horrible crimes.
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Toyota has Miku, Subaru Pleiades, and now Mazda has been picked up by Kirino Kousaka of Ore no Imouto fame.
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The Chiba Urban Monorail’s recent Ore no Imouto tie-in, featuring special edition tickets, has apparently proven a success, with hundreds of little sister fans queuing for the tickets.
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