
A British newspaper article blaming 2D for turning Japanese men into effete pillow-frotteurs has lately been provoking controversy online.
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Chinese women have lately been proving themselves at least the equal of their Japanese competitors when it comes to skill in deceptive makeup – although if the images below are anything to go by their contest is likely to be equally terrifying to men everywhere, whoever the victor might be…
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Japanese census statistics reveal it is now “impossible” for any Japanese over 35 to get married, with as few as 2% managing to net a spouse in the 5 years from 35 to 40, and fewer still for those who are even older.
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An article pondering some of the major merits of having an otaku girlfriend has lately been the subject of much discussion, with some quite convincing merits evident.
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Statistics suggest the majority of Japanese men in their twenties no longer have any expectation of spending a romantic Christmas Eve having sex with their girlfriend, as has historically been the Japanese custom.
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Japanese in their twenties quizzed on what it is they dread to find in rooms of the opposite sex provide a resounding condemnation of otaku, in the case of women, and gambling chain-smokers, in the case of men…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 2, 2011 01:20 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Cosplay, Dating, Fujoshi, Idol, Internet, Music, Otaku, Relationships

Female otaku have been sharing some of the ways they have apparently been exposed as otaku to surrounding commoner males, with predictably disastrous results for their social standing.
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Japanese statistics which suggest over a third of male youths and nearly two thirds of female youths have no interest in or an active dislike of sex have lately been exciting the concern of Japanese online.
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Japanese women quizzed about the which aspects of their relationship history they would much rather avoid being asked about are none too subtle in decrying questions about their ex’s sexual proclivities as “bad manners” and “overly embarassing.”
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Over three quarters of Japanese women surveyed admit to faking orgasms – although fortunately a helpful gynecologist has gleefully betrayed her sex to tell men how to spot this.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Nov 1, 2011 15:22 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Dating, Idol, Marketing, Marriage, Otaku, Seiyuu, Virginity


With top seiyuu like Aya Hirano, Ayana Taketatsu and Aki Toyosaki all reduced to pariah status for daring to associate with men in the space of weeks, the divide between fans who treat seiyuu as objects of obsession and those who treat them as voice actors has never been so stark – but as some are keen to point out, it has always been thus. Read the rest of this entry »

An article giving the “9 reasons” men end up thinking the girl they have their eye on has the hots for them too has lately been the subject of much soul-searching reflection on the more desolate and lovelorn parts of 2ch.
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