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Japan NEETer Than Ever

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Jun 18, 2013 23:53 JST

Tags: 2ch, Hikikomori, Internet, NEETs, Otaku, Politics, Statistics

Japan’s population of NEETs continues to burgeon despite the supposed success of Abenomics, with the proportion of young people now engaged in providing “home security” now at record levels.

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PonySlaystation commented on June 19, 2013 11:32
its hard to find a job these days...well atleast in aus... i went through several interview, and most of them looks for people with experiences... I mean how the hell am i suppose to get... More
Anonymous commented on June 19, 2013 11:22
Also make unpaid internships and any other unpaid work illegal. Companies are now looking even at those 20-2k a year graduates and thinking that they are being paid too much.... More

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“.moe” Domains Approved

Author: Artefact
Categories: Anime, News
Date: Jun 18, 2013 20:06 JST

Tags: Internet, Marketing, Moe, Otaku, Sites, Technology

Adorable .moe domains look well on the way to becoming a reality, as ICANN has just approved their creation.

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Anonymous commented on June 19, 2013 11:08
loli.du but some hater anon take it down... More
Sado-Sensei commented on June 19, 2013 10:06
At last, I can create my Moe Szyslak web shrine!... More

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FF14: “Some Things Never Change”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 16, 2013 07:49 JST

Tags: Bugs, Comparison, Final Fantasy, Internet, MMORPG, PS3, Square Enix

Between the enduring willingness of Japanese players to queue for hours in a virtual world, the ineptitude of Square Enix for still not having fixed the game to stop them having to, or the howls of rage echoing through Eorzea as the zone they were all queuing up to get into bugged and had to be taken down, Final Fantasy XIV’s rebirth is shaping up to be as controversial as ever.

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Anonymous commented on June 19, 2013 05:02
I'll be playing that game at least a bit, having picked up their fuckup 1.0 version from the bargain bin granting me some free play time. If you see some cat girl racing to the... More
no commented on June 18, 2013 20:38
You obviously have never played FFXI.... More

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China Censors Rubber Duckies

Author: Artefact
Categories: International, News
Date: Jun 4, 2013 23:56 JST

Tags: Censorship, China, History, Hong Kong, Internet, Photoshop, Politics

China’s thought police have begun censoring all mentions of rubber duckies after an unpatriotic wag uploaded a Photoshop combining it and the famed Tiananmen Square incident of 1989 to sinified Twitter knock-off Sina Weibo.

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Anonymous commented on June 9, 2013 00:04
Better yet, the entire human race should be extinct in this planet. XP... More
Anonymous commented on June 9, 2013 00:02
Sesame Street SHOULD BE Banned. XD... More

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Final Fantasy XIV “Marred By Total WTF UI”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: May 26, 2013 08:23 JST

Tags: Final Fantasy, Image Gallery, Internet, MMORPG, Ports, PS3, RPG, Square Enix

The endlessly incendiary Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch and PS3 port is still proving controversial, with some rather convincing complaints about its overpowering UI being too much even for PC gamers, let alone those on the PS3.

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Anonymous commented on May 31, 2013 04:54
The only thing that can destroy this game now is monthly fees. The UI is perfect and everything has been improved.... More
Anonymous commented on May 30, 2013 19:51
Sounds like "cinema".... More

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GungHo Worth More Than Nintendo: “Social Gaming Won!”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: May 15, 2013 14:09 JST

Tags: Business, Comparison, Internet, Keitai, Marketing, Nintendo, Social Games

Japanese gamers have been stunned to learn that the market cap of Puzzle & Dragons maker GungHo now exceeds that of Nintendo, prompting both despair and incredulity and perhaps explaining about the Japanese gaming industry’s rapid decline into idolising card and puzzle games for phones.

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Mauvais commented on May 19, 2013 02:12
Well, I think the thing about PD is that it's a combination of popular and addictive systems. It's Pokemon + Bejeweled (both popular and addictive to some), with the insidious "stamina" feature that limits your... More
Anonymous commented on May 17, 2013 14:12
Guess that's it. Japanese gaming is dead. It had a good run.... More

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Square Enix “Will Focus On Social Gaming”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: May 14, 2013 20:10 JST

Tags: Business, Final Fantasy, Internet, Marketing, Social Games, Square Enix

After having posted the worst losses in its history and sacking its CEO, Square Enix has announced its new focus will be social games.

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Anonymous commented on June 13, 2013 00:11
wow nice discussion, once in a blue moon here... More
Anyien commented on May 17, 2013 21:58
The FF-fans want a FF game. And every single game in FF have 4 things in common. 1) Open World. 2) Several Towns with NPC and stores. 3) Random Encounters. 4) Gripping Story. FFXIII didn't have 3 out of 4... More

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Chikan Forum Group Gropers Touch Up Wrong Woman

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: May 9, 2013 21:59 JST

Tags: Chikan, Crime, Fetish, Internet, Osaka, Police, Trains, Wakayama

Police have arrested one chikan and are hunting another after the pair joined an online chikan mash-up on a train to grope a woman egging them on from a chikan forum – only to find out they were victimising an innocent woman whose clothing and position on the train mysteriously matched the instructions left for them on the forum.

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Taylor commented on May 17, 2013 07:38
You're a brick wall against a nuclear warhead my friend. Good day.... More
Anonymous commented on May 16, 2013 21:30
@Taylor- rather it was the words of someone who is sick of talking to a brick wall. With due respect given to brick walls, at least their defense is solid, unlike yours. Have fun in your... More

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“Japanese” Celebrates Boston Terror

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Apr 17, 2013 16:45 JST

Tags: 2ch, Crime, Internet, Korea, Politics, USA, YouTube

A supposedly “Japanese” celebration of the recent horrific events in Boston has outraged many Japanese – most of whom see good evidence it is a Korean crazy posing as a Japanese in a crude attempt to make Americans hate one the defilers of Dokdo.

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Anonymous commented on April 29, 2013 20:03
Koreans really are the Jews of the East lol. All of the comments they found prove beyond a doubt that this faggot was actually a gook. I like how Koreans run all the sushi places... More
Anonymous commented on April 20, 2013 20:22
Binzar, Good Binzar!!! It's your's do... Dasar manusia PURBA!!!... More

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“Date AKB48″ Scam Nets $2,000,000 from 2100 Otaku

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Apr 12, 2013 00:47 JST

Tags: AKB48, Crime, Dating, Fraud, Idol, Internet, Marketing, Otaku, Prostitution

A fake dating site offering desperate AKB48 fans the chance for an encounter with the object of their obsession has been busted, though not before managing to persuade 2100 such otaku that the emails they had their employees cobble together from blog posts were worth spending hundreds of millions of yen on.

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Anonymous commented on April 16, 2013 21:30
LOL... I think they deserved to lose their money for being so stupid. 2D doesn't give you morning BJ... unlike real women. But of course, most 2D girls are drawn that way, not be genetics.... More
Anonymous commented on April 16, 2013 05:57
AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH... More

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RDG Otaku “Steal Reading’s Hashtag”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Anime, News
Date: Apr 7, 2013 07:12 JST

Tags: Internet, Mass Media, Otaku, P.A. Works, RDG, Twitter, UK

“Japanese cartoon” fans of RDG – Red Data Girl – have caused an upset in a UK paper after the volume of their twits on the #RDG hashtag easily obliterated the previous Reading-related activity.

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Anonymous commented on April 9, 2013 15:21
@14:32 It's the English language. Get used to it.... More
Anonymous commented on April 9, 2013 14:32
If I wanted to pronounce it as 'Redding', therefore it should be named as such. And not as 'Reading'.... More

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30% of Japanese Men “Have Never Even Dated”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Apr 3, 2013 08:02 JST

Tags: Comparison, Dating, Internet, Marriage, Money, Otaku, Relationships, Statistics

Findings that 30% of Japanese men surveyed report never having dated anyone in their entire lives have been causing consternation (and some relief) online.

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Anonymous commented on April 9, 2013 10:49
Of course not.... More
Anonymous commented on April 7, 2013 17:47
“Honestly, if you compromise and end up with some awful woman you’ll regret it more than remaining single. No matter how thirsty you get, don’t drink sewage.” Quite profound.... More

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