
The news that 45% of Korean children apparenently consider their nation’s principle enemy to be Japan, with less than half as many considering North Korea as grave a threat and a further 20% actually believing the USA is a worse enemy than either of them has lately been stoking much comment.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jun 19, 2011 19:20 JST
- Tags: 2ch, China, Dating, Gaikokujin, Korea, NEETs, Otaku, Politics, Relationships

2ch is in uproar after the publication of an article which alleges the type of man Japanese women find most undesirable are none other than the extreme rightists of 2ch.
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Members of a Japanese ultra-nationalist group have been arrested for invading France’s Tokyo embassy in response to a French satirical TV show which poked fun at the recent earthquake.
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The cast of mahou shoujo abuse anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica is stunningly cosplayed here by a cadre of elite Korean cosplayers – sans QB, strangely enough.
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Scenes of hundreds of live pigs being shovelled into a pit with the aid of a backhoe and then buried alive as part of a recent South Korean foot-and-mouth cull have shocked animal-welfare advocates.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 8, 2011 07:02 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Censorship, FPS, Korea, Marketing, North Korea, PS3, Translation, USA

Japanese gamers are aghast at the decision to rob upcoming shooter Homefront of all its references to North Korea in the name of kowtowing to censors and North Korea’s substantial fifth column within Japan.
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Chinese fisherman illegally fishing in Korean waters have attacked coastguard personnel sent to remove them, with at least 1 fisherman dying when a Chinese ship sank after it allegedly rammed a coastguard ship.
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Top Korean cosplayer duo Tasha and Tomia once again showcase their latent talent, this time with a beautiful cosplay of Vocaloids Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka:
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Panty and Stocking‘s angelic mahou shoujo side is shown off in this transformation cosplay by Korean cosplayers Tasha and Tomia: Read the rest of this entry »

Demon sisters Scanty & Knee Socks have already been the subject of some splendid cosplay courtesy of Korean cosplayer couple Tasha and Tomia:
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One Piece’s pirate lord Monkey D. Luffy and snake princess Boa Hancock are cosplayed immaculately here by Korean cosplayer duo Tomia and Tasha.
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Pokémon’s star critter Pikachu has been made into a kiddy riding machine any number of times – but some have voiced concern that the Korean versions have not preserved the cuteness the character is famed for.
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