
The American-style chivalry of a US sailor stationed in Japan who beat up two strangers who had the temerity to insult his Japanese girlfriend has been earning much admiration online.
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A serving Chinese general has been saying he thinks Japan ought to be made to “withdraw” from Okinawa, in favour of the peace-loving Chinese.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jul 2, 2012 05:17 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Crime, Law, Marketing, Military, Nagoya, Osaka, USA, Weapons

Japanese customs have banned the import of US-made ballpoint pens after determining they constituted “weapons” and “could be used in self-defence.”
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The bizarre taste in helmets of Japanese samurai, generals and warlords would put any modern cosplayer to shame, and sengoku jidai buffs have been busily collecting up some of the most egregiously eccentric examples.
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No less than the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo has interviewed the creator of Strike Witches about the inception of adorable Finnish witch Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen.
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Rarely has an anime managed to target lovers of moeblobs, voluptuous schoolgirl fans and even gun fanciers all in one production (assuming that these are in fact three distinct groups and not one super-group), but gun-bishoujo anime Upotte!!’s aim is impeccable and the title has sustained surprising popularity…
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Pale maiden anime Jormungand is accumulating as much praise for the quality of its frequently rather eccentric facial expressions as it is for the quality of its gunplay and throat slitting, as well as its unexpectedly high gag content…
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Lovers of guns, action and pale maidens have been celebrating the debut of Jormungand, which in its first episode seems to have accrued a respectable following and a certain amount of acclaim, as well as possibly the highest number of rounds fired this season, though it likely still faces some competition for bodycount.
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North Korea may not be able to feed its people, but the grandeur and technological sophistication of its nascent “space” program’s launch control is currently the subject of mass marvel online.
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Nishoujo fuhrer idol Adolf Retia, from Alice Soft‘s eroge Daiteikoku, is showing off skimpy little bikini in this figure of her, by Kaitendoh and to be released in June 2012.
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Comiket 81′s initial day sees yet more outstanding cosplay, a great deal of which is as usual scorchingly hot despite the admittedly only typically mild Tokyo winter, with smooth ero-cosplayer Lenfried joining the fray.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 19, 2011 08:17 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Crime, History, Korea, Law, Military, Politics, Prostitution, Seoul

South Korea’s president has threatened to surround the Japanese embassy with “comfort women” statues if Japan does not start coughing up more apologies and cash for the alleged wartime misconduct.
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