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UK Man Crashes Speech – “Japan’s Elections are Too Noisy!”

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A British man arrested for interfering with a “political address” (although in Japan candidates screaming their name through a megaphone for hours on end is a common form of political address), complaining that “Japanese elections are too noisy,” has earned the wholehearted support of 2ch, not that this will be much help in court.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 30, 2011 15:36

    I'll remember not to vote for them then.... More

  • Artefact commented on April 27, 2011 13:45

    That is a pretty imbecilic article - Tokyo is on the same latitude as the Mediterranean or the southern states. Of course they wouldn't need central heating when it's only mildly cold for a few... More

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23-Year-Old Teacher Sacked for Schoolboy Sex

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A 23-year-old teacher has been fired for repeatedly having sex with one of her pupils at school, apparently after he ruined things by bragging about it to classmates who then jealously made a fuss.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 2, 2012 03:19

    Wow. Just wow. I know this is a very old subject matter, but I cannot help but notice the obvious stupidity in it! I mean, you have this hot piece of school ass on a... More

  • ShinjiEx commented on May 17, 2011 19:40

    Nice... ^__^... More

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Eastern Japan Faces Crippling Blackouts

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As a result of the quake, eastern Japan’s major power company Tepco has announced it plans to introduce rolling blackouts throughout much of the region, the first since the end of WWII, for as much as 6 hours a day and possibly lasting until next year.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 17, 2011 03:43

    Maybe I’ve missed something , but everybody is still talking about today. And what’s next? They are going to rebuild that old electricity system as it was before and wait for another event with nature... More

  • Wallace Hunter commented on March 15, 2011 18:02

    They keep announcing blackouts throughout Tokyo, but in my neighborhood they keep not happening. Does the disaster area not have enough of a grid to take the power, or what? Also, anyone bitching about only... More

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Even You Can Find a Partner! 35% Succeed in Ota-Konkatsu

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The organisers of the recent Lucky Star Konkatsu dating event are crowing over the fact that “35%” of the otaku participants successfully formed nascent otaples.

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  • Holy One commented on October 23, 2011 19:12

    *stares at the Kagamin-Kona pic* ... ('///') ... ... Huh? Wha-? Oh, the 35%. Lol.... More

  • Amir commented on December 9, 2010 10:29

    I mean this is actually kind of true. "Otaku" or in general Anime/Manga/Vocaloid fans who feel socially out of place likely have their attitude and behavior to blame more than their interests. If you want... More

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Teacher Busted for Blindfold Loli Posing

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A teacher has been caught blindfolding and posing his pupils in order to “express deep affection” for them in a “1-on-1 setting.”

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  • Anonymous commented on January 15, 2011 10:17

    'Sick Leave' for a sick person...... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 13, 2010 12:59

    When he says reckless. He means he was being to reckless which is why he was caught.... More

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Boys Arrested for “Duelling”: “Shonen Manga to Blame”

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Police have arrested two boys for the crime of duelling, blaming the influence of shonen manga.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 20, 2011 00:30

    Let's just ban everything already this is getting annoying The solution is to change people's minds not banning shit. Learn already... More

  • Ben commented on November 21, 2010 15:47

    *desperately thinking*... Yugioh made me do it!... More

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Police: “Chikan Guilty Until Proven Innocent”

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A man accused of groping a schoolgirl on a train was exonerated in court by forensic tests of the alleged victim’s pantsu which could find no trace of his DNA, but in spite of a not guilty verdict police still refuse to acknowledge this “unexpected” outcome, and are considering an appeal.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 19, 2011 00:10

    The man should start calling women chikan whenever their hands touch on his crotch or ass on the train. Even the playing field.... More

  • tyciol commented on November 22, 2010 06:23

    I think it shows the media bias that they refer to the girl as 'the victim'. This actually assumes a crime occured. It's one thing when something is obvious (like obviously there is a murder victim... More

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Schoolboy Gang Rapes & Robs 30 – “I Was Making a Mafia”

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A gang of three boys has been arrested for 30 charges of rape and robbery, committed in a three week rampage which saw the gang target countless young women in a series of violent outrages.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 27, 2011 14:24

    What is it they think the Mafia does? Damn dirt kids being dirt as always.... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 5, 2010 16:04

    I blame Facebook's Mafia wars for this.... More

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18-Year-Old Busted for “Selling Child Porn” of Herself

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An 18-year-old girl has been arrested on child pornography charges for selling nude pictures of herself online.

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  • harry commented on February 4, 2012 12:46

    well same thing in america if your under 18, but you don;t have to sell it for it to be child porn, you could just be sexting nude pics to your boyfriend and it would... More

  • daslasher commented on April 10, 2011 02:47

    okay shes 18 yet its child porn??????... More

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The Lucky Star mikoshi, one of Washinomiya’s most sacred relics to legions of otaku devotees, will be be spending most of the year in China for the Expo 2010 Shanghai China international fair as an example of Japan’s unique modern visual art.

The mikoshi, a Shinto portable shrine used as a sort of chariot for deities during religious processions, is perhaps less well known outside of Japan than it deserves, so a brief introduction to the shrine is included below…

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  • Mikorio commented on May 27, 2010 02:29

    I went to the expo and didn't see it, is it hidden away in a nook somewhere? I walked the whole Japan Pavilion and didn't see head nor tails of it anywhere.... More

  • h8GWB commented on May 22, 2010 14:40

    You mean bootleg the mikoshi, so that more people can have them?... More

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Saitama Prefecture, well known for being the spiritual home of Lucky Star, has published an official proposal to bolster the prefecture’s already substantial anime tourism trade via such otaku-oriented methods that include a previously reported plan to change schoolgirl uniforms to anime seifuku cosplay.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 25, 2010 03:42

    I want to see all the creepy bastards that'll flock there just for the girls.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 24, 2010 23:54

    I'd like to see Da Japanese Ahnold, Lunar Papa from seto no hanayome as the male uniforms. That was set in saitama right?... More

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Priest Burns Down Own Temple in $3,000,000 Scam

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The chief priest of a 500-year-old Buddhist temple allegedly burnt down his own temple to fraudulently collect millions of dollars in insurance and so pay off huge debts incurred in the course of a lavish lifestyle, which saw him frequenting hostess bars and driving about town in a BMW.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 14, 2010 18:40

    I understood that some Buddhist Temples in Japan is hereditary, meaning the Chief Priest usually inherits it from their parents. I think it started around this century and it somehow became like a business... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 12, 2010 18:06

    In 2009, the same chief priest was charged with assault after he dragged a 64-year-old out of a snack bar one night and beat him after the man had the temerity to tell the priest... More

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