

An as yet unexplained Shinjuku mass fainting event which saw a large number of young women collapse and lose consciousness has bemused both authorities and the online masses.
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Even as the aftermath of the saw attack on AKB48 continues, the Japanese media are still finding creepy otaku in the midst of preparations for the general election – the latest boasting that his election spend will come to 20,000,000 yen and showing off his house-filling and landfill-bound CD collection.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: May 26, 2014 10:29 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Bizarre, Crime, Events, Idol, Iwate, Marketing, Music, Otaku


A saw-wielding maniac has attacked AKB48 members at their latest handshaking event, severely injuring Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama along with a staff member.
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Police have arrested a man for urinating on the head of a schoolgirl as she sat on a bench, finding him to be responsible for a dozens of similar attacks on schoolgirls and others.
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Shingeki no Kyojin mangaka Hajime Isayama has apologised for the inclusion of not-so-hidden “obscene” messages in chapter 57, explaining rather abstrusely that “it was not the author’s intention” to include them.
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A taxi driver has been arrested after drugging a female fare with a diuretic and then refusing to let her go so he could film her desperately struggling to avoid wetting herself – a battle she tragically lost, along with some 50 of his other victims.
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A Japanese city has abolished school milk for polluting the glorious culinary culture of Japan, saying it “destroys Japanese culinary culture” and “doesn’t go well with rice.”
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The smog cloud choking China is blotting out so much of the sun that plants will have difficulty growing and the country’s agriculture could be crippled, warn Chinese scientists – comparing the effects of the pollution to a “nuclear winter.”
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The Chinese Weibo-sphere has been alight with news of a woman whose stomach exploded and caught fire after some intense China-quality partying.
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Uncovering the bizarre oddities harboured by the vast confines of space, out-of-this-world service anime Space Dandy delivers more of its usual alluring “T&A” display – though some might consider certain instances of such service a bit too overwhelming.
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Chinese authorities have apparently resorted to broadcasting the sunrise on giant TVs in public places as it is now invisible to the naked eye thanks to some of the densest smog ever.
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Police have arrested a man for “forcing” his stepson to play GTA4, after the stress of playing the horrible game caused him to develop a neurological disorder.
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