

Miku fans are rejoicing with the news that her BMW sped to victory yet again at the latest Super GT GT300, with second place taken up by Evangelion’s car. Meanwhile, Ika Musume was not having a good day and only placed 17th…
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The tragic devastation suffered by a bus carrying nearly 50 people to Tokyo Disneyland as it was sheared in two by a collision with an ill-placed concrete wall has aroused astonishment that as few as 7 people died.
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Car-owning Evangelion fans not satisfied with only having a NERV phone can now augment their piloting skills with the Evangelion Portable Navi, a fully voiced Neon Genesis Evangelion themed GPS car navigation device, finally allowing them to drive themselves into the sea in style.
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The stupefying quality of Chinese innovation is once again the subject of appreciation online, this time in the form of the nation’s unique new approach to street sweeping.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Mar 28, 2012 06:00 JST
- Tags: Bicycles, Bizarre, Cars, Crime, Himeji, Internet, Police, Schoolboys, Suicide, YouTube

A man who uploaded a video of himself chasing a schoolboy on a bicycle in his car whilst threatening to run him off the road to YouTube has committed suicide, despite police and the boy declining to press charges, prompting furious speculation as to why he would kill himself when he remained anonymous and faced no punishment.
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A video of Tokyo pedestrians ignoring an ambulance even as it begs them to make way and stop using a scramble crossing for long enough to let it pass has lately been causing much outrage online, with many leaping to condemn the heartless folk of the capital.
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In Taiwan, Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid companions have been letting all comers give them a ride for a modest fee, a subject which has even provoked the interest of local media.
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Not only has Puella Magi Madoka Magica been awarded the Grand Prize for Animation by the government’s Japan Media Arts Festival, it seems to occupy pride of place at the exhibition with a huge display, and for reasons nobody is quite sure of Mercedes Benz has got in on the act with an official Madoka itasha as well…
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The extremes of devotion with which some otaku have decorated their precious itasha have lately fallen under critical scrutiny for the deleterious effects they may exert on the concentration and driving ability of the lucky owners, to say nothing of other road users…
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The auto-vehicular event of the year for Japan’s flag rubbing nationalists has brought all manner of “gaisensha” – propaganda trucks, usually of the “uyoku” or right wing variety – out into the open for the annual “National Foundation Day” rite.
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Good Smile Company has made a Nendoroid set to commemorate the Miku GT 2011 championship victory, with Miku, Luka and Rin on a podium wearing their race queen outfits.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Jan 2, 2012 15:39 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Cars, Itasha, Louise, Motorcycles, Otaku, Pettanko, Zero no Tsukaima

Tsundere queen Louise has been spotted being ridden in public in a state of total nudity, prompting a great deal of speculation as to just what services she has been providing…
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