- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Aug 17, 2011 14:11 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Bizarre, History, Hokkaido, Internet, Marketing, Politics, Tourism, Twitter, WWII

The mascot for an obscure Japanese town has caused a scandal after daring to say that Japan killed 20 million in a war of aggression, with 2ch and Japan’s online right banding together in a successful effort to silence him.
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After her last appearance in Japan being widely reviled as a disaster, Miku fans have hailed her latest appearance as being perfection itself.
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Police have arrested a man for kidnapping a 2-year-old girl from an arcade with the intent of sexually assaulting her.
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Japanese gratitude towards the US military’s earthquake relief efforts, dubbed “Operation Tomodachi,” has resulted in the flattering image above, prompting a delighted reaction from Americans and a somewhat more mixed response from Japanese…
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The frigid land of Hokkaido now belongs to Hatsune Miku – not only has she lately been the subject of much enthusiastic snow sculpture, she also managed to take over the website of the Hokkaido Shimbun.
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Japanese asked about how appealing they consider each of the 47 Japanese prefectures have rendered their verdict – the frigid wastes of Hokkaido are the place to be, with the nation’s capital scraping in at 4th.
Whether Hokkaido’s top placing (along with its capital Sapporo being top city) has anything to do with Sapporo being Rie Tanaka’s birthplace is naturally a matter of some conjecture…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 2, 2010 20:19 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Crime, Hokkaido, Loli, Lolicon, Old People, Prostitution, Relationships, Schoolgirls

A 77-year-old man has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl which had allegedly lasted many years.
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A 51-year-old teacher has been arrested after eloping with his 14-year-old pupil on a “honeymoon,” saying he intended to marry the girl.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Sep 17, 2009 20:09 JST
- Tags: Artists, Food, Hokkaido, Illustration, Marketing, Moe, Plagiarism, To Love-Ru


Hastily concluded oppai manga To Love-Ru seems to have retained enough popularity to create some entertaining tracing controversy centred around an amusing attempt to cash in on the moe boom by selling moe seaweed using traced To Love-ru imagery…
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A woman has been arrested for selling schoolgirls online, in what promises to be the new occupation of virtual madam.
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A man has been indicted for mugging a lady for her underwear in the street, tearing off her pantsu whilst she was still wearing them in a brazen act of pantsu theft.
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A Hokkaido bus company has decided to cash in on the moe boom with these “moekko” designs for its free pass tickets, and was pleasantly surprised when it became a hit, not only locally but even outside the prefecture.
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