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NicoNico Douga to be Japan’s National Infrastructure

Nishimura (2ch founder) on the left, with his taskmaster Natsuno watching over him to try to stop him spending any more investor cash

NicoNico Douga bosses 夏野剛 / Takeshi Natsuno (a seasoned seller of mobile phone melodies parachuted in to try to stop the cash haemorrhage at Nico’s managing firm Niwango) and 西村博之 / Hiroyuki Nishimura (no less a man than the founder of 2ch and now Nico honcho) have given a most interesting interview on the future and past of NicoNico.

Much is revealed of their plans for expansion; notably we hear they intend to see NicoNico become a part of the national infrastructure of Japan, that they intend a plan of overseas expansion, just as soon as they have dealt with the trifling matter of losing millions of dollars, and that, yes, the biggest challenge facing them may indeed be kowtowing to the intellectual property cartels without wiping their servers bare.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 2, 2009 08:46

    He's not the creator, the writer was comparing him TO the maker. And the article is exactly about his lack of money. Poor bloke.... More

  • Resonance commented on August 12, 2008 03:16

    Hm, I always wondered what kind of person the creator of 2ch would be like. While this is a novel idea (global expansion) I don't think it'll go beyond the bounds of where it is now.... More

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Kitten Stamper Hunted

Kitten Stamper Hunted

In a shocking act of wanton cruelty, a lady exhibiting considerable sadism has distributed videos of herself viciously torturing and then rather thoroughly killing an unfortunate kitten, stamping it into a bloody pulp, with eyes popping forth, in a disturbing re-enactment of similar acts of brazen cruelty a few years ago.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 17, 2015 23:46

    FIND HER, RAPE HER, BEAT HER, KICK HER, RAPE HER AGAIN, HANG HER, THEN BURN HER. I´LL PAY FOR IT...SERIOUS! tom@animales.net... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 18, 2013 02:39

    I visited various web pages but the audio quality for audio songs existing at this website is genuinely fabulous.... More

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Nico Wipes Anime

This young lady in an act of domination is a fitting figurative representation of what has been done to Nico.

NicoNico Douga has prostrated itself before the might of Japanese intellectual property cartels such as the AJA, JVA and MPAA, and Nico maintainer Dwango is now their willing and obedient slave in all matters, we hear. They have supinely expunged all content the groups deem infringing (and not just limited to anime), so they must be excused if their servers are a little bare at present.

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  • Gosun commented on November 18, 2008 22:19

    Have they even considered that they should stop trying to put in so many censors in their broadcasts and offer over-priced dvd sets just to see the "extras?"... More

  • lordchair commented on September 22, 2008 12:11

    Well said!... More

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How to Buy a Japanese Girl – Cheap (and Real)

How to Buy a Japanese Girl – Cheap (and Real) - collared schoolgirl

The funeral pyre of Mainichi rag WaiWai has blazed into a general conflagration of infernal proportions, with the spectres of innumerable lawsuits for slander and calumny eagerly circling it, and the latest pick of their dubious articles will not see the heat abate any time soon – all 2ch is gleefully heaping fuel onto the fire, so here is the latest article of controversy.

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  • KingFisher commented on September 19, 2012 16:08

    Too difficult to take i nall this information.... More

  • Urmom commented on July 30, 2009 07:51

    yeah THATS the thing to be surprised about. not the 12 year old american strippers in texas.... More

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1¢ Cola at Amazon – Hundreds Delivered

1¢ Cola at Amazon – Hundreds Delivered

Amazon has recently been selling this Coca Cola (alas you are too late to partake) for the princely sum of ¥1 per can; it is genuine (if “No Calorie” can be called this), comes in 350ml cans and otherwise appears not to be some Chinese chemical effluent – the only disadvantage to buying (apart from the taste) is the lady’s picture with which the can is emblazoned. Buy only 1500 cans and you can get free shipping!

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  • Anonymous commented on May 17, 2013 18:14

    革から作られて、それはそれは豪華でエレガントにするために、デザインのキルトです... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 13, 2011 13:21

    Well then time to go sell them to someone to get my cent back... More

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Stabber Plague: 300 and Counting…

Lady knife wielder on a moonlit night

Since the infamy in Akihabara, a wave of copycat would be stabbers has arisen, not to mention a number of actual stabbers, with police now having investigated a total of 300 incidents of threatened or actual violence, chiefly being posted to online bulletin boards.

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  • Ben commented on August 26, 2010 14:58

    Shit is chaos in Japan...... More

  • Arekanderu commented on July 22, 2009 06:52

    ƒXƒ^ƒ“ƒhƒAƒƒ“•¡‡‘Ì he shoots, he SCORES!... More

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Server Haet Raep

Lain and computers - Serial Experiments Lain, by 安倍吉俊 / Yoshitoshi Abe

As you may have noticed, there have been some disruptions to Sankaku Complex’s hosting, basically a consequence of healthy traffic growth: in this respect I suppose it could it could be taken as an indicator of success, but I must still offer my apologies to those inconvenienced; your forebearance and understanding in this matter are greatly appreciated.

The change in platform (it is a mystery to me how Apache became market leader considering its abysmal performance in certain situations, and I also find it strange that opcode caching isn’t a standard feature of PHP) should be able to accommodate future growth without difficulty, and will enable continued improvements, so hopefully no further problems will be evident. If you do happen to have any problems or suggestions, please do not hesitate to make them known.

  • Anonymous commented on December 6, 2009 22:16

    Before you defend Apache, consider how it got it's name. It was not a tribute to the great Native American nation, no. It is a joke on how the beast is require one patch and... More

  • Artefact commented on June 30, 2008 10:43

    I just tried one of the others and it cut memory and CPU usage in half... The server doesn't run out of memory and crash every few hours either. It seems to me that Apache does... More

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Internet Censorship Bill Passes

The main meeting hall of the Diet of Japan in Tokyo. Wikimedia image.

The previously discussed efforts to protect the children from the wickedness of the Internet, by censoring their access to it, are set to become law, having passed with the unanimous assent of the House of Representatives (lower house, the one with most of the power); it will go before the House of Councillors next week, and then fully come into effect.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 1, 2011 17:26

    got a membership still cant post as my name...odd but I hoshioni shall declare Its up to the parents to raise there kids right, its not up to a government cookie cutter standard. and notice... More

  • darknetwork commented on July 15, 2010 16:29

    so i only affect site hosted in japan?... More

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Girl Kills Self Due to “Die!” Comment on Blog

Just imagine it the opposite way round - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

A 16 year old girl committed suicide, hanging herself, apparently in response to a “Die!” comment on her blog, leaving little doubt as to her motivation with a will laying stating her pains. She was said to be in shock after some earlier problems with classmates, and was taking a break from school, so it may be that this was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 18, 2010 04:53

    Therefore on the Internet, even if someone says bullshit, it is not obliged to assault him verbally.... More

  • tyciol commented on April 11, 2010 07:21

    Pics of the girl? Was she fat or something?... More

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Japanese Democrats to Censor Internet, Ban Adult Games?

Harmful information removed

Not content with one of their number hysterically proposing adult games be subject to severe censorship, now the Democratic Party of Japan (the main leftist opposition party) has proposed a regime of mandatory inspection and authorisation for sites containing “harmful” information, obligating PC manufacturers and cell phone companies to install filtering software, with harmful sites judged by some sort of NGO. Naturally, this move is to protect children from the evils of the Internet.

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  • imhgtsukishiro commented on May 9, 2009 16:44

    To me, this is more of "Information Control" rather than "Child Protection"...... More

  • Tyciol commented on May 5, 2009 11:17

    Nice testament to Zetsubou, they totally mocked the censorship.... More

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Kakaku.com Guide

Kakaku.com Guide

Using Kakaku.com, the extremely popular Japanese price comparison search engine, you can save a lot of money, but there are naturally a variety of caveats inherent. Here I present a guide to using Kakaku.com which will hopefully give you an idea of how to use it to best effect.

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  • w334b00 commented on December 22, 2010 16:41

    [size=25][b][color=#FF0000]Neat. :0[/color][/b][/size]... More

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