
Police have arrested one chikan and are hunting another after the pair joined an online chikan mash-up on a train to grope a woman egging them on from a chikan forum – only to find out they were victimising an innocent woman whose clothing and position on the train mysteriously matched the instructions left for them on the forum.
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Japan’s latest teaching scandal, involving a youthful teacher who worked part-time at a “health” establishment in order to pay off her vast card debts, is currently exercising the imagination of many.
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A recent middle school class photo circulating on Twitter has been causing a stir in Japan – though whether their faux outrage is due to concerns about their precocious antics or sheer envy is another matter…
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An Internet-savvy lolicon has admitted to using his blog to rape and video some 40 schoolgirls, aged from 11 to 16.
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An 11-year-old boy has stunned Japan by throwing himself under a train in an effort to prevent the imminent closure of his school, pleading in his suicide note for the merger to be cancelled.
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A top executive with Japan Rail has killed himself after being arrested for groping a schoolgirl, which he denied even in his suicide note.
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Police have executed a daring midnight raid on one of Osaka’s oldest strip clubs, even going so far as to arrest the strippers and the evil men who were taking photographs of them.
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The perverse plans of an exceptionally devious voyeur who secreted a camera inside a traffic cone came undone when not only did one of his schoolgirl prey somehow see through his ruse, but it also emerged his camera had helpfully recorded his own face – and after arresting him police soon discovered his schoolgirl violation antics went much further than just their modesty.
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The latest development in Osaka’s efforts to hound tattooed deviants from public service have resulted in a lawsuit alleging the purge violates the Japanese constitution.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 10, 2012 18:39 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Crime, Gundam, Hacking, Internet, Nipponbashi, Osaka, Otaku, Police, Sunrise

Police have released one of Sunrise’s anime directors after arresting him for threatening to go on a killing spree in Osaka’s otaku district, having ignored his protestations of innocence whilst doggedly maintaining “we have proof – your IP address!” – only to discover his PC was being remotely controlled by a virus inflicted on him by 2ch.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 26, 2012 15:43 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Crime, Maid Café, Maids, Nipponbashi, Osaka, Otaku, Police, Prostitution

Maid cafes have lately come under scrutiny for exploiting both otaku and children, with the manager of one cafe being arrested for having 14-year-old girls serve his patrons, and others coming under fire for their extortionate charges and failure to register as establishments offering “personal” service.
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Police have announced charges of criminal copyright infringement against the admin and players of an unauthorised Aion: The Tower of Eternity server, marking Japan’s first ever prosecution of an emulated MMORPG server.
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