


Few sights are as disturbing as that of large gatherings of sex dolls, except, it would seem, the sight of large numbers of them hung in various stages of assembly – rarely has the female form been so terrifying.
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Some remarkable similarities in certain scenes from K-ON! and their apparent real world counterparts have been discovered, most notably these suspiciously similar cumulo-nimbus cloud formations.
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2ch collects a series of images which demonstrate “100%” resemblances, in spite of some rather huge differences in subject matter…
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Whilst often reported tersely in newspaper stories the nation over, the crimes of petty perverts are rarely reported from the perpetrator’s perspective – the below interview seeks to rectify this, asking a voyeur jailed for taking upskirt photos of girls about his motivations and techniques…
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Though now generally associated with its sprawling complex of cities, where most of the population resides, most of Japan actually consists of forested mountain regions interspersed by hamlets and villages, often as picturesque as they are insignificant.
2ch has done its best to share a variety of these bucolic scenes:
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A look at the street fashion of the Chinese city of Hangzhou lends an unfamiliar but welcome meaning to the phrase “China quality.”
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Japan’s “shōtengai,” or shopping arcades, typically a covered approach to a station lined by small shops, as well as its high streets, have increasingly come to resemble deserted avenues lined by shutters, especially in the nation’s increasingly depopulated and geriatric regional cities.
Dubbed “shutter-dōri,” or “shutter streets,” these streets have become a potent symbol of urban decay and the demographic and economic collapse Japan faces.
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A series of images purporting to show images which are not in fact the result of Photoshop trickery despite looking for all the world like they are has lately been fascinating appreciators of bizarre photography:
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A gallery of the coolest cats, admittedly apparently not a difficult thing for a cat to be. Cats ranging from fluffy balls of fur to hardened feline assassins and everything in between are present in abundance.
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The denizens of 2ch share their love for animals with a spontaneous outburst of “suzume” images, suzume referring to the Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer Montanus, particularly its Japanese variation.
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A 2ch inhabitant shares the content of his Shiba Inu folder, showcasing the smallest and possibly most appealing breed of dog indigenous to Japan. Some Akita Inu are also included.
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The denizens of 2ch have pooled their photographic resources to create an extensive gallery of jinja, or Shinto shrines, along with a number of other religious objects, particularly the “torii” gates which mark passage from the profane to a sacred space.
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