

Lolicon taxi riders and Ichigo Marshmallow fans are sure to be delighted (or at least mildly bemused) by the announcement that ita-taxi (“Moetaku”) bearing the likenesses of Miu and company are finally gracing the streets of Hamamatsu.
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Japanese train commuters (i.e. practically all Japanese) supply a ranking of the behaviours they find most annoying on a train, making essential reading for Japanese and uncultured barbarians alike.
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Japan’s railway network may be renowned as one of the best in the world, but that doesn’t stop large parts of it, particularly many tiny rural stations, from being rather shabby – train and photography otaku share the worst examples:
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A company starting a new women-only bus service has stoked controversy, with critics contending that the services represent sexual discrimination against men.
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A denizen of 2ch relates the events he saw unfold on a packed Tokyo train.
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Frenzied otaku have brought dozens of trains to a standstill thanks to their desire to photograph Asuka, delaying 13,000 commuters and causing transport chaos.
Police had to eject the maniacal throng from the premises to avert further delays.
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Police surveys of Japanese commuters reveal a shocking 83% of women admit experiencing chikan encounters on the nation’s trains.
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Japanese car manufacturers are becoming increasingly distressed at the lack of interest in their cars displayed by young Japanese, and Toyota has made what many consider the risible suggestion that this is due to the pernicious influence of video games…
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Japanese researchers striving to rid the nation’s trains of the menacing gropers who supposedly infest them have developed a novel countermeasure: a sticker victims can use to stamp the hands of chikan with a red “X,” allowing them to be readily found in a crowd.
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A man has been arrested for a series of attacks in which he forced himself into the mouths of a number of female victims, explaining that they were substitutes for the girl he was going to marry.
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Trains are once again the scene of a depraved orgy of groping and molestation as vile chikan assail their hapless victims in an attempt to satiate their perverted lusts.
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A Chinese company is equipping its bus fleet with emergency bricks so passengers can make good their escape should an accident befall them.
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