
A chance observation by 2ch has led to the surprising discovery that some Japanese movie theatres are actually playing their films from PS3s.
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Police recently bravely swooped on a private “lingerie party” with 16 participants, arresting half of them for public indecency.
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A Japanese food retailer has attracted a storm of criticism after it set prosecutors on one of its part-time employees for making rice balls (onigiri) out of leftover rice due to be thrown out, accusing her of theft.
The legal assault was apparently intended to punish her for having the gall to submit a formal complaint about the company’s alleged non-payment of overtime owed.
The pettiness of the company’s accusations soon incited massive criticism and a major PR disaster…
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A 2ch Kannagi fan and architecture maniac has created what looks to be the definitive recreation of the Nagi-sama residence (formerly inhabited by Jin). With this blueprint you can (probably) build your dream home (goddess not included).
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Charming petanko miko anime Kannagi has been the subject of much investigation by fans, and it has transpired that the anime makes extensive use of real world locations, in much the same way as the recent Someday’s Dreamers, though where that title was ridiculed for being a pure Photoshop anime, there are few who would criticise Kannagi’s tasteful adaptation of key locations.
Below is an interesting comparison showing the extent of the similarities:
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In what may be the only recorded incidence of death by manga, if we are to exclude the murderous rampages politicians and the mass media assure us are the result of such things, a man (37) was tragically buried alive by his impressive collection of many hundreds of volumes, apparently toppled onto him in the recent severe earthquake in Tohoku.
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In a change from the depressingly common efforts at suicide which severely inconvenience rail passengers, a lady instead apparently sought to do away with herself in the most honourable and traditional manner of cutting the belly; her choice of venue, a large supermarket in the middle of town, was a little less traditional though.
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