
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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Japanese women asked what they think the biggest hints that a man is nursing an ulterior motive in his advances yield up an instructive ranking…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 30, 2010 03:04 JST
- Tags: Chikan, Crime, Idol, Marina Inoue, Otaku, Seiyuu, Stalkers, Trains, Twitter

Top seiyuu Marina Inoue, known for such roles as Yoko and Alicia, has reported that she was chased by a “strange person” and almost broke down into tears as a result.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Oct 13, 2010 13:01 JST
- Tags: Endings, Eroge, Guro, Overflow, School Days, Trains, Video Gallery, Yandere

School Days HQ, the recent “HD” re-release of much esteemed eroge School Days, now has more yandere content than ever with the addition of an entirely new and hideously tragic ending, featuring a train and plenty of blood and dismemberment.
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A man who became enraged after missing an elevator fell to his death in the shaft after ramming his way through the doors in his electric wheelchair.
The video of the incident has proven popular viewing:
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A Microsoft employee has been arrested for groping the breasts of a schoolgirl.
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Seiyuu Yukari Tamura, best known for her role as Nanoha, is not to be out done by other seiyuu and their breast groping adventures – she reports a man on the train splattering her with an unknown liquid.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jul 4, 2010 10:07 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Chikan, Courts, Crime, Law, Misandry, Police, Saitama, Schoolgirls, Trains

A man accused of groping a schoolgirl on a train was exonerated in court by forensic tests of the alleged victim’s pantsu which could find no trace of his DNA, but in spite of a not guilty verdict police still refuse to acknowledge this “unexpected” outcome, and are considering an appeal.
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A feminist politician has denounced men complaining of sexual discrimination at the hands of women as being nothing more than “gang rapists” who “should be ashamed.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: May 16, 2010 06:55 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Comparison, Hatsune Miku, Internet, Itasha, Marketing, Otaku, Touhoku, Trains


Hatsune Miku fans have been enraged by the decision of Japan Rail East to throw out the top voted names for its new E5 Shinkansen, which included “Hatsune,” instead picking the name which came 7th with just 2% of the vote.
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A man has committed suicide after police tried to pressure him into confessing to groping a drunk woman even after she withdrew her accusation, completely ignoring the beating the man received at the hands of the woman’s companions.
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