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Samurai road rage as man attacks motorist with replica samurai sword on Japanese expressway
- Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2018 - Tweet
Tailgating incident isn’t exactly the sort of duel of honor told about in tales of yore.
Knife-wielding man asks Osaka police officer to shoot him, officer complies
- Casey Baseel
Feb 20, 2018
Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.
Mie man arrested for collecting photos he took of female coworker while at work
- Master Blaster
Feb 16, 2018
Charges cause many to wonder where the line between stalking and a secret crush lies.
Manga creators association says pirate sites could bring about a collapse of Japanese culture
- Casey Baseel
Feb 15, 2018
Organization stresses the importance of keeping artists and publishers in the emotional loop between creators and fans.
Japanese senior stabs younger man multiple times after seeing him sit in train’s priority seat
- Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2018
Seats are generally reserved for elderly and disabled passengers.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • crime • Osaka • priority seats • scary • subways • trains • transportation)
“Winny Incident” movie wins huge crowdfunding support
- Master Blaster
Feb 12, 2018
After its crowdfunding target is smashed, writing begins on the story of how Japan stifled its own IT development in the name of combating file-sharing.
- Japan
- (copyright • crime • crowdfunding • file sharing • law • movies • Winny)
Lame tourists’ lame excuse for spray-painting graffiti in Tokyo still gets them arrested
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2018
Claim they thought graffiti was allowed in one Tokyo neighborhood.
Man in China arrested for highway robbery… he literally stole the street
- Master Blaster
Feb 5, 2018
Industrious criminal charged with making off with 800 meters of road.
Five Chinese nationals arrested in Japan for translating manga, games for distribution
- Anime News Network
Feb 3, 2018
Allegedly translated Kimi ni Todoke & Maid Sama! crossover manga, Yu-Gi-Oh! game, more.
Unemployed man and teen schoolgirl team up to steal manga, get arrested in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2018
It sounds like the set-up for a silly anime, but the end of the story is soberingly real.
Idols stand by cryptocurrency after major theft leaves them without paychecks
- Anime News Network
Feb 1, 2018
The Virtual Currency Girls hit their first major snag in their dream of a cryptocurrency utopia.
- Japan
- (Anime News Network • Bitcoin • Coincheck • crime • cryptocurrency • idol singers • Idols • Virtual Currency Girls)
Pokémon GO-playing driver’s two year prison sentence for manslaughter upheld. Was it enough?
- Master Blaster
Jan 30, 2018
How heinous a crime is using a smartphone while driving?
- Japan
- (Aichi • car accident • crime • law • manslaughter • Pokémon GO)
Social media users boast of plans to grope schoolgirls on day of Japan’s most important test
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2018
While Japanese teens are on the train headed to the once-a-year Center Test, some predators see a rare opportunity.
Elderly Hyogo man touches convenience store clerk’s breast, buys all the fried chicken, runs away
- Master Blaster
Jan 22, 2018
Sometimes even all the nuggets and hot dogs in the world can’t absolve an evil deed.
- Japan
- (convenience store • crime • fried food • Hyogo • sexual assault)
Japanese woman publishes book about being groped on the train for six years, from age 12 to 18
- Scott Wilson
Jan 22, 2018
Her attackers were many, and her helpers were few.
Nagoya man goes to bars, shows everyone 20 million yen; you’ll totally believe what happens next
- Master Blaster
Jan 22, 2018
Waving obscene amounts of money in front of drunken strangers: What could possibly go wrong?
Japanese shop owner finds effort-free, cold-as-ice way to punish illegally parked car
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2018
Cold weather along Japan’s northern coast assists in letting offender know what he did was not cool.
Sapporo police arrest 50-year-old man for entering women’s public bath
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2018
Suspect tells officers “I’m a woman.”
- Japan
- (baths • crime • hot springs • onsen • public baths)
Anime voice actress fan arrested for email telling her to “die die die die”【Updated】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2018
Disillusioned fan also wanted to work at actress’ talent agency.
- Japan
- (anime • crime • stalkers • voice actors • voice actresses)
Osaka restaurant manager arrested for shooting dozens of toothpicks into face of employee
- Master Blaster
Jan 11, 2018
Victim was also said to have flaming tissues shoved up nose.
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