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Ikeda City mayor pledges to pay about six bucks in restitution for installing sauna in his office
- Master Blaster
Nov 21, 2020 - Tweet
It’s not about the principle. It’s the money.
- Japan
- (electric bill • Hiroki Tomita • Ikeda • Osaka • politics • sauna • scandal)
Disappearing anime studio resurfaces, still owes 8 million yen to unpaid workers
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2019
And sadly, there’s a chance they may never get paid.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Fragtime • Next Batters’ Circle • scandal • Tear Studio • working in the anime industry)
Even anime industry insiders say they’re unable to contact execs from vanished anime studio
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2019
Production committee for Fragtime, studio’s most recent anime that’s playing in theaters right now, say their repeated attempts to communicate have yielded no response.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Fragtime • scandal • Tear Studio • working in the anime industry)
An entire Tokyo anime company has apparently disappeared, leaving artists unpaid for their work
- Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2019
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Fragtime • scandal • Tear Studio • working in the anime industry)
Disney stops selling, producing Frozen Blu-rays in Japan as drug arrest fallout continues
- Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2019
Voice actor’s white powder activities put his snowman Olaf performance on ice.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • Denki Groove • Disney • Drugs • frozen • Masanori Taki • movies • Olaf • Pierre Taki • scandal)
Idol singer mega-group AKB48 cancels annual General Election following string of scandals
- Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2019
Event will be skipped for the first time in 10 years, leaving fans to find some other way to throw money at their favorite idol units.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • AKB48 General Election • idol singers • Idols • music • scandal)
Sega suspends sales of yakuza video game after actor/musician is arrested on cocaine charges
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2019
It’s one thing to play a crime boss in a game, but when the real life actor starts breaking the law, Sega is ready to pull the plug.
- Japan
- (crime • Drugs • Judge Eyes • Judgement • Masanori Taki • Pierre Taki • scandal • Sega • video games • yakuza)
Japanese middle school teacher kisses her student at Tokyo Disneyland during date, gets fired
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2019
A real-world ending follows their Magic Kingdom kiss.
Tokyo governor criticized for “unbelievable” rudeness of putting hands in pockets during ceremony
- Casey Baseel
Mar 5, 2019
With midwinter-level cold and rain at the outdoor Tokyo Marathon awards ceremony, Yuriko Koike wanted to warm her hands, but started a firestorm.
- Japan
- (etiquette • manners • politicians • scandal • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo Marathon • Yuriko Koike)
Idol singer who was attacked at home removes affiliation with idol group from Twitter profile
- Casey Baseel
Feb 5, 2019
As NGT48 announces new concerts, Maho Yamaguchi and three others seem to be distancing themselves from the unit.
- Japan
- (crime • idol singers • Idols • Maho Yamaguchi • NGT48 • scandal)
Japanese teacher punches high school boy in the face, social media is still on his side【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 21, 2019
“Well, yeah, of course you’re gonna get punched if you talk to someone that way.”
- Japan
- (Corporal punishment • education • high school • scandal • schools • Teachers • video • violence)
Idol manager resigns after attack on singer, company claims no group members broke law
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2019
Management company explains slow response, maintains no members of NGT48 illegally supplied attackers with victim’s home address.
- Japan
- (AKB48 • crime • idol singers • Idols • Maho Yamaguchi • NGT48 • scandal • stalkers)
Japanese company sells love potion, recommends secretly mixing it into your target’s food
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2019
Lingerie company’s attempt at coy sexiness backfires with public backlash and “date rape drug” accusations.
- Japan
- (COK • dating • lingerie • love potion • Peach John • romance • scandal • supplements)
There’s no need to care about our staff, because they’re foreigners, says Japanese maid service
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2019
Vague phrasing and fuzzy logic leads to swift backlash.
- Japan
- (ads • culture • foreigners in Japan • housekeeping • internationalism • Japanese language • linguistics • maids • Philippines • scandal • soceity • working in Japan)
“It doesn’t feel like I’m alive” – Idol breaks silence after two male fans attack her at home
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2019
After men are released and management fails to address problem to her satisfaction, she says “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through this.”
- Japan
- (AKB48 • crime • idol singers • Idols • Maho Yamaguchi • NGT48 • scandal)
Japanese airline pilot fails alcohol breath test one hour before he was scheduled to fly
- Casey Baseel
Jan 5, 2019
ANA Wings employee grounded as his breath keeps him from taking to the skies.
Japan Airlines concludes cabin attendant drank bottle of champagne during flight
- Casey Baseel
Dec 26, 2018
Tipsy at 30,000 feet.
- Japan
- (airplanes • alcohol • cabin attendants • COK • flight attendants • JAL • Japan Airlines • scandal • travel)
Japanese man in trouble for taking 11-second nap on train…that he was a conductor for
- Casey Baseel
Dec 18, 2018
Taking a nap on the train in Japan is A-OK if you’re a passenger. Otherwise, not so much.
Citizens group protests Japanese city council that kicked woman out for using cough drop
- Casey Baseel
Oct 3, 2018
Suspiciously, councilwoman was removed from meeting just before introducing governmental reform proposal.
- Japan
- (COK • controversy • cough drop • government • politicians • politics • scandal • video • Yuka Ogata)
Most female doctors in poll can understand Tokyo medical school reducing female applicant scores
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2018
Majority say they can see some sort of logic behind university systematically reducing women’s entrance exam scores by up to 20 percent.
- Japan
- (COK • doctors • education • entrance exams • health • scandal • schools • society • Tokyo Medical University • universities)
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