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Angry netizens have taken to Hashimoto's Twitter account, berating him for his comments over comfort women and sex workers; 2ch netizens analyse the tweets.
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Netizens react to Restoration Party leader Hashimoto Toru's outlandish remarks that comfort women were necessary and US troops should use the Okinawan sex industry.
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A leaked photograph of McDonald's "Mega Fries", a double serving of large fries, is to go on sale nationwide in late May; netizens look forward to the challenge.
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A customer who was served udon noodles on a moldy bamboo mat uploads photographs of the mold to Facebook, prompting an apology from the company and netizen outrage.
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Japanese media reports that South Korean president Park Geun Hye criticized Japan as "Asia's Paradox" during her meeting with the US Congress due to history issue.
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The Japanese government will introduce "Women's Notebooks" to encourage women to have children earlier in life as a means of combating the declining birthrate.
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Local news reports that a 21-year old man from Hannam, Osaka, was arrested for touching the breasts of a high-school girl on a train to Wakayama city; 2ch responds.
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Osaka education board announces that a female teacher has been suspended for working in the sex trade outside school hours to repay her debt; netizens sympathetic.
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Japanese netizens angry over Tokyo Mayor's remarks about Istanbul and Islam; many extend their friendship to Turkey as Japan Olympic Committee tries to save votes.
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An Oricon.jp chart showing pictures of the most stylish men on the streets of Tokyo are reposted on Hamusoku.com; netizens mock their eccentric fashion choices.
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An online poll of Japanese netizens reveals that the Japanese dialect which most people think is the best for fighting is the Osaka dialect; netizen reactions.
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A Japanese high school issues a handout to students reminding them that the leading cause of death for their age group is suicide; netizens applaud the move
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Anti-Japan demonstrations in Korea as a reaction to the recent remarks of Prime Minister Abe and his cabinet; protestors burn effigies of Abe and the Japanese flag.
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Outrage on Twitter in Japan as Japanese representative refuses to sign a joint statement by 74 nations prior to a conference to review the non-proliferation treaty.
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A Japanese schoolgirl is arrested for stealing 100 daikon radishes from private property to watch cars run over them on the road; netizens criticize her behaviour.
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Two homeless men living in a passageway at JR Kyoto Station are a human rights issue for local council and train companies who are unable to act; netizen responses.
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The recent release of K-Pop sensation PSY's new song "Gentleman" featuring Ga-In receives an overwhelmingly positive response on Twitter from Japanese netizens.
Angry netizens have taken to Hashimoto's Twitter account, berating him for his comments over comfort women and sex workers; 2ch netizens analyse the tweets.
Netizens react to Restoration Party leader Hashimoto Toru's outlandish remarks that comfort women were necessary and US troops should use the Okinawan sex industry.
A leaked photograph of McDonald's "Mega Fries", a double serving of large fries, is to go on sale nationwide in late May; netizens look forward to the challenge.
A customer who was served udon noodles on a moldy bamboo mat uploads photographs of the mold to Facebook, prompting an apology from the company and netizen outrage.
Japanese media reports that South Korean president Park Geun Hye criticized Japan as "Asia's Paradox" during her meeting with the US Congress due to history issue.
The Japanese government will introduce "Women's Notebooks" to encourage women to have children earlier in life as a means of combating the declining birthrate.
Local news reports that a 21-year old man from Hannam, Osaka, was arrested for touching the breasts of a high-school girl on a train to Wakayama city; 2ch responds.
Osaka education board announces that a female teacher has been suspended for working in the sex trade outside school hours to repay her debt; netizens sympathetic.
Japanese netizens angry over Tokyo Mayor's remarks about Istanbul and Islam; many extend their friendship to Turkey as Japan Olympic Committee tries to save votes.
An Oricon.jp chart showing pictures of the most stylish men on the streets of Tokyo are reposted on Hamusoku.com; netizens mock their eccentric fashion choices.
An online poll of Japanese netizens reveals that the Japanese dialect which most people think is the best for fighting is the Osaka dialect; netizen reactions.
A Japanese high school issues a handout to students reminding them that the leading cause of death for their age group is suicide; netizens applaud the move
Anti-Japan demonstrations in Korea as a reaction to the recent remarks of Prime Minister Abe and his cabinet; protestors burn effigies of Abe and the Japanese flag.
Outrage on Twitter in Japan as Japanese representative refuses to sign a joint statement by 74 nations prior to a conference to review the non-proliferation treaty.
A Japanese schoolgirl is arrested for stealing 100 daikon radishes from private property to watch cars run over them on the road; netizens criticize her behaviour.
Two homeless men living in a passageway at JR Kyoto Station are a human rights issue for local council and train companies who are unable to act; netizen responses.
The recent release of K-Pop sensation PSY's new song "Gentleman" featuring Ga-In receives an overwhelmingly positive response on Twitter from Japanese netizens.
When I look at the 2ch comments, I just see a bunch of guys who rather enjoy frequenting some of the finer establishments in the red-light districts of Japan. O ...9 hours ago»
Enough with the racist claptrap -- unless you want to get moderated. If you disagree with someone's viewpoint, that's fine. But don't expect anyone to take your ...9 hours ago»
Not that old, you blood-thirsty hunk. ...11 days ago»
Dou itashimashite dk-san! Good to see you back here once in a while (^ - ^) ...11 days ago»
Don't worry guys...you're not in the naughty corner. koreaBANG had some technical issues with the commenting system! It's probably all back up and running now. ...11 days ago»
Thanks Vadim! And yeah it is Harajuku....I have no idea why I wrote Shinjuku...Getting too old for this translation game....(´･_･`) ...17 days ago»
This is absolutely true, y.m. A lot of Japanese lost their lives resisting the ideology of the Empire. They did not throw themselves before the Emperor at all. ...21 days ago»
Well, Twitter, Yahoo! Japan, and of course 2ch are the biggest sources of netizen comments. Most Japanese websites don't allow commenting, and even Yahoo! Japan ...21 days ago»
Comment deleted due to idiocy. ...22 days ago»
I've met some of the surviving comfort women, and their stories are truly horrendous. But they are not being forgotten in the rest of the world, and they won't ...29 days ago»