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Police arrest a man whose girlfriend died after taking legal highs for causing death through negligence because the girl was still a minor; responses from mixi.
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An 11-year old girl is found dead at her parents' home in Fukushima Prefecture in an apparent suicide; school says she was a happy child. Responses from mixi news.
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A court grants an innocent verdict for clinically-depressed mother who drowned her disabled daughter as part of a planned murder-suicide; Mixi netizens sympathetic.
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Yahoo! Japan features an article from legal website bengo4.com discussing lawyers' opinions on whether hate speech should be made illegal in Japan; responses.
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Sagami announce the world's thinnest condom, the "Sagami Original 0.01", is to go on sale in Japan from 1 September 2014; mixi netizens enthusiastic about launch.
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The Japanese Supreme Court rules that foreign permanent residents have no legal right to social security payments since they are not "citizens" of Japan; responses.
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'Erotic' advert for mushroom company Hokuto, featuring actors Kaname Jun and Suzuki Sawa, gets millions of YouTube views for being too sexy; 2ch netizens respond.
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Korean comedian jokes about sending Japanese football fans "healthy Japanese cherries" from Fukushima, implying that they are radioactive; Japanese netizens angry.
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According to a joint survey by the Ministries of Labour and Education, 81.7% of Japanese university students have job offers before graduating; netizens skeptical.
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Chinese media reports that a Hollywood nutritionist states that sushi is bad for you in new diet book; Japanese netizens say sushi has never been a health food.
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The J-pop idol Kyary Pamyu Pamyu offended Korean netizens by tweeting New Year's cards featuring images of the Japanese imperial flag; Japanese netizens respond.
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