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One of Tokyo’s neighbors may become the first place in Japan to enact punishment for hate speech.
Workers begin gutting interior of Fushimi anime studio in preparation of tearing down its frame.
Farmer didn’t bother to lock the door to his storehouse, because who steals sweet potatoes?
Many people are siding with the perpetrator, saying they’ve been annoyed with hair on public transport too.
Group includes a man in his 40s who sees no problem with doing wheelies through Namba Station.
Company continues to put people first as it meets with victims’ families and refuses to use funds for business recovery.
Suspect was almost cleared on a legal loophole, only to be snagged by a different legal loophole.
New law would require documentation of the sort of purchase arsonist made prior to attack.
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