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Aichi resident makes surprisingly effective use of many of Japan’s beloved services to pull off his ill-fated forgery attempt.
“Operation Yellow Chalk” is making waves for how incredibly simple yet effective it is at getting people to pick up after their pet.
When her much-younger, knife-wielding assailant asked her for the money, she decided that the time for talk was done, and the time for action was now.
Japanese train stations get the self-proclaimed “vigilante” heroes they neither need, nor want.
It was a good thing the suspect had decided to become a cop, because he doesn’t seem to be a very good criminal.
But even after all that, he still shows no intention of reforming.
Japan can get awfully hot on a summer night, but there are some things worse than getting sweaty.
A former correctional officer recounts one experience of an execution in detail, because he can never forget.
A simple act of kindness during a hard rain ultimately changed the life of one young girl.



















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