Local merchants, and their noses, are offended by the months-long string of piles of vandalism in Japan’s otaku mecca.
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Truck-tipping vandalism a major part of tipping-point decision in ordinarily pro-alcohol Japan.
Tokyo police looking at 10 additional suspects, with list including Japanese nationals and foreigners from three European nations.
Shibuya restaurant gives jerk one chance to avoid trouble with the law, but some say they’re being too soft on him.
Furious itasha owner turns his anime car into a literally painful trap of spikes after trip to Daiso
Following vandalism of his beloved otaku ride, owner takes drastic measures to protect it from unwelcome hands.
Officers establish connection with one other vandal, show there’s nowhere for law-breaking otaku to hide.
Not satisfied with simply robbing a victim of her money, some fraudsters decide to add insult to injury.
An investigation is currently underway after it became clear that more than 300 copies of The Diary of a Young Girl, the book containing the writings of Holocaust victim Anne Frank, have been torn and severely defaced over what is thought to be the past few weeks across a number of public libraries in Tokyo.
Being a teacher is tough. In a sincere effort to mold young minds, many educators have to endure strict regulations, tight budgets, and the unreasonable demands of monster parents. It’s too much for some to handle, as we can see in the case of Yusei Yoshikawa, the 26-year-old teacher who has recently been racking up an arrest per month for vandalizing and robbing his own school.
To the pyromaniacal factions of protesters out there,
We’re sorry you recently got caught with egg on your faces after torching a Samsung outlet. To be fair, that’s not such a crazy mistake to make. But to have us believe Swiss-based watchmaker Rolex is somehow wrapped up in the Senkaku Islands row is a little much.
Then again, far be it from us to disagree with an angry mob. Maybe you know something we don’t?
Quick, what country does Samsung come from?
If you said Japan, you’re wrong. Samsung is actually headquartered in South Korea. But no worries, it’s just a missed trivia question. However, if you’re an angry mob hell bent on destroying all things Japanese and you make this same mistake, you’ve committed a major faux paus.
This weekend Japanese (and other) businesses in China have been the victims of a spate of arson attacks as well as vandalism and looting as anti-Japan protests have escalated to record levels since Japan and China established diplomatic ties in 1972.
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