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Hot spring hit by manga thief shows saintly kindness as it tries to recover its missing comics

Onsen’s management asks social media to keep hate to a minimum while it believes in the goodness of Demon Slayer fans.

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Aichi man gets 10 months in prison for saying “I got corona” in electronics store, loses appeal

The “I was talking about the beer” defense failed.

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Speaking positively about marijuana online leads to arrest of Japanese man and woman

Many surprised by the arrests over 800 pro-weed comments in a veritable “crime of passion.”

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Panty thief gets an unexpected surprise after police reveal thong is not what it seems

Teenager learns a lesson he won’t ever forget. 

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Can you tell if a Japanese neighborhood is dangerous by looking at its convenience store?

Do the magazine rack, trash cans, and restroom rules act as a preemptive crime report?

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Mother and son in Japan busted by Ota-ku police for running counterfeit Pokémon operation

The long arm of the Poké-law shuts down startlingly high-markup scheme.

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Man arrested in Kyoto after failing to return rental car over a year past deadline

Late fee works out to be more than the cost of a new car. 

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Kyoto Animation arsonist’s treatments yield major advancement in skin transplantation

At least he hasn’t been a complete waste of oxygen this whole time.

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Fireman photographs female in bath, gets chased by parents, drives off with mother on bonnet

Hero parents risk their lives to catch a predator.

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Woman arrested in mountains of Japan for attempted murder with bow and arrow

Talk with senior male acquaintance apparently went south/arrow-y.

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Man arrested for peeing in beer cans and leaving them on side of road in Japan

What he did with bento boxes is even grosser.

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Japanese man arrested for groping woman in station says he’ll only talk to female police officers

Also has a special request regarding his lawyer.

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Japan government to fine up to one million yen for anyone harboring illegal alien crayfish

Officials have had enough of these foreign crustaceans abusing our weak border security.

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670 pigs have been stolen in Japan this summer, and thieves are stealing cows too

“It feels like our children were taken” says victim of rustlers’ crime spree.

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Japanese government to lift ban on reselling masks and hand sanitizer, citizens express concern

Is it too soon to allow people to resell hot public health commodities?

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Shiro Usazaki understands fans are upset about the series ending, but asks them to keep those feelings to themselves.

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Theft victim uses social media to catch suspects, suspects use social media to convict selves

Instacrime and Punishment.

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Japan’s ninja museum has been robbed by thieves in the middle of the night

Iga ninja become victims of stealthy, speedy infiltration.

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How about some fake bird poo to protect your bike from thieves in Japan?

A psychological countermeasure that trades style for security.

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Japanese police ask drunk people to please stop sleeping in the middle of the street

Liquored up naps, sometimes in car lanes, are so common in one part of Japan that there’s a new vocabulary word for it.

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