Vigilante YouTuber arrest spotlights copycat 'togesatsu hunters'
A psychiatrist who counsels repeat vigilantes says catching voyeurs satisfies several emotional needs at once, the shortcut to dependence.
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Kitakata pulls children's soy sauce posters after AI accusations; lawyer says accusers can be liable
A city contest with no rule against generative AI became a target for online abuse, and the awards ceremony was called off. A lawyer explains when calling a child's drawing AI-made crosses into defamation or insult.
Furisode at 31? Kimono 'police' question Princess Kako's autumn garden party dress
A professor of Japanese dress says there is no age rule for the long-sleeved kimono, and that Princess Kako, 31, carried the formal look off.
A ¥5,000-a-Year Handout Draws Ridicule as Japan's Wage Relief Plan Takes Shape
The government's income-linked support payment, due in fiscal 2027, works out to about ¥417 a month for low earners — a figure that has landed badly online.
Fake police websites show victims a forged arrest warrant — and one man lost ¥2 million
The National Police Agency is warning that sites posing as prefectural police forces open video calls, display bogus warrants and demand cash, with one scam costing a victim ¥2 million.
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