A man was spotted wearing a two-piece bikini at a Japanese public pool. It appears that he had a nice chat with the pool staff, most likely about toning down his swimwear to something a little less scandalous.
Bizarre
Man gets carnival lottery vendor arrested after spending $100, “there aren’t any winners here!”
Natsu Matsuri, literally summer festival in Japanese, resembles a type of carnival full of food and games, is a staple of Japanese culture and brings a large turn out each year. A lottery vendor is a typical one, where you pay to draw a number, with certain digits netting impressive prizes.
However this game of chance went wrong, and on 7/28 in Osaka, a 45 year-old lotto vendor was arrested for fraud for selling rigged lotto tickets.
Lawson ice cream freezer copycats still making the rounds online
It seems that copycat incidents are still rampant online, with many jokesters still dirtying our ice cream supply. The latest iteration is certain to make some people quite furryous:
Siblings arrested for illegally copying adult DVDs in a cabin in the woods, made $3.8 million in 2 years
A mountain cabin in Kumamoto Prefecture housed a adult DVD copying workshop run by siblings in their 20s. The siblings, an older brother (28) and sister (25) were arrested on 7/17 for illegally copying adult DVDs, with over 600 copies intended for sale. According to the police, the cabin contained 104 hard drives with 600 …
Lawson Ice Cream Freezer Incident copycats have arrived, nothing is sacred
Following the international hoopla surrounding Lawson’s ice cream freezer incident, copycats around the world have sprung up to get a few laughs. Will this become a new trend online? Japanese are pondering if this is accepted behavior outside of Japan, wondering if it’s only them that would go to the lengths of punishment that Lawson …
“How do I redeem an iTunes Gift Card?” → post photos onto Twitter → code gets used by stranger
@mao_love_black Daddy bought this for me! But I don’t know how to use it, lol @**** @mao_love_black OMG, don’t post this online! Delete it? @**** @mao_love_black Delete this tweet NOW!! The one with the code on it @nana_seve @mao_love_black Thanks stupid girl wwww I used your code w Just think of it as a good …
Employee gets photographed laying in store’s ice cream freezer, goes viral → store’s franchise contract gets cancelled, closed for good
A 22 year old employee of Lawson, Japan’s second largest convenience store chain, became a subject of public ridicule after having his photograph posted online on 7/14. The photo in question had him laying inside an ice cream case in the store, front and back, right on top of the merchandise. Frequenters and internet detectives …