Schoolgirl Forced Into Prostitution to Pay Phone Bill

What usually happens if you chalk up a hefty phone bill? Parents will either give you a good nagging or your allowances may be deducted. But the parents of this poor 16 year old high schoolgirl forced their daughter into prostitution to pay off her own large phone bill.

So police are now prosecuting her mother [...]

College Student Arrested For Charging Cellphone

A young female college student was arrested by police for charging her cellphone. The reason - She was charging her cellphone using an electric outlet at a railway station.

The police arrested her for stealing electricity, which amounted to an appaling 0.03 yen of electricity!
Someone civic minded busybody who witnessed the college student charging her cellphone [...]

Cute Shana Handphone Strap

The latest issue of Dengeki Daioh comes with a free handphone strap that looks really cute.

Here’s a look at the handphone strap that is bright red in color, definitely an eye-catcher.

On closer look, you can see that this flame-haired Shana is carrying her tiny sword. So cute~ [...]

Japanese Cellphone Have Too Many Functions

Recently my friend just returned from Japan and brought back a Japanese cellphone. When I asked when he didn’t bring back an iPhone instead, he mentioned that he was intrigued with the many functions that Japanese cellphones offered in comparison to Apple’s iPhone.

So I remember reading this article on wired.com, whereby it talks about Japanese [...]

Cellphone Etiquette In Japan

Today Mainichi News reported a man fatally beating a 61-year-old bus passenger after the victim told him off for talking on his cell phone on a bus.

While this is a sad incident, this presents a nice opportunity to talk about phone etiquette in Japan.
Did you know that it is considered rude to talk on the [...]