Odd

Applying a law that was implemented in 1889, police officers arrested two groups of teenagers for dueling on Wednesday.

Each group consisted of 5 junior high school boys, but the duels were fought in a very civilized one-on-one. Further adding to this chivalrous form of combat is that no weapons were allowed, plus blows to the genitalia were strictly forbidden. And for a winner to be declared, one fighter had to give up.

As honourable as this may (arguably) sound, the fights weren’t over the attention of a young lady, or the defamation of a good man’s character. No, bizarrely these bare-knuckle brawls were all down to the minor misfortune of a slashed bicycle seat.

Whilst the boys in question are said to have admitted to the allegations and shown considerable regret, police reports sadly didn’t disclose whether gloves were thrown on the ground or slapped across faces prior to any dueling action.

Monday mornings are always hard to deal with, but a Fukushima native appears to have equally torrid Tuesdays.

At around 8 a.m. this Tuesday, an 8-year-old on his way to elementary school greeted the moody man with a bright and breezy “Good Morning!” But rather than receiving a similarly good natured response, the young boy was told to “Shut up!”

And to really teach the young fella not to be polite and friendly, the tetchy Tuesday hater hit him on the head before leaving the scene. Resulting in the poor boy needing medical treatment.

A man in Saitama lost his little finger on Sunday. But this was no gangster related incident involving tattoos and treachery. No, even stranger than men with punch perms cutting off their little fingers, is that 50-year-old Kazuhiko Kimura lost his digit to a wild boar whilst spending a quiet day at home.

Whether the front door was open or the animal simply barged its way in wasn’t disclosed, but the boar (which police suspect was a 150 kilogram 5 or 6-year-old male) unexpectedly burst into Kimura-san’s home. Then after charging through a ground floor corridor, the berserk beast arrived in the living room and bit off the unfortunate man’s little finger.

As Kimura writhed about in agony, the Boar ran around some more, and then finally left by jumping through a window and running off.

But as unfortunate as the event was, it could have been worse. Kimura’s elderly parents also live in the same house, but luckily they didn’t come into contact with the hostile hog.