Tokyo police have arrested two men in their 20s on suspicion of faxing a bomb threat to a university in January that may be part of a widescale campaign to spread terror, investigative sources said. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said more than 300,000 faxes threatening bomb attacks and mass killings were sent to universities, high schools, local governments and companies using similar means between January and May. It is believed to be the largest mass threats ever made using such a method.

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Both also reportedly said that their motive was to promote “Koshinkyo,” a movement in which people mock or harass targeted individuals online.

I searched for "koshinkyo" at Wikipedia. I didn't get a single result.

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      >be Japanese salaryman
      >wake up on tatami floor in my unheated house
      >shiver my way out of the house to the train station
      >get on train built in 1958
      >ride train in total silence while looking out the window at rusty buildings
      >get to work
      >boot up Windows 98 on my PC and I'm ready to go
      >grab my floppy disk that I brought from home and put it in the slot (2mb!)
      >send some faxes to the boss
      >after the first 8 hours of work clock out and continue working for another 5
      >take the last train home and listen to music on my Walkman

      Another day in 2023!

    • BountifulEggnog [they/them]
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      10 months ago

      When I first read the headline I assumed it was some shenanigans from like 30 years ago, not a recent news story.

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      I had to use one in like 2015 or so. Hernia had me all fucked up and my local unemployment org was using technology from the Lincoln era to receive medical stuff.