Something interesting via Google Autosuggest.
My wife was googling for news articles about an ongoing
high-profile murder trial in Japan. She entered the name of the alleged murderer "市橋" (Ichihashi) and the first thing that Google autosuggest came up with was "市橋 実家" (The Ichihashi family home). Coincidence? Are vigilantes at work? Let's see what Google Trends can tell us:
The second peak is around the time of the trial. The first peak is more interesting, because it comes just
before a peak in news coverage. (The news peak was caused by the police revelation that the fugitive Ichihashi had changed his appearance with plastic surgery, and Ichihashi's subsequent capture.) I'm not sure what to make of it.
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