Thousands of Japanese commuters got a free train ride to work at 662 railway and subway stations in the Tokyo area on Friday morning, local newspapers reported. Train operators allowed the commuters to pass through 4,400 electronic ticket gates that temporarily failed to operate without using their prepaid access cards. The decision to give the passengers free access was to avoid confusion during rush hour.

A man from Guangdong province in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day non-stop online session at an internet shop Monday, report said. The personnel at cybercafe said, the internet-user, around 30 years old, suddenly collapsed in front of his computer terminal and emergency crews were unable to revive the victim.

Police in New Zealand is looking out for a burglar who returned the stolen goods to the owner with an apology letter. The burglar entered Graeme Glass's home twice in one day first to steal some goods and later to return them.

A man accused of making counterfeit $100 bills to pay for lap dances at a Nashville strip club has pleaded guilty Friday. Damon Armagost spent $600 in fake bills at Deja Vu on April 16. He pleaded guilty to printing $1,400 in counterfeit bills from the image of $100 bill he downloaded on his computer, according to a federal prosecutor.

A man who used his computer to print fake $100 dollar bills to have lap dance services at a strip club in Tennessee was arrested and pleaded guilty to counterfeiting charges, authorities said. Suspicious strippers at Deja Vu in Nashville called police after Damon Armagost paid $600 in fake money for services on April 16, federal authorities said.