From the Yomiuri comes the story of a Good Samaritan who responded to a plea for help in a gaming chatroom.

A man from Nishinomiya, Hyogo prefecture, who suffered from an unnamed central nervous system disorder, fell ill while alone at home and became almost entirely unable to move. The only option within reach was his computer, to which he turned and typed just a brief message and his phone number before losing consciousness.

A gamer in the chatroom, a 19-year-old high school student from Shiga, took charge and relayed the message to police, who were able to trace the man’s address from his phone number.

“Although the Internet has been misused in many crimes and bad incidents, I’m grateful I was saved by a stranger. I want to say there are also thoughtful people using the Internet,” the Nishinomiya man said after his recovery.