NPA: Yakuza membership falls to new low
Police credited anti-gang legislation with a 12% drop in gang membership over the past year…
Yakuza group vacates office in Ibaraki after citizen protests
Complaints lodged by local residents resulted in the sale of an office of the Matsuba-kai in Moriya City…
Japan’s sex parlors hauling out welcome mat for foreign tourists
Discrimination in the sex industry appears as shops welcome foreign tourists with omotenashi services…
Tokyo Reporter’s Top 10 stories for 2015
Porn stars, pervs and a missing penis proved to be highlights over the past 12 months…
LDP member spent political funds at ‘take out’ hostess club in Roppongi
Yasuhide Nakayama denies any misappropriation, saying the visit was 'work-related'…
Why did NHK overpay for Shibuya property?
A subsidiary of the broadcaster successfully bid on a large piece of land for a price that far exceeds its market value…










































