January 2012
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • January 26, 2012
Nikkan Gendai (Jan. 25) reports that snack bar operator Kenichi Ando, Matsuba-kai gang member Jiro Sato and four others were arrested on a charge of violation of the Immigration Law and abetting prostitution.
By CJ • January 24, 2012
Tokyo police raid three shops involved in sale of uncensored adult video DVDs
By Michael Blaskoski • January 24, 2012
esearchers at the University of Tokyo say the increase in tremors in and around the nation’s capital since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami means there is a 70 percent chance the city will suffer a magnitude-seven earthquake within four years.
By CJ • January 23, 2012
Suspect imposed a debt for living and transportation costs
By Amy Takahashi • January 23, 2012
The suspect is on trial in Saitama for the murder of three men she met through matchmaking sites
By Winnie Waniguchi • January 22, 2012
“My boyfriend and his close buddy Kazuo, and Kazuo’s girlfriend and I made plans to take a trip to a hot springs. But when I got out of the bath, Kazuo made a grab for me. This may seem unbelievable, but it seems the two guys conspired right from the get-go to swap partners.”
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • January 22, 2012
Clubs slumped badly following last March’s earthquake and tsunami
By Michael Blaskoski • January 21, 2012
Olympus admitted to paying inflated fees in order to secretly cover losses
By Michael Blaskoski • January 20, 2012
Size of the alimony payments not disclosed
By Michael Blaskoski • January 20, 2012
Japan’s National Police Agency said fraudsters fleeced as much as 10.6 billion yen ($138 mln) in 2011 from unsuspecting victims in a scam the Japanese call “ore ore” sagi (“It’s me” fraud).