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By CJ • December 16, 2011
Japan’s tabloid media contains no shortage of articles reporting on the arrests of men utilizing teenage prostitutes met on encounter Web sites. However, reports Nikkan Gendai (Dec. 9), those same sites are also rife with fraudulent activities.
By Amy Takahashi • December 5, 2011
Big-name celebrities and sports stars are regulars
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • November 27, 2011
Befriended females via the Internet and found creative ways to swindle them
By CJ • November 17, 2011
Offered pachinko slot gambling machines while being licensed as game center
By CJ • June 13, 2010
Daughter of gangster releases her follow-up book to “Yakuza Moon”
By Kazutaka Shimanaka • May 22, 2010
From June 18, a revised law controlling moneylenders, which has been applied incrementally up to now, goes into full force. A salient feature of the law, reports Nikkan Gendai (May 19), will be a limit on the loan amount to less than one-third of the borrower’s annual income. At the same time, nearly all consumer loan companies are ceasing to extend loans to housewives.
By CJ • November 14, 2008
TOKYO – Jong Rock rides a motorcycle and plays guitar. He’s a tough guy with long sideburns and a skull-painted leather jacket. The ladies …
By CJ • October 13, 2008
TOKYO – On a typical weekday night, the streets on the west side of Tokyo’s Shimbashi Station are alive with activity: salesmen hocking necklaces …
By CJ • October 9, 2008
Established in 2006, G&E Business School annually instructs 200 students, aged between 19 and 25, to work in this massive industry, one that recently has been facing a downturn yet remains highly dynamic.
By CJ • August 6, 2008
TOKYO – Yoshimasa Ono puts the compilation cassette into the stereo underneath his counter. It is a mix of oldies (“I’ve Got Rhythm”) and …