Sendai construction boom uncovers corruption and AV star Minako Komukai
By • May 10, 2012
Nighttime entertainment in full swing, fueled by government’s second supplementary budget for reconstruction
By • May 10, 2012
Nighttime entertainment in full swing, fueled by government’s second supplementary budget for reconstruction
By • January 15, 2012
Boost in watch sales following Great East Japan Earthquake
By • January 9, 2012
Nuclear disaster concerns and a Tohoku ‘bubble economy’
By • November 1, 2011
The central police station in Akita City informed a 31-year-old high school teacher from Sendai City he was under arrest on a charge of theft.
By • October 11, 2011
Gang groups flocking to Tohoku and its 23-trillion yen in reconstruction work
By • June 13, 2011
Police raid bar in Minami Koiwa over alleged prostitution
By • May 14, 2011
After disaster strikes, issues like food supply, clothing, and shelter are known to be of top concern. Shukan Shincho (May 5-12) (May 5-12), however, adds that carnal pleasures are not far behind — even following the Great East Japan Earthquake in March, in which some Tohoku evacuees have been struggling to find places for intimate activities.
By • April 19, 2011
For weekly tabloid Shukan Jitsuwa, that has meant focusing on tales from the commercial sex biz. This week (Apr. 28) it seeks out the manager of Tohoku’s largest deri heru operation (that is, a service that operates on an out-call basis), which has introduced a special campaign to assist the struggling industry.
By • April 8, 2011
Numerous industries in the Tohoku region have been negatively impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake of Mar. 11. Businesses specializing in the fuzoku trade, that is commercial sex, are no exception.
By • March 31, 2011
Three days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 the lines for gasoline in Sendai were exceptionally long.