Shinjuku

Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade

By Kenji Nakano • May 25, 2012

A health insurance card and a scanner are all it takes

Tokyo cops seize 6,600 uncensored porn DVDs in Kabukicho raid

By CJ • April 6, 2012

Cops raid porn DVD shop Dragon@V in Kabukicho, arrest manager

Big bust: Cops raid Roppongi and Shinjuku clubs staffed by AV actresses, idols

By CJ • March 2, 2012

Tokyo Metropolitan Police raided the two hostess clubs staffed by adult video actresses and pin-up models for licensing violations.

Noisy gay orgy in Shinjuku prompts raid by the cops

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • December 6, 2011

Club operator, one employee, and three customers charged with obscene behavior in public

Illegal Tokyo casinos popular with baseball stars

By Amy Takahashi • December 5, 2011

Big-name celebrities and sports stars are regulars

Tokyo times: Legislation to limit perusal of Ginza pussy

By Amy Takahashi • November 15, 2011

Selling pets given as gifts easy way to turn a buck

Tokyo man busted for employing teen in hooker service, customer list 1,500

By CJ • November 9, 2011

Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested three men responsible for a prostitution service after a teenage girl was revealed to be an employee, a violation of child welfare statutes, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Nov. 9).

New law to clamp down on Osaka’s ‘legal herb’ market

By Kenji Nakano • November 1, 2011

Growth in sales of drugs designed to fall within a legal gray zone

Dateline Tokyo: First ‘alibi-ya’ busted

By Kazutaka Shimanaka • September 8, 2011

Assists women in concealing their participation in world’s oldest profession

Real yakuza bust: Expansion of anti-gang legislation may give unwanted results

By Kenji Nakano • January 27, 2011

NPA commissioner: ‘It will likely become the most comprehensive (legislation) of them all’