Chiba
Chiba: Quick-thinking cop foils swindle of elderly woman
Police chief said, ‘For a young man to be wearing a suit, it seemed out of the ordinary’ […]
Fuzoku
Fuzoku
Variety is the spice of Japan’s sex industry
February 12, 2018
All things are relative: Editor of a sex-industry guide says that the variety of businesses found in the countryside can lead to the greatest chance of fulfillment […]
Crime
Gifu: Chinese and Korean women arrested for operating illegal sex service
February 6, 2018
Suspects allegedly provided sex services that were in violation of the Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses […]
Crime
Tokyo: ‘Delivery health’ business exploited loophole in employing underage girls
February 6, 2018
Management of JK Parfait registered the business as a commercial sex operation to evade restrictions of a municipal ordinance that restricts employment of minors […]
Yakuza
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza found with guns, illegal drugs
April 20, 2018
Two revolvers were found in a storage room in Nerima Ward on March 30; marijuana and stimulants later discovered in residence […]
Crime
NPA: Yakuza membership reached new low in 2017
April 19, 2018
Yamaguchi-gumi stood at the top with 10,300 members at the end of the year […]
Crime
Osaka: Cops arrest 4 yakuza over assault of rival gangsters
April 18, 2018
Boss of an affiliate gang of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi suffered a broken nose in the attack […]
Politics
Japan
TV Asahi admits to quashing sexual harassment claims that led to Fukuda resignation
April 19, 2018
Broadcaster said, ‘Despite having information regarding sexual harassment from an employee, we were unable to respond properly’ […]
Japan
Niigata governor tenders resignation amid sex scandal
April 19, 2018
Shukan Bunshun alleges Ryuichi Yoneyama paid money and presents to a female college student in exchange for sex […]
Japan
Ministry of Finance staff member found dead in apparent suicide in January
March 18, 2018
Staff member in a national property-related division was found hanged in a dormitory in Setagaya Ward […]
Adult Video
Adult Video
AV actress Mairi Mori announces retirement from industry
April 19, 2018
Final shoot for the actress will be for label CineMagic on April 20 […]
Adult Video
Tokyo: Illegal drugs found in Meguro residence of AV actress Nozomi Aso
March 17, 2018
Law enforcement found stimulant drugs, cocaine and marijuana in the residence of AV actress Nozomi Aso in February […]
Adult Video
Tokyo: Yakuza nabbed over extortion involving AV actress
March 12, 2018
Suspects demanded compensation due to victim having referred AV actress to employer in fuzoku trade […]
Crime
Crime
Thailand: Trial begins for couple accused in murder of Japanese national
January 25, 2018
Severed corpse of Yoshinori Shimato was found stuffed into four sacks dumped in a canal near Bangkok in 2014 […]
Crime
Kyoto cops: Elderly man found stabbed at apartment building later dies
April 3, 2017
Taketoshi Yamada, 75, had suffered stab wounds to his upper body […]
Crime
Tokyo cops: Agency helped yakuza raise funds through celebrity dinner
November 18, 2015
The suspects falsified contract documents in order to raise 10 million yen for the Inagawa-kai […]
