Veteran 51-year-old soapland worker rakes in ¥3 million yen a month, shuns public transportation
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
At the top Japan's adult entertainment pyramid, elite sex workers continue to rake in massive sums
Daughter of Showa stripper recounts bestiality shows featuring yakuza members
By Kenji Nakano
Miyuki Ariga says of the world of striptease, 'It's like a cesspool for people who don't have a place in normal society'
Kanagawa flashback: Hostess concealed decapitation of live-in boyfriend for days
By Mieko Shimizu
Miki Aida told investigators that she was driven to murder over severe financial and domestic issues

Masked gang stages ¥10 million smash-and-grab at Osaka luxury shop
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Exterior cameras captured the suspects exiting a vehicle just before the raid
Wanted man in yakuza-linked smartphone heist turns himself in at Osaka police box
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police, 'I'm Tomoki Fujiwara, the guy on the wanted list'
Divers haul sunken bicycles, wallets from murky depths of Osaka’s Dotonbori River
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One volunteer said, 'Littering is completely unacceptable'

Shoplifting suspects in Nagoya sought after throwing MEGA Don Quijote clerk from car hood
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Employee sustained injuries to his lower back and arms, police said
Prosecution seeks 16-year term for Nagoya man who stabbed stranger at convenience store
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Defense team claims defendant was suffering from a drug-induced psychosis
Nagoya hostess club boss linked to massive rip-off ring that netted ¥5.6 billion
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Kentaro Group operated like a highly structured criminal enterprise, boasting at least 200 members

Posts published in January 2009

Roppongi landmark shuts, site to be redeveloped

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 5, 2009

Almond coffee shop is a point of congregation for the area's nighttime revelers

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 3, 2009

Emperor Akihito yesterday gave his annual New Year's greeting