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Veteran 51-year-old soapland worker rakes in ¥3 million yen a month, shuns public transportation
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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

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By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama said, 'We have no choice but to move to the next step'
Ex-KEPCO bosses accused in ¥370 million bribery scandal
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
KEPCO executives were showered with igold cups, wads of US dollar bills and Japanese gold coins
Victim of alleged sexual assault by ex-Osaka prosecutor forced to resign after smear campaign
By Kenji Nakano
Victim said, 'It is frustrating beyond words'

Koenji Awa Odori Festival

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on September 28, 2014

Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival
Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival
Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival

(Photographs by The Tokyo Reporter, August 23, 2014)

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