The number of gangsters in the prefecture totaled 1,560 in 2014, a drop of 170 from the year before
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Osaka has lead the nation in incidents of street crime for the 15 straight years
Michael Gira and Swans will feature material from the band's latest album 'To Be Kind' later this month in Tokyo and Osaka
The head of the newspaper's Hanshin region allegedly paid 20,000 yen to fondle the chest of a 16-year-old prostitute in 2013
The suspects are accused of threatening two university students over a bill of 235,000 yen
The network had previously deemed Rina Sasazaki as lacking the 'integrity' necessary for an on-air position
A restaurant manager is seeking 32.2 million yen in repayment and compensation from Shinobu Tsukasa for alleged extortion that took place over a 5-year period
The strangled and stabbed body of Miki Kuroda was found by police last month in her apartment
The suspect allegedly shot video inside the skirt of a girl, 18, near JR Tsudanuma Station
Leader of Dragon allegedly used the name of an acquaintance and concealed a suspended prison sentence in applying for a new passport 4 years ago