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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

Man steals bag from 95-year-old woman in Nagoya distraction theft
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Bag contained a wallet with approximately 20,000 yen in cash
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

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News on film from Japan

Yoshimitsu Banno: Behind Hedorah

"Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster"

Yoshimitsu Banno: Behind Hedorah

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on June 14, 2008

Director of 1971's 'Gojira tai Hedorah' discusses making the film

Fest nix yak pix

Nao Matsushita (left) and Ami Suzuki in "X-Cross"

Fest nix yak pix

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on May 12, 2008

Film fest hopes to provide a positive image of Japan's largest red-light district