Celebrity doctor accused of using stimulant drugs
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I know nothing about it'
Philippines: Pair nabbed over murder of Japanese woman in Manila
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Cash, a mobile telephone and jewelry were missing from the vicitim’s residence
Malaysian man accused of smuggling stimulant drugs in ‘Snow White’ figurines
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police that he was receive 2.4 million yen for his role in the smuggling scheme
Hyogo: Man plunges to death from Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge after exiting taxi
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Man boarded the taxi near JR Maiko Station before telling the driver to head for Awaji Island

Hostess apologizes after club busted for operating outside legal hours
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Nonokai Sakurai said, 'I'm really sorry that I disappointed the expectations of everyone'
Announcement of Satomi Ishihara’s positive coronavirus test delayed by agency
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Ishihara is expected to return to work this weekend, her agency said
Suspected fraudster enlisted hundreds to scam coronavirus subsidy
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect recruited members to the ring via social-networking services
Osaka lawyer says Japan’s marijuana regulations are ‘absurd’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Michiko Kameishi says, 'I hate unreasonable regulations that have no scientific basis'

Seizures of stimulant drugs down in 2020 but marijuana, cocaine higher
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, smuggling via airplane was down while the use of ships rose
Manager in Tokyo’s coronavirus prevention bureau not prosecuted in alleged rape
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Hiromi Takahashi had been accused of coerced intercourse
Hostess apologizes after club busted for operating outside legal hours
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Nonokai Sakurai said, 'I'm really sorry that I disappointed the expectations of everyone'

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Crime, culture, scandal — the latest news from Japan.

Manny, Okajima dazzle Tokyo Dome

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 29, 2008

Aided by timely hitting from Manny Ramirez, Hideki Okajima pitched an inning of relief to win in Tokyo

Debts preceded woman’s arrest for leaving corpse of mother in freezer
By Roland Shichijo
When police arrested Yumi Yoshino in Chiba last month, she had a total of 5,000 yen in cash in her possession
Debts preceded double suicide by elderly woman and her daughter
By Kenji Nakano
Daughter falsely claimed she was in line for an inheritance in getting loans
Kensuke Miyazaki, paternity leave pioneer, in second alleged affair
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Miyazaki said, ‘I regret having hurt my wife and family’

Philippines: Pair nabbed over murder of Japanese woman in Manila
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Cash, a mobile telephone and jewelry were missing from the vicitim’s residence
Brazil: Missing Japanese woman’s corpse found in forest
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
An examination of Hitomi Akamatsu’s body showed signs of strangulation
Thailand: Man suspected of posing as woman to swindle Japanese men…again
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
For Uthai Nanthakhan, it’s about getting even.
Thailand: Japanese national suspected of producing cannabis oil
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police seized about 100 marijuana plants, growing equipment and chemicals and packing boxes from a building in Chiang Mai

Alpen chief accused of sexually assaulting woman in Nagoya hotel
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Taizo Mizuno said, 'I didn't assault her'
Ex-employee at film distributor suspected of using embezzled funds on gambling
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police that transfers made to her account 'were not embezzlement'
Ex-McDonald’s Japan chief Eiko Harada accused of attacking wife with golf club
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Harada’s wife is musician Yumi Tanimura
Uber Eats deliveryman used stun gun in attempted sexual assault of girl
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect held the stun gun in front of the girl and said, 'Now you must obey me'