Pampered beauty who called herself a prize turned ice-cold killer, drowning and stabbing two husbands over six years
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At the top Japan's adult entertainment pyramid, elite sex workers continue to rake in massive sums
Miyuki Ariga says of the world of striptease, 'It's like a cesspool for people who don't have a place in normal society'
Miki Aida told investigators that she was driven to murder over severe financial and domestic issues
Amakawa says of a handler in the industry, 'It was brainwashing'
One academic claimed he had to obey his superior to keep their research program alive
An employee at the Asahikawa Zoo says he abandoned the corpse of his wife in the facility's incinerator
A different kind of shock value is on display in the exclusive enclave of Ashiya
Court ultimately ruled that the woman's actions did not meet the legal threshold for marriage fraud
Takashi Fukuyama says Japan is critically vulnerable to modern espionage