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Cross-dressing agriculture official among pair picked up in women’s toilet in Sapporo
Suspect told police, ‘Female clothing is my hobby’ […]
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Hokkaido: Woman, 78, and son left body of man in residence
Police found the corpse after being tipped off by an acquaintance of both suspects […]
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Hokkaido: Suspected shoe thief sniffed before he swiped
‘I am interested in the smell itself. Whether men’s or women’s [shoes], it doesn’t matter’ […]
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Sapporo couple to be accused of keeping 15 cats in unsanitary conditions
During questioning, the couple said, ‘We didn’t have the money for castration’ […]
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Hokkaido: Street scout group for Susukino sex parlors busted for harmful recruitment
Group allegedly solicited two women to work at so-called ‘delivery health’ businesses in violation of the law […]
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Hokkaido: Third man arrested over dumping of woman’s corpse in mountains
Head and hair belonging to Yuri Miyoshi found in the mountains of the town of Kurisawa […]
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Hokkaido: 2 bar employees arrested after corpse of girl, 19, found in mountains
Portions of Yuri Miyoshi’s corpse were found in the mountains of Iwamizawa City on Friday and Saturday […]
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Hokkaido: Yakuza flees drug raid by jumping out window
Seven police officers found the suspect hiding out at a nearby residence of a male acquaintance […]
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Hokkaido cops raid yakuza office over alleged extortion of sex parlors
Gang members allegedly collected ¥50,000 from two employees of sex businesses in the Susukino red-light district on January 3 […]
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Bad boys: Hokkaido police round up 5 bosozoku members for dangerous riding
Suspects allegedly ignored red traffic signals while slowly meandering their motorcycles between lanes in Sapporo […]