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Uzbek man suspected of attempting to rob elderly woman in Shinjuku
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect applied for refugee status in 2023
Man wields crowbar in robbery of luxury goods store in Hiroo
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Manager of store said, 'The biggest thing is that it happened in a place like this'
Mongolian woman denies pickpocketing in Asakusa: ‘Something got caught on my jacket’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect accused of stealing a wallet containing about 10,000 yen from an American tourist

Details emerge about ex-hostess accused of cutting off ring finger of boyfriend with axe
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim said, 'She cut my ring finger so that I couldn't marry another woman'
Osaka woman accused of cutting off ex-boyfriend’s finger with axe, nipple with scissors
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Severed finger was found in jar
Video captures apparent ‘customer harassment’ at Expo 2025
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Clip shows a customer seemingly demanding that a security guard get down on his knees

Grand theft Aichi: Thieves increasingly targeting luxury vehicles in Japan’s car-theft capital
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Aichi police recommend drivers add alarm devices and steering wheel locks
Nagoya court acquits ex-host accused of leaving man’s corpse in closet
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Ex-host said, 'I'm relieved that it's been proven that I didn't do it'
Ex-host not fined for receiving funds from woman convicted of defrauding men
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Woman used defrauded funds at Kabukicho host club in 2021 and 2022

A morning in Shinsekai, Osaka

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on May 10, 2014

Skewered on stick
Cheap sushi and tempura
An early lunch
Plenty of seats inside
Pondering the next move
On the outside looking in
Heading home

(Photographs by The Tokyo Reporter, May 10, 2014)

Published in Osaka and Photography

Tokyo Reporter Staff

The editorial team at The Tokyo Reporter brings the site's readership the latest news from the under side of Japan.

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