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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
AV actress Sora Amakawa shines light on biz, says agency boss cheated her out of wages
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Amakawa says of a handler in the industry, 'It was brainwashing'
Ex-University of Tokyo academics ensnared in bribery scandal made soapland visits for ‘research’
By Amy Takahashi
One academic claimed he had to obey his superior to keep their research program alive

Masked gang stages ¥10 million smash-and-grab at Osaka luxury shop
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Exterior cameras captured the suspects exiting a vehicle just before the raid
Wanted man in yakuza-linked smartphone heist turns himself in at Osaka police box
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police, 'I'm Tomoki Fujiwara, the guy on the wanted list'
Divers haul sunken bicycles, wallets from murky depths of Osaka’s Dotonbori River
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One volunteer said, 'Littering is completely unacceptable'

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
Nagoya hostess club boss linked to massive rip-off ring that netted ¥5.6 billion
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Kentaro Group operated like a highly structured criminal enterprise, boasting at least 200 members
Pink-haired woman pulls scissors in robbery of Nagoya taxi driver
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Driver handed over approximately 5,000 yen in cash

Yu Kawakami named Best Mature Actress at 2011 porn awards

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 8, 2011

Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards 2011 took place on March 7 in Akasaka

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 8, 2011

Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards 2011 took place on March 7 in Akasaka

By Amy Takahashi on March 8, 2011

Victim's body was found buried on the beach in Uchidamachi

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 5, 2011

Tenth incarnation of event wrapped at jam-packed Loft Plus One club in Kabukicho

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 4, 2011

Investigative source says police had been monitoring club since last October

By Kazutaka Shimanaka on March 2, 2011

Japan's most innovative supplier of hand-held, synthetic vaginas puts China in the crosshairs

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 28, 2011

A mother of two confesses to 3 million yen in debts at a host club

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 28, 2011

Boris live at I’ll Be Your Mirror in Tokyo

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 28, 2011

Autolux live at I'll Be Your Mirror in Tokyo

By Kazutaka Shimanaka on February 28, 2011

The club featured private rooms equipped with karakoke, expensive sofas and an enormous wine cellar