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Veteran 51-year-old soapland worker rakes in ¥3 million yen a month, shuns public transportation
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
At the top Japan's adult entertainment pyramid, elite sex workers continue to rake in massive sums
Daughter of Showa stripper recounts bestiality shows featuring yakuza members
By Kenji Nakano
Miyuki Ariga says of the world of striptease, 'It's like a cesspool for people who don't have a place in normal society'
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

Victim of alleged sexual assault by ex-Osaka prosecutor forced to resign after smear campaign
By Kenji Nakano
Victim said, 'It is frustrating beyond words'
Vietnamese man wanted over attempted murder-robbery at Osaka mall nabbed in Tokyo
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Quang Van Giao is accused in a violent heist that took place at the Avetika underground mall in June
Man confesses to 2017 Osaka convenience store robbery spree
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect says he could no longer live with the guilt

Sendai’s sex-service clubs struggle to survive after earthquake

By Kenji Nakano on March 30, 2011

'We are beginning to see the light'

By Kazutaka Shimanaka on March 29, 2011

Cancellation out of respect for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, organizers said

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 25, 2011

A 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Tohoku area on March 11