TokyoReporter - Crime, scandal, intrigue from Japan - Part 1560

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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

Teenage intruder dead after slashing woman, her two daughters in Osaka
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Three victims sustained varying degrees of serious and minor injuries
Man accused of after dragging delivery driver 165 meters in stolen van in Osaka
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Driver sustained major injuries including a traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Osaka police launch murder probe after strangled woman dropped onto barge
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police say she was strangled with a cord-like object

Manny, Okajima dazzle Tokyo Dome

Baseball fans at Kanda Dome

Manny, Okajima dazzle Tokyo Dome

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 29, 2008

Aided by timely hitting from Manny Ramirez, Hideki Okajima pitched an inning of relief to win in Tokyo