Web sites on the surface sought the companionship of women while concealing the fact that they were to work in the sex trade
TokyoReporter
Unknown assailant beat the man, 60, in the face as he tried to enter his vehicle in a parking lot near JR Kichijoji Station
Tomoro Mukai wrote of the incident on Facebook, 'The reason why men fight with each other is over money or women'
Masaji Shimada allegedly paid one boy to engage sex and asked another, 14, to send him a photograph showing the youth's lower body
Suspect reportedly said, 'You are soliciting for customers in an area that requires payment to us'
Suspect told police, 'Since she called me many times in the middle of the night, I beat her three days ago'
Number of recorded cases of syphilis totaled 5,534 in 2017, an increase by more than 1,000 over the year before
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'He stabbed himself'
Suspects drove vehicle to Saitama Prefecture before seeking help
Suspect plunged about seven meters onto a road below after climbing a fence to evade a security guard