Suicide of Shinji Ishihara led police to suspect he was behind the fatal strangulation of a former taxi driver in Toshima Ward last year
TokyoReporter
Sumiyoshi-kai member is believed to have fraudulently started collecting welfare about 10 years ago
Woman telephoned police after locating one of her attackers inside a convenience store
Suspect told police, 'I didn't want my family or acquaintances to find out'
Suspect is believed to have earned about ¥4.3 million through the sale of pornographic images online
Suspect told police, 'I thought that if I couldn't ride [the train] I couldn't get home'
Allied and Japanese forces battled over a 4-day period in 1943, turning the western tip of Tarawa into a charred crisp
Neck of the woman showed signs that she was strangled with a rope
Man told police, 'Stress built up and I killed him in a field'
Suspect is believed to have learned the whereabouts of Kikuchi's residence after driving her home last fall