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Hapless bandits beaten off by store staff wielding ‘sasumata’ pole
By TR
A sasumata is a two-pronged pole and used to catch criminals or animals, adapted from a samurai-era weapon
Man plunges to death from view deck at Roppongi Hills
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Roppongi Hills Sky Deck is approximately 240 meters above the ground
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara’s wife linked to suspicious death of ex-husband
By Mieko Shimizu
Shukan Bunshun also claims Kihara has an illegitimate child with his mistress
Hokkaido cops suspect foul play after man’s headless corpse found in Sapporo love hotel
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Man's head has not been located

Trial reveals how man’s live-app addiction led to depression, suicide bid via arson
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Regarding the app, he said, 'I wanted to stop, but I couldn't'
Man suspected of killing ex-girlfriend sent ‘farewell’ text to friend before fatal leap in front of train
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
At one point, Takuya Minami wrote to a friend, 'I no longer have the will to live'
Tokyo cops nab 16 over bill-padding con played out in Kabukicho
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspects accompanied victims to convenience store ATMs so that they could withdraw cash
1 man, 6 others forced acquaintance to leap from cliff in framing murder as suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Body of Yuki Shimada was found at the cliffs of Tojinbo on October 19, 2019

Koenji Awa Odori Festival

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on September 28, 2014

Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival
Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival
Participants at the Koenji Awa Odori Festival

(Photographs by The Tokyo Reporter, August 23, 2014)

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