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By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Suspect told police, ‘The woman had the type of hair I like’

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Suspects told police they did it 'to cover living expenses'

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Police and fire officials are now seeking the cause of the fire

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Suspect says that she 'was forced' to swallow the capsules in Thailand

Focus on North Korea

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Takeshi Saito went missing after resigning from his company in Yokohama in 1983 at age of 38

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

According to the NPA, 881 missing Japanese nationals are believed to have been abducted by North Korea

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Analysis of the urine of the actress gave a positive result for stimulant drugs, police said

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

Tabloid

By Kenji Nakano

In applying for jobs, Kohei Nojima presented a work history that included a fake name, police said

By Kenji Nakano

Before June, the last time Tobita Shinchi shut down was for the funeral of Emperor Hirohito in 1989

By Kazutaka Shimanaka

In olden times, local women flocked to the port to service sailors for one-night stands

By Kenji Nakano

In referring to the knife used in the crime, Yuka Takaoka told police, 'It was the one thing I put in order in preparing for a new life with him'

International Reports

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Takeshi Saito went missing after resigning from his company in Yokohama in 1983 at age of 38

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Drugs were found concealed inside binders belonging to the woman at Sydney International Airport on Monday

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Suspects were found to be in possession of 30 gold bars concealed in their clothing, customs officials said