Tokyo: Man, 28, accused of molesting woman in Sumida
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police, 'Because she was my type, I followed her'
Hokkaido: Chinese woman accused of smuggling stimulant drugs in instant noodles
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Defendant said that she did not know that the containers contained stimulant drugs
Large scrawls again found at Tottori Sand Dunes
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Footprints made by bare feet were also found nearby, a local office said
Yuka Takaoka incident: Real life yandere tale leaves victim in critical condition
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'

Kamikaze pilot inspired right-wing executive to fatally slash open belly near Yasukuni Shrine
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Mitsuhiro Numayama slashed open his abdomen on a road near Yasukuni Shrine on May 11
Yuka Takaoka incident: Gruesome details emerge about ‘crime of passion’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Yuka Takaoka said, 'After I stabbed him, he said he liked me'
Canadian caught abusing child at day care second incident involving foreigner this year
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Video shows the Canadian male, aged in his 40s, slapping a 2-year-old boy on the back

Chiba man listed as likely abducted by North Korea found safe in Japan
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
His disappearance in 1992 was not connected to North Korea, police said
Funding issue leaves 2 corpses in North Korean vessel found beached
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Salvage company discovered the two bodies aboard the vessel while using an excavator to pull it off the sand on February 11 and 12
Aomori: 2 sailors rescued from suspected North Korean vessel
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Three other sailors were tossed overboard by rough seas, the rescued men said