Japan operator of Hooters goes bust
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Chain boasts 6 branches in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya
Elderly man fatally stabs son, injures wife before attempting suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police suspect the incident took place during a domestic dispute
Tokyo: Man, 28, accused of molesting high school girl
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim suffered a minor injury to her knee, police said
Chiba: Ex-pro soccer coach accused of sending 45 obscene letters to woman
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police, 'I thought I would carry out harassment'

Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Shinji Minato was one of four youths convicted in the brutal killing of Furuta in 1989
NGT48’s Maho Yamaguchi rips results of assault probe
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Maho Yamaguchi asked on Twitter about agency AKS, 'Why are they continuously telling lies?'
Tokyo: Man, 69, accused of murdering woman, 28, with stimulant drugs
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police believe that the suspect mixed the drugs into an alcoholic drink consumed by the victim

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
Shimane: Possible North Korean boat with 4 crew members found on coast
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Sailors said they had not eaten in 10 days

Toranomon Hills from Ginza

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on May 15, 2015

(Photograph by The Tokyo Reporter, May 6, 2015)

Published in Photography and Tokyo

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Osaka ‘delivery health’ business extorted customers in honban hoodwink
By Amy Takahashi
Service threatened to contact employers of victims in getting them to pay
Lady’s live nude program pleased primarily female audience
By Amy Takahashi
Suspect said, I did it to cover living expenses’
Gifu guy blames ‘wandering hands’ in women’s underwear theft
By Kenji Nakano
Police staked out a residence in Kakamigahara City to a catch a (women's underwear) thief
Report: Dispute over woman spurred yakuza killing in karaoke parlor
By Amy Takahashi
Text exchanges, email and information obtained from underworld figures revealed that the shooting was part of a dispute over a woman

Japanese official during drunken rampage at Seoul airport: ‘I hate Koreans!’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Health ministry representative said, 'It is indeed regrettable that an official has caused trouble overseas'
Philippines: Japanese fugitive nabbed for murder of fellow countrymen
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I didn't participate in the incidents'
Cambodia: Japanese nationals accused of murdering Siem Reap taxi driver
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspects stole taxi that they planned to use to commit more crimes, police said