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Polygamous ex-fortuneteller on trial for sexual assault dies in apparent suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Hirohito Shibuya lived with 13 people, including his wife, eight former wives and three children
Kanagawa doctor accused of threatening train passenger with ice pick: ‘If you cough any more, I’ll kill you’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I didn't do anything like that'
Miyagi woman accused of fatally burying newborn in snow
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I was in a panic at the time and didn't think that far ahead'
Tokyo police accuse ex-MUFG employee suspected in theft of ¥1.7 billion in valuables
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect used the stolen money and valuables to make up for losses in foreign exchange investments

Japan scrambles to convert VHS tapes to digital formats
By Kazutaka Shimanaka
UNESCO declared magnetic tapes obsolete in 2019
Setagaya family murders 24 years on: Expanded DNA usage urged
By Kenji Nakano
Former chief of the local Seijo Police Station, 'Rather than just identifying individuals, we can get closer to the murderer'
Mochi: Trouble with New Year’s food goes beyond choking
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Mochi can cause an intestinal blockage
‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay Sekisui House ¥1 billion in damages over land fraud
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Sekisui House was tricked into signing false sales contract with group of fraudsters over land in Gotanda

Posts tagged as “Bank of Japan”

Japan’s ‘mattress money’ hits all-time high

Japan’s ‘mattress money’ hits all-time high

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 24, 2021

Bank of Japan implied that the surge was due to the coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo: Ex-Bank of Japan employee nabbed in commemorative coin theft

gold coins from the Bank of Japan

Tokyo: Ex-Bank of Japan employee nabbed in commemorative coin theft

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 23, 2018

BOJ found a coin commemorating the marriage of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako in 1993 to be missing on April 10

How Korean-Japanese law enforcement thwarted pickpocket gangs
By Amy Takahashi
Tokyo police official said, 'We made it clear that there is no escape even if they return to Korea'
Ex-abductee Hitomi Soga on mother who remains in North Korea: ‘I worry every day’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Soga said, 'I've reached an age where I worry every day about whether my mother is doing well'
Man suspected in Osaka slashing incident in 2020 deported from Thailand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect told police he 'had no intention to kill'
AV actress Miru among 35 nabbed in international prostitution sting
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Price for one sexual encounter was as high as 3 million yen, Hong Kong police said

Tokyo police accuse ex-MUFG employee suspected in theft of ¥1.7 billion in valuables
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect used the stolen money and valuables to make up for losses in foreign exchange investments
Chiba hospital puts staff member on standby after controversial social media posts emerge
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One post read, 'I always cover up incidents because it's a hassle to write about them'
Japan scrambles to convert VHS tapes to digital formats
By Kazutaka Shimanaka
UNESCO declared magnetic tapes obsolete in 2019
Ex-MUFG employee suspected in theft of ¥1 billion in valuables sold gold at second-hand shops
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Ex-employee used cash obtained from sales for investments and other purposes