Head of commercial sex scout group suspected of violating employment law
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Group received 7 billion yen in commissions over 5-year period
Japanese fraud suspect arrested after return from Thailand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Koji Suzuki said, 'I want to consult with a lawyer'
Japan scrambles to convert VHS tapes to digital formats
By Kazutaka Shimanaka
UNESCO declared magnetic tapes obsolete in 2019
Man hits pedestrian in fatal plunge from terrace of Shibuya Parco
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Pedestrian suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said

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

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Man, 46, attempted to kill teen girl after she requested via Twitter

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 7, 2021

Suspect planned to commit suicide after killing the girl

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 21, 2021

Suspect told police, 'I did not intend to kill'

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

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
Nine years after Dentsu employee’s suicide due to overwork, mother writes memoir
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
She asks, 'What is the government lacking in its measures to prevent death from overwork?'
North Korean cyber group suspected in theft of ¥48.2 billion in crypto assets from DMM Bitcoin
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
North Korean group TraderTraitor carried out the hack, the FBI and NPA said