Elderly man kills bicyclist in fatal plunge from Osaka building
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Bicyclist was a 59-year-old male resident of Chiba Prefecture
Subcontractors for Osaka-Kansai Expo pavilions complain of non-payment
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
'Payments suddenly stopped,' a representative of one subcontractor says
16-year-old girls referred to prosecutors for drinking straight out of tea pitcher at Sukiya
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Sukiya said, 'We cannot tolerate any behavior that causes harm to customers'

Posts tagged as “Jungle Pocket”

Ex-Jungle Pocket member Shinji Saito accused of raping woman

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 28, 2025

Prosecutor's office says incident happened on a location bus parked in Shinjuku Ward in July

Mei Nagano’s reported two-timing could impact commercial endorsements
By Kenji Nakano
One ad exec said, 'If this is her true nature, her sponsors will be shocked'
Company run by husband of Ruriko Kojima in red before suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Kota Kitamura served as the president of Habitat, a company that works with saunas and public baths
Softbank pitchman Masahiro Nakai embroiled in ‘woman problem’
By Mieko Shimizu
Nakai reportedly paid a woman 90 million yen in compensation over an incident that took place last year

Judge says 2 British men can be extradited over Harry Winston heist in Tokyo
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Three thieves stole luxury watches, rings and jewelry in November 2015
Man on death row over Manila murders dies in Aichi
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Cause of death was hyponatremia, according to the justice ministry
First female Fukui police chief says ‘gender no significance in carrying out duties’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Mikiko Masuda: 'I will do my best to perform my duties to ensure the safety of the people of Fukui Prefecture'

Cosmetic association sues University of Tokyo over demands for sex-related entertainment
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suit seeks 42 million yen in damages
Details emerge about ‘drug-fueled entertainment’ involving Raysum founder and 2 women
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Complaint filed by one female suspect against Tsuyoshi Tanaka details what transpired
Tokyo cops: Second woman was in hotel room with Raysum founder when drugs found
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Mona Konishi is a 21-year-old student at the Institute of Science Tokyo