Ex-Tokyo city councilman in custody over alleged rapes of male acquaintances accused in 3 more cases
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I will remain silent on everything'
Japanese man, 29, used online game to lure boy into fraud ring in Myanmar
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
THAILAND (TR) - Police here have arrested a 29-year-old Japanese man wanted in Japan for allegedly deceiving a high school boy met online into working...
Ex-head of support group for kids in Kabukicho accused of sexually abusing teen girl
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect made victim sign a document titled 'Engagement Vow'
Chinese woman running illegal Saitama sex business accused of fatally stabbing customer
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I don't want to say anything'

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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Ibaraki cops arrest city councilman in rape of girl under 13

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 25, 2016

Noriyoshi Takamura is alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor at a love hotel in exchange for an iPod

Japanese man, 29, used online game to lure boy into fraud ring in Myanmar
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
THAILAND (TR) - Police here have arrested a 29-year-old Japanese man wanted in Japan for allegedly deceiving a high school boy met online into working...
Acquaintance of murdered Japanese woman in Hungary says police failed
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Acquaintance said, 'She was worried that the police wouldn't act unless she was covered in blood'
5 Japanese fraud suspects deported from Thailand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Thai authorities apprehended the 5 suspects last December on suspicion of immigration violations
Philippine authorities nab third suspected ‘Luffy’ member this year
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Warrant for the arrest of Eiji Shigematsu issued last year

Fukuoka Stock Exchange executive director accused of illicit photography of girls’ underwear
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I just took pictures of their legs'
Sumitomo completes office tower on troubled Roppongi property
By Roland Shichijo
Site's history is a tale of gangsters, shady land deals and court proceedings
Fuji TV revises down financial forecast amid fallout from Masahiro Nakai scandal
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Over 70 companies have stopped placing commercials on the network since the sexual misconduct scandal broke
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