Aichi civic employee borrowed more than ¥50 million from colleagues, friends before death
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One subordinate says, 'I lent him over 1 million yen'
Ex-wife of ‘Don Juan of Kishu’ found not guilty in his murder
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Presiding judge said that there was not enough evidence 'to infer that the defendant murdered him'
Russian suspected of drilling holes in Ginza store to steal luxury watches
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Stolen merchandise has a retail value of a total of 6.06 million yen, police said
Video: Kobe man drove 200 meters with cop on hood
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Officer suffered minor injuries on his right leg, police said

‘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
Host club debts drive women to street prostitution in Kabukicho
By Mieko Shimizu
One woman says about becoming a prostitute, 'I thought it would be nice if I could earn a little money'
Man in contact with Noriko Tsujide around time of disappearance evaded arrest
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Noriko Tsujide was last seen on November 24, 1998
Runa Tamura: Woman suspected of decapitating man in love hotel rented horror movies beforehand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Woman's father and mother are also in custody for aiding and abetting in the crime

Posts tagged as “New Year’s Eve”

500,000 visitors descend on Ueno’s Ameyoko market

By Roland Shichijo on December 31, 2016

Nation prepares to celebrate New Year’s Eve

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 1, 2010

Dancers perform at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Tokyo

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
From Nerima with love: Russian spy operated in Japan for 3 decades
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Spy took over the identity of a man from Fukushima Prefecture who had disappeared around 1965
Friend of missing German tourist spoke to him around time of disappearance, did not ‘sense anything unusual’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Claudio Worm was captured in security camera footage at Wakayamashi Station at around 8:30 p.m. on October 11
German tourist goes missing in Wakayama
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Claudio Worm was last heard from on October 11

Number of female company presidents in Japan highest on record
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Teikoku Databank said: 'It is important to create role models and foster opportunities for women to take on challenges'
Okayama court upholds ruling against ex-Nomura employee for fraud
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Defendant swindled seven victims out of nearly 100 million yen
Ex-MUFG staffer suspected in theft of ¥1 billion from safe deposit boxes
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Incident emerged on October 31
Suspected drug dealer of ex-Olympus CEO re-arrested for extortion
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Police believe the drug dealer extorted more than 9 million yen from the former CEO