Yuko Takahashi: Ex-Nakasu hostess serving life sentence for murders of two husbands
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Pampered beauty who called herself a prize turned ice-cold killer, drowning and stabbing two husbands over six years
Veteran 51-year-old soapland worker rakes in ¥3 million yen a month, shuns public transportation
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
At the top Japan's adult entertainment pyramid, elite sex workers continue to rake in massive sums
Daughter of Showa stripper recounts bestiality shows featuring yakuza members
By Kenji Nakano
Miyuki Ariga says of the world of striptease, 'It's like a cesspool for people who don't have a place in normal society'

Trio of masked thugs hold taxi driver at knifepoint in Osaka robbery
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One perpetrator said, 'Give us your money, or we'll stab you'
Suspect in Osaka bookstore slashing: ‘I had a grudge against society’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Photographs taken inside the shop immediately following the attack showed splatters of blood
Victim of alleged sexual assault by ex-Osaka prosecutor appears in court
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Victim said, 'I felt that something impossible had happened'

Posts tagged as “Rie Isogai”

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on September 5, 2026

Case garnered nationwide attention since the killers of Rie Isogai met her via an underground internet bulletin board

Infamous Nagoya murderer gets death sentence for earlier killing

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 16, 2015

Yoshitomo Hori is currently serving a life sentence for the killing of Rie Isogai in 2009