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
Hyogo assemblyman Hideaki Takeuchi found dead in suspected suicide
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Takeuchi was member of a committee investigating power harassment allegations against governor Motohiko Saito
Ex-Osaka nurse on trial for alleged rape of 10 girls
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Defendant said, 'I am very sorry for causing so much trouble and mental distress to the victims with my selfish actions'
Shiga woman accused of trying to stab female roommate through futon
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect said, 'I didn't mean to kill her'

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

Posts tagged as “Sumida River”

Tokyo police: Flophouse murder preceded suicide by yakuza-turned-author

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 5, 2018

Suicide of Shinji Ishihara led police to suspect he was behind the fatal strangulation of a former taxi driver in Toshima Ward last year

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on September 5, 2016

Police suspect man killed wife before taking his own life by jumping into the Sumida River

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 1, 2011

Tokyo Sky Tree rises beyond the Sumida River on New Year's Day

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on July 2, 2008

Maple Foods imports its oysters and crabs from North America and Vietnam and bypasses Japan's largest fish market

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

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
Chiba hospital puts staff member on standby after controversial social media posts emerge
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
One post read, 'I always cover up incidents because it's a hassle to write about them'
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