69-year-old American living in Thailand suspected of assaulting staff member at Sapporo sex parlor
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect was apprehended in Niseko three days after the incident
Chiba man in custody over arson attack further accused of murdering woman
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Suspect allegedly started fire that destroyed eight buildings, including his own home, in Kashiwa City
Osaka man, 59, suspected of kidnapping boy from ‘Gurishita’
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Total of four children were found at the residence of the suspect in Osaka Prefecture
5 Japanese fraud suspects deported from Thailand
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Thai authorities apprehended the 5 suspects last December on suspicion of immigration violations

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 “Tatsunori Hara”

Yomiuri loses appeal over articles linking team to yakuza

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 17, 2015

A tabloid claimed ex-skipper Tatsunori Hara paid a former gangster to quash a story about an adulterous relationship

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on July 16, 2015

Shukan Bunshun claimed skipper Tatsunori Hara paid off a former gangster to quash a story about an adulterous relationship

By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 18, 2014

The court ordered publisher Nihon Journal to pay 2.2 million yen in compensation

By Amy Takahashi on June 27, 2012

Team manager paid ¥100 million to gangsters who blackmailed him over an extramarital affair

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
Irishman suspected of murdering Japanese ex-wife in Budapest
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Security camera footage taken at the residence on the day of the crime shows the suspect entering with his face covered
Philippine authorities nab another Japanese fraud suspect
By Tokyo Reporter Staff
Takashi Sasaki is a suspected member of the so-called 'Luffy' fraud ring

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
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'