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Ex-Jungle Pocket member Shinji Saito accused of raping woman

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Prosecutor's office says incident happened on a location bus parked in Shinjuku Ward in July

Ex-upper house member Megumi Hirose handed suspended term for defrauding government

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Court said, 'This is so shallow that it deserves strong criticism'

Woman dead, man injured in stabbing incident at Nishitokyo bar

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

A knife believed to have been used to stab both persons was found at the scene

Ex-Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank director accused of insider trading

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank commented, 'We deeply apologize for the great inconvenience caused to shareholders'

Special Reports

Japanese women take to X to reveal sexual harassment as reason for quitting jobs

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Expert says, 'Corporate culture has not changed significantly in the last 10 to 20 years'

Tokyo clinic uses treatment to remove wrist-cutting scars

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Dr. Hideyuki Muramatsu: 'What patients want is to make the scars unnoticeable'

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'

Old Town Taito Intl. Comedy Film Festival to emphasize Asakusa's roots in theater

International Reports

Japanese woman to appear in court for kissing BTS star

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Woman to be questioned on suspicion of sexual harassment

Japanese man, 29, used online game to lure boy into fraud ring in Myanmar

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Thai authorities apprehended Tomoe Fujinuma at an airport in Bangkok

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

Business

Ex-Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank director accused of insider trading

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank commented, 'We deeply apologize for the great inconvenience caused to shareholders'

Risa Kishimoto to resign from Fuji TV

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Kishimoto said, 'It would be better to put an end to my work as an announcer for now'

The Meat Guy announces potential leak of customer data

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Site said, '"We would like to offer our deepest apologies to our customers'

Beef bowl chain Sukiya apologizes after miso soup with rat served to customer

By Tokyo Reporter Staff

Sukiya said, 'We will strive to further strengthen our management systems at all stores nationwide'

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