Tokyo Reporter
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A news outlet covering crime, legal cases, and social issues in Tokyo and Japan, with some international content.
- Top beat: Crime
- Tracked since 2026
- 8 Japan peers
Latest stories
- Nagoya nurse, 62, accused of robbing taxi driver with scissors after warning over mannersA 62-year-old nurse in Nagoya was arrested for threatening a taxi driver with scissors and robbing him of 5,000 yen after a dispute over her behavior in the vehicle.
- Tokyo man arrested over sex with under-16 girl after posing as studentA 29-year-old Tokyo man was arrested for allegedly having sex with a girl under 16 after posing as a student on social media.
- Sapporo teens arrested for extorting ¥400,000 from man after hotel visit with underage girlThree 18-year-old boys in Sapporo were arrested for extorting 400,000 yen from a man after he took an underage girl to a hotel, with the suspects threatening him and using security footage to identify them.
- Man suspected of fatally stabbing woman in Gunma dies in crash while fleeing in her carA woman was fatally stabbed in a parking lot, and the suspect died in a crash while fleeing in her car.
- Yoshiwara soapland operator arrested after netting ¥5.5 billion from prostitutionA soapland operator in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district and four employees were arrested for running a prostitution business, with the establishment reportedly earning 5.5 billion yen since 2018.
- ‘Cool Japan’ failure: Government fund faces axe over massive ¥54 billion deficitJapan's government considers abolishing the 'Cool Japan Fund' after its deficit reached 54 billion yen, surpassing targets.
- Niigata man caught with 16-centimeter knife in car claims he was ‘just peeling an apple’A 61-year-old man in Nagaoka City was arrested after being found with a 16.5-centimeter knife in his car, claiming it was used to peel an apple.
- Supreme Court official accused of illicit photography in Yokohama railway station restroomA Supreme Court official was arrested for allegedly entering a women's restroom at a Yokohama railway station to take voyeuristic footage, after a female commuter discovered his actions and alerted staff.
- Iranian man accused of smuggling ¥2.1 billion meth haul in commercial bread makerA 55-year-old Iranian national was arrested for smuggling 40 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan, concealed inside a bread-baking machine, marking the largest single seizure of stimulants in the region since 2019.
- Fired AKB48 idol Mei Hanada claims management coerced her to shave head over rendezvous with fanA former AKB48 member claims her management coerced her to shave her head after she met a fan, while the agency denied the allegations and cited other reasons for her termination.
- Chiba man arrested for fatally stabbing acquaintance during alcohol-fueled disputeA 63-year-old man was arrested for stabbing a 50-year-old acquaintance to death during a drunken argument at his apartment.
- Morning Musume’s Maria Makino flaunts black bikini in final photo book before exodusMaria Makino promoted her final photo book before departing from Morning Musume, revealing details about her graduation and future plans.
- Duo arrested over ¥2 million Shinjuku gift card scam targeting the debt-riddenTokyo police arrested two men for a gift card scam targeting debt-ridden individuals, involving 2 million yen in fraud.
- Woman arrested after dismembered corpse of husband found in Kobe freezerA woman in Kobe was arrested after police found her ex-husband's dismembered body in a freezer, with her confessing to the crime and hinting at murder.
- Tokyo court orders married man to pay ¥4.6 million for feigning bachelorhood, impregnating girlfriendA married man in Tokyo was ordered to pay 4.6 million yen in damages after deceiving a woman into a relationship by claiming he was single, leading to her pregnancy and emotional distress.