Yuka Takaoka incident: Victim survives, holds 'no grudge'
Aug 12, 2019 · Yuka Takaoka allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, a bar host, inside her residence in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo in May
Ex-MUFG staffer suspected in theft of ¥1 billion from safe deposit …
Nov 29, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – A female former staff member at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is suspected in the theft of more than 1 billion yen from the safe deposit boxes of customers over a four-year period, the company said last week.
Ex-AV actress: ‘I seriously wished that I’d never been born’
Asuka Hoshino retired from adult video industry in 2012 (s1s1s1.com) TOKYO (TR) – Retired adult video (AV) actress Asuka Hoshino, 30, wrote on her blog last month that she was coerced into performing in the industry.. The revelations follow the arrests earlier this year of persons connected to AV-related companies for forcing a woman to appear in a film.
Foreigner ‘nuisance dance videos’ shot in Japan drawing attention
Oct 26, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – A man appearing to be a foreigner suddenly collapses to the floor on a train traveling through Yamanashi Prefecture. A female student who reaches out to help him get up seems confused.
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Suspected drug dealer of ex-Olympus CEO re-arrested for extortion
Nov 28, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – The suspected drug dealer of the former CEO of precision equipment manufacturer Olympus has been re-arrested on suspicion of extorting him, police have revealed.
Ex-Tokyo city councilman suspected of raping more than 10 …
Nov 28, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – A former Fuchu City councilman in custody over the alleged drugging and sexual assault of a man has been arrested for two other cases, police said.
Man, 46, accused in fatal assault of neighbor at convenience store
Dec 6, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 46-year-old over the alleged fatal assault of a 59-year-old male neighbor in the parking lot of a convenience store in Adachi Ward last month. At around 2 a.m. on November 26, Shuji Sato (46), an office worker, is alleged to have repeatedly ...
Ex-nursery school teacher handed 14-year prison term for sexually ...
Nov 24, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court earlier this month sentenced a former nursery school teacher to 14-year prison term for the sexual assault of seven female pupils.
Real life yandere: Yuka Takaoka handed prison term for
Dec 6, 2019 · Yuka Takaoka (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court on Thursday handed Yuka Takaoka, known as the “real life yandere,” a prison term of three years and six months over the stabbing of her boyfriend last year, reports Fuji News Network (Dec. 5). On Thursday, the presiding judge handed Takaoka, 21, the prison term for a …