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
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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.
Tokyo company employees nabbed for unauthorized FX trading
Nov 17, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested four company employees for allegedly engaging in FX trading without registering with the government. The men are believed to have collected a total of more than 1.6 billion yen from more than 1,500 people, reports Jiji Press (Nov. 12). According ...
Tokyo photographer accused of providing ex-Olympus CEO with …
Nov 8, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 44-year-old photographer for allegedly providing illegal drugs to the former CEO of precision equipment manufacturer Olympus Corp.
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 ...
American tourist accused of defacing gate at Meiji Shrine with …
Nov 14, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a torii gate of Meiji Shrine in Shibuya Ward earlier this week.. On Tuesday morning, Steven Lee Hayes allegedly carved his family’s names onto the wood gate with his …
Youth held over robbery of woman at Takasaki hotel
Nov 24, 2024 · GUNMA (TR) – Gunma Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a 17-year-old boy living in Takasaki City over the alleged robbery of a woman at a hotel in the city three days before. Police are currently seeking the whereabouts of two other individuals who participated in the crime, reports NHK (Nov. 24 ...
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.
MUFG president seeks to 'restore trust' after theft of ¥1 billion …
Dec 16, 2024 · TOKYO (TR) – At a press conference on Monday, the president of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank said that the company will seek to restore trust amid a scandal in which a former employee stole over 1 billion yen worth of funds from safe deposit boxes. Mitsubishi UFJ Bank President Junichi Hanzawa said, “We have reaffirmed that trust and credibility are the foundation of our business, and we will work ...