And how did you enjoy your deadly bus trip?
Golden week started off tragically in Japan this year when on April 29th, a bus full of tourists heading to Tokyo Disneyland ran into a sound-proofing wall on an expressway,…
Japan's Financial Regulators Stop Operations of AIJ Investment Advisors; Firm May Have Ties To Anti-Social Forces
AIJ Investment Advisors appears to be unable to account for over a billion dollars worth of pension funds they were handling. The firm may have ties to "anti-social forces."
OLYMPUS: a closer look with an excerpt from THE GUARDIAN
In April this year, Michael Woodford became president of Olympus, a Japanese optical and medical equipment maker with a God-like reputation to match its name – until recently. Last July,…
Occupy Tokyo: Another Good Excuse to Come Out and Hate on TEPCO
Saturday, October 15th, Occupy Wall Street went global. Around 300 people around Tokyo came out to march in 2 separate locations. Japan Subculture went to check out what was happening…
MAFF staff, teacher, doctor show that pervs come from all professions
One usually inane but occasionally fun thing about the Japanese media is that they almost always list the professions of those who appear in news articles. This really made the…
Moe Yamaguchi's high-rolling husband arrested for running illegal hostess club
Actress and talento Moe Yamaguchi was “really stunned” when she learned her husband, web entrepreneur Shigeo Ozeki, has been illegally running a posh hostess club without a license. Ozeki and…
Fuzoku lite: "Aquarium of girls" offers thrills for herbivore men
Girls in uniform, some as young as 15, sit sprawled out on the floor of a small room, chatting or reading books. Skirts are rolled high, some have their legs…
Evacuees forced to pay rent at Miyagi yakuza home
Straight out of a suspense film: A yakuza couple have been arrested for abuse after they coerced a pair of tsunami evacuees to stay at their home, demanded rent and…
Yakuza looking to get a piece of the reconstruction pie
Sankei News is reporting that suspect groups from west Japan have rolled into the Tohoku area, eyeing a piece of the estimated 15 trillion yen that will be spent on…
Someone had to do it: Man arrested for telling politician to STFU
An English teacher was arrested this Easter Sunday after he did what many Japan residents dream of doing: Telling those pesky campaigning politicians that they’re loud and obnoxious. English citizen…