Sticky handed groper finds his way back into the slammer
An Aichi man was arrested under prefectural nuiscance prevention laws when he was caught groping a teenage girl in a parking lot while on his way home from being arrested…
J-League team employee arrested for production of child porn
An employee of the Montedio Yamagata J-League football team was arrested October 14 after it was discovered he requested and received pornographic videos from an underage girl. While it is…
Shobadai scuffle with kebab truck gets Sumiyoshi-kai arrested
Eight members of the Sumiyoshi-kai were arrested this week for threatening a doner kebab vendor who was operating in a Roppongi parking lot. According to police, the group is suspected…
Yakuza guise helps man get underage girl
A Kawasaki salaryman was arrested for purchasing the services of a 14-year-old girl while posing as a yakuza who was organizing enjokosai online. After attracting the girl through a Web…
Hiroshima councilman arrested for using yakuza as threat
One member of a city council in Hiroshima prefecture was arrested with three others September 21 for threatening a local man over troubles involving a woman back in May. The…
Taito residents move to block Kodo-kai invasion
Residents in a Taito-ku neighborhood will launch an anti-organized crime community group October 3 as a reaction to the recent move of a Kodo-kai front company from the wealthy Azabu-juban…
Man 'couldn't refuse' when asked by crush for child porn
A 38-year-old Kanagawa man was arrested September 24 under suspicion of loaning out to an acquaintance four CDs containing pornographic images of young boys. According to police, the disks contained…
Police suspect suicide in yakuza death
An high-ranking member of an organized crime group was discovered collapsed and bleeding by his son in theirAdachi-ku home on Sept 4. The 64-year-old yakuza, who is said to have…
Kyoto priest arrested for paying young girl for services
A Buddhist priest in Kyoto was arrested September 1 for paying an underage girl for sexual services, prefectural police reported. The 39-year-old souri reportedly met a 12-year-old girl online and…
Teacher arrested for assaulting drugged teen
A Sendai teacher at a private high school who was arrested on August 11 for giving sleeping pills to an underage girl and molesting her told police he committed the…