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Sakura and the Spirit of France: “LIGHTS OF FRANCE” Exhibition Illuminates Oji This Weekend
Pedaling Through Paradise
Art and DEI Get Cozy at the agnès b. Gallery in Aoyama”
The Documentary Black Box Diaries and Marriot International: Who’s Actually Protesting?
Ex-Japanese Lawmaker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen – and Walks
Gold mine 'Lolita clubs' busted in Shibuya, Toyoshima
Police have cracked down on three “Lolita” clubs in Tokyo, arresting nine members of staff under violation of anti-prostitution laws. The “delivery health”-style clubs in Shibuya and Toyoshima wards featured…
Fukuoka construction contract cancelled after breach of anti-yakuza clause
Fukuoka Prefecture announced they will annul their contract with local company Matsuo Construction on a major dam project after it was revealed a company executive had dealings with an organised crime boss. This…
Men teamed up to hunt for victim to assault
Two men arrested on charges of attempted rape are believed to have met specifically to harass women and plotted their attack against a 20-year-old university student. The assailants, age 35…
'God Hand' doctor arrested under suspicion of molestation
A renowned doctor who has served as trainer for a number of prominent track and field athletes has been arrested on charges of attempted indecent assault after he reportedly molested…
Local man killed after accidental 'run-in' with yakuza
An older Hyogo Prefecture man met his end at the hands of a yakuza early Monday morning, after he was hit by a gang member while riding his bicycle in…
Yakuza bosses and soliders falling like dominos; cold cases heating up
Japanese police made their third big arrest in as many weeks today, snagging a 27-year-old ex-Goto-gumi member on possible murder charges. Nobuyuki Yamamoto is suspected of stabbing to death Kazuoki…
TMPD arrests former Goto-gumi member for murder of real estate consultant in 2006
If you’ve read Tokyo Vice, you’ll know that members of the Yamaguchi-gumi Goto-gumi were long suspected of killing a real estate consultant, Kazuoki Nozaki, in a dispute over a building…
Brush up on your pole positions at the International Pole Championship
Tokyoites are no virgin brides; we know a good pole dance when we see one. Or we thought we did, until the International Pole Championship rolled into town last year…
Frisky stylist forces woman to give him a grope
A woman who had gone for a trim at a hair salon in Tochigi prefecture Monday and agreed to a massage ended up with a handful more than she bargained…
Tale of the celebrity cannibal
The Korean custom of eating dogs is something that on occasion mistakenly gets loaded on to the Japanese. To the French and Dutch in the summer of 1981, mention of…