The Year of Dokufu: Poisonous Women in Japan
by Kaori Shoji Wow. What a year THAT was, on a whole lot of levels. The unofficial diagnosis is that things will get worse in the year…
Japanese media loses their heads over decapitation of teenage girl by teenage girl
A 15 year old girl was arrested Sunday by the Nagasaki Police on suspicion of killing her high school friend. The 15-year-old girl, who can't be named under Japanese because…
Yakuza Comix 3: The complicated world of Japanese suicide, which is sometimes homicide
Japan has a fascination with death and suicide. But sometimes suicide here isn't simply motivated by "honor" nor is it actually suicide.
Exorcism Gets Everybody Killed; Female Faith Healer Gets The Gallows
The faith-healer and self-professed exorcist, Sachiko Eto, her daughter and another accomplice had beaten their victims to death, using thick drumsticks designed for the Japanese 太鼓 (Taiko) and other blunt…