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Kyoto prefectural worker resigns over theft of used sanitary products from womenâs restroom - TokyoReporter
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (191+ words) KYOTO (TR) – A 62-year-old Kyoto Prefectural Government official has voluntarily resigned after being disciplined for repeatedly trespassing into a workplace women’s restroom to steal used sanitary products, reports ABC News (Sep. 8). According to the prefectural government, the man, who worked…...
Okayama nursery teacher accused of abusing child over lunch cup - TokyoReporter
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (289+ words) OKAYAMA (TR) – A female nursery school teacher in the town of Kumenan has resigned after security camera footage caught her physically abusing a child who was playing with a cup during lunch, local authorities said. According to Nippon News Network…...
‘Conflict’ status lifted for Yamaguchi-gumi as aging yakuza factions face rapid decline - TokyoReporter
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (442+ words) HYOGO (TR) – A prefectural public safety commission on Monday announced that it is set to lift the draconian “designated conflict syndicate” status imposed on Japan’s largest yakuza group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, and its rival splinter factions. Authorities cited a massive decline…...
Caregiver launches specialized call girl service for disabled - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (474+ words) TOKYO (TR) – A woman in her 30s has revealed her double life: by day, a home helper for the disabled, and by night, the operator of a specialized “delivery health” (call girl) service aiming to satisfy the suppressed sexual needs of…...
Myanmar student arrested after newborn corpse found in Saitama apartment - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 2+ day ago (209+ words) SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a 21-year-old Japanese language student from Myanmar after a newborn baby was found inside her apartment, reports TBS News (Aug. 29). Tha Tha Nwe is accused of leaving the infant’s body in a room…...
Taxi company boss throws chairs at staff over failed English vocabulary test - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 4+ day ago (228+ words) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo MK, a prominent Tokyo-based taxi operator, on Wednesday issued a public apology after its owner was caught throwing chairs and hurling verbal abuse at employees who failed a surprise English vocabulary test, reports TV Asahi (Sep. 2). The…...
Fukuoka fortuneteller accused of masterminding ¥2.7 billion investment scam - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have referred a 52-year-old female fortuneteller and a married couple to prosecutors for allegedly soliciting unregistered investments as part of a massive scam that collected an estimated 2.7 billion yen, reports RKB Mainichi Broadcasting (Sep. 1). Noriko…...
Thieves make off with hundreds of ready-to-harvest peaches in Fukushima, Aomori
2+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) FUKUSHIMA (TR) – Police are hunting for brazen fruit thieves who stripped orchards bare of hundreds of peaches just moments before they were due to be harvested in Fukushima and Aomori prefectures, reports Nippon News Network (Aug. 28). In Date City, Fukushima…...
Kumamoto boy arrested for putting bodily fluids on female classmate’s toothbrush, gym clothes - TokyoReporter
2+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) KUMAMOTO (TR) – Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student in Yatsushiro City accused of soiling a female classmate’s personal belongings with his bodily fluids two years ago, reports Kumamoto Kenmin TV (Aug. 24). The suspect, whose name has been withheld…...
Saitama restaurant owner accused of using Vietnamese eatery as meth delivery hub - TokyoReporter
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (370+ words) Saitama restaurant owner accused of using Vietnamese eatery as meth delivery hub The Tokyo Reporter - Veteran 51-year-old soapland worker rakes in ¥3 million yen a month, shuns public transportation By Tokyo Reporter Staff At the top Japan's adult entertainment pyramid, elite…...