TokyoReporter https://www.tokyoreporter.com/ Crime, scandal, intrigue from Japan Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:52:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-tokyo_reporter_logo-32x32.jpg TokyoReporter https://www.tokyoreporter.com/ 32 32 Chiba dentist among 5 accused of fraudulently using health cards of foreigners to claim fees https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/chiba-dentist-among-5-accused-of-fraudulently-using-health-cards-of-foreigners-to-claim-fees/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:38:02 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174642 Police said that the suspects used the health insurance cards of 64 international students to make false claims for medical fees

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]]> Woman handed 8+ years in prison for swindling men met online https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/woman-handed-8-years-in-prison-for-swindling-men-met-online/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:01:33 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174636 Mai Watanabe penned a manual for how to scam men met online

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]]> French national accused in fatal assault in Kabukicho https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/french-national-accused-in-fatal-assault-in-kabukicho/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:01:46 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174629 Suspect, who had been drinking, does 'not remember' the incident

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]]> Osaka man withdrew money from account of man after fatal shove into river https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/osaka-man-withdrew-money-from-account-of-man-after-fatal-shove-river/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:30:57 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174622 Victim was carrying backpack with 7 kilograms of dumbells

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]]> Fukuoka man accused of raping 8-year-old stepdaughter https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/fukuoka-man-accused-of-raping-8-year-old-stepdaughter/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:25:57 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174618 Defendant said, 'I admit to being a pedophile'

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]]> Man sought after corpse of teenage girl found in Osaka love hotel https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-sought-after-corpse-of-teenage-girl-found-in-osaka-love-hotel/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:09:04 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174614 Staff member found her body atop inside a room

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]]> Man, 36, accused of sexually assaulting two underage school girls seeking ‘sugar daddies’ https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-36-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-two-underage-school-girls-seeking-sugar-daddies/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:01:48 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174577 Victims were looking for sugar daddies

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]]> 24 Japanese nabbed for smuggling cigarettes into Australia since July https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/24-japanese-nabbed-for-smuggling-cigarettes-into-australia-since-july/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:21:58 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174573 High cigarette prices are fueling smuggling

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]]> Guns seized from home of man, 81, accused of attempting to run down tax official with car https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/guns-seized-from-home-of-man-81-accused-of-attempting-to-run-down-tax-official-with-car/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:03:15 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174569 Suspect denies allegations of attempted murder

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]]> Yakuza boss accused of attacking other gangster with sword in Shinjuku https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/yakuza-boss-accused-of-attacking-rival-with-sword-in-shinjuku/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 07:02:29 +0000 https://www.tokyoreporter.com/?p=174563 Vicim suffered cuts to the head and stomach and a fractured skull

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