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Sexual Assault on Sugar Baby in Toilet

On June 10, the Uji Police Station re-arrested Tatsuhiro Seichi, 50, a self-employed man from Kyoto, on suspicion of robbery and non-consensual sexual intercourse...

Teacher Exposes Genitals on School Trip to Tokyo Disneyland

On June 7, the Chiba District Public Prosecutors' Office dropped charges against a 53-year-old male teacher at an elementary school in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture,...

Tokyo to Develop Dating App

The Tokyo Government is developing its own dating app. It's expected to be put into practical use this summer. Many municipalities are working...

Four Chinese Nationals Arrested for Exorcism Fraud

Four Chinese nationals were arrested at a shrine in Nagoya, for posing as a medium, stealing cash and precious jewelry worth 450,000 yen from...

Shibuya to Ban Drinking on The Streets

On June 3, Shibuya Ward submitted to the assembly a draft amendment banning year-round drinking on the streets and parks around Shibuya Station. The...

Chinese National Graffitied “Toilet” on Shrine

A video went viral on Chinese social media, where a man is seen making a gesture of urinating towards a shrine pillar, then spraying...

Three-Year-Old Boy Discovers Opium Poppy

On May 30, a letter of appreciation was presented to Yuzuki Kawamura (3), a child from Tokushima City, by the chief of the Tokushima...

Chinese National Arrested for Having Chinese Student Provide Sexual Services

A female owner of a massage parlor was arrested on suspicion of illegally employing a Chinese student for sexual services. The suspect, Rah Kuo Lei,...

Holes Punched on Mt. Fuji’s Black Curtain

On May 28, it was found that the black curtain installed by the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, in front of the convenience store, Lawson...

World’s Most Famous Shiba Inu, Kabosu, Dies

The "world's most famous Shiba Inu" passed away on May 24. On May 26, Atsuko Sato, 62, a nursery teacher and the dog's owner,...

Former Star Scams Fan Out of 10 Million Yen

A 78-year-old woman, former top star of the Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-female musical theater group, was arrested for defrauding a female fan out...

Chinese National Arrested for Investment Fraud

The Iwaki-chuo Police arrested a Chinese national on suspicion of fraud at around 9am on May 21 for swindling a woman in her 70's...