Ex-AV actress: ‘I seriously wished that I’d never been born’
Asuka Hoshino retired from adult video industry in 2012 (s1s1s1.com) TOKYO (TR) – Retired adult video (AV) actress Asuka Hoshino, 30, wrote on her blog last month that she was coerced into performing in the industry.. The revelations follow the arrests earlier this year of persons connected to AV-related companies for forcing a woman to appear in a film.
Japan's oldest adult video starlet retired at the age of 80 in January
Mar 21, 2017 · Maori Tezuka, known for some time as “Japan’s oldest AV actress,” made her debut at 71. Label Ruby released her retirement DVD in January, when she was the age of 80. “It all started after I got to know someone in AV production and they invited me to make an appearance,” the former actress says. Tezuka enjoyed unprecedented popularity ...
Yuka Takaoka incident: Real life yandere tale leaves man in critical ...
Jun 18, 2019 · TOKYO (TR) – Last month, Yuka Takaoka, 21, rose to fame online for all the wrong reasons. On May 23, she was arrested for allegedly using a kitchen knife to stab her boyfriend, who is a bar host, inside their fifth-floor residence in Shinjuku Ward. Thereafter, Takaoka became a social media sensation.
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By Tokyo Reporter Staff. Yusei Kajiwara is suspected of drugging and robbery a Hiroshima couple in July. Host club companies suspected of evading ¥2 billion in taxes. By Tokyo Reporter Staff. Lawyer said, 'We will provide appropriate guidance to the hosts in the future'. Crime, scandal, intrigue from Japan.
Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom
Mar 25, 2019 · Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom. SAITAMA (TR) – Upon the arrest last year of Shinji Minato, 46, on suspicion of attempted murder, news outlets provided very little coverage of the story. The few articles that did appear provided little information about the suspect, merely saying that he is unemployed.
Yuka Takaoka incident: Victim survives, holds 'no grudge'
Aug 12, 2019 · Yuka Takaoka allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, a bar host, inside her residence in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo in May
Junko Furuta: Killer arrested for attempted murder 3 decades later
Sep 10, 2018 · SAITAMA (TR) – On the afternoon of August 19, Shinji Minato allegedly beat a 32-year-old male company employee in the right shoulder with a metal baton on a road in Kawaguchi City. He also slashed the victim’s throat with a knife. According to police, the victim was transported to a hospital in a conscious state with light injuries.
Real life yandere: Yuka Takaoka handed prison term for
Dec 6, 2019 · Yuka Takaoka (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court on Thursday handed Yuka Takaoka, known as the “real life yandere,” a prison term of three years and six months over the stabbing of her boyfriend last year, reports Fuji News Network (Dec. 5). On Thursday, the presiding judge handed Takaoka, 21, the prison term for a …
Navigating Japan’s nyotaimori netherworld - TokyoReporter
Night of the Body (Issei Kato, Reuters) TOKYO (TR) – For at least as long as nyotaimori — the practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked female’s torso — has been making inroads overseas, the media has been raising the same question: Where does the practice fit within the context of Japanese culture?. For an answer, one can turn to …
Setagaya family murders 20 years on: ‘It’s a case that must be solved’
Dec 30, 2020 · The bodies of the four members of the Miyazawa family were found at their residence in Setagaya Ward on December 31, 2000 (NHK) TOKYO (TR) – Thursday will mark the 20th anniversary of the murders of four members of a family at their residence in Setagaya Ward. Though no persons have been apprehended, Tokyo Metropolitan Police remain steadfast in their resolve to find the perpetrator.