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Kenichiro Takafuji

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Sep 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Kenichiro Takafuji

    Ginza hostess exposes bizarre Line messages from delusional older patrons - TokyoReporter (opens the original)

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    TOKYO (TR) – A hostess working in the upscale Ginza nightlife district has lifted the lid on the daily barrage of bizarre, delusional, and borderline harassing Line messages she and her colleagues receive from middle-aged male patrons. Writing under the pen name “Mizue-chan,” the hostess and freelance writer details the unsettling reality of digital communications in the nightlife industry to Nikkan Spa! (Sep. 11), exposing five distinct categories of “creepy” messages sent by older men who mist

  2. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Kenichiro Takafuji

    Tattooed reality star Otoha Ono admits to sugar daddy past, violent bar outbursts - TokyoReporter (opens the original)

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    TOKYO (TR) – Otoha Ono, a breakout star from the “yankee” (delinquent) exclusive Netflix reality dating show “Love Joto,” has lifted the lid on her turbulent lifestyle in a new autobiography, admitting to a past fueled by sugar daddies, toxic romances, and alcohol-fueled bar brawls. Ono, known as “Oto-san” to her followers, released her autobiography “Dokuai” (Toxic Love) on August 19. While she has cultivated a popular influencer persona since appearing on the show’s first season, she says her

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Kenichiro Takafuji

    Yakuza executive, AV actress arrested over cocaine possession at Tokyo hotel - TokyoReporter (opens the original)

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    TOKYO (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police arrested a Yamaguchi-gumi affiliated yakuza executive and an adult video (AV) actress after cocaine was discovered in a hotel room last month, reports News Post Seven (Aug. 26). The suspects have been identified as 32-year-old Shota Sugawara and 27-year-old Seika Abe, who performs in adult videos under the stage name “Serina Arata.” According to investigative sources, police raided a hotel room in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward on July 14. Officers found the pair to

  4. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Kenichiro Takafuji

    Ryoki Miyama dropped from event following double adultery scandal with married co-star Maria Kano - TokyoReporter (opens the original)

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    TOKYO (TR) – Actor Ryoki Miyama, 27, has been axed from an upcoming corporate-sponsored event after a weekly tabloid exposed a brazen double infidelity scandal between him and his 33-year-old stage co-star. Miyama and actress Maria Kano, who are both married to other people and have young children, were caught by Shukan Bunshun engaging in “inappropriate behavior” during the production of the stage musical adaptation of “Crash Landing on You.” According to the bombshell report, the pair frequent

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Kenichiro Takafuji

    Obsessed fan handed 16-year term for fatal stabbing of livestreamer during broadcast - TokyoReporter (opens the original)

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    TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court earlier this month sentenced a 44-year-old man to 16 years in prison for the gruesome murder of a 22-year-old female livestreamer, whose agonizing final moments were broadcast live to her viewers, reports Friday (Aug. 7-14). On the morning of March 11, 2025, Kenichi Takano ambushed Airi Sato on a street near Takadanobaba Station in Shinjuku Ward. As Sato was actively broadcasting on the livestreaming app Fuwacchi, Takano repeatedly stabbed her 55 times with

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