Kenji Nakano
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âSickâ Yokosuka official fired after boss spots her heading overseas - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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KANAGAWA (TR) – The Yokosuka Municipal Government has dismissed a 45-year-old female employee who went on an overseas vacation during a fraudulent sick leave, while the doctor who enabled the scheme has been reported to police, reports TV Asahi (Oct. 1). The woman had taken a 10-day sick leave, but her ruse quickly unraveled when her boss spotted her hauling a large suitcase at a train station in Yokosuka City. Suspicious of the encounter, the boss sent her a text message asking, “How are you fe
Serial fetish thief targets insoles of high school girlsâ shoes across 14 schools - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOYAMA (TR) – Toyama Prefectural Police are hunting a serial thief who has targeted the indoor shoes of female high school students — specifically ripping out and stealing their insoles — across at least 14 schools, reports KNB News (Sep. 28). Since the previous academic year, an astonishing number of schools have been hit by the bizarre crime spree. This academic year alone, at least 35 female students across 13 schools, including Takaoka Minami, Takaoka, and Toyama Minami high schools, have fa
Search for âLupin IIIâ suspect: NHK doc exposing false DNA evidence in Kanto serial murders to be rebroadcast - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Following a massive public response, public broadcaster NHK has announced the rebroadcast of an explosive documentary detailing the dark truth behind a string of unsolved child murders in the North Kanto region and the flawed police DNA tests that derailed the investigation. The original broadcast of “Unsolved Cases File.19: North Kanto Serial Young Girl Kidnapping and Murder Cases” on September 23 generated a firestorm online. Celebrities, including comedian Koji Higashino and writ
Woman dubbed âSugar Baby Yoshikoâ accused of faking fatherâs cancer to swindle Â¥13.5 million - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman for allegedly swindling a man out of 13.5 million yen to feed her host club addiction. According to police, the crimes of Yoshiko Takamatsu earned her a notorious nickname among investigators, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 1). Takamastu met a man in his 60s through a dating app last year. She allegedly spun a web of lies to extort cash from him, telling the victim, “My father has cancer and needs to undergo surgery.” Un
Ex-sumo wrestler accused of orchestrating ¥14 million nationwide drugstore theft ring - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a former sumo wrestler who is suspected of masterminding a criminal syndicate that recruited pawns on social media to execute a massive shoplifting spree at drugstores across Japan, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Sep. 30). Tomoya Taguchi, a 34-year-old resident of Yokohama Cityâs Sakae Ward, was arrested on suspicion of theft, police announced on Wednesday. Upon his arrest, Taguchi reserved his right to remain silent, telling investigators, “I w
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