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Aggressive commuter takes humiliating tumble after striking woman on crowded train - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Japanâs notoriously crowded rail network is a daily breeding ground for bad manners, but two recent incidents prove that swift karma sometimes awaits the worst offenders, reports Nikkan Spa (Sep. 15). In one incident during the evening rush hour, a woman in her 20s, identified under the pseudonym Nao Ogawa, was subjected to an unprovoked physical altercation while riding a packed train. Standing near the doors behind an elderly man with a cane, Ogawa was waiting patiently to disem
Former mayor Shinji Ishimaru spends night with single-mother secretary - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Former mayor and recent reality television contestant Shinji Ishimaru was spotted spending the night with his personal secretary at his apartment in the capital late last month, reports weekly tabloid Friday (Sep. 25). The 44-year-old politician recently appeared on the ABEMA romantic reality program “Romance Hospital.” He failed to secure a partner on the show, largely due to his overly argumentative nature, famously alienating participants by stating, “We must start with the defin
Former yakuza rivals edge toward alliance as Yamaguchi-gumi courts Sumiyoshi-kai brass - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – It was not always this way. A seismic shift is occurring within Japan’s criminal underworld, as two historically warring yakuza syndicates appear to be burying the hatchet following a series of highly secretive meetings, reports Shukan Shincho (Aug. 27). The annual summer Obon greeting rituals for the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest and most feared syndicate, took place more than a month earlier than for non-gangsters this year. Over three days beginning July 1, the heads of 10 desi
Yomiuri pitcher Yuhei Takanashi admits to affair after late-night Ginza hotel rendezvous - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO (TR) – Yomiuri Giants relief pitcher Yuhei Takanashi has issued a public apology after being caught engaging in an extramarital affair following a late-night drinking session in the Ginza district. The scandal comes just months after the birth of his first child, reports Friday (Aug. 21-28). In mid-July, the 34-year-old left-hander was spotted arriving at a Ginza shisha bar around 9:30 p.m. following a home game against the Chunichi Dragons. Despite wearing his wedding ring, Takanashi part
Roppongi remains Tokyoâs premier one-stop shop for vice-seeking elites - TokyoReporter (opens the original)
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TOKYO â This past May, a shocking video leaked onto X sent ripples across social media. Inside a sleazy Roppongi karaoke bar, a man stood atop a “human pyramid” made of completely naked women, pouring champagne over them and screaming, “This is capitalism!” Though the man later claimed the video was staged, the bizarre spectacle fueled rumors and cemented Roppongiâs reputation as a frightening, unpredictable underworld hub. However, veterans of the district’s nightlife claim the reality is e
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