Singer and model Takako Uehara (28) is suing the editors of a magazine for 30 million yen ($400,000) after claims it made in an article about disgraced comedian Shinsuke Shimada.
Shimada famously had to resign after allegations that he has had long connections to the yakuza -- it's well known that the whole entertainment industry in Japan is in cahoots with the mafia -- and Shimada, no stranger to scandals, was made an example of (probably so he could go and do other things, including reportedly hoping to enter politics!).
In the article in the September issue of weekly tabloid Shukan ...
Economic conditions can have unexpected results.
Any nighttime wanderer up Shibuya's Dogenzaka, passing the eateries, convenience stores and family restaurants, may have been approached by woman -- not usually the youngest -- asking if they want a "massage". Of course, this actually means a handjob or blow job, or maybe even full service. They hang around in small groups; sometimes a sleazy pimp is nearby.
The fact that they are even asking white foreigners shows that the recession is taking its toll. And I've always loved that the police station is in full sight and no one does a ...
They say that too much gaming is bad for you and there could be some truth to that.
At least, if you are using a gaming site for rather different purposes to winning the next level on a beat 'em up.
Kanagawa police have arrested Masahiro Odakura, 24, on charges of child prostitution. Odakura worked as a press operator in 'burbs land, Saitama.
Perhaps eager to escape the boredom of arguably Japan's dullest prefecture, he allegedly in June he had sex with a high school girl -- at the time a mere, ripe 16 -- in a love hotel. He paid the lady 10,000 yen, or around $130.
Here's the ...
Japan is the well known for its liking for panties, especially used ones, and for good reasons too.
You can get them from vending machines, stores, magazines or...well, you can just steal them if you are so inclined.
That's what 32-year old Satoshi Nakayama has been doing in north Tokyo. He went to a coin laundry in Ikebukuro, a rather run-down part of town, and helped himself to pairs of girls' underwear from the driers. And he didn't stop there. He also couldn't stop his wandering hands from snatching off panties from ground floor apartment balconies as they were hanging out ...
Convicted murderer and rapist Ichihashi is clearly a sick guy. But what's worse than killing an innocent British teacher in cold blood in her apartment? Being his groupie.
Yes, at his recent trial in Chiba, just outside Tokyo, Tatsuya Ichihashi (32) attracted groups of female fans every day. The media dubbed them the "Ichihashi girls". Not sure whether they were there to support, admire or just because they had nothing better to do, but this is a new strain of moe for sure. Ichihashi-moe (市橋萌え)!
According to journalists reporting at the trial, they caught the groupies, aged from ...
A now former high school teacher was recently arrested for a third time after spilling (or discharging) bodily fluids on a 23 year old co-ed in a parking lot in Tochigi Prefecture.
According to Sponichi the accused approached his victim in a parking lot and after hitting her with what I can only imagine to be a bit of his very own baby batter (the article isn't very specific as to what kind of body fluid it was...) simply told her, "You've got something on your sweater. Let me help you with that."
He then proceded to help her get his spunk off of her sweater, but not before taking ...
A man has been arrested in Tokyo for having three schoolgirls spit out saliva and filming them in the process. Toshihiko Mizuno, a jobless 55-year-old, was taken in on suspicion of "habitual indecency," which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail or a fine of one million yen ($12,400), a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Mizuno had separately approached three girls, aged nine and ten, in October and December of last year, either outside apartment towers or in the street. His modus operandi was to claim that he was conducting research on saliva and was in ...
In Yokohama a junior high school teacher has been taking care of the members of his after-school club a little too well.
After one of his students hurt herself during practice after school, the teacher got her cellphone number and email address to check up on her. From there he began to mail her about the injury and other things using the guise of caring to get closer to her. It was reported that the teacher started showing her favoritism and even kissed her during school.
The teacher also allegedly took her to his car during break time and used his hands to check on the status of ...
A 25 yr old college student and a 16 yr old schoolgirl used an internet dating site to sap a man's bank account.
According to Zakzak, the accomplices met on the dating site, got along well and came up with a plan to use the same site to make some extra cash. The high school student was in contact with several different men and targeted in on a 26 year old business man. They met and quickly decided to go to a love hotel. Once inside, the college student entered, forced the businessman down and hand cuffed him. The two accomplices got about ￥20,000 ($220) and then took his ATM card ...
Hot Japanese pop idol, Fujimoto Miki, shocked that people want pictures of her.
Several days before Valentine's Day, the ever bubbly and dignified Mikitty was out buying a new laptop computer when she realized two fans snapping pictures of her making the purchase. Instead of approaching the men, she went home and blogged about it according to Ameba.
"It feels really gross to have people take pictures of me from behind shopping racks and bushes out in public. I know you're there." commented Fujimoto. "There are many fans that will politely ask to take a picture or to have ...
