Satoshi Nishizawa resigns from Saitama assembly following expulsion from party day before poll - TokyoReporter Earlier this month, Satoshi Nishizawa was elected to the prefectural assembly here despite his expulsion from the Democratic Party for the People the day before the poll

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Education minister Yohei Matsumoto in affair with married woman: report - TokyoReporter On Wednesday, Shukan Bunshun reported that education minister Yohei Matsumoto is engaged in an affair with a married woman

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Teen girl reports papakatsu partner to police over failed payment - TokyoReporter Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly engaged in sex with a teenage girl in Fuchu City

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7 suspected of causing car accidents to fleece insurance companies - TokyoReporter Tokyo police have arrested seven men who are suspected of deliberately causing car accidents and fraudulently claiming more than 60 million yen from insurance companies

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Driver of car takes off with Osaka cop on hood - TokyoReporter Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a man after he allegedly drove his car with an officer clinging to the the hood in Kishiwada City

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Ex-gravure idol Aoi Fujino passes away after cancer battle - TokyoReporter Former gravure idol Aoi Fujino passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer, her family has revealed

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Race queen Anera Tsujikado complains about illicit photography at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 - TokyoReporter Race queen Anera Tsujikado on Friday complained complaint about illicit photography by at least one visitor at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 held at Makuhari Messe

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Tokyo man in custody over murder of boss: ‘My bonus was reduced’ - TokyoReporter Tokyo police revealed on Sunday that a 45-year-old man in custody over the alleged murder of his boss in Ota Ward was dissatisfied with his bonus last year

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Kumamoto woman to lodge complaint over beating of son after footage shared on social media - TokyoReporter The mother of a boy who was severely beaten by a second boy plans to lodge a complaint with police after footage of the incident has spread on social media

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Kumamoto woman to lodge complaint over beating of son after footage shared on social media - TokyoReporter The mother of a boy who was severely beaten by a second boy plans to lodge a complaint with police after footage of the incident has spread on social media

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Fukushima school principal suspended after discovery of chuhai cans in office - TokyoReporter The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education has announced the suspension of a female principal for drinking alcohol in her office

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Ex-Hokkaido cop admits to string of voyeurism incidents - TokyoReporter A former Hokkaido Prefectural Police Mobile Unit Officer admits to illicit photography and breaking into a changing room in Hokkaido and Fukushima prefectures over several years

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Nepalese man accused of raping woman in Arakawa park toilet - TokyoReporter Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male Nepalese over the alleged rape of a woman he had been drinking with in Arakawa Ward last month

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Saitama police find tens of millions of yen at residence of family of ex-Aum leader Shoko Asahara - TokyoReporter Saitama Prefectural Police said this week that they found tens of millions of yen in cash at the residence of the family of ex-Aum Shinrikyo cult leader Shoko Asahara

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Tokyo man suspected of groping teenage girl, splashing her with bodily fluid - TokyoReporter Tokyo police have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly groping a teenage girl and splashing her with bodily fluid inside a train carriage last year

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Prosecutors seek 17-year prison term for man over alleged murder of hostess - TokyoReporter Prosecutors seek 17-year prison term for man over alleged murder of hostess

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Trio suspected of collecting ¥500 million in FX investments without license - TokyoReporter Kanagawa police have arrested three persons for allegedly running an unlicensed investment business that is believed to have collected nearly 500 million yen

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Trio falsely claimed access to ‘super skilled trader from overseas’ in swindling ¥300 million - TokyoReporter Tokyo olice have arrested three persons who are suspected collecting about 300 million yen from dozens of investors under the false promise of high returns

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Saitama man accused of kidnapping runaway girl from Kabukicho - TokyoReporter Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a teenage girl from the Kabukicho red-light district earlier this month

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Teacher accused of paying girl for sex in Ikebukuro Internet cafe - TokyoReporter Teacher accused of paying girl for sex in Ikebukuro Internet cafe

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Corpse of man wanted over attack on parents in Shiga found in Yamanashi forest - TokyoReporter Shiga olice last week announced that a body found in Yamanashi Prefecture in May is that of a man wanted over the stabbing of his parents in Otsu City earlier this year

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Stabbing at Shizuoka ‘girl’s bar’ leaves manager, employee in critical condition - TokyoReporter Shizuoka police arrested a man after a stabbing at a speciality bar in Hamamatsu City early Sunday left the manager and a female staff in critical condition

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Corpse of man wanted over attack on parents in Shiga found in Yamanashi forest - TokyoReporter Shiga olice last week announced that a body found in Yamanashi Prefecture in May is that of a man wanted over the stabbing of his parents in Otsu City earlier this year

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Osaka cops arrest third suspect in rape of woman - TokyoReporter Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a third man for allegedly typing up a woman in her residence in the prefecture and sexually assaulting her

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Ex-Sumitomo Life employee suspected of defrauding customers - TokyoReporter Sumitomo Life Insurance said on Thursday that it has filed criminal charges against a former female employee who is suspected of defrauding customers with false investment offers

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Nagoya teacher ‘used school’s digital camera’ to take underwear shots of girls - TokyoReporter A Nagoya City elementary school teacher in custody for allegedly taking secret photos of female students has admitted that he "used the school's digital camera"

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Osaka swindlers: Companies lose ¥1.45 billion in land fraud case - TokyoReporter In a so-called "land fraud" case, a person pretends to be the owner, buys and sells a property without permission and winds up pocketing large amounts of money.

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