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Yami Baito (Dark part-time jobs)

“Dark Part-Time Job” Crime Wave Grips Japan’s Kanto Region

Yami baito - dark part-time jobs - are surging in Japan, with police investigating 14 cases in the Kanto region alone. Learn why criminals are increasingly relying on social media - and why so many of Japan's youth are willing to take these risky gigs.
Fujita Kototome Murder

Who Really Killed This Famous Japanese Fortune Teller?

Someone murdered the man convicted of killing famous Japanese fortune teller Fujita Kototome. His sudden death and conflicting evidence have led many to wonder: did police get the right guy?
Kamui Great Bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido

Why Did Hokkaido Police Party with a Murder Suspect?

A teenage girl in Hokkaido is dead because she took someone's picture. And now it's emerging that local cops knew the suspect a little too well.
Anti-groping poster in Tokyo

Japan Train Molester Arrested After Climbing “Unclimbable” Fence

A groping incident on a Tokyo train involved an escape attempt, as a man scaled a two meter fence to evade authorities. Fortunately, police caught him a month later. Sadly, too many other molestation cases in Japan end in silence.
Shinokubo, Tokyo

Shinjuku Restaurant Serves Kimchi – But Not to Korean or Chinese People

A restaurant in Tokyo's Shinjuku, near the heart of its Korea Town, proudly says it won't serve Korean or Chinese customers. Is that against Japanese law?
DNA helix on colored background

Japan’s Supreme Court Rules Forced Sterilizations Were Unconstitutional

Japan's Supreme Court says that the country's former eugenics law violated the country's Constitution, opening the door for compensation.
Discrimination - Aichi police discrimination story

Japanese Police Encouraged Racial Profiling, Plaintiffs’ Evidence Shows

Plaintiffs in a racial profiling case in Japan have submitted damning evidence that the Aichi police made profiling foreigners a matter of policy.
China nationals targeted in Japan scam

New Scams Target Chinese Nationals Living In Japan

A disgusting new scam in Japan is explicitly targeting Chinese nationals. The threat? Pay up - or get deported.
Sato as a hanko seal

Why Everyone in Japan Could Be Named Sato-san By 2531

In a future Japan where couples can't choose separate surnames, 2531 could be the era of the Sato-sans, one Japanese university claims.

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