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Japanese idol fan arrested on suspicion of stealing massive amount of razor blades
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2017 - Tweet
Tokyo police say teen stole over 100 boxes of razors, and not so that he’d be freshly shaven for his beloved idol singers.
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- (crime • idol • idol fans • idol singers • music • razor blades • Tokyo • weird)
Osaka man arrested for throwing dozens of cockroaches around at anime music event
- Meg Murphy
Mar 26, 2017
Suspect of the “cockroach incident” fully admits to the charges.
- Japan
- (cockroaches • crime • insects • Saitama • Saitama Super Arena • weird news)
Kyoto police set up system to predict when and where crimes will happen
- Master Blaster
Mar 23, 2017
New tool allows Kyoto police to be at the scene of the crime before the crime even occurs.
Hyogo man robs taxi driver, driver buys man dinner, man turns self in to police
- Master Blaster
Mar 22, 2017
When threatened to hand over his cash, this driver gave some advice instead.
Japanese gang of elementary-school-age bamboo thieves let off the hook for heartwarming reason
- Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2017
Childhood is notoriously short in education-and-work-come-first Japan, but these tykes’ throwback idea of fun got them out of trouble with the law.
Chiba police hunting for serial attacker who puts finger in teenage boys’ mouths
- Master Blaster
Mar 12, 2017
Senior police official quoted as saying, “I have never heard of this behavior, but it’s sick.”
Two men stab themselves to get out of going to work in separate incidents
- Master Blaster
Feb 27, 2017
When calling in sick just won’t do, a couple men took ditching work to a whole new level.
Fondling a woman’s breasts while you’re driving a car might be illegal in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2017
Eyes on the road, and hands to yourself.
Kodansha Manga Magazine Editor Arrested for Wife’s Murder (Updated)
- Anime News Network
Jan 11, 2017
Morning magazine editor Chonhyon Park allegedly strangled wife to death.
- Japan
- (anime • Anime News Network • Attack on Titan • crime)
Skip the peace sign – Security researcher cautions against striking Japan’s favorite picture pose
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2017
Saying cheese is fine, but flashing the peace sign could be inviting not just social media attention, but identity theft too.
- Japan
- (crime • finerprints • peace sign • photography • selfies • society)
24-hour gyoza restaurant in Tokyo’s Kabukicho is full of garlic and meat, has a lot of heart too
- Master Blaster
Dec 21, 2016
There’re a lot of reasons to want to visit Shinjuku Kakekomi Gyoza, but their importance goes even beyond the vast range of savory dumplings.
- Japan
- (crime • food • gyoza • Kabukicho • restaurants • shinjuku • Shinjuku Kakekomi Gyoza • Tokyo)
Voyeur at Kyoto shopping center apprehended by Japanese superhero Kamen Rider
- Master Blaster
Dec 12, 2016
A lesson for peeping toms everywhere: you never know when Kamen Rider Knight will appear and put an end to your dastardly deeds.
- Japan
- (crime • funny • Kamen Rider • Kamen Rider Knight • Kyoto • Satoshi Matsuda)
Two men arrested for extorting over three million yen from someone they saw taking upskirt video
- Master Blaster
Nov 24, 2016
The two suspects are seen as the latest entrepreneurs in Japan’s burgeoning field of “Voyeur Hunting.”
Man forgets the first rule of Japanese job interviews: Don’t steal the boss’ wallet
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2016
Man arrested after failing to grasp this not-so-cryptic aspect of Japanese business manners.
Man found innocent of molesting charges by claiming he was pickpocketing
- Master Blaster
Nov 18, 2016
Suspect denies touching victim for sexual reasons because he was “actually” trying to rob someone else.
- Japan
- (chikan • crime • law • molestation • Osaka • pickpocket)
Serial foot licker apprehended in Kyoto after 30-minute lick-attack
- Master Blaster
Nov 12, 2016
Kyoto Police nearly close the case on one of Kyoto’s more disgusting crime sprees.
Japanese parents afraid of stranger danger ban saying hello in their condominium complex
- Casey Baseel
Nov 10, 2016
”We teach our children to run away.”
Are Japan’s love hotels secretly filming their guests? We ask a former employee
- ロケットニュース24
Nov 5, 2016
Consenting adults generally go to love hotels for the express purpose of getting naked, but how much privacy do they really have?
- Japan
- (crime • hotels • love hotels • society)
Couriers scare off yakuza members pretending to be yakuza members
- Master Blaster
Oct 31, 2016
One of the gangsters reportedly admitted, “I have never met anyone as tough as those deliverymen.”
Japanese idol placed in safe house after rape threat, official website still lists bust size
- Casey Baseel
Oct 29, 2016
Police investigation starts as singer cancels all upcoming concerts.
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