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Above, a Shibuya street. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Every country has its sleazy side, and Japan is no exception. The Tokyo Reporter is happy to present them to you.

Always going for the gold in sleaze, the Tokyo Reporter Update starts this week with the "Nigerian Mafia" operating in Kabukicho:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/29/nigerian-mafia-running-wild-in-kabukicho/

A former top boss in the Yamaguchi-gumi has died:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/26/ex-yamaguchi-gumi-boss-saizo-kishimoto-dies/

Speaking of gangsters, cops in Ibaraki arrested a Matsuba-kai member on murder charges:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/29/ibaraki-cops-arrest-yakuza-member-in-stabbing-death-at-hostess-club/

Tokyo police busted a prostitution ring that used dating sites to recruit customers:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/28/tokyo-hooker-club-used-dating-sites-to-recruit-customers/

According to Nikkan Gendai, the operation of such sites is highly lucrative:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/27/japans-deai-kei-dating-sites-making-a-killing/

Kanagawa cops discovered a huge stash of weapons inside a home:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/28/huge-haul-of-weapons-seized-by-kanagawa-cops-likely-yakuza-arsenal/

And finally, a Tokyo thief stole hundreds of pairs of high-heels from hostess clubs:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/01/29/tokyo-thief-steals-448-pairs-of-high-heeled-shoes-from-hostess-clubs/