Latest From The Tokyo Reporter

Here's the latest from Japan's (possible) answer to the old Police Gazette.

Yen down, sleaze up: This week's Tokyo Reporter Update begins with the strong demand for young prostitutes:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/06/bust-reveals-tokyo-teens-still-finding-favor-from-lolicon-lechers/

A host club in Ikebukuro threatened to remove a customer's finger over an unpaid debt:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/04/well-remove-one-of-your-fingers-ikebukuro-host-club-busted/

A Tokyo hooker ring operating out of apartments has been shut down by police:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/04/tokyo-cops-bust-home-hooker-ring/

Ex-baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara was in the hospital for drug use:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/07/tabloid-ex-baseball-star-kiyohara-entered-hospital-for-drug-abuse/

A stalking case in Gunma has lead to murder and then suicide:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/02/28/stalking-of-hostess-in-gunma-leads-to-murder-suicide/

The number of yakuza members in Japan is on the decline:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/06/npa-number-of-yakuza-members-falls-below-60000-in-2013/

And finally, a ramen shop owner in Saitama was arrested for forcing teen girls into prostitution:

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2014/03/05/saitama-ramen-shop-manager-busted-for-pimping-teen-girl/

More soon...