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Sep 2, 2010A Buddhist priest in Kyoto was arrested September 1 for paying an underage girl for sexual services, prefectural police reported. The 39-year-old souri reportedly met a 12-year-old girl online and(…)
Aug 12, 2010A Sendai teacher at a private high school who was arrested on August 11 for giving sleeping pills to an underage girl and molesting her told police he committed the(…)
Aug 6, 2010A Saitama man was arrested August 4 under violation of child prostitution laws for paying a 16-year-old high school girl for sexual favors in a hotel room in Tokyo’s Hachioji(…)
Jul 28, 2010The PR manager of a well-known celeb management office was arrested and a warrant put out for the company representative on July 26 on charges of attempted fraud in connection(…)
Jul 27, 2010A member of the Inagawa-kai was arrested for possession of stimulants and cannabis after being discovered carrying 19.5 grams of stimulants and 29 grams of marijuana on his person July(…)
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NPR animates yakuza girlfriends, serial killers, and other exciting things
After Jake’s interview on NPR earlier this month, Thomas Dreisbach and other interns put their skills to work in editing a segment about Jake’s time covering the case of Gen Sekine, animal breeder turned serial killer in Saitama. It’s a fun, quick-and-dirty summary of “The Saitama Dog Lover Serial Disappearances, Part 1 & 2″ (pages 102-135), and artist Kathryn DeFeo got Jake’s hairdo down pretty good.
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