Author Archives: Sarah Noorbakhsh

Kyoto priest arrested for paying young girl for services

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 2 September 2010
A 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(...)
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The latest limelight and upcoming events info

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 28 August 2010
A new interview with Jake Adelstein is up on World Policy Institute focusing on the recent yakuza crackdown, but also touching on some interesting recent topics like their popularity in(...)
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Habakarinagara: An interview with Tadamasa Goto

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 23 August 2010
Perhaps to promote his new book, Habakarinagara (憚りながら）, Tadamasa Goto has been looking for some time in the limelight, apparently granting this interview on Yomiuri TV’s Takashin no Sokomade Itte(...)
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NPA statistics looking good for Kodo-kai crackdown efforts

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 21 August 2010
If numbers mean anything, then the National Police Agency’s crackdown on the Yamaguchi-gumi Kodo-kai led by director Takaharu Ando has been something of a success. The NPA released arrest figures(...)
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Teacher arrested for assaulting drugged teen

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 12 August 2010
A 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(...)
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