Author Archives: Sarah Noorbakhsh

Ex-yakuza celeb management office top arrested for attempted fraud

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 28 July 2010
The 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(...)
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Drugs discovered inside snack packages at Inagawa-kai member’s condo

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 27 July 2010
A 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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Tokyo Vice hits BBC’s Book of the Week

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 27 July 2010
Only weeks after the release of Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan in the United Kingdom, we have been honored to have the book chosen(...)
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Nichidai board chairman plays matchmaker with Sumo Association and NPSC reps

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 26 July 2010
An article in the July 22 issue of Shukan Bunshun (武蔵川と中井洽疑惑の参院選で「料理停密会」page 146) reports on a suspicious meeting between the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, Musashigawa, and National Public Safety(...)
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Kindergarten teacher arrested for taking photos of student

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 19 July 2010
It was announced that a kindergarten teacher has been arrested in Higashi-Murayama city for indecent assault and creating child pornography. The 28-year-old male teacher reportedly molested a fourth-year student in(...)
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