Ex-AV actress: ‘I seriously wished that I’d never been born’
Asuka Hoshino retired from adult video industry in 2012 (s1s1s1.com) TOKYO (TR) – Retired adult video (AV) actress Asuka Hoshino, 30, wrote on her blog last month that she was coerced into performing in the industry.. The revelations follow the arrests earlier this year of persons connected to AV-related companies for forcing a woman to appear in a film.
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Japan's oldest adult video starlet retired at the age of 80 in January
Mar 21, 2017 · Venerable label Ruby released the final AV film in the career of Maori Tezuka, 80, in January. TOKYO (TR) – It has been no secret that Japan is a rapidly aging society.
Idol to AV: Shoko Takahashi cashes in - TokyoReporter
Dec 3, 2016 · AV label Muteki released the debut of Shoko Takahashi in May. TOKYO (TR) – For lack of a better phrase, it is referred to as “the incident.” In September of last year, rumors began circulating online that then bikini idol Shoko Takasaki had engaged in prostitution.. The 23-year-old has since transitioned from the gravure biz to the adult video (AV) trade — and, according to …
Yuka Takaoka incident: Real life yandere tale leaves man in critical ...
Jun 18, 2019 · Tokyo police accused Yuka Takaoka of stabbing her boyfriend at her residence in Shinjuku Ward on May 23 (Twitter) TOKYO (TR) – Last month, Yuka Takaoka, 21, rose to fame online for all the wrong reasons.On May 23, she was arrested for allegedly using a kitchen knife to stab her boyfriend, who is a bar host, inside their fifth-floor residence in Shinjuku Ward.
Junko Furuta: Killer arrested for attempted murder 3 decades later
Sep 10, 2018 · SAITAMA (TR) – On the afternoon of August 19, Shinji Minato allegedly beat a 32-year-old male company employee in the right shoulder with a metal baton on a road in Kawaguchi City. He also slashed the victim’s throat with a knife. According to police, the victim was transported to a hospital in a conscious state with light injuries.
Yuka Takaoka incident: Victim survives, holds 'no grudge'
Aug 12, 2019 · Yuka Takaoka allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, a bar host, inside her residence in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo in May
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Breaking news as it happens from around Japan. Yuka Takaoka told the Tokyo District Court details the incident, how it happened, how it ended and her later regret
Junko Furuta killer again on trial: Chaos in the courtroom
Mar 25, 2019 · SAITAMA (TR) – Upon the arrest last year of Shinji Minato, 46, on suspicion of attempted murder, news outlets provided very little coverage of the story.The few articles that did appear provided little information about the suspect, merely saying that he is unemployed.
Navigating Japan’s nyotaimori netherworld - TokyoReporter
Night of the Body (Issei Kato, Reuters) TOKYO (TR) – For at least as long as nyotaimori — the practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked female’s torso — has been making inroads overseas, the media has been raising the same question: Where does the practice fit within the context of Japanese culture?. For an answer, one can turn to …