Japan crackdown on sexual and exploitation crimes

Timeline

1. 2 days ago

   [CRIME] 6 sources

   Tokyo massage parlor operator Masayuki Hosono faces six‑year prison request

   Tokyo prosecutors seek six years’ imprisonment and a ¥2 million fine for Masayuki Hosono, accused of forcing a 12‑year‑old Thai girl into sexual services; trial set for 15 Sept.

2. 18 days ago

   [CRIME] 3 sources

   Japan arrests two men for indecent conduct in Hyogo and Hokkaido

   Two Japanese men were arrested for indecent conduct: a Hyogo civil servant for secretly filming a woman’s chest, and a Hokkaido man for assaulting a police officer while naked.

3. 20 days ago

   [CRIME] 3 sources

   Kagoshima prosecutors drop charges against two men in separate cases

   Kagoshima prosecutors cleared a host‑club operator and a fraud suspect, citing privacy and evidence reviews, ending both cases without indictment.

4. 21 days ago

   [CRIME] 4 sources

   Hokkaido group assault murder trial proceeds in Sapporo

   A Sapporo court is trying Kawaguchi Yuto and Kawamura Yone for the 2024 killing of university student Tomoya Hase in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, amid conflicting testimony over who ordered the assault; sentencing is set

5. 24 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Japan police hold robbery drill in Ehime; Tokyo man detained for underwear theft

   Ehime police staged a robbery drill at a pawn shop, while a Tokyo man was arrested for stealing women's underwear, citing sexual frustration.

6. 24 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Japan police arrest suspects in Miyagi threat case and Miyazaki sexual assault

   Japanese police arrested an 80‑year‑old man in Miyagi for threatening a woman and four suspects in Miyazaki for a non‑consensual sexual assault that injured a teenage girl.

7. 24 days ago

   [CRIME] 6 sources

   Hokkaido university student murder trial advances as co-defendant testifies

   In Ebetsu, Hokkaido, a trial over a university student’s murder proceeds as co‑defendant Kawamura testifies that Kawaguchi ordered and escalated the group assault, with a verdict due in August.

8. 30 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Japan prosecutes exploitation cases at Shizuoka host club and Tokyo girls bar

   Japanese authorities arrested a Shizuoka host club worker for coercing a customer into costly drinks and prosecutors demanded eight years for a Tokyo girls‑bar manager accused of forced prostitution and sexual

9. about 1 month ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   University student arrested in Chiba for attempted phone filming of high‑school girl

   A 20‑year‑old university student was arrested in Chiba for trying to film a teenage girl’s skirt with a smartphone, an alleged sexual voyeurism offense.

10. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Hokkaido prosecutor appeals 30‑year sentence in Ebetsu university student murder

    Prosecutors in Hokkaido have appealed a 30‑year prison term for Kawamura Yōne, convicted in the 2024 Ebetsu university student murder, seeking a life sentence.

11. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japan arrests men for indecent filming and sushi‑restaurant disturbance

    Japan police re‑arrested a Fukuoka city worker for attempted covert filming of women’s underwear and also detained a man who posted a video of himself meddling with a sushi‑restaurant soy‑sauce bottle, both on‑

12. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Miharu City robbery murder suspect arrested, linked to earlier homicide

    A 29‑year‑old suspect was arrested for a robbery murder in Miharu City, with evidence that the victim was alive until hours before the killing and links to a prior homicide in Higashihiroshima.

13. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japan arrests two men over separate assault cases

    Japan indicts TV talent Bobby Ologon for sexual assault in Chiba and arrests a 60‑year‑old man for head‑butting a high‑school girl in Fukuoka.

14. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Tokyo livestreamer stabbed to death; suspect admits guilt in court

    A Tokyo livestreamer was fatally stabbed in March 2025; the 44‑year‑old suspect admitted guilt and apologized in court, with a verdict set for 15 July.

15. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japanese police arrest host club and men’s esthetic salon operators in illegal sex‑business raids

    Police in Kagoshima and Chiba arrested a host‑club owner and seven men’s‑esthetic salon staff for breaching Japan’s revised sex‑industry law, the first Kagoshima case and part of a wider crackdown.

16. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources

    Hiroshima suspect arrested for robbery‑murder linked to earlier killing of construction firm owner

    Hiroshima police arrested 29‑year‑old KURAMOTO for robbery‑murder, accusing him of burying Tokuda Masaki to silence him after the earlier killing of construction‑company owner Kawamoto Kenichi.

17. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Man arrested for attempted under‑skirt filming at JR Ichikawa Station

    A 23‑year‑old was arrested on June 17 for trying to film under a woman’s skirt with a smartphone on JR Ichikawa Station stairs in Chiba, Japan.

18. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Sapporo arrests 58‑year‑old over teen threats and 52‑year‑old for kidnapping and sexual assault

    Sapporo police arrested a 58‑year‑old for threatening letters to two teens and a 52‑year‑old for kidnapping and sexual assault of a teenage girl, both incidents under investigation.

19. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Hokkaido court hands 30-year prison to main perpetrator in fatal college assault

    Hokkaido court sentenced the main attacker to 30 years and two others to 20 years and 9‑13 years for beating a college student to death and robbing him.

20. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Chiba teachers arrested for sexual abuse of minors

    Two male teachers in Chiba have been arrested for indecent assaults on under‑age students, one for alleged car‑based abuse and another for restroom misconduct captured on video.

21. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japanese prosecutors charge suspects in Fukui robbery and Niigata child‑abuse cases

    Japanese prosecutors charged four men in a Fukui robbery‑injury case and re‑arrested a Niigata couple for child‑abuse offenses, highlighting active law‑enforcement against violent and sexual crimes.

22. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources

    Hokkaido courts impose 27- and 30-year sentences in separate murder cases

    Hokkaido courts sentenced Riko Uchida to 27 years for a high‑school girl murder in Asahikawa and Yaon Kawamura to 30 years for a robbery‑homicide in Ebetsu, highlighting tough penalties for violent crimes.

23. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japan police arrest suspects in Niigata and Tokyo for public indecency offenses

    Police in Japan arrested a 68‑year‑old man in Niigata for indecent exposure and charged a 27‑year‑old woman with two men in Tokyo for a viral “free breasts” stunt, reflecting stricter enforcement of public inde

24. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources

    44‑year‑old Saitama man charged with kidnapping and sexual assault of 13‑year‑old girl

    A 44‑year‑old Saitama investor lured a 13‑year‑old girl via social media, kidnapped her to a Tokyo hotel, and engaged in sexual intercourse; he faces kidnapping and under‑age assault charges, with trial set for

25. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Peruvian man detained for alleged sexual assault on high‑school student aboard Saitama train

    A 59‑year‑old Peruvian man was arrested in Saitama after a junior‑high student reported being touched on a Tobu Tojo train; police are investigating under Japan’s indecency law.

26. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Japan police arrest men for sexual assaults in Chiba, Sapporo, Niigata

    Japanese police arrested three men—a 23‑year‑old at Ichikawa Station for attempted hidden filming, a 28‑year‑old in Sapporo for non‑consensual breast touching, and a 28‑year‑old Niigata teacher for indecent act

27. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources

    Japan arrests suspects in high school murder and domestic assault

    Japan arrests a 19‑year‑old for a high‑school girl murder in Kanagawa and a 57‑year‑old for assaulting his wife in Niigata during a drunken dispute.

28. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Japanese police arrest ex‑boyfriend for murder of 17‑year‑old high‑school girl in Kanagawa

    A 19‑year‑old ex‑boyfriend was arrested for the June murder of 17‑year‑old high‑school student Yura Sato in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, after police used phone GPS to locate her body.