There’s an old adage in Japan that states “the customer is god” as a way to instill good customer service among staff. But the thing about gods is that they’re really spiteful, and if you offend them in the slightest way, they tend to bring about eras of prolonged darkness…
Aided by sleeping pills and social media, ex-Osaka teacher raped ‘more than 300’ men
By Roland Shichijo on March 13, 2021
OSAKA (TR) – By the time Osaka police arrested Takahiro Hojo, 42, on suspicion of rape last year, investigators had used photographs seized in his residence in Osaka City to estimate that the number of victims in the case exceeded 100.
During his trial, Hojo said that the actual figure
far exceeded 100. “The number of victims was more than 300,” he told the Osaka District Court.
On February 18, the court handed Hojo a 20-year prison term over the drugging and raping of 10 confirmed male victims over a two-year period ending in March 2019, according to the
Cops seize 50,000 illegal adult DVDs from shop near Shin-Osaka Station
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 9, 2021
OSAkA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have seized more than 50,000 illegal adult DVDs during a bust of a shop in Higashiyodogawa Ward, reports TV Asahi (Jan. 7).
According to police, Masashi Yamanaka, a 42-year-old employee at Noa, sold about 40 DVDs without genitalia obscured to a man in his 80s for 10,000 yen last month.
Upon his arrest, Yamanaka admitted to the allegations. He told police that the shop receives an average of about 10 customers a day and collects between 60,000 and 70,000 yen in revenue.
Police also seized about 54,000 illegal DVDs.