 Kyodo

 Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture has been accused of "begging," power harassment, kickbacks from financial institutions, and seven other allegations. The Hyogo prefectural government has been rocked by two suicides among its employees. ......

Saito, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Refuses to Resign Amidst “Pleading” and “Kickback” Allegations, Citing Legal Grounds and Electoral Circumstances

 Masayoshi Katayama (Journalist)

 Masayoshi Katayama, Kyodo News

 In June, the Food Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office issued a warning that "effects such as low birth weight are observed in infants.

 PFAS, a carcinogenic organofluorine compound, has contaminated water in many parts of Japan and has become a nationwide social problem. In many areas, values far exceeding the national standard values have been detected! We report on the horrifying reality of the situation by interviewing experts and local governments.

Shocking Water Quality Pollution Figures in Kamagaya City 240 Times and Settsu City 420 Times the Standard Value

 Shinji Hasuo

 A man was arrested after he ambushed his wife at Kitasato University and slashed her with a knife. The wife was cut on the left arm, which will take a week to heal, and it is believed that the couple had been living apart and had been having marital problems. The man's shocking actions after the crime...

48-Year-Old Man with Graphic Tattoos Slashes Estranged Wife with Knife at Kitasato Hospital

 In this issue of Playback, we take a look back at what this magazine was reporting 10, 20, and 30 years ago. In this issue, we take a look behind the scenes at the Kogyaru parties held in Tokyo in 1994, a time when high school girls were invincible.

Playback &#8217;94] &#8220;Where are your clothes? Dancing around in the daytime in a state of undress&#8230; The reality of &#8220;Kogyaru Backstage Party

 Shinsuke Sakai

 Hikaru Ogawa

 Kichijoji has long been called the "No. 1 place to live," but the Kichijoji Minami Hospital, which has been the center of emergency medical care, is finally closing its doors. What in the world is happening in this town, which has seen a rash of closures of major hospitals in the past decade?

Kichijoji, the &#8220;No. 1 Town to Live in,&#8221; has become a &#8220;difficult place to live&#8221; for the elderly&#8230; The reality of the &#8220;medical care collapse crisis&#8221; that is sweeping through Kichijoji, the &#8220;No. 1 Town to Live in.

 In this issue of Playback, we take a look back at what we reported 10, 20, and 30 years ago. In this issue, we report on the "mass coma incident" in which a number of female university students and others collapsed in a plaza in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district in June 2002.

Playback &#8217;14: University Students Ragging Around in Their Underwear&#8230; Confessions of the Members of the Shinjuku Kabukicho &#8220;Mass Coma Incident

 Kyodo News

 Doubts about NTC's "Athletes First

 Women's gymnast Shoko Miyata's withdrawal from the Olympic team for smoking and drinking has caused a stir. In particular, the Ajinomoto NTC, where the drinking took place, has been the scene of scandals in the past, and its operation has been called into question.

National Training Center&#8217;s Player Supremacy at Risk as Shoko Miyata&#8217;s Drinking Issue Resurfaces

 Kyoto has been shaken by the "Maiko/Geiko Paparazzi Problem" and other over-tourism issues. Is overtourism a problem in the nightlife district as well? Akira Ikoma, former editor-in-chief of the sex industry magazine "Ore no Tabi (My Trip)," reports on the situation in Kyoto.

Overtourism Affecting Kyoto&#8217;s Adult Entertainment Establishments

 After working as a money writer, financial planner, and market analyst for a securities company, Wajima became independent in 1996. He writes articles on finance and asset management mainly for business and economic magazines. Author of "A Textbook for the First Year of Robo-Advisor Investing" and "A Book You Can Understand with Rich Illustrations! Cashless Payments for the Absolute Benefit of Cashless Payments".

 Kenji Matsuoka

 In early July, the TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Exchange Stock Price Index) hit a record high for the first time in 34.5 years. What kind of change has come to the Japanese stock market? And what kind of stocks are promising for the future? We asked economic journalist Hideki Wajima.

Conditions for Targeting Undervalued High Dividend Yield Stocks with NISA Growth Investment Limits

 Cannibal bacteria are spreading rapidly. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of cases has already exceeded the number reported in 2011, with 1,060 cases as of July 7. Dr. Yusaku Saijo of Nippon Medical School Hospital spoke to us.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Risks Associated with Minor Injuries and Untreated Athlete&#8217;s Foot

 A man was arrested for allegedly giving a woman he knew a nutritional drink containing sleeping pills and committing an indecent act. The man met the woman at a "Gala". This article introduces the whole story of the unforgivable crime and recent troubles related to sleeping pills.

40-Year-Old Man Allegedly Drugged and Molested Woman from Paid Drinking Sessions

 Born in Mie Prefecture in 1975. He won the 9th Ken Kaiko Nonfiction Award for his book "Men Who Left Japan Behind: Impoverished Japanese Living in the Philippines. His latest book is "Reporto: International Romance Fraud. He has covered the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around the world.

 Takehide Mizutani

 More than a year and a half has passed since a special fraud group calling itself "Rufy" shook Japan. However, Japanese groups are still active in Southeast Asia. We take a closer look at the latest developments.

Four Japanese Nationals Arrested in High-Stakes Fraud Investigation Featuring Elusive Broker

 Ogawa Hikaru

 The Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, Yamaguchigumi VI, and other top executives gathered in one place.

 In mid-July, the facilities of the Inagawa-kai, a designated crime syndicate in Yokohama, were enveloped in a strange tension. The top leaders of the Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, Yamaguchigumi VI, and other prestigious yakuza groups in the Kanto region gathered in one place for a meeting that could be called a "Gokudo summit.

Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Sixth-Generation Yamaguchi-gumi Leaders Gather in Broad Daylight in Yokohama

 Shimei Kurita (Nonfiction writer)

 Asahi Shimbun (Hotel, lawyer) Kyodo News (Fujita)

 The legendary "Kakeko," who swindled 600 million yen in three and a half years, reveals all.

 The "Rufi Robbers" shook the whole country with their special fraud and robbery. The "Legendary Kaketsuko," Risa Yamada, a convict, confessed her crimes while in prison! She reveals the fearful rule of the executives, the frustration she felt toward her fellow inmates, and their special fraud techniques...all in this interview.

Prison Confession by Luffy Robbery Gang Inmate Risa Yamada Reveals Shocking Details of Special Fraud Techniques

 Daisuke Iwasaki

 Takeshi Kinugawa (1st), Daisuke Iwasaki (2nd, 4th), Afro (3rd)

 Mr. Shinnosuke Fujikawa, an election planner, is known as the "god of elections. He mentioned the name of an unexpected "post-Kishida" candidate.

Further Headwinds for LDP as Nagata-cho’s God of Elections Reveals Kishida&#8217;s Removal Fate

 A 24-year-old Japan Self-Defense Force officer was arrested for taking voyeuristic pictures of a teenage girl inside the skirt of a bus traveling in Yokohama City. This is the second time he has been caught for voyeurism. He was also arrested at a station in Shinagawa Ward. ...... Who is the unexpected person to whom the Self-Defense Forces officer was sending the voyeuristic images?

24-Year-Old Self-Defense Force Member Sent Upskirt Photos of Teen Girl Taken on Bus

 Born in Tokyo in 2000. After attending an integrated school in Tokyo from elementary school to high school, he went on to Keio University. He is studying the sociology of downtown areas including Kabukicho. After graduation, he worked as a writer. His new book "Host! Tachinbo! To Yoko! Overdose na Hito-tachi" (Kodansha) is now on sale!

 Sasaki Chihuahua

 Reiwa 2024, Kabukicho is now...... 100th

 On July 7, incumbent Yuriko Koike won the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Koike is known to have a harsh view of the host industry, and the hosts feared that Koike's administration would continue, but...

Uncertainty Over Incumbent&#8217;s Third Term Amid Tokyo Governor Election and Kabukicho&#8217;s Nightlife Challenges

 The first trial was held for a man who was called "Hiyorihan" because of his repeated nuisance acts of suddenly appearing in front of a car. He obstructed a woman's car. What was the distorted pleasure that "Hiccup" felt while riding his bicycle?

Hiyokkori-han Cyclist&#8217;s Shocking Post Incident Outbursts and Behavior

 Takayuki Ogawauchi

 Mr. Shinji Ishimaru is now the "darling of the times" and is constantly appearing on TV and in the media. In the midst of all this, there is a lot of excitement on the Internet about his unique phraseology, which is known as "Ishimaru's syntax. At first, he was not happy that people were making fun of him for it. ......

Shinji Ishimaru Changes Stance on &#8220;Ishimaru Syntax&#8221; from &#8220;Keep it Up&#8221; to &#8220;Don&#8217;t Make Fun of It&#8221;

 Shu Nishihara

 Shinji Ishimaru continues to attract attention for his every move after finishing his campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Governor's office. In the midst of his busy daily life, he showed up in Tsukishima, Tokyo, on a night in mid-July. What kind of "bigwig in the industry" did he meet in secret? ......

Shinji Ishimaru Sparks New Party Formation Rumors After Meeting Industry Big Shot at Tsukishima Izakaya

 Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1992. After completing the Graduate School of Political Science at Waseda University, worked as a reporter for Nikkan Gendai, Shukan Asahi, Shukan Gendai, and others.

 Asahi Saga

 Shinji Ishimaru is creating a stir by coming in second in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, ahead of Renho. On the other hand, he has been criticized for his "power harassment" in dealing with the media. A former member of the Aki Takata City Council talks about the true nature of Mr. Ishimaru.

Former Akitakata City Councilor Reveals Unexpected True Feelings About Shinji Ishimaru Amid Power Harassment Criticism

 A Kabukicho host was arrested for introducing female customers to brothels in order to collect accounts receivable. He charged high fees and intimidated his customers by saying, "You will go to jail. He also allegedly arranged consumer loans for them. The following is a detailed report on the shocking criminal tactics used by the entire store.

Host&#8217;s Terrifying Actions in Collecting Accounts Receivable and Introducing Female Clients to Sex Shops with Extortionate Fees

 Noboru Hashimoto

 In this issue of "Playback," we look back at what this magazine reported 10, 20, and 30 years ago. In this issue, we will look back at the "speculations" of Prime Minister Koizumi and Kim Jong-il behind the emotional reunion of the abductees, Hitomi Soga and her family in 2004.

Playback &#8217;04] Hitomi Soga and Her Family Left in Indonesia &#8220;in limbo&#8221; by the Japanese and North Korean Governments

 There is a history that is never mentioned in textbooks. Nonfiction writer Takaaki Yagisawa has walked around in search of faint traces of such "hidden history" in "Walking the Forgotten Sites of Japanese History. We interviewed Mr. Yagisawa.

Jutsu beliefs, villages of unregistered people&#8230; Sites of history never mentioned in textbooks &#8220;Walking around the Forgotten Sites of Japanese History&#8221;.

News

Saito, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, Refuses to Resign Amidst “Pleading” and “Kickback” Allegations, Citing Legal Grounds and Electoral Circumstances

Shocking Water Quality Pollution Figures in Kamagaya City 240 Times and Settsu City 420 Times the Standard Value

48-Year-Old Man with Graphic Tattoos Slashes Estranged Wife with Knife at Kitasato Hospital

Playback ’94] “Where are your clothes? Dancing around in the daytime in a state of undress… The reality of “Kogyaru Backstage Party

Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in,” has become a “difficult place to live” for the elderly… The reality of the “medical care collapse crisis” that is sweeping through Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in.

Playback ’14: University Students Ragging Around in Their Underwear… Confessions of the Members of the Shinjuku Kabukicho “Mass Coma Incident

National Training Center’s Player Supremacy at Risk as Shoko Miyata’s Drinking Issue Resurfaces

Overtourism Affecting Kyoto’s Adult Entertainment Establishments

Conditions for Targeting Undervalued High Dividend Yield Stocks with NISA Growth Investment Limits

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Risks Associated with Minor Injuries and Untreated Athlete’s Foot

40-Year-Old Man Allegedly Drugged and Molested Woman from Paid Drinking Sessions

Four Japanese Nationals Arrested in High-Stakes Fraud Investigation Featuring Elusive Broker

Inagawa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Sixth-Generation Yamaguchi-gumi Leaders Gather in Broad Daylight in Yokohama

Prison Confession by Luffy Robbery Gang Inmate Risa Yamada Reveals Shocking Details of Special Fraud Techniques

Further Headwinds for LDP as Nagata-cho’s God of Elections Reveals Kishida’s Removal Fate

24-Year-Old Self-Defense Force Member Sent Upskirt Photos of Teen Girl Taken on Bus

Uncertainty Over Incumbent’s Third Term Amid Tokyo Governor Election and Kabukicho’s Nightlife Challenges

Hiyokkori-han Cyclist’s Shocking Post Incident Outbursts and Behavior

Shinji Ishimaru Changes Stance on “Ishimaru Syntax” from “Keep it Up” to “Don’t Make Fun of It”

Shinji Ishimaru Sparks New Party Formation Rumors After Meeting Industry Big Shot at Tsukishima Izakaya

Former Akitakata City Councilor Reveals Unexpected True Feelings About Shinji Ishimaru Amid Power Harassment Criticism

Host’s Terrifying Actions in Collecting Accounts Receivable and Introducing Female Clients to Sex Shops with Extortionate Fees

Playback ’04] Hitomi Soga and Her Family Left in Indonesia “in limbo” by the Japanese and North Korean Governments

Jutsu beliefs, villages of unregistered people… Sites of history never mentioned in textbooks “Walking around the Forgotten Sites of Japanese History”.