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KABUKICHO

Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Cash is king again at Tokyo¡¯s bars after credit processor fails
Though the impact of Zentoshin¡¯s sudden bankruptcy is limited, it¡¯s a setback for Japan, which only recently shed its notorious cash-only image.
Koshi Mizukami (right) plays a rookie police detective who teams up with a South Korean counterpart (Jung Yunho) to tackle an international crime syndicate in the Kabukicho red-light district.
CULTURE / Film
May 29, 2026
Crime and comic antics abound in ¡®Tokyo Burst: The Roundup¡¯
Set in the same universe as a hit South Korean series, ¡°Tokyo Burst: The Roundup¡± mashes up a cartoonish aesthetic with gripping violence.
Shota Inoue, who was arrested for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution, enters Ayase Police Station in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2026
Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution
The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.
¡°The Dream of the Fisherman¡¯s Wife,¡± a rarely exhibited print by Hokusai, will be on display at the Shinjuku Kabukicho Noh Theater for a limited time, from May 1 to 10.?
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2026
Hokusai¡¯s erotic art on display at a Kabukicho noh theater
¡°Kabukicho in Full Bloom¡± is the third in a series of shunga art exhibitions organized by the Smappa!Group, which operates host bars and restaurants across Shinjuku¡¯s Kabukicho.
Nana Mori plays a young woman who joins a group of street kids after running away from home in ¡°Burn¡±
CULTURE / Film
Apr 9, 2026
¡®Burn¡¯ lights up Kabukicho¡¯s darkness with a bold vision
Makoto Nagahisa takes a hyper-modern approach to some timeless themes of youth and destruction in his stylized drama, ¡°Burn.¡±
Tokyo police arrested psychiatrist Jun Izawa, 55, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s at his clinic Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward in August 2025.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2026
Psychiatrist in Tokyo arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting patient
The 55-year-old suspect allegedly assaulted the patient, a woman in her 20s, on the afternoon of Aug. 8, 2025, at a clinic he runs in Shinjuku Ward¡¯s Kabukicho area.
Kabukicho is a dangerous world for the kids who drift there looking for a place to belong in Ren Akiba¡¯s ¡°Tokyo Strayers.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Mar 19, 2026
Kabukicho¡¯s streets turn perilous in ¡®Tokyo Strayers¡¯
Kabukicho may be packed with tourists today, but Ren Akiba¡¯s film shows how the streets can still be unforgiving for runaway teens.
Eiki Morita, suspect in a child prostitution case, is taken to the Metropolitan Police Department's Shinjuku police station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
Man arrested for allegedly forcing girl into prostitution in Tokyo
Eiki Morita is suspected of forcing a then 13-year-old student to meet a sex buyer in his 40s at a hotel in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward on April 12 last year.
Kabukicho district in Shinjuku Ward. Tokyo police have referred two U.S. Marines to prosecutors for allegedly breaking into restaurants in the district and stealing cash.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2026
Two U.S. Marines referred to prosecutors in Tokyo theft case
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department sent papers on two U.S. Marines to public prosecutors on Friday, alleging that they broke into restaurants in Tokyo and stole cash, sources said.
The Kabukicho nightlife district in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2026
Host arrested for using dating app to lure women to club in Tokyo
The arrest marked the first crackdown in the country on cases involving soliciting customers to restaurants and pubs through dating apps.
A man who fought another in September on a street in Tokyo's Kabukicho red light and entertainment district, resulting in the latter's death, has been arrested by police under an 1889 anti-dueling law.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2026
Japanese man arrested under 1889 law after deadly ¡®duel¡¯
The 1889 law stipulates that ¡°anyone who has engaged in a duel shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than two years and no more than five years.¡±
In December 1925, The Japan Times reported on a 13-year streak of high birth rates around the country, with more than 50,000 born in Tokyo annually, or an average of 3.37 per 100 people.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Japan Times Gone By
Dec 2, 2025
Japan Times 1925: Tokyo population booming in late Taisho Era
The Japanese capital averaged more than 50,000 births per year in the 13 years leading up to 1925, as steady incomes allowed ordinary people to live prosperous lives.
Yukari (Hana Sugisaki, right) is brought out of her shell by a beautiful hostess (Kotona Minami) in ¡°Meets the World.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Oct 23, 2025
¡®Meets the World¡¯: A tragicomic hunger for connection
Between grilled meat and gay manga, Daigo Matsui¡¯s latest is a darkly funny tale of friendship, fantasy and female loneliness.
A <i>shunga</i> work by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) is on display at an exhibition of erotic Japanese art in the Kabukicho red-light entertainment area in the Shinjuku district of central Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2025
Traditional Japanese erotic art exhibition puts female pleasure in focus
An erotic form of ukiyo-e, shunga is often dismissed as mere pornography. An exhibition in Kabukicho aims to highlight its artistry.
Tokyo police investigators carry items seized from a girls bar in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Saturday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2025
Kabukicho girls bar owner first to be arrested under strengthened regulations
Entities operating such businesses without permission could face penalties up to ?300 million ($2 million) and prison sentences of up to five years.
Police have arrested a senior official of Nippon Kakekomidera, a nonprofit organization that helps vulnerable people in Tokyo¡¯s Kabukicho district, for cocaine possession.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2025
Youth support group official arrested for cocaine possession
A senior official of a group that helps youth in Tokyo¡¯s red-light district was arrested along with a woman in her 20s who is believed to have sought help from the nonprofit.
A 21-month-old artist who goes by the name "Thumbelina" uses a brush to paint alongside her mother at the family's home in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 24, 2025
Thumbelina¡¯s bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs till 5 a.m.
A toddler¡¯s solo art show lights up Tokyo¡¯s nightlife, even though she¡¯s asleep before her first guests arrive.
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Apr 20, 2025
Social media helps fuel growing ¡®sex tourism¡¯ in Japan
Only certain sexual services are prohibited in Japan, and it is the sex workers ¡ª not their clients ¡ª who face fines or prison, if caught.
Billboard advertisements for host clubs in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Mar 5, 2025
Tokyo police step up crackdown on sex worker scout group
The group is believed to have earned about ?7 billion over five years by dispatching women to the sexual service businesses that offered the best pay.
Tokyo¡¯s Kabukicho entertainment district. Masayuki Makino, a representative of a volunteer group that operated in Kabukicho, is suspected of committing indecent acts against a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 15, 2023.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2025
Tokyo volunteer group¡¯s former rep held over indecent acts against teen
Masayuki Makino, who was part of a volunteer group that operated in the Kabukicho entertainment district, allegedly committed the acts against a 17-year-old girl.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse&#039;s brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo&#039;s Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan&#039;s relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces&#039; Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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