By turns thrilling and goofy, "Tokyo Burst: The Roundup" pairs a cheeky police detective with his Korean counterpart to tackle an international crime syndicate in the Kabukicho red-light district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/29/film/tokyo-burst-roundup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yakuza #kabukicho #japanesepolice #southkorea
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.

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Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for allegedly luring a junior high school girl into prostitution last year in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/japan/crime-legal/man-arrest-girl-prostitution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo #sexcrimes #juniorhighschools #prostitution #children #toyokokids #teens
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.

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Friday Night travels...

🗾 Can you spot #Godzilla? This is the famous #Kabukicho crossing (facing north) shortly before a light rain. This is spot is only 20 minutes from #Tokyo Station if you take the Marunouchi Line

Among the ukiyo-e prints by Katsushika Hokusai and Keisai Eisen is Hokusai's "The Fisherman Wife's Dream," which will be on display only between May 1 and 10. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/25/art/shunga-art-exhibition-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #shunga #ukiyoe #exhibitions #kabukicho #hostclub #smappa #hokusai #eisen
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.

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Director Makoto Nagahisa takes a hyper-modern approach to some timeless themes of youth and destruction in his Kabukicho-set drama, "Burn." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/09/film/makoto-nagahisa-burn-kabukicho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kabukicho #makotonagahisa #nanamori
‘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.'

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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.

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(115729) #Japan Walk #Kabukicho late at night, Bunny red light district, adult alley in Shinjuku, Tokyo|4K #歌舞伎町 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiOohX9vKnA