r/japancrime↗
Japan Crime
Read coverage of crime and scandals from Tokyo and beyond. From yakuza to crooked politicians to corpses (lots of corpses), r/japancrime has it all.
7.7k subscribers203 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~86% by known bots)19 authors / mosince 2018
r/japancrime has 7.7k members. It gets about 203 posts a month from 19 people. Top topics: Tokyo Policing Issues, Tokyo and Osaka Crimes and Death and Crime in Japan.
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How r/japancrime has grown
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Tokyo Policing Issues11%
- Tokyo and Osaka Crimes6.7%
- Death and Crime in Japan5.3%
- Arrests and Incidents4.1%
- Crime and Violence in Japan3.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- 朝日新聞
- Nippon
- National Police Agency of Japan
- Mainichi Shimbun
- The Japan Times
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