Japanese True Crime

About Japanese True Crime

This podcast is a Japanese crime documentary. Each week, we introduce a Japanese crime or murder case with mystery elements in a dialogue format.

Publisher

Osamu Yamamoto

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Apr 2025

Latest episode

16 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jan 2026

   042 Naosuke Gonbei: Infamous Edo Period Criminal Murder, Betrayal & Execu. The story of a servant who killed his master and family for money, his capture, public humiliation, and crucifixion in 1721.

   Naosuke Gonbei, an Edo period servant, murders his master and family for money, leading to his capture, public humiliation, and crucifixion in 1721.

2. 

   9 Jan 2026

   041 The Tsuyama Massacre: A Detailed Account of Japan's Most Gruesome Pre-War Mass Killing. Driven by Resentment, 21-Year-Old Mutsuo Toi Murdered Thirty Villagers.

   Mutsuo Toi's resentment fuels a horrific 1938 massacre in Tsuyama, Japan, where he murders thirty villagers with a shotgun, sword, and axe after facing rejection and social stigma.

3. 

   2 Jan 2026

   040 Mamoru Takuma: The Troubled Life Leading to the Ikeda Elementary School Massacre. From a difficult childhood and early crimes to the horrific 2001 attack and subsequent execution.

   This episode of Japanese True Crime examines the troubled life of Mamoru Takuma and the horrific Ikeda Elementary School massacre he committed in 2001.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

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Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0