Mysterious Disappearance Ends in Horror On 9 September, 2023, 37-year-old hostess Shizuka Takase traveled by ferry to Izu Oshima, a secluded volcanic island south of Tokyo, to visit her boyfriend, 45-year-old tatami shop owner Sotatsu Yanase. She was last seen alive booking a return ferry to leave the island on September 12 and had hotel … Continue reading ‘She Asked for Cremation’: Man Claims Girlfriend’s Death Was Suicide After Dismembered Body Found