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Vientiane, Laos, in 2023
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
16 Japanese detained in Laos for suspected scam involvement
The incident is part of a series of crackdowns on Japanese nationals suspected involvement in such schemes in the Southeast Asian country.
Awa Mayor Hisato Machida
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Mayor arrested for allegedly defrauding city to pay for accident he caused
The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, conspired with two others to inflate the costs of a city contract to include the repair costs, police said.
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2026
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
Chinese national Yu Hai, 31, is believed to have caused smartphones to connect to the base station through which fraudulent messages were transmitted.
The National Police Agency has concluded agreements with megabanks and other financial institutions, under which the institutions provide the agency with information on suspicious transactions detected through their monitoring systems.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2026
Police in Japan to share data on scam accounts with financial firms
Losses from special fraud nationwide are on track to exceed last year’s record high, the National Police Agency said.
A workstation at a compound in Cambodia that the Thai military said was used for scam operations in March.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2026
Scam centers relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar
Raids against online scam centers in Madagascar have exposed ties with a criminal group that ran similar operations in Cambodia.
Six Japanese men arrested over an alleged phone scam operation based in Vietnam are transferred to Japan after being detained by Vietnamese authorities in June.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2026
Japanese police arrest six men over scam from Vietnam
The Japanese suspects allegedly conspired to defraud a woman in her 20s in Yamaguchi Prefecture of ?1 million earlier this year.
The number of cases of older people with dementia falling victim to unscrupulous door-to-door sales tactics is on the rise in Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Unscrupulous businesses preying on older people with dementia
Experts say it is essential to establish a support system to protect this vulnerable group from businesses that try to take advantage of them.
Toshihiro Kawaide (right), chair of a National Police Agency expert panel, presents its proposal to Yoshiyuki Morimoto, head of the NPA commissioner-general's secretariat, in Tokyo on Sept. 24.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Cabinet approves bill to allow remote access to devices used by criminal groups
Authorities are seeking to counter encrypted messaging and prevent fraud, robbery and other offenses.
The National Police Agency said earlier this week that it had shut down dozens of websites offering tools for phishing attacks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Japanese authorities target websites selling phishing tools used to mastermind scams
Authorities have shut down a number of sites selling phishing tools that have been enabling criminals to create highly believable scam websites.
Yokohama District Court on Thursday dismissed a damages lawsuit against Meta Platforms and its Japanese unit over fake ads using celebrities’ names and images without permission, becoming the first of six district courts in Japan to rule on such cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yokohama court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads
The court was the first to rule on a series of similar lawsuits filed with six district courts across Japan.
The National Police Agency suspects a Vietnamese woman laundered ?30 million that was stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2026
Vietnamese woman arrested in Japan for allegedly laundering scam money
The 34-year-old Vietnamese woman is suspected of laundering ?30 million stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
Hiromitsu Tokumaru, president of Prudential Financial’s Japan unit, and two others will take pay cuts over an employee misconduct scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2026
Prudential Japan executives take pay cuts over staff misconduct
A probe found that issues at the unit of the U.S. insurance group stemmed from structural problems in its governance framework and business model.
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, at a human trafficking hub near the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on compounds run by criminal gangs in February 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2026
Thai police rescue two Japanese men believed to have been forced into fraud
The men are believed to have been forced to take part in fraud at a base in Myanmar.
A drone view of the site of Legend Innovation, also known as Meun Chey Commercial City or Legend Park, linked to online scam operations and forced labour abuses, in Tbong Wat village in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2026
Cambodia to target scam ‘masterminds’ as critics question crackdown’s effectiveness
After COVID, Cambodia became a hub for scam centers where workers are trafficked, kept in grim conditions and forced to defraud strangers online.
The Hyogo Prefectural Police officials hold an event in August aimed at preventing frauds, explaining that more younger people are falling victim to such cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2026
Japanese police to use fake accounts to fight 迟辞办耻谤测ū crime
Under a new system, officers will pose as sellers and respond to online solicitations from criminal groups in order to trace flows of illicit funds.
Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar’s has been removed from control over the group’s key operating entity by a Singapore court.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2026
Singapore court strips control of Radiant World from founder
The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar’s control over the group’s key operating entity.
Yoshiyuki Morimoto (left), head of the National Police Agency commissioner-general's secretariat, receives recommendations from Toshihiro Kawaide, head of an expert panel, in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2026
Panel calls for giving police option to remotely analyze 迟辞办耻谤测ū members’ phones
Police would obtain information by remotely operating smartphones believed to belong to 迟辞办耻谤测ū masterminds, breaking down their anonymity.
Police stand outside a closed cyberscam center in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Sept. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2026
Cambodia to target casinos in next phase of anti-scam sweep
Cambodian Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith says that some casinos, though licensed, are suspected of involvement in online scams and gambling.
Mizuho Bank has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud linked to iron-ore receivables that Glencore appeared to owe Radiant.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2026
Radiant World sent Mizuho fake Glencore email, court filing says
Details of the email exchange were outlined by Mizuho as part of a lawsuit in Singapore, where it has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud.
An aerial view shows a closed cyberscam center compound in Cambodia's Prey Veng province on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2026
Cambodia showcases scam crackdown with conference amid growing pressure
Southeast Asia has emerged as a hub for crime syndicates running centers filled with scammers — some willing, some trafficked.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
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