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A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
The ?46 million wristwatch was returned to the store in Nakano Broadway via a delivery service on Nov. 1, along with a handwritten note of apology.
A watch shop on the Nakano Broadway complex's third floor in Tokyo was stolen on Thursday before being returned on Sunday morning.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2026
Stolen luxury watch returned to Tokyo store via courier with apology note
The package containing the stolen watch had been sent from Aichi Prefecture and included a handwritten apology.
Richard Teng, co-chief executive officer of Binance, speaks during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Oct. 8.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2026
FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance crypto hack
Binance has said it will cover about 90% of the loss and plans to restore withdrawals, making progress on a pledge to fully reimburse customers.
Visitors walk in the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 22, the day of its reopening after French crown jewels were stolen in 2025.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2026
After Louvre heist and string of thefts, Europe’s smaller museums are on guard
Concerns are growing that criminals are increasingly targeting smaller institutions with fewer resources to protect valuable collections.
Osprey military aircraft are seen at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan,  Okinawa Prefecture, where the 20-year-old suspect in a robbery-murder is stationed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2026
Japan delivers ‘strong protest’ to U.S. after marine arrested in Okinawa robbery-murder
The 20-year-old suspect, who has denied the charges, is suspected of killing a woman and stealing her backpack and wallet at a hotel in Naha.
A watch shop at a shopping complex in Tokyo's Nakano Ward had its showcase smashed in broad daylight on Tuesday and four luxury watches worth about ?200 million ($1.25 million) taken by robbers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2026
Two arrested over luxury watch smash-and-grab in Tokyo
The two, who are Chilean nationals, allegedly smashed the showcase of a watch shop in broad daylight on Tuesday and made off with four watches worth about ?200 million.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a man smashed a display case with a hammer-like object and fled with four luxury watches worth about ?200 million from a store at a commercial complex in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward around noon Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2026
Thief swipes ?200 million worth of luxury watches from Tokyo shop
A male suspect was still on the run after smashing a showcase housing the timepieces and stealing the merchandise in an incident that took just about 10 seconds.
A Mie Prefectural Police patrol car in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2026
Post-quake crime and scams compound misery for Kumamoto residents
Suspicious activity around damaged homes and evacuation shelters has prompted police forces around the country to send hundreds of officers to patrol affected areas.
Police suspect the possibility of murder and abandonment of a corpse in connection with the death of an elderly woman in Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Vietnamese man hints at murdering elderly woman in Saitama
Acting on the man’s statement, the Saitama Prefectural Police searched a forested area in Hanno on Saturday night and found the woman’s body.
An FBI agent allegedly used the bureau's systems to access the keys needed to transfer funds from cryptocurrency accounts associated with an "adversarial nation” to himself.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
FBI agent allegedly turns himself in for $1 million crypto theft
The agent allegedly used FBI systems to access the keys needed to transfer funds from cryptocurrency accounts associated with an “adversarial nation” to himself.
Among Japan's police forces, Osaka Prefectural Police had the largest number of members slapped with disciplinary action between January and June, at 27.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2026
155 police officers and personnel disciplined in Japan over six months
The most common reason for discipline was acts related to relationships with the opposite sex.
A Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC shop in Hanoi, Vietnam
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Vietnam jeweler rocked as ex-official linked to gem smuggling
Police detained the former head of Phu Nhuan Jewelry’s gem certification subsidiary over his alleged links to a transnational diamond-smuggling ring.
Tokyo police have arrested four people over an attempted theft at a multistory parking lot at Haneda Airport in the capital's Ota Ward in January.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2026
Four arrested over attempted theft before Haneda Airport cash ambush
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the four mistook the victim, a man in his 20s, for their intended target.
The man who was arrested in connection to a break-in and robbery in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, in December told investigators he recruited the offenders and gave instructions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2026
Man arrested over ?15 million December burglary in western Tokyo
The man admitted to allegations of being involved in burglary in December, telling investigators he recruited the offenders and gave instructions.
Tokyo police have arrested three more men in connection with a robbery in the capital's Ueno district in January in which a group of men lost suitcases full of cash amounting to ?423 million.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2026
Three more arrested over January’s suitcase robbery in Tokyo
The three men are believed to have close ties with major crime syndicates.
A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly entering the grounds of a house in the city of Koganei in western Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2026
Man suspected of 迟辞办耻谤测ū affiliation arrested for trespassing
The house in the city of Koganei, western Tokyo, had?been invaded several times in May, according to investigative sources.
Kaito Takemae (center front), a suspect in a robbery-murder case in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, is sent to prosecutors from a police station in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2026
Couple thought to be masterminds behind Tochigi murder-robbery arrested
Police believe 迟辞办耻谤测ū quasi-gangsters were involved in Thursday’s murder-robbery in Tochigi Prefecture, and they suspect there are other masterminds beyond the couple.
A vehicle believed to be used in a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture is towed in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2026
Police arrest alleged mastermind behind Tochigi robbery-murder case
Police believe that the 28-year-old man had instructed four boys to carry out the crime.
Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who allegedly broke into a home in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, on Thursday and killed a woman.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2026
Police arrest teenage suspect after woman killed in Tochigi home invasion
A 16-year-old-boy is suspected of breaking into the home of 69-year-old company executive Eiko Tomiyama Thursday morning and killing her while searching for valuables.
The house in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward where a family of four was murdered in December 2000, a high-profile case that remains unsolved a quarter of a century later.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Two arrested for allegedly entering site of high-profile Setagaya family murder
Police believe the pair broke into the house with the intention of stealing valuables, in the period from around mid-September 2023 to around mid-December 2025.

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