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CRIME 3

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2023
Thieves stole $20 Million via Revolut U.S. payment flaw, FT says
Organized criminals exploited a flaw in Revolut’s payment systems to steal more than $20 million of the fintech’s money, the Financial Times reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2023
'Luffy' crime ring suspect indicted over Kyoto jewelry shop robbery
Police suspect that Kiyoto Imamura orchestrated the robbery of a jewelry shop in Kyoto on May 2 last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2023
Four Chinese arrested in Japan for smuggling 700 kilograms of stimulants
The amount of stimulants, with an estimated street value of ¥43.4 billion ($311 million), was the second largest ever confiscated at one time in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2023
Man arrested over fatal shooting in western Tokyo
The victim, who may have been connected to a gang, was apparently shot at least three times and died after escaping from a restaurant where he was initially shot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2023
Ramen shop owner shot dead in Kobe
Investigative sources said the man could be linked with a yakuza crime syndicate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2023
Cambodia deports 19 suspects to Japan over alleged involvement in phone scams
The men, in their 20s to 50s, are suspected of defrauding a woman in her 60s living in Tokyo of ¥250,000 worth of BitCash electronic money in January, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2023
‘Baby Assassins 2 Babies’: Flying fists with a side of social commentary
Yugo Sakamoto channels Quentin Tarantino in comedy style and verbosity in his action film about a pair of bickering hitwomen who find themselves on the outs with their assassins guild.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2023
Yakuza-related police investigations hit three-decade low
Japanese police investigated 9,903 members and associate members of yakuza crime syndicates in 2022, down 1,832 from the previous year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2023
Japan to crack down on crime rings that recruit via social media
Kishida has called for stronger measures against online posts offering "dark part-time jobs," while stressing the need to conduct "cyberpatrols" to end recruiting for crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2023
Two indicted over killing of Tokyo woman believed to part of a spate of robberies
The two men were arrested on suspicion of robbery-murder after Kinuyo Oshio, 90, was found dead at her home in Komae with her hands tied and head bleeding.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2023
Two U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico found dead, two others alive
Washington vowed to do everything in its power to ensure justice for the victims, who crossed the border into the crime-plagued city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2023
Two high-profile Japan robbery suspects given fresh charges over theft
The arrests of Yuki Watanabe, 38, and Tomonobu Kojima, 45, come a day after two other men deported from the Philippines were also served new arrest warrants for related allegations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2023
Japan trying to root out shady job posts
Many perpetrators of recent robberies seem to have been recruited through social media posts offering high rewards for shady jobs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 22, 2023
Tokyo police arrest suspects in murder linked to 'Luffy' robbery cases
Police believe the murder was part of a string of robberies across Japan that is believed to have been coordinated by four men who were deported from the Philippines earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2023
Spate of robberies across Japan expose social media's role in enabling crime
Social media appears to have made it possible for a disparate group of individuals organized from overseas to carry out a series of crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2023
Retrieving smartphone data from 'Luffy' suspects no easy task, experts say
The robbery suspects were careful not to leave digital traces of their operation, communicating through an encrypted messaging app.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2023
Data reset suspected in phones seized from 'Luffy' robbery suspects
Some of the devices were successfully unlocked and analyzed but were found to be close to what appeared to be an unused state, with hardly any data storage use.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2023
What’s a Japanese mobster to do in retirement? Join a softball team
The members of the Ryuyukai have done nearly 100 years of hard time, now they"re just looking to stay out of trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2023
Two more robbery suspects land in Tokyo in police custody from Philippines
The arrival of the two men marked the completion of the handover of four suspects Tokyo police had sought from the Southeast Asian country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023
Philippines deports remaining two robbery suspects to Japan
The police have sought the handover of the four men since arrest warrants were issued on suspicion of theft in connection with a scam targeting elderly people in Japan.

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