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FRAUD

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2018
New 'smishing' scams baiting smartphone clients of Sagawa Express
Police are on alert for SMS phishing attacks in which scammers claim to be from parcel delivery firm Sagawa Express Co.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2018
Former president of bankrupt travel agency Tellmeclub gets six years for fraud
The Tokyo District Court on Friday found Chikako Yamada, the former president of failed travel agency Tellmeclub, guilty of falsifying her company's financial records to fraudulently receive funding from two banks. She was sentenced to six years in prison.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2018
Ex-Nomura trader must defend bond-case dismissal in higher U.S. court
Prosecutors are pressing their attack on questionable practices used by bond traders, appealing a judge's decision to toss out the conviction of a former Nomura Holdings Inc. managing director caught up in the sputtering U.S. crackdown.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 31, 2018
China issues rules to get tough on academic integrity
China has issued new guidelines to enforce academic integrity in science that include plans to "record and assess" the conduct of scientists and institutions and punish anyone guilty of misconduct, state news agency Xinhua reported.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2018
Wells Fargo's customers of 3.5 million fake accounts get 'rough justice' closure: roughly $35 each
Wells Fargo & Co. customers who didn't consent to having 3.5 million accounts created by bankers trying to hit sales quotas are finally getting what a judge called "rough justice."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2018
EU suspects massive tax fraud at China's new 'Belt and Road' gateway to Europe
European Union and Italian authorities are investigating suspected wide-scale tax fraud by Chinese criminal gangs importing goods via Greece's largest port of Piraeus, a trade gateway between China and Europe, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 3, 2018
Japan Times 1993: Blacks face an image problem in Japan
Many of the dozens of black professionals interviewed last week said they are still struggling to change the racist perceptions of blacks that shadow them wherever they go in this country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Mar 3, 2018
Criminals in Japan are profiting from the public's fear of prosecutors
A new type of transfer fraud in which perpetrators take advantage of their victims' fear of prosecution has sparked concern among law enforcement officials in recent weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018
How an Indian bank's $1.8 billion fraud went unnoticed
The Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai sits just down the road from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, at a physical center of one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
India's state-run bank adopts strict SWIFT controls after $1.77 billion fraud case
India's state-run Punjab National Bank has stepped up its controls on the use of SWIFT, a global payments network, following an alleged $1.77 billion fraud, according to memos issued this month and seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2018
Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee named as suspect in $7.5 million tax evasion case
Samsung Electronics' ailing chairman, Lee Kun-hee, was named by South Korean police on Thursday as a suspect in an 8.2 billion won ($7.5 million) tax evasion case that involved the use of bank accounts held by employees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2018
Facebook bans ads tied to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Facebook Inc. is banning ads on its social network that promote cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings and binary options, saying they're "frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices."
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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