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FRAUD

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2015
Pension hack data was transmitted for days
The Japan Pension Service, which is reeling from the theft of a massive amount of personal data, has discovered two of its personal computers continued to transmit data outside the organization for three days after it contacted police about a possible security breach, sources close to the matter said...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2015
Elderly women get suspicious calls possibly linked to pension info hack; inquiries top 158,000
Metropolitan Police Department said they confirmed two cases of suspicious calls made to elderly women in Tokyo Tuesday predending to be an official of the Japan Pension Service, according to media reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2015
Japan Pension Service hack used classic attack method
The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2015
Former convenience store clerk arrested over alleged credit card fraud
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a former convenience store employee on suspicion of computer fraud involving the alleged use of customer credit card information.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2015
Delayed flash crash arrest throws spotlight on regulators
The five years it took regulators to bring high-profile charges against a U.K. trader underscore how hard it is to spot wrongdoing in fast-developing markets, and may herald problems in detecting future mishaps.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2015
Major contractor Takenaka penalized for concealing income, cooking books: source
Contractor Takenaka Corp. is suspected of concealing some ¥150 million in taxable income over a four-year period through December 2013, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2015
Environment reporter arrested in China over suspected extortion
Beijing police have arrested an environmental reporter and his associates in an apparent extortion scandal, as China works to crack down on corruption in the news media.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2015
NHK embroiled in scandal for purportedly asking man to pose as fraudster
The public broadcaster is accused of cooking up an interview with a man identified as a broker involved in a fraud case, on a popular news program that aired last May.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2015
Osaka court OKs removal of suspect from police custody over failure to record interrogations
The court noted that police were not recording their interrogations of the suspect, according to his lawyer, who made the transfer request after police allegedly verbally abused his client.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2015
New York man arrested for defrauding parents of abducted children
A New York man who headed a group billing itself as a nonprofit dedicated to preventing child abduction and trafficking was arrested on Tuesday on charges of defrauding the parents of children nabbed by international kidnapping rings, authorities said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2015
NPA receives record 370,000 reports of 'dubious financial deals'
Police received a record 377,513 reports of "dubious financial transactions," such as money laundering, from financial institutions in 2014, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2015
U.S. charges three in ring that stole 1 billion email addresses
Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged with running a massive cyberfraud ring that stole 1 billion email addresses, then sent spam offering knockoff software products, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 5, 2015
World Press Photo award withdrawn after controversy
World Press Photo withdrew one of its leading global awards for photojournalism on Wednesday after a controversy over standards that focused on allegations about the ethics of an Italian prizewinner.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2015
TV celeb Rola's dad gets suspended term for insurance fraud
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the father of television personality Rola to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for swindling the national medical and insurance system out of ¥1.67 million ($14,000).
WORLD
Mar 2, 2015
10% of those picked for top U.K. bank jobs pull out of vetting process
More than one in 10 people picked for the top jobs in British finance pull out during a regulatory vetting process which has become tougher since the financial crisis.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Police delete online images of ¥10 million fraud suspect after he turns out to be a minor
A suspect in a ¥10 million fraud case is only 18 years old, it was learned on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Five arrested for overcharging and detaining customer at Kabukicho hostess club
Police have arrested five employees of a Tokyo hostess club who allegedly overcharged a customer and then detained him, demanding that he work to pay off the debt, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 16, 2015
Britain's HSBC apologizes over past standards at Swiss bank
HSBC apologized to customers and investors on Sunday for past practices at its Swiss private bank after allegations that it helped hundreds of wealthy clients dodge taxes.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2015
Chinese patients turn to black market for blood
China's rising demand for health care is exposing a chronic shortage of an essential commodity: blood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2015
Obama urges Xi to help end conflicts over cybersecurity
President Barack Obama in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for "swift work" to narrow the countries' differences over cybersecurity issues, the White House said.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
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Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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