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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2022
Experts fret over risks of consumer scams as age of adulthood lowered in Japan
As of April, 18- and 19-year-olds will, for instance, be able to take out loans or make investments, purchase cellphones or buy various services over the internet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2020
Two alleged ringleaders of Thailand-based phone scam arrested in Japan
Two men believed to be ringleaders of a large-scale phone scam based in Thailand were arrested Thursday in Japan, bringing the total number of those arrested in the case to 28.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Nov 30, 2019
Telephone manufacturers unveil the perfect Christmas gift to combat bank transfer scams
Furikome sagi (bank transfer scams) have become such an entrenched part of life in Japan that you can't even make a bank transfer via an ATM these days without first acknowledging a notice reminding you to refrain from sending money to people you don't know.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 16, 2019
Japanese police arrive in Thailand to investigate phone scam
Japanese police investigators arrived in Thailand on Tuesday to probe a phone scam in which more than 200 people in Japan are believed to have been swindled out of some ¥220 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2019
15 Japanese arrested in Thailand raid accused of scamming more than ¥225 million
A group of 15 suspected Japanese scammers arrested last week in Thailand acquired more than ¥225 million ($2 million) in illegal proceeds in February and March alone, Thai police and other sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2019
Thai police arrest 15 Japanese in Pattaya call center scam targeting Japan
Thai police have said 15 Japanese have been arrested for alleged involvement in a call center scam that defrauded people in their homeland.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2016
Fraud losses in 2015 decline for first time in six years
Losses caused by confirmed fraud cases in Japan fell 15.7 percent to ¥47.7 billion in 2015, declining for the first time in six years, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2015
Police operation recovers ¥50 million after virtual currency scam
In a rare move, prosecutors have offered investigative information to fraud victims hit by a virtual currency scam before pursuing indictment, allowing the recovery of some ¥50 million in illicit funds, investigative sources said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 28, 2015
A realistic view of honest folks
Police say Tokyo residents handed in ¥3.34 billion in lost cash last year, clear evidence that Tokyo's reputation for safety remains intact. Yet, nationwide losses from phone scams are on track to suprass the 2013 records.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2014
Teen grilled over ¥400 million scam
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a high-school student from the western Tokyo suburb of Chofu for allegedly perpetrating an "it's me" telephone scam that fleeced his victims out of roughly ¥400 million.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2014
Crime rate dips again in Japan
Although Japan's relatively low crime rate has just gotten lower, the police need to take the rising problems with frauds and scams seriously.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 2, 2013
Trust no one: Japan's magazines offer a bleak message
What a bleak picture emerges from the nation's weekly and monthly periodicals: Trust is simple-minded, mistrust paranoid.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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