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Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2024
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
The CEO and four other executives will take a 30% pay cut for three months, while five board of directors will take a 20% pay cut for the same period.
Kiyotaka Sato, the suspect, enters the Koganei Police Station in Koganei City, Tokyo, on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2024
Two indicted men rearrested on fresh Kokubunji robbery charges
The suspects had already been arrested and indicted for committing a house burglary and hurting a resident in Saitama Prefecture.
Tokyo police have arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student who had become involved in a financial dispute over a yami baito, or a “dark” part-time job.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2024
Tokyo police arrest six Chinese nationals over yami baito scheme
The six people are being held on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student.
Investigators seize items after raiding a store in the city of Sakado, Saitama Prefecture, that is suspected to have been used by a Vietnamese theft ring as a collection point, on Wednesday. The store's signboard is partly blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2024
Police raid Vietnamese theft ring's collection points
The group, linked to crimes in at least 10 prefectures, is believed to have sent stolen items to Vietnam for resale.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2024
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
The theft by a front-line employee responsible for managing the safe deposit boxes took place at two branches in Tokyo over 4½ years.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes rushes with the ball during a game against the Bills on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2024
NFL warns players of burglary rings targeting pro athletes
NBC News reported Wednesday that law enforcement is working to figure out whether an international crime syndicate is involved in recent burglaries.
A former Nomura Holdings employee has been charged on suspicion of robbery, attempted murder and arson of an inhabited building, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2024
Nomura ex-employee charged with attempted murder
The former employee was charged on suspicion of robbery, attempted murder and arson of an inhabited building, the brokerage said.
Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police raid a metal shop in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2024
Four shops raided in Japan for allegedly buying stolen cables
By October, Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department had arrested seven members of a Thai group for stealing copper cables from solar power plants.
A pure gold tea bowl that was stolen in April during a department store exhibition and later found at an antique shop in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2024
Man found guilty of stealing ¥10.4 million tea bowl from Tokyo exhibition
Masaru Horie was handed a prison sentence of two and a half years, suspended for four years.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have seized fake gold grains and notepads passed off as cash that were used to swindle a company executive in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in October 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2024
British national arrested for over ¥13 million cash swap swindle
Joe Kpoto, 40, allegedly made off with the cash in a fake gold transaction by passing off a notepad as a stack of banknotes.
Osaka police arrested Yuji Imai, 37, along with Hiroshi Shima, 21, who had already been arrested and indicted on two other similar cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2024
Suspected ringleader of burglaries linked to 'dark' jobs arrested in Osaka
Osaka police believe Yuji Imai, 37, ordered the break-ins and sent out instructions to recruit more grunt workers.
Tokyo police have arrested two more men on suspicion of attempted burglary in connection with a break-in in the city of Mitaka last month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2024
Two more suspects arrested over Tokyo home invasion case
Suspects Hayato Araki and Tsukuru Watanabe are said to have met at a convenience store in the city of Mitaka in western Tokyo roughly 30 minutes before the break-in.
Mazuki Takarada, who was arrested last month in connection with the murder of a 75-year-old man in Yokohama, is believed to be part of a series of robberies that have taken place in and around Tokyo since the summer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2024
Japanese police seize over 100 smartphones stolen in serial robberies
The police are making gradual progress with more than 50 arrests, but the ringleaders remain at large due to the group's system of anonymity.
Rikuto Nagata was handed an indefinite prison term for his involvement in a total of six robberies in four prefectures in recent years.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2024
Man sentenced to indefinite term for serial robberies in Japan
Rikuto Nagata was indicted on charges including robbery resulting in death
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters in Yokohama
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2024
Woman claims husband asked her to collect stolen cash in Yokohama murder case
Police allege the suspect, Miho Kimoto, was involved in the October murder of a 75-year-old Yokohama resident who was found bound and beaten in his home.
The Kyoto Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Kyoto. A 23-year-old university student from Kyoto sought help from police days before his alleged involvement in an attempted burglary in western Tokyo last month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2024
Tokyo burglary suspect sought police help days before attempted heist
University student Masaki Saen told police that he had received threats after applying for a “dark” part-time job, or “yami baito.”
Yuya Nagura is taken to the Tokorozawa Police Station in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday after being arrested on suspicion of recruiting people to rob a house in the city.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2024
Alleged recruiter of Saitama burglary ring arrested
Investigative sources said that Yuya Nagura used social media to post adverts with phrases like "easy job" and "goods transport" to recruit individuals.
The Chiba Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Chiba
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2024
28-year-old arrested on suspicion of violent robbery in Chiba
Yuta Kaneko told investigators he had searched for “part-time jobs” on X, where he was connected to someone who offered him ¥100,000 to “check on a package.”
The Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters in Yokohama. Kanagawa police have arrested a 30-year-old woman from Tokyo’s Adachi Ward in connection with a robbery and murder of a 75-year-old Yokohama resident last month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2024
Tokyo woman arrested over Yokohama robbery-murder
Miho Kimoto, who is suspected of acting as a "collector" of stolen goods, is the second suspect arrested in connection with the case.
Police officers investigate near a house in Tokyo where a resident was assaulted by a group of burglars on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2024
Spate of burglaries in Kanto highlight importance of home security
Amid a surge in burglaries linked to "dark" part-time jobs across the Tokyo area, experts are advising people to take measures that would delay intruders.

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