Aichi police arrest Vietnamese man for allegedly operating underground bank
A 36-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested Sunday for allegedly operating what authorities considered to be an underground bank that sent money illegally from Japan to his home country, police said. The Aichi Prefectural Police believe Chu Anh Tuan illegally has remitted around ¥2.25 billion ($21 ...
30% of mobile phones used in Tokyo fraud cases contracted under Vietnamese names
The number of such mobile phones involved in special fraud cases, including the so-called “ore ore sagi,” or “It’s me” scam, is reported to have surged this year.
Support group for Vietnamese residents in Japan offers help with health and jobs
A support group for Vietnamese residents in Japan has been established in Tokyo, aiming to help them land lawful jobs and ease their difficulties in daily life, amid concerns about some who turn to crime. The Vietnam Mutual Aid Association in Japan says it will ...
A court sentenced the former head of a parents' group at an elementary school in Chiba Prefecture to life in prison Friday over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school. While Yasumasa Shibuya has denied involvement in the death of ...
Prosecutors seek death penalty for alleged killer of Vietnamese girl in Chiba
Yasumasa Shibuya, 47, committed a “cold-blooded, heinous and cruel” crime in abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling Le Thi Nhat Linh, prosecutors said at a hearing at Chiba District Court.
Man pleads innocent to 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl near Tokyo
The former head of a parents association at a school in Chiba Prefecture pleads innocent to murdering a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school.
A year after Chiba slaying, Vietnamese girl's dad hopes similar tragedy never happens again
A year after the body of a slain 9-year-old Vietnamese girl was found in Chiba Prefecture, the girl's father told reporters Monday that he hopes a similar incident never happens again. Le Anh Hao, the 35-year-old father of Le Thi Nhat Linh, visited the site ...
Vietnamese immigrants sue U.S. officials over detentions for deportation
Vietnamese immigrants have filed a lawsuit alleging U.S. authorities are rounding them up for deportation even though the Vietnamese government has not agreed to take them back. The detainees' lawyers on Wednesday said the arrests are potentially indefinite since Vietnam has only agreed to repatriate ...
Online messages hinted at where to find body of slain Vietnamese girl in Chiba
Police said Tuesday there were posts on internet message boards that apparently hinted at where to look for the body of a slain 9-year-old Vietnamese girl before it was found near a drainage ditch in Chiba Prefecture Sunday. In one message posted after 9 p.m. ...
Slain Vietnamese girl told friend she saw a suspicious person in January on way to school: NHK
A 9-year-old Vietnamese girl whose body was found near a drainage ditch in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday appears to have been murdered sometime between Friday morning and Saturday night, investigators said Tuesday. Police believe Le Thi Nhat Linh was strangled at an unknown location and ...
Police: Suspects in North Korean death coated hands with poison
The two women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea's ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals and then wipe them on his face, police in Malaysia said Wednesday, announcing they were seeking a North Korean diplomat in ...
Husband, wife, Vietnamese compatriot held in Osaka knife assault that left one dead, pair wounded
Three Vietnamese have been arrested in Osaka on suspicion of attacking three Vietnamese men with a knife, killing one and severely wounding the other two, Osaka police said. The three suspects, who were arrested on Sunday, including a 30-year-old Vietnamese man from Hirano Ward, Osaka, ...
