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National / Crime & Legal Jan 14, 2019

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 ...

National Aug 27, 2018

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 ...

Ex-head of parents' group handed life term for murder of 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture

National / Crime & Legal Jul 6, 2018

Ex-head of parents' group handed life term for murder of 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba Prefecture

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

National / Crime & Legal Jun 18, 2018

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

National / Crime & Legal Jun 4, 2018

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

National / Crime & Legal Mar 26, 2018

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 ...

National / Crime & Legal Mar 29, 2017

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. ...

National / Crime & Legal Mar 28, 2017

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 ...

National / Crime & Legal Sep 11, 2015

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, ...

National / Social Issues Jul 29, 2015

Survey of Vietnamese workers finds negative take-away from 'trainees' program

A Vietnamese man who took part in a controversial government-run foreign trainees program in Japan believes much of the criticism leveled against it are borne out, judging by a survey he conducted of more than three dozen fellow workers. The Technical Intern Training Program is ...

National Oct 13, 2014

Six Vietnamese sailors suspected of jumping ship off southern Hokkaido

Six Vietnamese sailors may have jumped off a Taiwanese fisheries ship in the Tsuruga Strait off southern Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard said late Sunday, prompting ships and aircraft to scour the area. A body was found floating about 5 km off the village of ...

My-Le: On track for great Vietnamese food

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jul 15, 2011

My-Le: On track for great Vietnamese food

by Robbie Swinnerton

As soon as the rains lift and the temperatures rise, our thoughts turn to Vietnam. It's the food we crave: No other cuisine seems quite as appetizing once the sweltering summer sets in. Not that we want to actually head off to Southeast Asia. In ...

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