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The number of cases of older people with dementia falling victim to unscrupulous door-to-door sales tactics is on the rise in Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
Unscrupulous businesses preying on older people with dementia
Experts say it is essential to establish a support system to protect this vulnerable group from businesses that try to take advantage of them.
Toshihiro Kawaide (right), chair of a National Police Agency expert panel, presents its proposal to Yoshiyuki Morimoto, head of the NPA commissioner-general's secretariat, in Tokyo on Sept. 24.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Cabinet approves bill to allow remote access to devices used by criminal groups
Authorities are seeking to counter encrypted messaging and prevent fraud, robbery and other offenses.
The National Police Agency said earlier this week that it had shut down dozens of websites offering tools for phishing attacks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Japanese authorities target websites selling phishing tools used to mastermind scams
Authorities have shut down a number of sites selling phishing tools that have been enabling criminals to create highly believable scam websites.
Yokohama District Court on Thursday dismissed a damages lawsuit against Meta Platforms and its Japanese unit over fake ads using celebrities’ names and images without permission, becoming the first of six district courts in Japan to rule on such cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yokohama court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads
The court was the first to rule on a series of similar lawsuits filed with six district courts across Japan.
The National Police Agency suspects a Vietnamese woman laundered ?30 million that was stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2026
Vietnamese woman arrested in Japan for allegedly laundering scam money
The 34-year-old Vietnamese woman is suspected of laundering ?30 million stolen through voice phishing in March 2025.
Hiromitsu Tokumaru, president of Prudential Financial’s Japan unit, and two others will take pay cuts over an employee misconduct scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2026
Prudential Japan executives take pay cuts over staff misconduct
A probe found that issues at the unit of the U.S. insurance group stemmed from structural problems in its governance framework and business model.
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, at a human trafficking hub near the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on compounds run by criminal gangs in February 2025.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2026
Thai police rescue two Japanese men believed to have been forced into fraud
The men are believed to have been forced to take part in fraud at a base in Myanmar.
A drone view of the site of Legend Innovation, also known as Meun Chey Commercial City or Legend Park, linked to online scam operations and forced labour abuses, in Tbong Wat village in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2026
Cambodia to target scam ‘masterminds’ as critics question crackdown’s effectiveness
After COVID, Cambodia became a hub for scam centers where workers are trafficked, kept in grim conditions and forced to defraud strangers online.
The Hyogo Prefectural Police officials hold an event in August aimed at preventing frauds, explaining that more younger people are falling victim to such cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2026
Japanese police to use fake accounts to fight 迟辞办耻谤测ū crime
Under a new system, officers will pose as sellers and respond to online solicitations from criminal groups in order to trace flows of illicit funds.
Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar’s has been removed from control over the group’s key operating entity by a Singapore court.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2026
Singapore court strips control of Radiant World from founder
The decision removes Radiant World founder Pinkesh Nahar’s control over the group’s key operating entity.
Yoshiyuki Morimoto (left), head of the National Police Agency commissioner-general's secretariat, receives recommendations from Toshihiro Kawaide, head of an expert panel, in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2026
Panel calls for giving police option to remotely analyze 迟辞办耻谤测ū members’ phones
Police would obtain information by remotely operating smartphones believed to belong to 迟辞办耻谤测ū masterminds, breaking down their anonymity.
Police stand outside a closed cyberscam center in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Sept. 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2026
Cambodia to target casinos in next phase of anti-scam sweep
Cambodian Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith says that some casinos, though licensed, are suspected of involvement in online scams and gambling.
Mizuho Bank has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud linked to iron-ore receivables that Glencore appeared to owe Radiant.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2026
Radiant World sent Mizuho fake Glencore email, court filing says
Details of the email exchange were outlined by Mizuho as part of a lawsuit in Singapore, where it has accused Radiant World of an alleged fraud.
An aerial view shows a closed cyberscam center compound in Cambodia's Prey Veng province on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2026
Cambodia showcases scam crackdown with conference amid growing pressure
Southeast Asia has emerged as a hub for crime syndicates running centers filled with scammers — some willing, some trafficked.
A luxury residence in Bangkok where more than 10 people, including Japanese nationals, were taken into custody on Wednesday over alleged involvement in fraud.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2026
Four Japanese among group held in Bangkok over alleged fraud
According to local media, authorities seized what appeared to be counterfeit Japanese police identification booklets.
Investment scams conducted through social media in which victims were told to buy gold to put toward investments led to about ?2 billion in losses.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2026
Gold bars increasingly used in scams in Japan
Gold bar scam losses amounted to ?8.13 billion in Japan in the first half of 2026, already topping the ?6.02 billion lost in all of last year.
Japan is considering stronger regulations against website designs or user interfaces that lead consumers to make decisions against their interests.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2026
91AV原创 consumer agency plans stronger curbs on ‘dark pattern’ user interfaces
The agency intends to submit related legislation, including a possible revision to the specified commercial transactions law.
A Royal Thai Army soldier walks outside an abandoned scam center in O'Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2026
Thailand arrests 12 South Koreans in scam center bust
Authorities also arrested a Chinese national, and said the group entered Thailand from a neighboring country and was operating out of a luxury house.
Hiroshima police have rearrested a construction company president and a former executive for allegedly referring a rejected job applicant to a criminal group that planned to send him overseas to work in fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2026
Two arrested for allegedly referring man to criminal group for work
The president of a construction company and a former executive are accused of referring a rejected job applicant to an anonymous criminal group.
Manga artist Masami Kurumada speaks at a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo, after he claimed to have been a victim of embezzlement.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2026
Manga artist Kurumada says ex-manager, others embezzled ?4.6 billion
Masami Kurumada is best known as the creator of the popular manga series “Ring ni Kakero” and “Saint Seiya.”
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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