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MONEY LAUNDERING

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.
Members of the National Police Agency&#039;s experts panel meet in Tokyo in August to discuss new methods to investigate <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i> anonymous and loosely organized criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2026
Japan to require corporations to report details of beneficial owners
The government hopes to shed light on the activities of 迟辞办耻谤测ū criminal groups and gain insight into land ownership by foreign nationals.
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.
The Capital One case is part of a wave of lawsuits that U.S. President Donald Trump or his business interests have filed since he retook the White House last year.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2026
Capital One cites money laundering review in Trump-related suit
The bank said the internal review was triggered by “transaction patterns” that “are among the types of activity flagged by federal banking guidance.”
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
The collecting and trading of cards, once a pastime confined to the schoolyard, is now a lucrative global market.
Thai soldiers inspect inside a workstation at a compound in O&#039;Smach that the Thai military said was used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O’Smach border crossing, in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on March 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Cambodian tycoon was landlord to Chinese scammers and human traffickers
A gambling empire controlled by a powerful Cambodian tycoon ?was the landlord of a compound that was used for industrial-scale scamming and human trafficking operations, a news investigation?has found.
Alipay has been mentioned by legislators in discussions about the use of foreign payment apps in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2026
Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan
Legislators and regulators wonder if the apps are being used to bypass the domestic financial system.
The Cabinet of Sanae Takaichi approved amendments to the criminal proceeds law to strengthen anti–money laundering measures, including allowing police to open dummy online bank accounts to trace scam funds while protecting victims’ deposits.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2026
Japan to step up its fight against money laundering by scammers
The change will allow police to open online bank accounts under fictitious names for scammers to then use so police can track the flow of money.
Huione headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in March 2025. Huione Group and its affiliates have laundered at least $4 billion for criminals.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2026
Cambodia says it extradited accused money laundering leader to China
The Southeast Asian country added that the action showed it was cracking down on scam ?operations.
The former offices of MBaer Merchant Bank in Zurich. The bank, which was accused by regulatory authorities of money laundering schemes linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran, was forced to liquidate on Feb. 27.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2026
How a dirty money trail from Venezuela to Iran brought down a Swiss bank
MBaer Merchant Bank built a lucrative business charging clients as much as ten times the going rate to process payments that other banks wouldn’t handle.
Thai police officers stand guard in front of the country's Supreme Court in Bangkok in June 13.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2026
Thailand seeks arrest of foreigner accused of $30 million cross-border fraud
A Thai court issued arrest warrants for a foreign businessman and his wife accused of investment fraud and money laundering dating back to 2016.
According to a report released by the National Police Agency, criminal organizations are paying higher prices to acquire bank accounts that are then used to move illicit funds.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2026
Police move to tighten money-laundering laws
While penalties for selling a bank account include a maximum of one year in prison or a ?1 million fine, a report from the National Police Agency deemed them insufficient.
Buildings inside the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone along the Mekong river in the Bokeo province of Laos on May 26.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2025
‘Las Vegas in Laos’: the riverside city awash with crime
With the initial aim of attracting tourists with casinos and resorts, the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone quickly became a center for money laundering and trafficking.
A broker in the city of Osaka displays a sign for religious corporation deals.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 9, 2025
Religious corporation sales rising in Japan amid tax evasion concerns
There are increasing concerns?that buyers may exploit the tax privileges granted to religious corporations.
Tokyo police have arrested three individuals, including 37-year-old Takuya Higuchi, a member of a money laundering group, on suspicion of fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2025
Tokyo police arrest three believed to have been laundering money for ‘Luffy’
One of the three arrested is Takuya Higuchi, 37, a resident of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown.
Among the proposals by the Financial Services Agency include removing cash and other items that have a high risk of being used for money laundering from a list of items that can be kept in safe deposit boxes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2025
Japanese regulators seek stricter rules on safe deposit boxes
The Financial Services Agency is proposing, among others, barring the storage of cash and other items with high risk of being used for money laundering.
The Osaka Prefectural Police recently arrested three people who allegedly had some ?4.9 billion in total paid into their bank accounts from about 10,000 people who took part in overseas online gambling.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2024
Three arrested over alleged laundering of online casino money
The suspects allegedly had some ?4.9 billion in total paid into their bank accounts from about 10,000 people who took part in overseas online gambling.
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, has been arrested as part of an investigation of crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on the platform.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2024
Telegram CEO arrested in probe into child porn, drug trafficking on app
The investigation over suspected complicity in various crimes includes the refusal to communicate information to authorities.
Attendees wave the flags of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during an event aboard a Star Ferry to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule in Hong Kong on July 1.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2024
As Singapore steps up scrutiny, affluent Chinese return to Hong Kong
Fallout from a blockbuster $2.2 billion money laundering case has put Singapore’s family offices and wealthy immigrants under a microscope.
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&#039;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.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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