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The Tokyo Metropolitan Department's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the department's organized crime division, said during his trial that he leaked highly confidential investigative information out of desperation due to harassment by a senior officer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Former Tokyo police officer found guilty of leak to sex scout group
In the trial, defendant Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the organized crime division at the Metropolitan Police Department, said he acted out of desperation due to harassment.
Hiroaki Obata
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2026
Police arrest head of Natural, 91AVÔ­´´ largest sex worker scouting ring
Hiroaki Obata, 40, was taken into custody on the island of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, after police publicly listed him as a wanted suspect.
The Metropolitan Police Department¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Tokyo police officer dismissed for info leak to illegal group
The inspector allegedly gave information to a group believed to have illegally brokered women it scouted on the street to sex parlors and hostess bars
A 43-year-old Tokyo Metropolitan Police inspector was arrested Wednesday for allegedly leaking investigative information to a group suspected of illegally brokering women to sex parlors and hostess bars across Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
Police officer arrested for leaking information to illegal scout group
Daisuke Jinbo is suspected of providing the group with images showing the areas covered by cameras installed by the police.
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2025
How police are cracking down on ¡®scout¡¯ sex broker groups
Major scout groups are under scrutiny, as authorities uncover a far more systematized and sinister network than previously imagined.
Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department conduct a search at the premises of Natural, one of Japan's biggest sex worker scout groups, on Monday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2025
Tokyo police arrest members of major sex worker scout group
The group had up to about 1,500 scouts nationwide, and its annual revenue is believed to have reached about ?5 billion.
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.
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.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women¡¯s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo¡¯s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
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.
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&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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