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ORGANIZED CRIME

A China Coast Guard vessel in 2017. Taiwan says it is facing a stepped-up pressure campaign by Beijing, including in the waters around the island where China's military and coast guard operate daily.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
Taiwan probes organized crime links to China’s ‘transnational repression’
Taipei has complained that Beijing is using various underhanded methods to target Taiwanese nationals viewed as politically suspect.
Judges at the Kyoto District Court who handed down a not-guilty ruling Friday on Yukio Tanaka over the murder of the president of a Gyoza no Ohsho restaurant chain operator
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
Yukio Tanaka was arrested in October 2022, nine years after Takayuki Ohigashi’s killing.
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.
Tokyo police investigators at Haneda Airport in June. Investigators are involved in stopping suspects from fleeing abroad and supporting the transportation of suspects from overseas.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2026
Japan boosts efforts to stop criminals from fleeing the country
Amid an increase in crimes committed by criminal groups, border control has become more important than ever before.
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.
Yoshiyuki Morimoto (left), head of the National Police Agency commissioner-general&#039;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.
An aerial view shows a closed cyberscam center compound in Cambodia&#039;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.
A building where authorities say they found a suspected illegal cryptocurrency mining operation that was allegedly drawing power from infrastructure linked to a nearby hydroelectric system, in Tlaola, Puebla state, Mexico, on Sept. 8
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2026
Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding
Crypto mining represents a new frontier in Mexico’s fight against criminal groups, which have extended their reach into the realm of financial crime.
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.
Remote analysis raises concern about the confidentiality and privacy of communications guaranteed by the Constitution, but a panel concluded that it is constitutionally permissible to take necessary measures with due process.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Panel calls for remote analysis of 迟辞办耻谤测ū criminal group communications
The NPA aims to introduce remote analysis at an early date after the panel announces its final recommendations as soon as this month.
Fishers unload their fresh catch near a market in Manta, Ecuador, on June 4.
WORLD / Society
Aug 17, 2026
Between cartel threats and U.S. airstrikes, Ecuador fishers have nowhere to hide
Drug cartels have turned the small ports of Ecuador’s Manabi province into a cocaine-trafficking hub, extorting local fishers who are prized for their navigation skills.
Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan is transported out of the Special Criminal Court after appearing on charges of organized criminal activity following his extradition to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates, in Dublin on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2026
Alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan charged with directing criminal organization
Daniel Kinahan, 49, was extradited by the United Arab Emirates on Sunday following his April arrest in Dubai where he lived openly for the last 10 years.
A graffiti demanding then-Gov. Angel Aguirre’s resignation in El Zocalo square in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, in 2014. The Mexican public prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday the arrest of the former governor.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2026
Ex-Mexican governor held for allegedly destroying evidence tied to 43 missing students
The case, considered one of the country’s worst human-rights atrocities, has been marred by missteps ?and interference.
The National Police Agency is considering use of a new investigation method that involves remotely analyzing communications via highly confidential apps used by <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i> loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2026
91AV原创 police to monitor ‘迟辞办耻谤测ū’ use of confidential messaging apps
The method involves remote-controlling smartphones and other devices of high-ranking 迟辞办耻谤测ū members to access communication records and other information.
The recent arrest of five Japanese nationals in Laos follows a similar police raid in June, as Laotian authorities crackdown on transnational scam operations.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2026
Five Japanese nationals detained in Laos scam center raid
Authorities suspect the group targeted residents in Taiwan through online scams disguised as sales of furniture, home appliances and other consumer goods.
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police obtained a notice Kudokai had sent to other groups saying its leader, Satoru Nomura, had retired.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2026
Kudokai yakuza group undergoes leadership change
Satoru Nomura, who became Kudokai’s leader in 2011 and has been given a life sentence over attacks on citizens, will be replaced by Fumio Tanoue, the group’s chairman.
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.
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.
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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.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;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.

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