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YAMI BAITO
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2026
Police in Japan work to crack down on fraud-linked social media posts
Based on reports from the public, the Internet Hotline Center requests that illegal or harmful online content be removed, and it reports such cases to the police.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2026
Apparent senior member of ‘Luffy’ crime ring detained in Manila
The Tokyo Summary Court has issued an arrest warrant for Hideharu Inoue, 56, on suspicion of theft.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Japanese man held in Thailand over Cambodia-based scams
Suspect Takafumi Sugawara is believed to be a ringleader of a fraud group based in Cambodia and is alleged to have been involved in scams targeting Japanese nationals.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2026
Yakuza membership fell to record low in 2025
Authorities attribute the decline to an aging population within the criminal groups, tighter enforcement and a nationwide rollout of anti-gang ordinances.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2026
Police took action against 12,000 people over
迟辞办耻谤测ū
in 2025
The National Police Agency aims to uncover the full picture of the crime groups and identify their leaders.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Tokyo police launch website detailing anonymous criminal groups
The website outlines details of the latest fraud methods and presents accounts of people who took on illegal jobs.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2026
‘Luffy’ crime ring member sentenced to life in prison
Of the four arrested and indicted senior members of the crime ring, Toshiya Fujita, 41, was the second to receive a sentence.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2026
Japanese police conduct 13 undercover probes into criminal gig work
The probes, involving the use of fake identification documents to apply for such illicit jobs, have led to the arrests of five people.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2026
Japan police provide protection in 544 ‘dark’ job cases
The NPA is calling on people who have applied for illicit part-time jobs, such as carrying out robberies and fraud, to consult the police without hesitation.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2025
Police in Tokyo use AI to spot shady job offers on social media
Thanks to the AI tool, Tokyo police can write about 150 warning replies per day — compared to some 25 before its introduction — to messages considered to be offering shady jobs.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2025
Masterminds behind Tokyo-area robberies used X to recruit people, sources say
The four are believed to have used accounts on the social media platform to recruit subordinates by posting “dark” job offers, including those that promised same-day payment.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2025
Suspected
迟辞办耻谤测ū
masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Police believe the four suspects formed an anonymous and transient criminal group that was behind the robberies.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2025
Seven key members of major bank account brokerage ring arrested
The organization is believed to be one of the biggest of its kind in Japan, handling over 1,000 accounts annually for the purpose of money laundering
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2025
New police method reveals shady part-time job suspect
It was the first time for police to detect a suspect under the investigation method introduced in January.
JAPAN
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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.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2025
Japanese nationals thought to be held captive at Myanmar-Thailand border
Foreign nationals from several countries have been?held at the border and forced to participate?in a variety of scams.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2025
Woman pleads guilty over involvement in fatal ‘shady’ burglary
A group of suspects are accused of breaking into the home of Hiroharu Goto, 75, in Yokohama’s Aoba Ward, killing?him and stealing?about ?200,000 in cash.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2025
Japan police agency sets rules for fake IDs in undercover yami baito probes
Investigations involving the use of fake IDs will target crimes such as robbery, special fraud, investment fraud and romance fraud.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
Crime numbers had been steadily declining since 2003, continuing to hit postwar lows from 2015 to 2021, before bouncing back in 2022.
JAPAN
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Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2024
Japan to let investigators go undercover to crack down on
yami baito
Until now, undercover operations have been allowed only for drug- and gun-related criminal investigations.
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