Japan considers crackdown on Pokémon cards as ‘skyrocketing’ interest sparks crime fears
Pokémon cards have become a multi-billion-dollar unregulated industry, and its homeland is now considering clamping down. The Japanese…
Doppel honeypot spots Japanese phishing on day one
Doppel has published findings from a five-week phishing honeypot project in Japan that began receiving hostile mail on…
155 police officers and personnel disciplined in Japan over six months
A total of 155 police officers and other personnel were disciplined in Japan in the first half of…
155 police officers and personnel disciplined in Japan over six months
A total of 155 police officers and other personnel were disciplined in Japan in the first half of…
Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work
A consortium for constructing a tunnel for the planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line was…
Two more former Japan Post workers implicated in bribery scandal
Two more former Japan Post workers were found to have been involved in bribery at the postal service provider,…
Fake police scams in Tokyo down nearly 40% in January through May
The number of reported fraud cases in Tokyo involving scammers posing as police officers dropped 38.8% from a…
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
Japanese police served fresh arrest warrants on three people on Sunday, including a 44-year-old man believed to be…
Tokyo Arrest Exposes Alleged Links to Global Fraud Syndicate
このページを 日本語 で読む Fraud has become a global industry, with annual losses worldwide estimated at between ¥60 trillion…
Police in Japan work to crack down on fraud-linked social media posts
Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday it plans to add social media posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud…
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police arrested nine individuals Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone,…
Consumer affairs watchdog raises alarm over air conditioner repair scams
As Japan heads into summer, the country’s consumer affairs watchdog has issued a warning over a rise in…