thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Two men in their 20s have been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly having used Apple's Face ID feature to unlock a stranger's smartphone while the victim was drunk and asleep in order to fraudulently send large sums of money. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/15/japan/crime-legal/smartphone-unlock-face-id/?utm_content=buffer4b6b2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #phones #apps #banks

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to worldwithoutus

A 23-year-old Hong Kong student was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday
for "seditious" social media posts made while in Japan, highlighting the reach
of the city’s laws beyond its borders.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-student-sedition-charge/?utm_content=buffer6483d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn
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thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Japan is aiming to strengthen measures against host clubs that charge female customers extortionate fees, with some women accruing massive debts and being forced into prostitution to repay the sums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/crime-legal/government-crack-down-host-clubs/?utm_content=buffer7eeb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #hostbars #prostitution

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldwithoutus

The kidnapping and murder of a woman over a crypto dispute by a purported spy-turned-hitman has shocked South Korea, a safe and almost drug-free country where violent killings are rare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/crypto-ketamine-murder-south-korea/?utm_content=bufferd6cb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cryptocurrency #murder

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldwithoutus

Over 800 people suspected of being cross-border scammers have been arrested in a joint police operation between Myanmar and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/asia-pacific/crime-legal/scammers-arrested-myanmar-china/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #china

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

A Japanese court on Wednesday fined an American livestreamer for playing loud music and obstructing operations at a restaurant in Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/japan/crime-legal/us-livestreamer-fined/?utm_content=bufferffaa1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #youtube #johnnysomali #japanesecourts #osaka

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to Japan

Tokyo police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Kawasaki for allegedly creating malware using generative artificial intelligence tools available for free online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/japan/crime-legal/man-arrested-malware-generative-ai/ #japan #crimelegal #ai #japanesepolice #computerviruses

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldwithoutus

The youngest plaintiff in South Korea’s first youth-led climate lawsuit was only a 20-week-year embryo when he first participated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/baby-lawsuit-south-korea-climate/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #climatechange

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldwithoutus

A former member of the U.K.'s Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week over allegations of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services in a Chinese-linked espionage case, has been found dead, British police said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/uk-hong-kong-spy-case/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #uk #hongkong #china #espionage

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to worldnews

A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/world/crime-legal/us-pilot-australia-chinese-hacker/ #worldnews #crimelegal #us #australia #china #hackers

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

A 2-year-old girl died on Tuesday after her neck was caught in a car window in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, a tragedy that underscores concerns about child safety in vehicles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/crime-legal/young-girl-chokes-car-window/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #children #cars

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to worldwithoutus

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have resettled in the United Kingdom since 2021, including prominent pro-democracy activists — and China has not forgotten them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/asia-pacific/crime-legal/spying-britain-hong-kong-community/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #uk #china #hongkong #espionage

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

Hong Kong is fast-tracking new security legislation that would impose life sentences for crimes such as treason and give police expanded powers amid increased pressure from Chinese leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-fast-track-security-laws/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #hongkong #china #xijinping #johnlee

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldnews

The journey of the True Confidence as it was attempting to sail through the Gulf of Aden offers a look at a deadly new era for the international shipping industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/world/crime-legal/houthi-ship-combat-drones-pirates/ #worldnews #crimelegal #houthis #drones #pirates #redsea #shipping #yemen #somalia

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Now that the yakuza have gone into hiding, Japan's police face a new enemy in the form of the "tokuryu" — quasi-gangsters who thrive on anonymity and a lack of structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/06/japan/crime-legal/tokuryu-explainer/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nasu #tochigi #organizedcrime #fraud #yakuza #fukuoka

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

A foreign-born naturalized citizen and two foreign residents on Monday filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court over alleged racial profiling by police, the first case of its kind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/crime-legal/racial-profiling-lawsuit-filed/?utm_content=buffer4ed53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #discrimination #japanesepolice #japanesecourts #race #expats #humanrights

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to worldwithoutus

North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange, according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/north-korea-stolen-crypto/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #northkorea #cryptocurrencies #un

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

Former senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa has pleaded guilty to charges of illegal campaign financing in relation to a Tokyo ward election last April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/14/japan/crime-legal/trial-illegal-election-campaigning/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #mitokakizawa #koto #tokyo #ldp #lowerhouse

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Deceitful contractors in Japan are coaxing homeowners into undertaking costly and unnecessary repairs by falsely claiming their roofs need fixing, sometimes inflicting the damage themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/crime-legal/japan-roof-scams/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #mpd #fraud

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

Thailand has in the last week helped facilitate the transfer of some 900 Chinese nationals who had been trapped in scam centers in a Myanmar border town back to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/asia-pacific/crime-legal/thailand-scam-victims-myanmar-china/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #myanmar #china #fraud

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

A woman in her 40s in Hiroshima who finally mustered up the courage to file a suit against her father for sexually abusing her during her childhood recently had her case dismissed because of the statute of limitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-sexual-abuse-limitation-period/?utm_content=bufferd9b91&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #hiroshima #sexcrimes #childabuse

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews

The United Nations has found "reasonable grounds” to conclude that Hamas committed sexual violence during its Oct. 7 attack in Israel, and said there are signs the group continues to inflict such violence on their hostages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/world/crime-legal/un-evidence-sexual-violence-hamas/ #worldnews #crimelegal #un #rape #sexcrimes #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus

Seoul's chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South Korean capital said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/asia-pacific/crime-legal/seoul-itaewon-police-chief-charged/?utm_content=bufferb6591&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #itaewon

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

The Japanese government received approval from an advisory panel of experts for its plan to designate the Unification Church as a religious corporation subject to stricter monitoring of its assets under a special law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/06/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-stricter-scrutiny/ #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Victims of Johnny Kitagawa want the talent agency he founded to be more transparent with its criteria for compensation after many were turned down over not being able to prove their past affiliations or engagements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/17/japan/crime-legal/johnnys-smileup-compensation/?utm_content=buffera5954&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #johnny039s #johnnykitagawa #smileup #sexcrimes