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Man in Cambodia-Based Fraud Group Sentenced to Prison

An 49-year old unemployed man from Osaka, who was accused of fraud involving a group based in Cambodia, was sentenced at the Saga District...

Filipina Fraudulently Obtained Passport and Welfare Benefits by Impersonating Japanese

A Filipino woman was arrested for fraudulently obtaining a passport by impersonating another person and using it to enter and leave the country, despite...

Victim of Revenge Pornography Speaks Out

YouTuber Sakura, 18, an exclusive model for fashion magazine Popteen with 720,000 registered users, updated her social media on July 24. She called on...

Scan a QR Code to Receive Sexual Consent from Partner

Neomi, which operates the sexual consent service Kiroku, announced the launch of its YouTube channel. It also announced that the service has over 9,000...

Japanese and Turkish Nationals Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine via Boat

Eight men were arrested for possession of cocaine at a fishing port in Chiba Prefecture. They are believed to have received cocaine from a...

Man Convicted of Putting Semen into Female Colleagues’ Drinks

The first trial of an unemployed man, Ren Tokuda, 25, who was charged with destruction of property and trespassing for mixing semen into the...

Vietnamese National Arrested for Stealing Tips of Golf Clubs

On July 22, the Tokyo Airport Police had arrested a Vietnamese National, Tran Nhat Thai, 33, a technical intern, from Kawasaki City, on suspicion...

Pro-Golfer Tomoyasu Sugiyama Arrested for Sexual Assault

On July 23, Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested Tomoyasu Sugiyama, 31, a professional golfer from Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, on suspicion of non-consensual sexual intercourse for...

Filipino National Arrested for Smuggling Meth Hidden Under Sole of Foot

A Filipino National was arrested on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine from the Philippines to Fukuoka. The suspect, Oishi Amelita Baboa, 36, a Filipino National from...

Former Pro Baseball Player Arrested for Stealing 600 Yen

On July 17, Kanagawa Prefectural Police announced the arrest of a part-time high school teacher, Kazuhiro Koyama, 28, on suspicion of breaking into a...

Japanese Soccer Player Arrested for Sexual Assault

On July 17, it was revealed that the Japan National Football Team's midfielder Sano Kaishu, 23, had been arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police...

Six Vietnamese Arrested for Cultivating 500 Million Yen Worth of Marijuana

The country's largest cannabis weed cultivation plant has been busted. Six Vietnamese men and women were arrested for cultivating and possessing approximately 2,000 cannabis...