Foreign National Crime
Crime cases involving foreign nationals residing in Japan, reported with sources.
- 26-07-30 Vietnamese Man, 20, Arrested Over Impersonation Scheme Linked to Theft Ring That Stole Roughly ¥900 Million in Smartphones (Chukyo TV News (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-07-29 Two Ringleaders Re-Arrested as 11-Member Vietnamese Theft Ring Tied to 111 Burglaries, ¥47.8 Million in Damage Across 5 Kanto Prefectures (KAB (Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting))
- 26-07-28 Vietnamese Woman, 35, Arrested for Attempted Murder After Slashing Man's Neck at Kisarazu Home (Chiba Prefectural Police (official announcement))
- 26-07-28 Vietnamese Company Executive and Female Office Worker Arrested Over Receipt of ¥7.52 Million in Special Fraud Proceeds (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-07-24 Vietnamese Technical Intern Trainee Arrested for Allegedly Breaking Into Vacant House in Tendo, Yamagata, and Stealing Rings (Sakuranbo Television)
- 26-07-23 Vietnamese Woman Arrested as Alleged 'Collector' in Drugstore Theft Ring That Stole Over 4,000 Medicine Items Worth ¥16.7 Million Across Tokyo and Six Prefectures (FNN Prime Online (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-07-22 Former Chinese Hire-Car Company President Among 4 Arrested for Lending Business License to Unlicensed 'White Taxi' Drivers, Allegedly Received ¥38 Million in Fees (Jiji Press)
- 26-07-21 Six Vietnamese Nationals Arrested in Bangkok Over Attempted Smuggling of 2kg of Methamphetamine to Japan Hidden in Tamarind Paste Jars (Thai Hyper (Thailand Hyperlinks))
- 26-07-16 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Possessing Cannabis for Sale, Saitama House Suspected as Dealing Hub (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)
- 26-07-14 Taiwanese Women Arrested as Alleged Cash Collectors in Investment Fraud Scheme, One Accomplice Already Indicted (Nikkei)
- 26-07-13 Two Chinese Nationals Arrested on Suspicion of Breaking Into Vacant House in Kochi Prefecture (Kochi Shimbun)
- 26-07-09 Nigerian Man Arrested, Then Released, Over Alleged Touting Targeting Tourists in Kabukicho (nippon.com (via Jiji Press))
- 26-07-06 Foreign Suspect Jumps Into River and Flees During Voluntary Questioning Near Osaka Detention House (Livedoor News)
- 26-07-05 'One of Asia's Largest Criminal Organizations': Executive Re-Arrested Over Lending Residence Card to Another Person (Nikkei)
- 26-07-05 Men Suspected of Being International Crime Ring Executives Re-Arrested Over Alleged Residence Card Misuse (Jiji Press)
- 26-07-02 Chinese Company Executive and Six Others Arrested Over Laundering ¥200 Million from SNS Investment Scam (Jiji Press)
- 26-07-02 Three Vietnamese Nationals Re-Arrested Over Theft of 6,700 Meters of Copper Cable From Toyota City Solar Plant (Chunichi Shimbun)
- 26-07-02 Technical Intern Program Supervisor Arrested for Running Illegal Sex Business Employing 40 Thai Women, Earning ¥136.8 Million (coki)
- 26-07-01 Chinese National Arrested Over Phone Scam Impersonating Police Officer, Woman in Her 20s in Chatan Loses ¥400,000 (Ryukyu Shimpo)
- 26-06-29 Vietnamese Man, 33, Arrested for Breaking Into 90-Year-Old Woman's Home, Suspected of Up to 150 Other Break-Ins in Kanagawa (FNN Prime Online (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-26 Six Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Possessing Cable Cutters, Suspected of Planning Copper Wire Theft — First Such Case in Okayama Prefecture (OHK Okayama Broadcasting (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-25 Arrest Warrants Issued for Two Suspected Masterminds in Vietnam Behind Mass Shoplifting Ring (TBS NEWS DIG (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-25 Filipino Teen's Charge Upgraded to Fatal Reckless Driving After Three Rail Workers Struck at Level Crossing (Kyodo News (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-24 Chinese Man and Japanese Woman Arrested Over False Marriage Registration in Aichi (Tokai Television)
- 26-06-24 Chinese Man Indicted for Unlicensed Driving While on Suspended Sentence, Reoffending 7 Months After Saitama Hit-and-Run Conviction (TV Saitama (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-23 South Korean Women Arrested Over Suspected Sham-Marriage Brokering (NTV News (breaking news, reposted via SNS))
- 26-06-23 Nagoya Customs Reports Iranian Man Over Alleged Attempt to Smuggle 40 Kilograms of Methamphetamine (NHK News)
- 26-06-20 South Korean Man Arrested for Shoplifting Groceries (Yamaguchi Shimbun)
- 26-06-17 Three Chinese Nationals Arrested Over 'Underground Bank' Allegedly Used to Launder Special Fraud Proceeds (Jiji Press)
- 26-06-12 American College Student Indicted for Smuggling Methamphetamine Worth 800 Million Yen at Street Value (NHK News)
- 26-06-11 17-Year-Old Filipino Boy Arrested on Suspicion of Robbery Resulting in Injury (TV Saitama (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-10 Indonesian Couple Arrested Over Suspected Unlicensed 'Underground Bank,' Allegedly Transferred 1 Billion Yen (CBC Television (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-09 Three Arrested in Hiroshima Over Alleged Sham Marriage for Residency Status and Payment, Including Filipino Woman (Chugoku Shimbun Digital)
- 26-06-08 Chinese Technical Intern Trainee Re-Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge After Allegedly Beating Another Male Coworker with a Crowbar (KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-08 Chinese Technical Intern Trainee Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder After Allegedly Striking Coworker with an Axe (NTV News NNN (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-05 Civil Engineering Company President and Father Arrested Over Suspected Facilitation of Illegal Employment of Four Vietnamese Workers (Kobe Shimbun NEXT (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-06-02 Three Chinese Nationals Arrested Over Ginza Robbery of 21.85 Million Yen in Cash (Jiji Press)
- 26-05-26 French Woman Arrested for Shoplifting Tarts From Souvenir Shop While Traveling in Hokkaido (STV News Hokkaido (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-05-25 Cleaning Company Hiring Manager Arrested After Tip That 'Foreign Nationals Were Working Illegally' (Kobe Shimbun NEXT (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-05-20 Three Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Suspected Residence Card Forgery, Organized Counterfeiting Ring Suspected (NHK (republished via an administrative scrivener's office site))
- 26-05-16 Trio of Thai Nationals Tied to 167 Vacant-House Burglaries Across 11 Prefectures, Damages Estimated at 24 Million Yen (Ibaraki Shimbun)
- 26-05-13 Three Arrested for Brokering Illegal Thai Labor for Apple Orchards, Employer Already Arrested (Mainichi Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-05-12 Three Arrested Over Suspected 215-Kilogram Methamphetamine Smuggling, but Nagoya Prosecutors Decline to Indict Any of Them (Chunichi Shimbun)
- 26-05-10 Indian Temp Worker Arrested on Suspicion of Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse (Kyoto Shimbun (SNS post))
- 26-05-08 South Korean Man Arrested Over Alleged Shoplifting and Resale of More Than 10,000 Items from Tokyo Bookstores (NTV News NNN (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-04-21 Three Brazilian Defendants Indicted Over Cultivation of 143 Cannabis Plants at House in Itoman, Okinawa (Ryukyu Shimpo (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-04-20 Kawaguchi Demolition Company Raided, Kurdish Company President Among Those Arrested Over Employing Illegal Workers (Saitama Shimbun)
- 26-04-09 Construction Worker Arrested Over Suspected Facilitation of Illegal Employment of Two Vietnamese Nationals (Kobe Shimbun NEXT (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-04-07 Pakistani Man and Five Others Arrested Over Suspected Smuggling of 270kg of Methamphetamine from UAE Worth ¥14.3 Billion (Tokyo Shimbun Digital)
- 26-03-15 19 Thai Nationals Arrested on Suspicion of Facilitating Illegal Overstay (Nagano Asahi Broadcasting (abn))
- 26-02-26 Chinese Man and Accomplice Arrested for Brokering Sham Marriages Allegedly Recruited via Social Media (Tokai Television (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-02-20 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over 136 Thefts of Agricultural Spraying Equipment Across Tochigi, Gunma, and Saitama (Tochigi Television)
- 26-02-15 National Police Agency 'Crime Statistics': Monthly Arrest Data for Crimes by Foreign Nationals in Japan, by Nationality (National Police Agency)
- 26-02-10 Toyota Land Cruiser Theft Ring: Three Brazilian Nationals Arrested Over Suspected Theft of 50 Vehicles Across Tokyo and Seven Prefectures (Nikkei)
- 26-02-04 Four Arrested, Including Ugandan and Nigerian Nationals, Over Suspected Theft and Smuggling of More Than 300 Stolen Toyota HiAce Vans (Josei Jishin (via Yahoo! News))
- 26-01-23 Four Chinese Nationals Arrested Over Suspected Laundering of Over 300 Million Yen From Police Impersonation Scam (Jiji Press)
- 26-01-14 13 Extradited From Cambodia Arrested Over Phone Scam Ring Suspected of Defrauding Victims of 50 Million Yen (Jiji Press)
- 25-07-26 Vietnamese Technical Intern Trainee Arrested for Robbery-Murder After Mother and Daughter Attacked in Imari, Saga (Nikkei)