Foreign National Crime

Crime cases involving foreign nationals residing in Japan, reported with sources.

26-10-07 Three Vietnamese Men in Their 20s Arrested Over Theft of 2,420 Meters of Copper Cable Worth ¥23.5 Million From Solar Plant (京都新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-10-05 British Contract Worker, 47, Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Logo Mat From Asian Games Venue in Nagoya (共同通信 / CBCテレビ)
26-10-05 Group Brawl With Clubs and Bats Among Foreign Nationals at Residential Park in Pyeongtaek, South Korea; Russian and Kyrgyz Men Booked (ソウル新聞)
26-10-04 Three Pakistani Nationals Arrested Over Storing Stolen Luxury Car Worth ¥6 Million at Ibaraki Scrapyard (Kyodo News (via Yahoo! News))
26-10-04 U.S. Marine Lance Corporal, 20, Arrested on Suspicion of Robbery-Murder of 39-Year-Old Woman at Naha Hotel; Cause of Death Asphyxiation (NHK)
26-10-02 Russian Man, 28, Named as Core Qilin Ransomware Member Detained in Osaka and Extradited to Germany; Group Claimed Asahi Attack (朝日新聞)
26-10-01 Thai Woman, 68, Arrested in Ibaraki for Subletting Housing to Illegal Residents; Suspected of Placing More Than 100 (茨城新聞クロスアイ)
26-10-01 South Korean Man, 57, Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession After Officers Grew Suspicious of His Behavior at His Own 110 Call (静岡放送(SBS)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-10-01 Two Recycling Operators Arrested for Illegally Employing Five Vietnamese Nationals at Sorting Workshop in Tokorozawa, Saitama (日テレNEWS NNN)
26-10-01 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Breaking Into Vacant House From Adjacent Demolition Site in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward (ABEMA TIMES(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-30 Three Iranian Nationals Re-Arrested Over Manufacturing 450 Methamphetamine Tablets at Shizuoka Storage Yard (読売新聞オンライン/日テレNEWS NNN/tvkニュース(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-30 Three Arrested at the Scene, Including Two Chinese Nationals, Over Attempted Fraud Using Fake Stock Investment Scheme in Shizuoka (静岡新聞アットエス)
26-09-28 Vietnamese Man, 46, Arrested on Suspicion of Overstaying About a Year and a Half in Shizuoka (静岡新聞アットエス)
26-09-28 Four Chinese Men to Face Arrest Warrants Over Lacquer Attack, Suspected Food Contamination at Chinese Restaurant Named After Xi Jinping — Seongnam, South Korea (時事ジャーナル(韓国))
26-09-26 Car Plows Into Kanetsu Expressway Roadwork Site, Killing Two Workers — 29-Year-Old Iranian Man Arrested in Saitama (共同通信)
26-09-24 Second Fraud Hub Raided in Malaysia's Perak State: Nine Japanese and Four Chinese Nationals Detained, Fake Japanese Police IDs Seized (テレビ朝日系(ANN)/ABEMA TIMES(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-20 Two Arrested, Including 22-Year-Old Vietnamese Man, for Breaking Into Premium Melon Greenhouse in Shizuoka (静岡新聞アットエス)
26-09-19 Dominican Republic National, 26, Arrested at Narita Airport Over Cocaine-Laced Liquid Hidden in Bottles in Suitcase (Chiba Prefectural Police (official announcement))
26-09-19 Special Fraud Base Busted at House in Perak, Malaysia — Six Japanese and One Chinese National Detained (東京新聞)
26-09-17 Five Vietnamese Men Arrested Over Theft of About 14 Tons of Copper Cable (Worth ¥22 Million) From Solar Facility in Hakui, Ishikawa (北國新聞)
26-09-17 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over 63 Burglaries Worth ¥12 Million Across 13 Prefectures Including Hyogo and Osaka (Kobe Shimbun NEXT (via Yahoo! News))
26-09-17 Fourteen Detained, Including Four Japanese, as Thai Authorities Raid Bangkok Mansion Housing Call-Center Scam Targeting Japanese Victims (タイランドハイパーリンクス)
26-09-16 Ten Vietnamese, Chinese Men Arrested Over Illegal Overstay After About 20 Foreign Nationals Found Living in Single House in Hyogo (Kobe Shimbun NEXT (via Yahoo! News))
26-09-15 Three Chinese Nationals Arrested in Toyama for Allegedly Buying About 1.1 Tons of Stolen Copper Cable for ¥1.18 Million (北國新聞)
26-09-15 Two South Korean Men Extradited and Arrested Over 2018 Attempted Robbery in Tokyo's Taito Ward (産経新聞/時事通信(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-15 Eight Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Smuggling 23kg of Cannabis Liquid, Largest Seizure on Record in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡新聞DIGITAL/テレビ静岡/静岡朝日テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-14 Colombian Man, 55, Arrested on Return to Japan Two Months After Alleged ¥39 Million Jewelry Theft at Tokyo Big Sight (産経新聞/日テレNEWS NNN(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-12 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Stealing 13 Tons of Copper Cable Worth ¥55 Million From Solar Facilities in Joint Six-Prefecture Investigation (福井新聞/FBC福井放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-11 Two American Women Arrested Over Attempted Smuggling of 30kg of Cannabis Into Haneda Airport, One Says She 'Thought She Could Get a Free Trip to Japan' (SoraNews24/Japan Times/CBS News)
26-09-11 Vietnamese Man Among 4 Arrested Over Fraudulently Contracted 700-Plus Smartphones, Allegedly Used by University Students (共同通信/産経新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-09 Chinese Nationals, Japanese Man Arrested Over Underground Bank Illegally Transferring ¥600 Million in Yuan, Kyoto Police Say (産経新聞/関西テレビ/MBSニュース(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-08 Fraud Call Center Raided in Samut Prakan, Thailand; 12 South Koreans and 1 Chinese National Arrested for Posing as Prosecutors (AFPBB News)
26-09-08 Three Nepali Nationals Arrested Over Killing Nepali Vocational Student Woman in Fukuoka Amid Suspected Relationship Dispute (FBS福岡放送/RKB毎日放送/TNCテレビ西日本(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-05 Chinese Man, 24, Defrauded of ¥6.3 Million by Scammers Posing as Chinese Consulate, Police Threatening "Deportation" in Shiga (京都新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-05 Brazilian Man, 41, Arrested After Officer Questions Him Sitting Outside Convenience Store, Finds Methamphetamine in Car in Hamamatsu (静岡放送(SBS)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-04 Chinese Student Indicted Over Robbery Injuring Chinese Woman, Stealing Bag With ¥8 Million in Tokyo's Ikebukuro — Accomplice Fled Country (Kyodo News (via Yahoo! News))
26-09-01 American Man, 32, Arrested Over Setting Fire to Okinawa Hotel, Attempting to Kill 19 Guests (時事通信/琉球新報/沖縄タイムス(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-01 Vietnamese Woman, 28, Arrested Over Posing as Securities Firm Staff to Defraud Fukushima Woman of ¥10 Million — Victim's Total Losses to Investment Scam Reach ¥52 Million (福島テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-09-01 Two Brazilian Nationals Arrested Over Stealing Luxury Cars Worth ¥18 Million From Residential Parking Lot in Saitama's Kawaguchi (TV Asahi Network (ANN) (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-31 Otsu Prosecutors Decline to Charge Three Vietnamese Men Over Copper Wire Theft at Mie Solar Plant (京都新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-30 Vietnamese Man, 25, Arrested Over Drunk-Driving Pileup Injuring 9-Year-Old Boy and Man in Chiba (テレビ朝日系(ANN)/FNNプライムオンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-30 Nine Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Illegal Overstay at Osaka's '68k-club,' After May Drug Overdose Death Prompted Investigation (Sankei Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-30 Indonesian Technical Intern Trainee Arrested Over Breaking Into Fifth-Floor Apartment, Threatening Woman With Knife in Okayama (RSK山陽放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-27 Two Chilean Nationals Arrested Over ¥200 Million Watch Heist at Nakano Broadway, Days After Entering Japan (NHKニュース/日本経済新聞/朝日新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信)/FNNプライムオンライン)
26-08-27 Chinese Construction Worker Arrested Over Fatally Striking Colleague's Head With Shovel in Chiba (YBS山梨放送/UTYテレビ山梨(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-27 South Korean Man, 72, Arrested After 26 Years of Illegal Overstay Following Illegal Entry With Brother's Passport (TV Asahi Network (ANN) (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-25 23 Indonesian Nationals Apprehended Over Illegal Overstay, Living in Four Apartment Buildings — Ibaraki Prefectural Police (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-25 Chinese Couple Re-Arrested Over Selling Bootleg "Snow Man" Concert DVDs in Mie Prefecture — Over 18,000 Pirated Discs Seized (伊勢新聞/メ〜テレ/東海テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-24 Iranian Man, 57, Arrested Over Dealing Methamphetamine Worth ¥35 Million From Behind Used-Car Business Front in Ibaraki (テレビ朝日系(ANN)/茨城新聞クロスアイ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-23 Eight Cambodian Nationals Referred for Prosecution Over Copper Cable Thefts Totaling More Than ¥60 Million in Niigata (新潟日報)
26-08-22 South Korean Man, 68, Arrested Over Drunk Driving Collision With Motorcycle at Nagoya Intersection, Injuring Rider (CBCテレビ/テレビ愛知(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-21 Tanzanian Man, 33, Arrested Over Stabbing Co-Worker Roommate With Knife in Mie's Inabe (中京テレビNEWS/メ〜テレ/三重テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-20 Thai, Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Smuggling Methamphetamine Hidden in Tea and Coffee Packets, Worth ¥130 Million, at Fukuoka Airport (KBC九州朝日放送/RKB毎日放送/FBS福岡放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-19 Vietnamese Restaurant Owner, Woman Arrested Over Selling 0.4 Grams of Methamphetamine for 30,000 Yen in Saitama's Niiza (NTV News NNN (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-19 South Korean Man, 24, Arrested Over Alleged Attempted Murder After Repeatedly Forcing Motorcycle Off Road in Kyoto (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-19 Cambodian Man Arrested for Hiding Six Cable Cutters in Car — First Arrest Under Aichi's Metal Theft Law (CBCテレビ/東海テレビ/メ〜テレ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-19 Three Vietnamese Men Arrested Over Vacant-Home Break-Ins Using 'Fire-Breaking' Method; Overstayed After Leaving Technical Intern Jobs (時事通信/日本経済新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-18 Sri Lankan Men Given Suspended Sentences Over Stealing Copper Plates From Noto Earthquake-Damaged Temple (MRO北陸放送/テレビ金沢(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-17 Gang Member Re-Arrested Over Alleged Kidnapping of Teenage Girl Sent to Cambodia Fraud Base With Promise of 'Money Overseas' (日テレNEWS NNN(Infoseekニュース配信))
26-08-17 Chinese Man, 66, Arrested Over Punching Man Who Called Police After Being Scolded for Spitting, Littering Cigarette Butts in Sapporo (HBCニュース北海道/STVニュース北海道(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-17 Turkish Company Employee, 29, Arrested Over Illegal Drift Racing at Aichi Port Ahead of Asian Games Crackdown (Tokai Television (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-16 Three Chinese Nationals Arrested Over Toyama Street Robbery — Stolen ¥2 Million May Have Been Victim's Own Fraud Proceeds (チューリップテレビ/読売新聞オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-15 Man Refusing Ride Request Dragged From Car, Vehicle Stolen by Foreign-Looking Suspect Still at Large in Nagoya (中京テレビNEWS/テレビ朝日系(ANN)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-14 Sri Lankan Student, 21, Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge Over Stabbing of Acquaintance in Osaka's Tsurumi Ward (MBSニュース/読売テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-14 Two Vietnamese Men Arrested Over Vacant-Home Burglaries; Aichi Police Suspect Damage Across Eight Prefectures (中日新聞Web)
26-08-14 Three Arrested Over Abandoning Man's Body at Toyokawa Hospital — Iranian, Brazilian Nationals Held Amid Suspected Drug Dispute (CBCテレビ/東海テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-14 Two Vietnamese Technical Trainees Referred to Prosecutors Again Over Break-Ins at About 30 Vacant Homes in Hiroshima's Miyoshi (Chugoku Shimbun Digital)
26-08-13 American Man Arrested, Indicted Over Smuggling Roughly 20kg of Methamphetamine in Suitcase — Largest Ever in Carry-On Baggage at Kansai Airport (産経新聞/ABCニュース(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-13 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Attempted Robbery-Murder After Woman Stabbed, Bag Stolen in Osaka's Tennoji Underground Mall (読売テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-13 Sri Lankan Man, 31, Kept Driving After License Revoked; Arrested in Kakegawa After Tip From Acquaintance (静岡朝日テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-13 Two Vietnamese Nationals Re-Arrested Over Break-In Theft of Commemorative Coins, Watches in Fukushima's Minami-Aizu (福島民友新聞/ふくしまNEWS-KFBデジタル(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-13 Pakistani Man Not Indicted Over Loading Stolen Car Engines for Export at Ibaraki Yard (NHK水戸放送局)
26-08-13 Malaysian Man Re-Arrested Over Drugging Man with Sleeping-Pill-Laced Champagne, Stealing Cash at Shibuya Hotel (Sankei Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-12 American Woman Who Arrived by Cruise Ship Referred to Prosecutors Over Cannabis-Component Tablets; First Drug Case in Kagoshima Prefecture This Year (KYT鹿児島読売テレビ/KTS鹿児島テレビ/KKB鹿児島放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-12 Mexican National Arrested Over Attempted Smuggling of About 200 Live Lizards Hidden in Socks; Resale Value Estimated at 100,000 Yen Each (時事通信/共同通信/産経新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-12 Vietnamese Man, 23, Re-Arrested Over Attempted Break-In at Vacant House in Tendo, Yamagata (テレビユー山形(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-12 Chinese National, 19, Re-Arrested Over Fraud Impersonating Police to Steal 36 Million Yen; Suspected Member of Sapporo Gold-Bar Fraud Ring (STVニュース北海道/HBCニュース北海道(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-11 South Korean Woman, 54, Arrested Over Theft of 10 Bags of Salted Caramel From New Chitose Airport Shop; Cites "Thrill of Stealing" as Motive (北海道ニュースUHB(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-11 Vietnamese Woman, 21, Detained by Store Security Over Alleged Shoplifting of Three Snack Items in Kagawa (KSB瀬戸内海放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-11 Man With Chosen-Seki Status, 42, Arrested Twice in Sapporo's Susukino — Once for Punching a Man, Then for Tearing Up Police Paperwork; Denies Both Charges (HBCニュース北海道/STVニュース北海道/HTB北海道ニュース(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-11 Sri Lankan National, 18, Arrested After Stabbing Acquaintance in Nagareyama, Chiba; Charge Upgraded to Murder After Victim's Death (千葉日報オンライン)
26-08-10 Man With Chosen-Seki Status, 25, Arrested Over Hit-and-Run Collision With Motorcycle While Driving Unlicensed; Fled Second Crash 10 Minutes Later in Nabari, Mie (伊賀タウン情報YOU)
26-08-10 Two Vietnamese Men Re-Arrested Over Attempted Theft of Solar Farm Transmission Cable; About 140 Similar Cases Confirmed in Aichi Prefecture (東海テレビ/テレビ愛知(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-10 Chinese Couple Arrested for 10th Time Over Fraud Involving Fake Garage Kits Sold to Recyclers Nationwide (khb東日本放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-09 Vietnamese Man, 31, Re-Arrested Over Break-Ins at Two Vacant Homes in Minobu, Yamanashi Amid String of Vacant-House Burglaries; Earlier Hayakawa Case Ended Without Indictment (UTYテレビ山梨/NHK/YBS山梨放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-09 Brazilian National, 35, Arrested on the Spot for Driving Kei Truck Without a License in Nabari, Mie Prefecture (伊賀タウン情報YOU)
26-08-09 Brazilian National, 42, Arrested Over Tearing Up His Own Statement During Voluntary Questioning; Says Document "Had Incorrect Information" in Shimane's Hamada (日本海テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-09 Foreign National Man Cut With Blade-Like Object on Yokosuka Street, Apparently After Argument With Acquaintance; Assailant at Large (tvkニュース(テレビ神奈川)/神奈川新聞/TBS NEWS DIG(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-08 Two Chinese Women and a Vietnamese Woman Arrested Over Operating Sex Business in Prohibited Zone; Shizuoka's Tenryu Police (静岡放送(SBS)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-08 Bangladeshi National, 28, Arrested on the Spot for Riding Moped Without a License in Iga, Mie Prefecture (伊賀タウン情報YOU)
26-08-08 French University Student Arrested for Trespassing on Sendai Mitsukoshi Rooftop While Intoxicated; Police Used Translation App to Communicate (河北新報/tbc東北放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-07 Brazilian National, 21, and Accomplice Arrested Over Knifepoint Robbery of Taxi Driver in Seto, Aichi, Amid String of Robberies in the City (中京テレビNEWS/東海テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-07 Nepali Mother Not Indicted Over Abandoning Deceased Newborn in Japanese-Language School Dormitory Closet, Tokyo Prosecutors Say (TBS NEWS DIG)
26-08-07 Six Men, Including Brazilian Demolition Worker, Arrested Over Robbery-Injury After Luring Victim to Parking Lot and Striking His Head in Tonami, Toyama (富山テレビ/チューリップテレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-06 Nepali Man, 26, Arrested for Riding Bicycle While Intoxicated in Kitakyushu; "I Drank About One and a Half Beers" (TNCテレビ西日本/RKB毎日放送/KBC九州朝日放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-06 Chinese Woman, 50, Arrested on the Spot in Kushiro, Hokkaido Over Theft of a Single Pair of Sneakers; Was Carrying 40,000 Yen (STV News Hokkaido (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-06 Two Vietnamese Men Arrested Over Theft of 2.2 Tons of Solar Farm Transmission Cable; First Use of Toyama's Metal Theft Prevention Law (北日本放送/チューリップテレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-06 11 Foreign Nationals Found in Illegal Overstay Sweep in Ibaraki's Kamisu — 10 Thai, 1 Laotian (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-06 Filipino Vocational Student, 28, Arrested Over Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse in Tokushima (徳島新聞(topics.or.jp))
26-08-05 Chinese Woman Arrested Over Illegal Sex Business in Banned Zone in Tokyo's Asakusabashi; Two Thai Women Allegedly Made to Work Illegally (Sankei Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-05 Peruvian Teen, 18, Arrested Over Attempted Fraud Posing as Police, Telling Elderly Woman to "Submit Fingerprinted Cash to Police" in Matsuyama (南海放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-05 Filipino ALT at Kagawa Junior High Faces Re-Arrest Over Second Student's Molestation Allegation; Board of Education Did Not Contact Police (Yomiuri Shimbun / KSB Setonaikai Broadcasting (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-05 Chinese National Assistant Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University, 36, Arrested on the Spot Over Alleged Shoplifting of Supplement at Kobe Drugstore (読売新聞オンライン/神戸新聞NEXT(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-05 Vietnamese Man Arrested Over Alleged Groping From Bicycle During Food Delivery Run in Tokyo's Nakano Ward (TV Asahi Network (ANN) (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-05 [Austria] Syrian 16-Year-Old and Afghan 15-Year-Old Clash With Knife at Vienna Favoriten Refugee Accommodation (5min.at(オーストリア))
26-08-05 [Portugal] Man, 33, Detained Over Baggage Theft and Attempted Assault on Police at Porto Airport; Residency Application Already Rejected (Observador/CNN Portugal(ポルトガル))
26-08-05 [Netherlands] Fourth Suspect Arrested in AIVD-Led Terrorism Preparation Investigation in Kesteren (オランダ検察庁(OM)公式発表/NOS(オランダ))
26-08-05 Two Vietnamese Men Re-Arrested Over Methamphetamine Use in Hyogo; Suspected Drug-Trafficking Ring Members Allegedly Used Drugs in Saitama (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)
26-08-05 Brazilian National, 28, Re-Arrested Over Theft of Luxury SUV Worth 20 Million Yen; Suspected Member of Nationwide Theft Ring (tbc東北放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-04 [Germany] Two Bodies Found at Augsburg Refugee Facility; Syrian National, 29, Arrested on Murder Charges (Presse Augsburg(ドイツ))
26-08-04 'Luffy' Wide-Area Robbery Case: 20-Year Sentence for Executive Tomonobu Kojima Finalized as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal (時事通信/日本経済新聞)
26-08-04 [Italy] Albanian Minor Arrested After 24-Hour Manhunt Over Stabbing of Tunisian Man on Porto San Giorgio Waterfront (Corriere Adriatico(イタリア))
26-08-04 Korean National Influencer, 49, Re-Arrested Over Negligent Driving After Bentley Crashes Into 7 Vehicles, Injuring 6, in Hachioji, Tokyo (TBS NEWS DIG (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 South Korean Man, 49, Re-Arrested Over Bentley Crash That Hit Seven Cars and Fled; Says He Was "Being Chased by a Rival Group" (Sankei Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 Malaysian National, 31, Re-Arrested Over Fraud Impersonating Police to Steal 1.8 Million Yen in Naruto, Tokushima (徳島新聞(topics.or.jp))
26-08-03 Eight Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Methamphetamine Possession at Osaka Minami "Vietnam Building"; Some Also Suspected of Illegal Overstay (Jiji Press / Nikkei / Yomiuri TV)
26-08-03 Nepali National, 25, Arrested on the Spot for Drunk Driving in Saga City After "Foreigner Driving Drunk" Tip (Saga Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-03 Four Men, Including Self-Employed Thai Construction Worker, Arrested Over Robbery Preparation After 30-Minute Reconnaissance With Knife and Crossbow in Ibaraki (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-03 Two Vietnamese Men Arrested in Nagoya Over Drug Residue Found in Bag Dropped During Flight From Police Questioning (中京テレビNEWS/東海テレビ/CBCテレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-03 Four Men, Including One Thai National, Arrested for Preparing to Commit Robbery After Casing Home With Knives and Crossbow; Police Suspect Anonymous, Ad Hoc Crime Network (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-03 Vietnamese Woman, 21, Arrested for Breaking Into Home and Stealing Cash and Rings; Also Linked to Vacant-House Burglary (TeNY Niigata Television (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-03 Nepali Man Arrested for Overstaying Visa After Report That "a Foreigner Has Been Living at a Kiyama Shrine" (Saga Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-02 Vietnamese Man, 44, Arrested at Scene for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Cutting Vietnamese Coworker With Blade in Kirishima, Kagoshima (KYT Kagoshima Yomiuri TV (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-02 [Italy] Gambian National, 26, Arrested Over Stabbing of 17-Year-Old in Agrigento, Sicily (Giornale di Sicilia(イタリア))
26-08-02 U.S. Air Force Member Arrested Over Public Indecency After Exposing Himself in Apartment Complex in Okinawa City (沖縄タイムス(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-02 Vietnamese Man, 44, Arrested on the Spot Over Attempted Murder of Live-In Coworker With Blade-Like Object in Kirishima, Kagoshima (MBC南日本放送/KYT鹿児島読売テレビ/南日本新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-01 Man, 26, Arrested for Interpreting Chinese Ringleaders' Orders at Cambodia-Based Fraud Base; Alleged 31.4 Million Yen Swindled (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-01 Body of 91-Year-Old Woman Found in Hanno, Saitama Woods; Vietnamese Man, 33, Suggests He Killed Her After Breaking In to Steal Food (朝日新聞/FNNプライムオンライン/時事通信(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-31 Chinese Teen, 18, Suspected "Tokuryu" Ring Leader, Arrested Over Attempted Robbery Posing as Delivery Worker at Tokyo Office (産経新聞/日本経済新聞/NHK(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-31 [USA] Salvadoran National, 18, Charged With Murder in Two Separate Houston Shootings (Click2Houston/Fox26 Houston(アメリカ、複数の地元局で確認))
26-07-31 Taiwanese Teen, 19, Arrested as Money Collector in Aomori Fraud Attempt Targeting 5.5 Million Yen, Foiled by "Pretend to Be Fooled" Operation (Web東奥/青森放送(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-31 Two Vietnamese Men Arrested for Illegally Converting and Selling E-Bikes as Unlicensed "Mopeds"; About 170 Units Modified Via Social Media Marketing (Jiji Press)
26-07-31 South Korean National, 70, Arrested for Providing Tokyo Tower Apartment for Illegal Poker Gambling, Reportedly Paid 1 Million Yen a Month (朝日新聞/毎日新聞/産経新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 Sri Lankan National, 37, Arrested Over 7 Years of Illegal Overstay, Uncovered During Traffic Accident Investigation in Iwaki (福島中央テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 Chinese Woman, 37, Arrested Over Smearing Excrement on Neighbor's Bicycle Amid Dispute in Matsudo, Chiba (千葉日報オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 Six Myanmar Nationals Referred Over Attempted Smuggling of 7 Kilograms of Designated Drug "Mitragynine"; Two Indicted by Oita Prosecutors (OAB大分朝日放送/OBS大分放送/読売新聞オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 Vietnamese National, 20, Arrested as Suspected Ringleader in Scheme Stealing an Estimated 900 Million Yen in Smartphones (日テレNEWS NNN/中京テレビNEWS(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 Vietnamese Woman, 30, Arrested Over Using Stolen Debit Card Information to Purchase Infant Formula in Shizuoka (静岡放送(SBS)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-30 [USA] Honduran National, 26, Shot After Allegedly Trying to Grab Officer's Gun in Annandale, Virginia (NBC4 Washington/Patch(アメリカ、複数の地元局で確認))
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 Vietnamese Nationals Arrested Over Attempted Smuggling of About 200 Grams of Designated Drug "Rush" Hidden in International Mail (静岡放送(SBS)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-29 Two Vietnamese Men Re-Arrested Over Concealing 7.67 Million Yen in Burglary Proceeds; Ring Tied to 111 Break-Ins Worth 47.8 Million Yen Across Five Kanto Prefectures (日テレNEWS NNN/テレビ朝日系(ANN)(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-29 Three Turkish Nationals Arrested Over Attempted Break-In at Vacant House; Suspected Members of Theft Ring Tied to Over 100 Cases Across Kinki and Hokuriku (京都新聞/産経新聞(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-29 Filipino Woman, 60, Arrested Over Concealing Employment Income to Defraud Welfare System of 250,000 Yen; Denies Charges, Citing Inability to Read Kanji (Sankei Shimbun (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))
26-07-29 Nagasaki Customs Refers Vietnamese National Over Attempted Methamphetamine Smuggling via Postal Parcel Bound for Spain (Customs (Ministry of Finance))
26-07-28 Turkish Demolition Company Owner and Employee Arrested Over Employing Three Illegally Overstaying Vietnamese Workers in Aisai, Aichi (中京テレビNEWS/東海テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-28 Sri Lankan National, 25, Arrested Over Unlicensed, Drunk Driving After Single-Vehicle Crash Into Drainage Ditch in Susono, Shizuoka (静岡朝日テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
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 Woman, 35, Arrested Over Attempting to Kill Husband With Knife, Says She "Only Meant to Scare Him" in Kisarazu, Chiba (千葉日報オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
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))
26-07-28 Vietnamese Company Executive and Accomplice Arrested Over Receiving 7.52 Million Yen in Fraud Proceeds; Police Suspect Money Laundering Role in Vietnamese Crime Ring (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (via Yahoo! News))
26-07-28 South Korean Man, 25, Re-Arrested Over Luring, Sexually Assaulting and Filming Ninth-Grade Girl via SNS — Previously Arrested Over Assaults on 9- and 12-Year-Olds (関西テレビ/MBSニュース(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-28 Indonesian Technical Intern Trainee, 22, Arrested Over Threatening Fellow Trainee With Knife, Saying "I Came to Kill You," in Sapporo (北海道ニュースUHB(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-07-27 [Austria] Algerian National, 21, Arrested After Resisting Police Following Bottle-and-Knife Attack Investigation in Vienna (oe24.at/kosmo.at(オーストリア))
26-07-27 Cambodian Technical Intern Trainee, 24, Re-Arrested Over Hiding About 11 Grams of Methamphetamine in Air Conditioner Filter, Ibaraki (Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye (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)
26-07-24 [USA] Mexican National Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl at Idaho Park, Driving Off With Her (Idaho News(アメリカ、地元局))
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 [USA] Salvadoran National, 34, Arrested Over Attempted Abduction of Woman on Virginia Trail (WJLA(アメリカ、複数の地元局で確認))
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)
26-07-22 [USA] Salvadoran National, 42, Charged in Hit-and-Run That Killed Three in Salisbury, North Carolina (WBTV/WSOC TV/WCNC(アメリカ、複数の地元局で確認))
26-07-21 [Netherlands] Third Stabbing This Month at Country's Largest Asylum Registration Center in Ter Apel (112nederland.nl(オランダ))
26-07-21 Turkish National Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Prison Over Fatal Kawaguchi Motorcycle Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old (Jiji Press (sentencing request reported by Sankei Shimbun; not confirmed by other outlets))
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))
26-07-21 [USA] Mexican National, 29, Held Over Alleged Sexual Assault and Killing of 2-Year-Old Girl in Louisa County, Virginia (WTVR/ルイーザ郡公式発表(アメリカ))
26-07-21 Kobe Customs Refers Thai National Over Smuggling Approximately 1,052 Grams of Methamphetamine by Small Boat; Multiple Smuggling Runs Confirmed (Customs (Ministry of Finance))
26-07-16 Two Vietnamese Nationals Arrested for Possessing Cannabis for Sale, Saitama House Suspected as Dealing Hub (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)
26-07-16 [France] Sudanese-Born Man, 54, Arrested Over Three Years of Repeated Sexual Assaults on a Toulouse Bus Route (info.fr(フランス、複数の地元報道で確認))
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))
26-07-08 [USA] Haitian National, 20, Charged With Fatally Stabbing Coworker, 21, in Coldwater, Michigan (WZZM13(アメリカ、地元局))
26-07-06 Foreign Suspect Jumps Into River and Flees During Voluntary Questioning Near Osaka Detention House (Livedoor News)
26-07-05 Men Suspected of Being International Crime Ring Executives Re-Arrested Over Alleged Residence Card Misuse (Jiji Press)
26-07-05 [France] Sudanese National, 34, Injures Three Passersby With Knife and Attacks Police Officer; Shot and Subdued in Clermont-Ferrand (Le Journal du Dimanche/ICI(France Bleu)(フランス))
26-07-05 'One of Asia's Largest Criminal Organizations': Executive Re-Arrested Over Lending Residence Card to Another Person (Nikkei)
26-07-03 [USA] Foreign National, 19, Accused of Accidentally Shooting 12-Year-Old Girl While Handling Gun in Wichita, Kansas (Nationality Undisclosed) (KAKE/KSN(アメリカ、複数の地元局で確認))
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))
26-06-25 Pakistani Defendant Acquitted on Retrial in Miyagi Robbery-Death Case After Original 23-Year Sentence Traced to Faulty Interpretation (共同通信/NHKニュース/tbc東北放送)
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))
26-06-24 Chinese Man and Japanese Woman Arrested Over False Marriage Registration in Aichi (Tokai Television)
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)
26-06-16 [USA] Salvadoran National Indicted Over Alleged Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl in Huntington, New York (Daily Voice/Patch(アメリカ、複数の地元媒体で確認))
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 Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder After Allegedly Striking Coworker with an Axe (NTV News NNN (via Yahoo! News))
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))
26-06-05 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))
26-05-21 Six Chinese Nationals Arrested in Joetsu, Niigata Over False Claims of Working as Restaurant Cooks to Obtain Residence Extensions (上越タウンジャーナル)
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)
26-05-14 Prosecutors Decline to Indict Brazilian National Arrested Over Shinkansen Track Intrusion That Disrupted Travel for 56,000 Passengers (静岡朝日テレビ(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
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)
26-03-27 Chinese National, 37, Arrested on the Spot Over Wallet Theft on Yamanote Line One Day After Arriving on Short-Term Visa (チバテレ+プラス)
26-03-15 19 Thai Nationals Arrested on Suspicion of Facilitating Illegal Overstay (Nagano Asahi Broadcasting (abn))
26-03-13 Three Afghan Nationals Arrested for Storing Stolen Luxury SUV; Parts Allegedly Bound for Export to UAE (TV Asahi Network (ANN) (via Yahoo! News))
26-03-12 Four Arrested Including Nagoya Company Executive and Chinese Graduate Student Indicted Over 1,000 Remotely Operated Pachinko Machines in Warehouse (Yomiuri Shimbun Online (confirmed via aggregator site reproduction))
26-03-04 Three Arrested in Shizuoka, Including Staffing Company President, for Illegally Employing 65 Vietnamese Nationals Who Fled Technical Intern Placements (nippon.com (via Jiji Press))
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)
26-02-12 Vietnamese, South Korean Men Arrested Over Police-Impersonation Fraud Scheme in Saitama's Kawaguchi (Saitama Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
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)