Some 737,679 criminal cases were recorded by police across Japan in 2024, marking an about 4.9% rise over 2023 and a third ...

In 2024, over 36 million foreigners visited Japan. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in shoplifting on a massive scale, ...

Shoplifting cases in Japanese pharmacies have jumped, with many foreign suspects being involved in stealing items and selling them overseas.

Gambling is illegal in Japan, but there are many online casinos that offer services in Japanese. Read more at ...

A recent National Police Agency survey has shown that 76.6% of the respondents feel that Japan has become less safe over the ...

The most drastic increase was seen in the number of fraud cases, which numbered 57,324 — up 24.6% from the previous year and with a total of ¥307.5 billion in damages recorded.

Damages from special fraud cases, as well as investment frauds and romance scams on social media, totaled approximately 200 ...

Japanese police say they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had shipped in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said Friday they have arrested a ...

The National Police Agency has applied greater pressure on speech organizers to enforce security measures following the 2023 ...

The value of counterfeit items confiscated by the government hit a record high of P40.99 billion last year, amid strengthened enforcement efforts by agencies.

Japanese police said Friday they have arrested a Canadian national on suspicion of smuggling into Japan hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside large industrial machinery that he had ...