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FRAUD

JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 5, 2014
Nature issues mea culpa for failing to learn from past instance of science fraud
British science journal Nature said Thursday it had failed to learn from a past instance of research misconduct, a day after it retracted two stem cell papers that were widely condemned as substandard.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 8, 2014
Elderly with dementia increasingly targeted in consumer fraud
Elderly people with dementia or diminished mental capacity are increasingly becoming targets in consumer fraud, with reported cases soaring since 2003.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2014
Cyberthefts surge to new record
Cyberthefts in the first four months of this year have already surpassed the total for 2013, according to the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 4, 2014
Food labs fight organized crime
At first glance the sprawling campus amid glorious countryside looks an unlikely base from which to wage war against Italy's most feared crime organization, the 'ndrangheta.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2014
Banks sue Olympus for ¥27.9 billion over fraud
Olympus Corp. said Wednesday it's being sued by six banks for a total of ¥27.9 billion in damages, the largest amount among civil lawsuits filed against the camera and endoscope maker over a 13-year accounting fraud.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2014
Consumer Affairs Agency must step up anti-fraud fight
Japanese society may envied in many parts of the world, but there's a fraudulent underside that ripped off consumers in amounts totaling 1.2 percent of the nation's GDP in 2013.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2014
Swindlers made off with a record ¥48.69 billion in 2013, NPA reports
Damage from fraud cases totaled a record high ¥48.69 billion in 2013, up by about 33.6 percent from the previous record of ¥36.44 billion in 2012, provisional data released by the National Police Agency shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2014
Samuragochi's ghostwriter speaks
The man who ghostwrote works credited to “deaf” composer Mamoru Samuragochi for the past 18 years stepped forward Thursday as his “partner in crime.”
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 5, 2014
Eight held over phony investments
Eight men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly running a scam selling nonexistent shares in medical and other firms that potentially defrauded 200 people out of about ¥400 million, police said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2014
Protecting consumers against fraud
The Diet has enacted a law that sets the procedure for class-action lawsuits aimed at helping consumers who have suffered financial damage from unscrupulous sales methods receive compensation from companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Hotel Okura latest to own up to fraudulent menus
Hotel Okura is the latest in a seemingly endless string of established hotels and department stores to admit to misrepresenting items on its restaurant menus.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2013
Bank frauds tapped U.S. transfer firms
The use of U.S. money transfer companies to send funds from Japanese Internet bank accounts to Russia and Ukraine has soared
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2013
Chief of scandal-tainted Japanese hospital chain offers to resign
Torao Tokuda, chief of the Tokushukai hospital chain, offered Tuesday to resign as head of the core firm of the mammoth medical and welfare service group amid an election fraud scandal involving his son and hospital staff.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2013
SDF cadets accused of insurance fraud handed to prosecutors
The Self-Defense Forces handed prosecutors their cases on five National Defense Academy cadets suspected of swindling insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of yen in payouts, a Defense Ministry source said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2013
Cambodia investment scams rising
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan and related bodies are warning of a rise in fraudulent investment schemes involving real estate in Cambodia, where economic growth is boosting foreign investment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2013
Jackson, wife given jail terms
Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-promising Illinois congressman, was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money to fund an extravagant lifestyle.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2013
Kabukicho clinic chief hid ¥350 million, pays back taxes
The head of a clinic providing after-hours medical care in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district has been singled out by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau for fudging his income and concealing ¥350 million of it, sources revealed Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2013
Securities watchdog seeks SEC's help in probing alleged fraud at MRI
Japan's financial watchdog asks the SEC for help prosecuting a U.S.-based asset manager suspected of swindling investors out of billions of yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2013
MRI bows to FSA with vow to plan repayment
U.S.-based asset manager MRI International Inc., suspected of mishandling the funds of thousands of Japanese clients, responded to an order by the Financial Services Agency by promising investors a repayment plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2013
Are Russian assassins on the streets of Britain?
Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 10, a jogger turned into Granville Road in Weybridge, southern England, running along the hedge-lined street of one of Britain's wealthiest enclaves. Then, 50 meters from his home, he staggered into the road and died.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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