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THEFT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2014
Theft suspect, 17, escapes from police van, is recaptured
An arrested 17-year-old boy escaped from a police van while being taken to a detention facility Thursday night in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, police said. He was caught about an hour later.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2014
Missing donation box recovered in Otsuchi, minus money
Officials in the tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, which lost 40 town officials including the mayor in the March 2011 tsunami, said a donation box believed to have been stolen in mid-August had been found at a local beach and was returned to the town on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2014
Former aide to Jasper Johns admits stealing, selling artwork for $6.5 million
A former assistant to renowned American contemporary artist Jasper Johns pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling nearly two dozen of Johns' works without his knowledge.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2014
Benesse suspect gets fresh warrant over second data theft
The computer engineer at the center of the big data scandal at Benesse Corp. was served a fresh arrest warrant Monday on suspicion of stealing data on about 20 million of its customers, Tokyo police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2014
Fukui plant worker caught stealing copper tubing
A 39-year-old employee was arrested in Fukui Prefecture on Monday after being caught trying to steal copper tubing from a metalworking plant he worked at.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2014
Swindlers suspected of exploiting fears over Benesse leak
Swindlers may be trying to take advantage of data leak fears raised by the theft from Benesse Corp. of data on millions of customers, the National Consumer Affairs Center warned on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2014
Over 30 financial institutions defrauded by phone apps used to intercept passwords
More than 30 financial institutions in six countries have been defrauded by sophisticated criminal software that convinces bank customers to install rogue smartphone programs, a major security company reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2014
Benesse theft traced to temp worker ID at database managing firm
Customer information apparently stolen from a group company of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, was taken using the ID of a contractor, company sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2014
Sisters caught trying to steal ¥76,000 worth of Hello Kitty goods
Two sisters in their 20s were arrested Thursday for attempting to steal Hello Kitty goods from a supermarket in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 3, 2014
Russian charged after U.S. disrupts major hacking, extortion ring
A U.S.-led international operation disrupted a crime ring that infected hundreds of thousands of PCs around the globe with malicious software used for stealing banking credentials and extorting computer owners, the Justice Department said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2014
Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145 million records
EBay Inc said that hackers raided its network three months ago, stealing some 145 million user records from a database in what is poised to go down as one of the biggest data breaches in history based on the number of accounts compromised.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2014
Serendipity aids Egypt's toil to recover stolen heritage
When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year, he assumed it was a twin of an ancient masterpiece he had examined in Egypt a quarter of a century earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2014
Mt. Gox workers challenged CEO
Two years before Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, a half dozen employees at the Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange challenged CEO Mark Karpeles over whether client money was being used to cover costs, according to three people who participated in the discussion.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2014
Vietnamese cabin attendant arrested on suspicion of smuggling
A 25-year-old female cabin attendant for Vietnam Airlines has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle stolen goods into Vietnam, Tokyo police said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 15, 2014
Why criminals love bitcoins so
Criminals may already have made off with $500 million worth of bitcoins since the virtual currency was launched in 2009 — and you can double that if they emptied Mt. Gox's coffers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2014
Bitcoin believers unfazed by losses in Mt. Gox collapse
Like other bitcoin evangelists, Ken Shishido is ready to write off the money he lost in the bankruptcy of Tokyo-based virtual currency exchange Mt. Gox as the price of revolutionizing global finance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2014
Korean credit card firms under fire as 20M user details are swiped
South Korea's biggest theft of personal information on credit card holders prompted dozens of top executives at financial firms, including KB Financial Group Inc., to offer their resignations this week as a regulatory probe widened.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2013
Target security breach exposed up to 40 million credit, debit cards
Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest data breaches in history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2013
A year later, couple grapples with life after assault
Thomas "TC" Maslin easily reads to himself the local newspaper or latest issue of the Economist. Reading aloud a simple children's book is another story.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2013
Two held using app to steal e-books
Two men are arrested for allegedly using an illegal app for smartphones and similar devices to steal more than ¥200,000 worth of electronic books.
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Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
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.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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