$7 billion 'Dark Market' revealed: Illegal seller boasts fraud strategy and what is inside the illicit market, through international investigative reporting
Behind the rise in fraud cases in Japan lies a ‘dark market’ with a scale of 7 billion US dollars (1 trillion Japanese y...
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Resignation agency operators arrested for receiving illegal lawyer referral fees
Tokyo police arrested the 37-year-old president of Albatross, the company that operates resignation agency Momuri, and h...
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Yen weakens further after PM Takaichi's remarks about currency market
On February 2, the yen was sold in the foreign exchange market, temporarily weakening to the mid-155 yen level per US do...
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Japan succeeds in recovering rare earth mud from seabed off Minamitorishima island
Japan’s deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has successfully recovered mud containing rare earths from the seabed...
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PM Takaichi cancels TV appearance after injuring hand during election campaign
On the morning of February 1, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae abruptly canceled her scheduled appearance on a television d...
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Aomori requests JSDF disaster relief for first time in 21 years after heavy snow
Following a request from Aomori City, Governor of Aomori Prefecture Miyashita Soichiro formally asked the commander of t...
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Japan marks all-time highs in foreign arrivals and workers in 2025
According to statistics from the Immigration Services Agency, the number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in 2025 ...
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Safety agency warns of gas stove fire spreading to clothing during winter cooking
This video reenacts a situation in which fire on a gas stove spreads to clothing.When the clothing goes near the stove, ...
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10-kg drone crashes near residence and bursts into flames in Yamanashi
This car has a dent on the roof, and its window glass has been shattered.Tiny shards of glass are scattered inside.On th...
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Japan's SDF conducts first aerial refueling support for S. Korean military aircraft
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force conducted its first aerial refueling support for a South Korean military aircraft at Naha...
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