Japan's police force said it has dispatched a liaison officer to Bangkok as part of a broader push to crack down on fraud groups operating out of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/18/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-bangkok-liaison-tokuryu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #bangkok #npa #tokuryu

Tokyo police have arrested a man with possible ties to anonymous and elusive quasi-gangster groups on suspicion of defrauding a woman several times using a mobile payment service. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/17/japan/crime-legal/mobile-payment-fraud-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #apps #tokuryu #fraud #ecommerce

The key suspect in last month's high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture has been placed on the international wanted list, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-interpol-wanted-list/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #stabbings #tokuryu #gangs

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a break-in and robbery in the city of Tachikawa in western Tokyo in December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/05/japan/crime-legal/tachikawa-robbery-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft #tachikawa #tokyo #tokuryu

The Foreign Ministry issued a passport surrender order for a man wanted by the police for allegedly orchestrating a high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/03/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-return-passport/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokuryu #gangs #murder

An 18-year-old male on Saturday became the fifth high school student to be arrested over a high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/30/japan/crime-legal/fifth-boy-arrested-tochigi-robbery-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokuryu #gangs #murder

Japanese police have issued an arrest warrant for a man in his 40s thought to be the mastermind behind a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/27/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-mastermind-arrest-warrant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #china #stabbings #teens #gangs #tokuryu

Fraud committed by older adults has evolved into murder-robberies committed by teenagers, as the foot soldiers hired by quasi-gangster groups known as 'tokuryū' have become younger over the years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/26/japan/crime-legal/evolving-tokuryu-gang-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokuryu #japanesepolice #gangs

A murder-robbery case in Tochigi Prefecture involving tokuryū quasi-gangster groups is highlighting how 'tokuryū' groups are adapting to police crackdowns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/crime-legal/focus-tochigi-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tochigi #stabbings #teens #kaminokawa #tokuryu

From tattoos to Telegram: How tokuryu gangs are replacing Japan’s yakuza https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/upstart-digital-gangs-rattle-japans-yakuza-as-tokuryu-networks-rise-w4v4o6ar?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JapanCrime #Yakuza #Tokuryu #OrganisedCrime #CyberCrime