More than 100 individuals were apprehended in Cambodia following a casino scam bust, with a separate raid uncovering a replica Japanese police station.

Japanese police have taken action against 12,000 people in relation to 'Tokuryu' in 2025.

Japanese police have referred a former Al-Qaeda leader, currently imprisoned in the US, for prosecution in connection with a 1994 Philippine Airlines bombing near Okinawa that killed a Japanese passenger, concluding the investigation.

Japanese police have appointed VTuber AZKi as a Traffic Regulation Ambassador to promote new safety measures, including reducing residential street speed limits to 30 km/h starting September 1, 2026.

Japanese police have begun endorsing smartphone applications designed to block scams, aiming to enhance public safety and combat fraud through technological means.

Twelve of Japan's 47 prefectural police forces reported zero whistleblower complaints over five years, raising concerns.

Police in Higashihiroshima, Japan, are investigating the death of a man found with a neck wound after a house fire, suspecting he was attacked by an intruder who broke a first-floor window.

Cambodian authorities conducted a scam raid in Sen Sok, seizing numerous Japanese police uniforms and arresting 200 individuals. The operation targeted a large-scale fraudulent scheme.

Japan's police commissioner general described the Chinese embassy intrusion incident as an 'extremely unusual and serious case' during a special meeting.

The Kanagawa Prefectural Police have apologized to the families of two victims for initially ruling a 2011 consensual murder as suicide, admitting their investigation was insufficient.

Hanoi police have dismantled a criminal ring comprising Chinese and Japanese nationals who impersonated Japanese police officers to defraud victims in Japan of approximately VND11 billion (US$420,000).

A Hongkonger has been beaten on the head with a beer bottle while visiting Sapporo, prompting the Chinese consulate in the Japanese city to again warn against travel to the country amid frayed bilateral ties. The consulate said the attack occurred at a restaurant in the early hours of Wednesday and that Japanese police had arrested a suspect at the scene. “The [consulate] has made representations to the local police, requiring the police to seriously hold the perpetrators accountable in...

A casino scam operation in Phnom Penh has been busted, resulting in the capture of over 100 individuals and the discovery of Japanese police uniforms during a raid.

A 24-year-old police officer from Fuchu Police Station was suspended for six months and subsequently resigned after attempting to fraudulently claim 120,000 yen from the lost-and-found system by falsely stating it was his own.

Approximately 400 cases of account hijacking on the Rakuten Ichiba e-commerce platform have been reported, involving the fraudulent use of stolen credit card information to purchase and ship goods. Japanese police are investigating, suspecting multiple Chinese stores, and are urging users to monitor their purchase histories for suspicious activity.

A 52-year-old police sergeant from Ayase Police Station was referred to prosecutors and dismissed for allegedly stealing photos of female bodies from investigation materials, repeated voyeurism, and possessing child sexual abuse images.

The chief of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police apologized in the prefectural assembly for repeated inappropriate traffic enforcement by police officers, pledging to investigate and implement recurrence prevention measures.