Japan's National Police Agency says the number of penal code offenses in the country last year topped 730,000 cases and ...

Some 737,679 criminal cases were recorded by police across Japan in 2024, marking an about 4.9% rise over 2023 and a third ...

In 2024, over 36 million foreigners visited Japan. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in shoplifting on a massive scale, ...

Gambling is illegal in Japan, but there are many online casinos that offer services in Japanese. Read more at ...

Although gambling is illegal in Japan, the country has identified a record number of online casino users with police cracking ...

A recent National Police Agency survey has shown that 76.6% of the respondents feel that Japan has become less safe over the ...

Shoplifting cases in Japanese pharmacies have jumped, with many foreign suspects being involved in stealing items and selling them overseas.

The most drastic increase was seen in the number of fraud cases, which numbered 57,324 — up 24.6% from the previous year and with a total of ¥307.5 billion in damages recorded.

Japan recorded the third-lowest number of ... The number, according to data released by the National Police Agency on Jan. 7, continues a decades-long gradual decline. Tokyo had the highest ...