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Japan Times
24-05-2025
- Japan Times
Aichi police arrest Nagoya teen for involvement in Myanmar fraud ring
Japanese police have arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly making scam calls as a member of a Myanmar-based fraud ring, sources said Saturday. According to the Aichi prefectural police, the suspect is a high school student in the prefectural capital of Nagoya who returned to Japan after being taken into custody by Thai authorities. After the teenager did not respond to voluntary police questioning scheduled for Monday and his whereabouts became unknown, the Aichi police tracked him down and found him Friday in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. They launched a compulsory investigation due to concerns that he might flee. The boy allegedly conspired with suspects Shoki Ishikawa, 32, and Tomonari Yachi, 22, on Jan. 14 to defraud a man from Mie Prefecture who was on a business trip to the U.S. state of Oregon. The three suspects are believed to have fraudulently obtained ¥9.9 million from the victim by by pretending to be from the Aichi police. They called the man and and said that his bank account was being used for crime and urged him to transfer the money. According to the police, the teenager entered Myanmar via Thailand after he was recruited in early December 2024 by a man on Telegram who said he could introduce the teen to a job that could help him develop programming skills. He made scam calls with about eight other Japanese individuals including Ishikawa, under instructions given by an Asian member. He returned to Japan after being placed under custody in mid-February.
NHK
16-05-2025
- Business
- NHK
Japan firms exit Myanmar amid conflict, worsening economy
Japanese companies are pulling out of Myanmar after the military coup four years ago led to worsening violence and disrupted the economy. Trading houses Sumitomo Corporation and Toyota Tsusho say they have started procedures to liquidate a joint venture set up in 2019 to manage a port in the country. The port is next to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. Sumitomo and Toyota Tsusho say they made the decision because the business environment has worsened since the military coup. International human rights groups have criticized the port project. They allege a local logistical company that is a partner in the venture has ties with the military. Other Japanese companies left Myanmar earlier. Beverage maker Kirin Holdings ended its beer business in the country in 2023. Japanese oil wholesaler Eneos Holdings also pulled out of an oil and natural gas development project in Myanmar in the same year.
