13 Japanese detained near Jakarta for suspected fraud
World 17:04 05/03/2026JAKARTA -- Indonesian immigration authorities arrested 13 Japanese nationals after uncovering a fraud base in Bogor in West Java, near Jakarta.
Hanoi police bust international scam ring involving Chinese, Japanese suspects
Vietnam News 16:11 04/03/2026Hanoi police on Tuesday said they had dismantled a transnational cyber fraud ring that impersonated Japanese police and judicial officials, arresting seven foreign suspects accused of swindling about VND11 billion (US$420,000) from victims in Japan.
15 Japanese detained in Cambodia over suspected fraud
World 18:06 25/02/2026BANGKOK -- Fifteen Japanese nationals have been detained in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on suspicion of special fraud, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Overseas assets held by Japan residents hit record in 2024
World 19:29 28/01/2026TOKYO -- Overseas assets held by wealthy residents of Japan in 2024 rose 26.3 pct from the previous year to a record high of 8,194.5 billion yen, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday.
Japanese among female scientists to be inscribed on Eiffel Tower
World 19:29 28/01/2026PARIS -- Japanese physicist Toshiko Yuasa is among the 72 female scientists set to join the currently male-only list of names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower, the city of Paris has said.
16 scam-linked Japanese nationals held in Cambodia
World 17:22 17/12/2025BANGKOK -- Cambodian authorities have taken into custody 16 Japanese nationals for their suspected involvement in so-called special fraud, such as telephone scams, the Japanese Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Wednesday.
13 Japanese detained at fraud base in Cambodia
World 17:04 05/11/2025TOKYO -- Thirteen Japanese nationals were detained at a base for special fraud in Bavet, a city in southeastern Cambodia, on Tuesday local time, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato said Wednesday.
Japanese researchers win Ig Nobel Prize over zebra-painted cows
World 16:45 19/09/2025BOSTON -- A group of Japanese researchers won this year's Ig Nobel Prize for biology on Thursday for their discovery that painting cows in a zebra pattern makes them less attractive to blood-feeding insects.
Japanese, Vietnamese volunteers clean Ho Chi Minh City downtown every weekend
Expat Life 14:27 09/04/2025Every Sunday morning, some 40 volunteers, including both Japanese and Vietnamese, gather in front of the Saigon Central Post Office to begin their regular park clean-up activity in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
‘Detective Conan’ manga series exhibition delights Vietnamese fans
Travel 19:37 03/07/2024Vietnam has become the first country outside Japan to host an exhibition on the legendary manga series 'Detective Conan'
Vietnam doctors treat Japanese baby suffering serious brain injury in COVID-19 quarantine
Vietnam News 15:47 08/08/2021The boy underwent three surgeries after suffering a traumatic brain injury
Direct contacts of deceased Japanese COVID-19 patient positive for coronavirus in Hanoi
Vietnam News 15:47 15/02/2021They previously attended a meeting with the Japanese man at her company headquarters in Hanoi
