Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
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Cases involving sexual deepfakes targeting children more than doubled in number in Japan in the first half of 2026, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/crime-legal/child-sexual-deepfakes-double/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #childporn #childabuse #children
The Japan Times
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Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
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South Korea's success in tech has a dark side: Women suffer rampant "digital sex crimes," rights groups say, with AI-generated deepfakes as the newest threat. Some women are becoming web sleuths to fight back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/korea-women-ai-deepfake-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #deepfakes #pornography #sexcrimes
The Japan Times
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Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
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Russia has charged billionaire Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, accusing him of allowing the popular messaging app to be used by Ukrainian security services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/world/crime-legal/russia-telegram-durov-terrorism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #telegram #russia #terrorism #paveldurov
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
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Social media influencer Reika Kuroki was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, over tax evasion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/crime-legal/influencer-suspended-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #socialmedia #taxes
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
mastodon.social
Thai authorities say drug trafficking networks are targeting airline crew through social media recruitment schemes, following the arrest of a Thai Airways flight attendant in Australia for allegedly smuggling heroin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/05/asia-pacific/crime-legal/thai-air-crew-drug-gangs-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #drugs #organizedcrime #thailand #organizedcrime #gangs #mafia #smuggling #socialmedia
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
mastodon.social
A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with using classified information about the timing of the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket's prediction market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/world/crime-legal/us-soldier-polymarket-classified-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #polymarket #us #venezuela #nicolasmaduro
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