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August 12, 2026
 

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Prosecutors are also seeking a ?2 million fine for a former Tokyo massage parlor operator accused of making a 12-year-old Thai girl provide sexual services.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2026
Six years sought for former massage parlor operator over Thai girl case
The operator allegedly forced the girl, then 12, to do sexual acts to male customers and himself last year without confirming her age, according to the indictment.
Inside a compound that had once been used by scammers in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, before being taken by the Thai military
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2026
U.N. says human trafficking into Asian scam centers is surging
The U.N. migration agency says people from more than 80 countries have been lured ?in ?through social media, with some being sexually abused.
Sex workers are seen standing at night on the streets in Benin City on May 21. Desperate women in Africa's most populous country ¡ª where rising poverty rates have ensnared 63% of population ¡ª end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
How sex trade ensnares Nigerian women
Desperate women in Nigeria end up forced into prostitution across west Africa, along migrant routes toward Europe, and all the way up to Italy, Germany and France.
Marina Lacerda in Parkland, Florida, on April 20. Lacerda is one of 23 women whose claims of sexual abuse in the hands of financier Jeffrey Epstein have led to them coming under attack from trolls, haters and other foes.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Exposed by the Justice Department, Epstein survivors come under attack
Women who accused the late financier of sexual abuse have faced threats, harassment and intimidation by trolls, haters and other foes.
Surabaya, Indonesia
JAPAN
May 10, 2026
Japanese detained in Indonesia for suspected fraud
The authorities believe that the detained people contacted individuals in Japan, posing as police officers.
A video clip shows Donald Trump, who is currently U.S. president, speaking with Jeffrey Epstein, as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11.
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2026
Epstein files are missing records about woman who made claim against Trump
The missing memos summarized interviews conducted in connection to claims by a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and the financier when she was a minor.
A photo, released by the U.S Department of Justice in the Epstein files, shows Jeffrey Epstein, center, at his Manhattan mansion in 2011. Pictured, from left: James E. Staley, at the time a senior JPMorgan executive; former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers; Jeffrey Epstein; Bill Gates, Microsoft¡¯s co-founder; and Boris Nikolic, who was the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation¡¯s science adviser.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2026
How Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives
More than he did at any other major tech company, Jeffrey Epstein found success boring into the inner sanctums of Microsoft.
Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
U.K. examining Epstein¡¯s use of airports for trafficking
British police are assessing whether the late sex offender ?trafficked women through three of England¡¯s airports on private flights.
Files released by the U.S. Department of Justice show how convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to build ties with Russia's political elite.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2026
Putin, women, favors: Epstein¡¯s Russia connections
The convicted U.S. sex offender sought to build ties with Russia¡¯s elite and appeared desperate to secure a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Zorro Ranch, one of the properties owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Stanley, New Mexico, on July 15, 2019.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2026
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein¡¯s Zorro Ranch
The late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of having trafficked and sexually assaulted girls and women at the 7,600-acre ?property.
Rep. Thomas Massie (left), a Republican from Kentucky, and Rep. Ro Khanna (right), a Democrat from California, speak to members of the media outside of a Department of Justice offices in Washington on Monday. Khanna is among the members of the House of Representatives questioning some of the redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Justice Department.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
U.S. Justice Department opens unredacted Epstein files to lawmakers
Members of the House of Representatives are questioning some of the redactions in the documents the Justice Department released.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell aboard a jet, in an undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to discuss her relations with Epstein.
Children ride sleds as they skate on the frozen Kunming Lake ice rink at Summer Palace in Beijing on Jan. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 4, 2026
Chinese families ache for sons stolen in one-child era
When China had its one-child policy, the trafficking of young boys was fueled by parents seeking a son to carry on the family line, experts say.
Ueki Yuriko (left), director of the Vice and Public Morals Office at the National Police Agency, and Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot (right) during a meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2026
Japanese and Thai police discuss cooperation against human trafficking
The meeting of senior law enforcement officials comes after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of justice on Jan. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Wealthy and powerful in focus after latest Epstein release
Officials said Friday they were releasing some 3 million pages of material, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
Punsiripanya Phakhaphon, a former massage parlor worker in Tokyo who is suspected of brokering a Thai girl to offer sexual services at the story, in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2026
Alleged broker arrested in case involving Thai girl forced to work at Tokyo massage parlor
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan is suspected of acting as a broker in a high-profile case involving a 12-year-old girl.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump are shown together in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2025
Epstein files appease almost no one as delays worsen
The U.S. Department of Justice had released thousands of pages of heavily redacted records and photos from investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The mother (center) of a Thai girl forced to perform sexual services for money at a Tokyo massage parlor is escorted by police and immigration officers at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. Parts of the image have been blurred.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Thai girl in Tokyo sex-work case to be returned home
The girl has expressed a desire to return to Thailand since first seeking help from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau in September.
An aunt (second from left) and a grandmother (third from left) of a Thai girl, who was forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo, speak in Bangkok on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2025
Thai police get arrest warrant for mother over suspected trafficking of girl in Japan
Thai authorities said they are continuing to investigate whether anyone besides the mother, who has been detained in Taiwan, was involved.
Annie Farmer, victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, speaks from the podium during a candlelight vigil to honor survivors of his crimes in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Trump signs Epstein files bill after fight that split Republicans
Trump approved a measure he had spent months trying to block in a fight that inflamed tensions in his own party and threatened to undermine his agenda.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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