The amount of money swindled in special fraud cases in Japan from January to July was ¥72.21 billion, surpassing the amount for the whole of 2024, which had been the worst annual record, police data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/crime-legal/special-fraud-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #npa #socialmedia #fraud