A month-long police campaign in Japan to track down hundreds of suspects sought over the nation’s most notorious crimes, some dating back decades, underscores what analysts describe as the surprising ease with which individuals can vanish, even in the country’s highly bureaucratic society. The nationwide drive, officially designated the “Month for Strengthening Investigations into Wanted Suspects”, began on November 1. Through official websites and social media appeals, authorities are urging...
How Japan’s 660 most wanted stay hidden: slums, day labour and forged IDs
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SCMP - Feed 91By Julian Ryall
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A month-long police campaign in Japan to track down hundreds of suspects sought over the nation’s most notorious crimes, some dating back decades, underscores what analysts describe as the surprising ease with which individuals can vanish, even in the country’s highly bureaucratic society. The nationwide drive, officially designated the “Month for Strengthening Investigations into Wanted Suspects”, began on November 1. Through official websites and social media appeals, authorities are urging...
Key Takeaways
- How Japan’s 660 most wanted stay hidden: slums, day labour and forged IDs.
- The nationwide drive, officially designated the “Month for Strengthening Investigations into Wanted Suspects”, began on November 1.
- Through official websites and social media appeals, authorities are urging...
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