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Japan: National police to share information on organized crime members

Categories: East Asia, Japan, Economics & Business, Governance

Sarah Noorbakhsh [1], at Japan Subculture Research Center's blog, reports [2] [en] on the forthcoming cooperation between the National Police Agency (NPA) and the Japan Security Dealers Association (JSDA). The police will provide information for a database on yakuza (Japanese mafia) members “to combat organized crime members opening securities accounts”.