{
  "id": 18039325,
  "title": "Fraud ring funneled cash to yakuza, police fear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/fraud-ring-funneled-cash-to-yakuza-police-fear",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T22:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/fraud-ring-funneled-cash-to-yakuza-police-fear/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Suspected ringleader of a massive telephone fraud operation targeting 500 victims across four prefectures has been arrested, with investigators probing whether proceeds flowed to the Kudo-kai criminal syndicate The post Fraud ring funneled cash to yakuza, police fear appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}