A Japanese crime ring operated from Thailand and Philippines is behind a string of crimes across Japan.
The international crime syndicate was coordinated remotely from Thailand. The crimes being investigated include the murder of a 90-year-old woman as well as cash-card fraud involving a number of elderly victims.
Yuki Watanabe, 38 years old, and another senior member of the Japanese crime ring, Tomonobu Kojima, 45 years old, were sent to Japanense prosecutors on Friday after they were deported to Japan from the Philippines.
Among the robberies being investigated is one that resulted in the murder of a 90-year-old woman in Tokyo in January.
Watanabe, whose immigration record shows he was in Thailand in 2017, allegedly collaborated with a partner in Japan between August and December of that year to obtain cash cards from people, including the elderly, by claiming someone had…
