JAPAN MONEY LAUNDERING FEATURE
April 1st, 2006
BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
THE HEADLINES in the Japanese press in recent months are likely to have
piqued the interest of anyone looking for a destination where ill-gotten
gains can be made to appear legitimate, let alone the concern of global
money-laundering authorities. Whether they will serve as a wake-up call to
the domestic agencies charged with updating and enhancing Japan's defences
against the ever-evolving financial skills of organised criminals remains to
be seen.
"Banker off hook in loan-shark money-laundering", blared the headline in ...
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