Four Cambodians arrested for 68 copper wire thefts

Just two weeks ago saw police collecting evidence at a solar panel plant! Big hole had been cut in the fence!

The total damages amounted to approximately 220 million yen

Add that to the cost of "imported workers". There are massive hidden costs to immigration, as Japan is just finding out.

Four dropkick losers. The worst type of people Japan could have allowed in. They share nothing in common with Japanese people.

5 years jail time then deport and ban for life. Stealing from the public may be fine where they are from - it never will be in Japan.

The buyer of the coppers must have known it was stolen and should also face prosecution. If the immigrants were paid a living wage maybe they wouldn't have turned to crime which in this case does not pay.

Entertainment costs!!! Two years of abuse.

Well done Fukushima and Shizuoka police.

NB @JT Mods, it's till July 2023 not 2013.

Moderator: Thanks for pointing that out.

If the immigrants were paid a living wage maybe they wouldn't have turned to crime which in this case does not pay.

No, they should've gone back to Cambodia. Japan doesn't owe them a living. No excuse for turning to crime.

Mr KiplingToday  04:47 pm JST

The total damages amounted to approximately 220 million yen

Add that to the cost of "imported workers". There are massive hidden costs to immigration, as Japan is just finding out.

The vast majority of immigrants are lawful.

By proportion, immigrants commit far fewer crimes than local Japanese (it's the same in the US if you are getting your ideas from Tumpism)

No, they should've gone back to Cambodia. Japan doesn't owe them a living. No excuse for turning to crime.

Might check how they're able to get into Japan, through Japan's cheap labor program? Many of participant are under high debt before they arrive in Japan, while they're not being paid well by the company.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Foreign-interns-in-Japan-flee-harsh-conditions-by-the-thousands2

> Fighto!Today  05:07 pm JST

Four dropkick losers. The worst type of people Japan could have allowed in. They share nothing in common with Japanese people.

What do you mean, 'They share nothing in common with Japanese people.'?

Are you suggesting there are no Japanese thieves?

Stealing from the public may be fine where they are from

Where in the world is stealing from the public 'fine'?!

95%+ of criminals are Japanese.

No mention of their residence status.

Deport.

95%+ of criminals are Japanese.

and 97.2% of the total population is native Japanese.

(why must I have to explain per capita over and over and over and over again?)

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

dutchToday  06:18 pm JST

95%+ of criminals are Japanese.

and 97.2% of the total population is native Japanese.

(why must I have to explain per capita over and over and over and over again?)

Most of the 'crimes' involving non-Japanese individuals in Japan relates to visa violations, like overstaying or working without proper visas not theft.

Proportionally, Japanese commit most of the theft.

dutchToday  06:18 pm JST

95%+ of criminals are Japanese.

and 97.2% of the total population is native Japanese.

(why must I have to explain per capita over and over and over and over again?)

Most of the 'crimes' committed by immigrants are visa violations. Most fo the crimes committed by Japanese are theft, fraud, asssault etc.

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

Citizens of any country want to know criminals are foreign no matter what country it is.

Pretty important information.

> NewgirlintownToday  06:29 pm JST

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

Agreed.

Japan is still learning about the power of the media to create disharmony in relations with non-Japanese and Japanese people.

> dutchToday  06:33 pm JST

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

Citizens of any country want to know criminals are foreign no matter what country it is.

Pretty important information.

No, unless there is a specific reason in most counties, it is not considered necessary at all to divulge the nationality of the crime suspects. It causes more harm than good to society .

Tell me why you need to know the geographical and ethnic origin of the suspects in this case.

NewgirlintownToday  06:29 pm JST

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

Well yea,  68 counts of theft of copper cables in 15 prefectures, total damages amounted to approximately 220 million yen. "Foreign Devil" is too nice for these scum.

When foreigners commit blatant crimes in Japan it throws mud on the image of all foreigners in Japan, visitors, students and residents alike.

OssanAmericaToday  06:46 pm JST

NewgirlintownToday  06:29 pm JST

Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!

Well yea, 68 counts of theft of copper cables in 15 prefectures, total damages amounted to approximately 220 million yen. "Foreign Devil" is too nice for these scum.

When foreigners commit blatant crimes in Japan it throws mud on the image of all foreigners in Japan, visitors, students and residents alike.

Indeed, which is why it is not good to report the nationality of crime suspects—it's not fair to the vast majority of law-abiding foreigners.

Q???

tell us who is buying this copper from them then we will you the source of the problem, Guaranteed Local exporting Recycling Companies are behind it.

Local businesses are providing these thieves with amounts, Data, Locations, transportation, and salaries to do their dirty work .

@ Wallace,

""The buyer of the coppers must have known it was stolen and should also face prosecution.""

Absolutely, these people are getting paid by these byers, they are NOT selling it to them they are just stealing it.

Didn't a bunch of chickens die this summer due to thefts like this??

"" Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!""

AMEN

They are suspected of conspiring to break into solar power generation facilities in the mountains from December 2021 to July 2013 and repeatedly stole copper cables by cutting them with a large cutter.

The scum went back in time to steal? Deport them nonetheless.

95%+ of criminals are Japanese.

Yep, so be sure to use the comments to point this out when Kyodo xenophobically leaves out Japanese nationality in articles about Japanese criminals on this site.

No, unless there is a specific reason in most counties, it is not considered necessary at all to divulge the nationality of the crime suspects. It causes more harm than good to society .

It is ABSOLUTELY vital information and reported as such. In ANY country.

Tell me why you need to know the geographical and ethnic origin of the suspects in this case.

so that I can use that information for the safety of me and my family.

Only five to ten years imprisonment with hard labor and a 20 million yen fine for each individual followed by deportation would be suitable for these vermin.

Additional information is required to form an informed opinion and is available here:

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240506-OYT1T50018/

If you could be bothered to search for Japanese reporting of the arrests, you'd learn the following: one of the suspects fled his job after being bullied. An excuse? No. But necessary context.

one of the suspects fled his job after being bullied. An excuse? No. But necessary context.

Well, no one was forcing him to stay in Japan - and commit crimes. Stealing from your host nation is never the right way.

Large-size solid copper cables are very expensive. They can be replaced with aluminum one that are still valuable scape but not as much as copper. The cables need to be buried to deter the theft of the cables.

If the Japanese were paid more for doing hard graft then there wouldn’t be a need for migration

They share nothing in common with Japanese people.

You're trying a bit too hard, Faito-sama.

Are you perhaps unaware of the recent string of so-called yami-baito (闇バイト) armed robberies- casualties and fatalities included- committed in the greater Tokyo area by groups of Japanese?

Sorry, Faito, to burst your bubble.

"The buyer of the coppers must have known it was stolen and should also face prosecution.""

That's how it works, Woodie. Even in Japan.

Jail and deport..

God forbid if they stole in return for pay by locals (Japanese boss)... Immigrants are good only for cheap labor doing jobs locals don't want to do (not just Japan but all over). Think of stealing km of copper cable and ship outside of Japan without insider collaboration? Or perhaps there is black market in Japan? no? And, really JT, this is headline? Really?

Almost all stolen goods in Japan are sold and recycled locally few gets imported but my understanding is that thieves make more money selling their goods in Japan than to export them not mentioning shipping costs, this is a FACT that can't be denied.

Yes these thieves are Cambodian based on this article BUT there are Japanese thieves as well as we see reported daily, so why mention the nationality when locals are doing the same as well!??

@ Wallace,

""The buyer of the coppers must have known it was stolen and should also face prosecution."".

That does appear to be the case (knowingly purchasing stolen property) with the 4 establishments mentioned in the following:

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e607e572c72c6194ff85df282339e0e61914782b

"" Any other country it would be Four People Arrested for Copper Wire Theft. In Japan, we have to know that it’s the foreign devil!""

AMEN

Every country has its foreign devils. Domestic as well.