To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Saitama prefectural police department
The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:48 JST, October 30, 2024
A Chinese national was arrested on suspicion of renting out SIM cards for mobile phones without checking the identity of the renters, police said.
The Saitama prefectural police are investigating the case, with the possibility that the SIM cards may have been used in crimes.
The Chinese man, 35, residing in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, is effectively the owner of a telecommunication company that rents out SIM cards, according to the police.
He is suspected of renting out a total of 2,400 SIM cards on three occasions between June and July last year without verifying the identity of renters with a driver’s license or other ID cards, as required by law. He has admitted to the charges.
