The Irrawaddy4dOpinion
Staunch US Support for Democracy in Myanmar Feels Like a Distant Memory
This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is ...
India.com17d
Japanese gangster’s dangerous nuclear bomb plot failed, as Iran general turned out to be US agent, a Myanmar connection too
Takeshi Ebisawa was found guilty of transporting lethal materials from Myanmar as part of a global smuggling racket. The leader now faces decades behind bars. Acting US Attorney for the Southern ...
WTEN19d
Yakuza guilty plea over nuclear, drug, weapon plot
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan admitted to his involvement in a money laundering operation linked to international drug trafficking and arms deals, according to the U.S ...
manilastandard19d
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in US court
NEW YORK—A member of the Japanese yakuza criminal underworld pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities said ...
Middle East Eye19d
Japanese Yakuza leader admits trying to sell nuclear material to DEA agents posing as Iranian generals
Takeshi Ebisawa ... In February 2024, Ebisawa was charged with conspiring to sell weapons-grade nuclear material and lethal narcotics from Myanmar and purchasing military weaponry on behalf ...
Tempo19d
Japanese Crime Leader Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nuclear Materials from Myanmar
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the U.S.
The Straits Times19d
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in US court to conspiring to sell nuclear material
Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and co-defendant Somphop ... grade nuclear material and lethal narcotics from Myanmar and to purchase military weaponry on behalf of an armed insurgent group ...
The Sun19d
Feared Japanese Yakuza gang boss in ‘brazen’ NUCLEAR plot to traffic ‘weapons-grade’ plutonium & surface-to-air missiles
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, has been found guilty of transporting the lethal materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of illegal activity. The feared Yakuza crime leader now faces decades in prison ...
Jurist19d
Accused leader of Japan crime syndicate pleads guilty to attempted trafficking of nuclear materials from Myanmar
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Takeshi Ebisawa, allegedly a prominent figure in Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to conspiring ...
scmp.com19d
Japanese crime boss could face life behind bars in US over bid to sell nuclear material to Iran
The purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges alleging that he conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would ...
CBS News19d
Japanese mafia leader caught in U.S. sting pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran
The purported leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges alleging that he conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use ...
Sky19d
Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty in the US to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar. Takeshi Ebisawa "brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade ...