A few weeks ago, a Nepali clerk stopped an older Japanese woman from falling victim to a scam that’s been around in one form or another since the early 2000s. It’s a feel-good story about a quick-thinking clerk for sure, but it’s surrounded by a political narrative trying to frame foreigners as the bad guys. Stopping a scam in progress
榊望治 / PIXTA(ピクスタ) To set the scene, picture first a small convenience store in Kobe. On May 19, 2026, a 24-yea…
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