Myanmar, Japan and Yakuza

Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in US to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
Alleged Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicate has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice.
Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a Yakuza leader, was said to have "brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade plutonium".
Japanese mafia leader caught in U.S. sting pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran
Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.
Japanese crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran
Takeshi Ebisawa faces a maximum punishment of life in prison after pleading guilty to six counts in a Manhattan court.
Yakuza crime boss pleads guilty in the U.S. to trying sell Iran nuclear material
A leader of Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate who tried to sell Iran weapons-grade plutonium has pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking narcotics, weapons and nuclear material.
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in US court to conspiring to sell nuclear material
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 Wednesday.
Japanese Yakuza leader admits trafficking nuclear materials to sell to Iran
A leader from Japan ’s Yakuza crime syndicate has admitted to ‘brazenly’ trafficking nuclear material from Myanmar to be used by Iran. Takeshi Ebisawa was captured during an undercover operation as he tried to sell the materials to someone posing as an Iranian general.
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges
A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.
Japanese Yakuza ganglord admits to trafficking nuclear weapon grade material
A Yakuza ganglord has pleaded guilt to smuggling nuclear materials after a Thai led sting operation, supported by US investigators, thwarted the syndicate member's actives
Feared Japanese Yakuza gang boss in ‘brazen’ NUCLEAR plot to traffic ‘weapons-grade’ plutonium & surface-to-air missiles
A YAKUZA boss was plotting to traffic plutonium nuclear materials and several heavy-duty weapons to be used in wars. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, has been found guilty of transporting the lethal materials ...
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Japanese Crime Boss Faces Life in Prison After Admitting to Trafficking Uranium, Meth, and Heroin
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a Japanese national, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges of weapons and drug ...
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Japan yanking ODA for key project as part of Myanmar protest
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Japanese Crime Leader Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nuclear Materials from Myanmar
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic ...