Key Facts
• Tokyo Metropolitan Police established a special investigation unit for the ‘Access’ group.
• Leader Kazuma Endo, 34, was re-arrested for hiding $1.2 million in earnings.
• Illegal earnings came from introducing 78,000 women to 1,800 adult entertainment venues over 5 years.
• Funds were concealed by mailing them to a virtual office in Tokyo.
• Police arrested 12 members, dismantling the organization and seizing its profits.
Summary
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have dismantled the ‘Access’ group, a large-scale illegal recruitment network. Over five years, the group introduced 78,000 women to 1,800 adult entertainment venues, earning $1.2 million in illegal profits. Leader Kazuma Endo, 34, was re-arrested for concealing these funds through a virtual office in Tokyo. A special investigation unit arrested 12 members, successfully dismantling the organization and confiscating its earnings.
