Category: Dating

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 17, 2025 1
Blind Crime Dating Disability Japan

Japan’s Disability Dating App Scammers: Man with Visual Impairment Speaks Out

In the wake of three employees being arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police for luring a man they met through a matching app to a restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo, forcing him to pay 1.1 million yen in cash and other charges in a scam; a man in his 20s who was a victim of the “rip-off” scam by the recently arrested group spoke to NHK. The man has a level two visual impairment and usually uses a white cane when walking outside.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 16, 2025 2
Crime Dating Disability Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Arrest Three Bar Employees Who Used ‘Dating App’ to Lure Man with Disabilities to Pay 1.1 Million Yen

Three employees were arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police for luring a man they met through a matching app to a restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo, and forcing him to pay 1.1 million yen in cash and other charges in a scam. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police are currently investigating the group’s activities and the full extent of their illegal operations.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 23, 2024 Number of comments0
Dating Disability Japan Matchmaking Podcast Relationships

Intellectually Disabled Man Barred from Tokyo Matchmaking Event, Told “only healthy are eligible” [Podcast Episode]

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has taken issue with the response of the organizing group regarding the participation of a man with a mild intellectual disability at a matchmaking party posted on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s website. The man was refused participation immediately after declaring his disability. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has asked the organizers to “take sincere action,” and the group has expressed its intention to improve.