More than 30 firms across Japan are producing and selling false employment and tax documents, but the police are powerless to crack down on the shady business that could be used for criminal purposes, a Yomiuri Shimbun investigation has found.
Police authorities are keeping a strict watch on what are called "alibi companies," but currently there is no law that directly regulates their operations.
The Yomiuri Shimbun tracked down one company, located in a corner of a Tokyo entertainment district, where love hotels, bars and other establishments are packed together.
Operating from a one-room apartment, the company had four personal computers, four fixed-line phones, a copying machine and a printer. (Yomiuri)
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