Japan case 2: individuals assisting North Korean IT workers

Date (as written): 2020
Year: 2020
Country: Japan
Actors (as written): North Korean IT workers / North Korea-affiliated IT companies in China
Actor pages: North Korean IT workers North Korea-affiliated IT companies in China
Tags (as written): IT workers; facilitation
Dollar figures (as written): approximately 100 million JPY (approximately $714,000); approximately 30 million JPY (approximately $214,300); $714,000; $214,300; $1

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Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) report, 22 Oct 2025

Japan case 2: individuals assisting North Korean IT workers · 2020

(MSMT/2025/2, report p. 90) “Japan has investigated several cases involving individuals assisting North Korean IT workers in Japan, including: Case 2 (2020): A suspect outsourced the work obtained through a website that mediated app development orders to a North Korea-affiliated company located in China, sold approximately 100 million JPY (approximately $714,000), and remitted approximately 30 million JPY (approximately $214,300) of the sales to the company.” (yen-dollar conversions are the report’s own, footnote 288: “Calculated at $1 = 140 JPY”)

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