Son of former SFCG boss Kenshi Oshima assassinated in Laos street shooting

LAOS (TR) – Security camera footage from October 14 captured a chilling scene on a street in Vientiane: a minivan pulls to a halt, and a man steps out. Seconds later, a figure dressed in black jogs up to the driver, draws a handgun, and fires three rapid shots.

The victim collapses face-first onto the pavement. The gunman flees the scene immediately without taking any of the victim’s belongings, bearing all the hallmarks of a targeted professional hit rather than a robbery.

The victim has been identified as Yoshihito Oshima , the eldest son of Kenshin Oshima, the notorious founder of the bankrupt Japanese commercial lender SFCG (formerly Shoko Fund), reports Smart Flash (Oct. 25).

According to financial insiders, the Oshima family had been operating Lao ASEAN Leasing Public Company (LALCO), a lucrative finance and leasing business in the capital Vientiane. Yoshito served as the director.

The assassination may not be an isolated incident, as sources indicate Kenshin Oshima himself has survived at least two recent attacks.

Kenshin Oshima originally founded Shoko Fund in 1978, building an empire by offering high-interest loans to struggling small and medium-sized enterprises. The company became infamous in Japan for its ruthless and aggressive debt collection tactics targeting joint guarantors, leading to a massive social scandal and Oshima being summoned to testify before the Diet. SFCG eventually went bankrupt in 2009 with a staggering 548 billion yen in debt.

Though Kenshin was arrested in 2010 on suspicion of concealing billions of yen in assets just before the collapse, he was fully acquitted by the Tokyo High Court in 2016.

By 2021, reports emerged that Oshima had fled to Laos with an estimated 46 billion yen in hidden assets to rebuild his financial empire. There, he and Yoshihito launched a company offering consumer finance and vehicle-backed loans, eventually listing on the Laos Stock Exchange.

However, former employees revealed that the company was essentially operating a “Laos version of Shoko Fund,” utilizing the same aggressive collection methods that made them infamous in Japan.

“The Laos authorities were viewing their forceful collection methods as a major problem,” a former employee revealed in 2021. “Until now, they were forgiven by handing over bribes, but they had reached the limit.”

Despite graphic photographic evidence of Yoshihito lying in a pool of blood, local authorities and Japanese diplomats have remained remarkably tight-lipped. The Japanese Embassy in Laos stated they are “confirming facts,” while the Laos Embassy in Tokyo dismissed the footage as unverified rumors spread by anti-government dissidents.

An eerie cover-up appears to be underway. On October 19, a document signed by Kenshin appeared on their company’s Facebook page, officially announcing Yoshihito’s death and stating that Yoshihito’s mother would take over as president. The post was inexplicably deleted shortly after.

When reporters visited an affiliated company in Japan where Yoshihito served as an executive, representatives were entirely in the dark. Upon being shown the execution footage, a company representative broke down in tears.

Shortly after, lawyers representing the Japanese affiliate issued a strict gag request to the media, stating the case was still under investigation.

“The family’s lives are highly likely still in danger,” the legal notice warned, urging the press to back off.

As official channels remain silent, the exact motive and the identity of the hitman remain a mystery. However, those familiar with the family’s business practices are hardly surprised by the violence.

“Considering the reputation of Oshima’s company in Laos, they had a lot of enemies,” one financial insider noted. “There are stories that they had earned the resentment of government officials. But to be murdered like this…”

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老挝（TR）——10月14日，万象街头一段监控录像拍下了令人毛骨悚然的一幕：一辆小巴停了下来，一名男子下了车。几秒钟后，一名身穿黑衣的人小跑到司机面前，拔出手枪，迅速连开三枪。

受害者面朝下倒在人行道上。枪手立即逃离现场，没有拿走受害者的任何财物，这起案件的所有特征都表明这是一起有预谋的职业谋杀，而不是一起抢劫案。

据 Smart Flash（10 月 25 日）报道，受害者已被确认为大岛义仁，他是破产的日本商业贷款机构 SFCG（前身为商工基金）的创始人大岛谦信的长子。

据业内人士透露，大岛家族一直在老挝首都万象经营着一家利润丰厚的金融租赁公司——老挝东盟租赁公共公司（LALCO）。吉人担任该公司董事。

这次暗杀事件可能并非孤立事件，有消息称大岛谦信本人最近至少两次幸免于难。

大岛谦信于1978年创立了商工基金，通过向陷入困境的中小企业提供高息贷款，建立起庞大的商业帝国。该公司因其残酷无情的债务催收手段而臭名昭著，尤其针对共同担保人，引发了巨大的社会丑闻，大岛谦信本人也被传唤到国会作证。商工基金最终于2009年破产，负债高达5480亿日元。

虽然谦信在 2010 年因涉嫌在公司倒闭前隐瞒数十亿日元的资产而被捕，但他在 2016 年被东京高等法院完全宣告无罪。

到2021年，有报道称大岛渚携约460亿日元的隐匿资产逃往老挝，意图重建其金融帝国。在那里，他与吉仁合伙创办了一家提供消费金融和汽车抵押贷款的公司，最终在老挝证券交易所上市。

然而，前员工透露，该公司实际上运营着“老挝版的商工基金”，采用了与日本商工基金臭名昭著的相同激进的催收手段。

“老挝当局认为他们强硬的收款方式是一个大问题，”一位前雇员在2021年透露。“以前，他们可以通过行贿来获得宽恕，但现在他们已经到了忍无可忍的地步。”

尽管有照片证据显示吉仁亲王倒在血泊中，但当地政府和日本外交官却出奇地保持沉默。日本驻老挝大使馆声称他们正在“核实事实”，而老挝驻东京大使馆则驳斥这些视频是反政府异见人士散布的未经证实的谣言。

一场诡异的掩盖行动似乎正在进行中。10月19日，一份由谦信签署的文件出现在该公司Facebook页面上，正式宣布嘉仁去世，并声明嘉仁的母亲将接任社长。但这条帖子随后不久便莫名其妙地被删除了。

当记者走访吉仁生前担任高管的一家日本关联公司时，该公司代表对此事毫不知情。在观看行刑录像后，一位公司代表当场崩溃痛哭。

随后不久，代表日本子公司的律师向媒体发出严格的禁言令，称此案仍在调查中。

“这家人生命安全极有可能仍然处于危险之中，”法律声明警告说，并敦促媒体停止报道。

官方渠道保持沉默，杀手的确切动机和身份仍然是个谜。然而，熟悉该家族行事作风的人对这起暴力事件并不感到意外。

一位金融界人士指出：“考虑到大岛的公司在老挝的名声，他们树敌众多。有传言说，他们得罪了政府官员。但就这样被谋杀……”

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