Tokyo cops: Illegal casinos operated out of Shoto apartments
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 26, 2021
Sands was operated out of an apartment in the ritzy Shoto area of Shibuya Ward (Twitter)TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted two illegal casinos operating out of apartments in a wealthy area of Shibuya Ward, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 26).
According to police, 38-year-old Takayuki Motai is the manager of Sands, located inside an apartment in the Shoto area.
During a raid, police seized about 70
pachi suro (or pachinko slot) machines and baccarat tables from both Sands and Motai’s residence.
The second establishment, located in another apartment nearby, also featured pachi suro machines, police said.
Fukushima: Man found with bullets and sword suspected in shooting death
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 26, 2021
FUKUSHIMA (TR) – A suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at a used car dealership in Sukagawa City on Monday night has been arrested, police said, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 25).
At around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, police apprehended Katsuhisa Sato, of no known occupation, after he was caught trespassing into a residence in Sukagawa.
According to police, Sato, 60, was in possession of what appeared to be bullets and a Japanese sword at the time of his arrest.
Police are investigating whether Sato was behind the fatal shooting of Takeshi Sakuma, 37, at the dealership, which is located near the residence.
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Uber Eats deliveryman has ‘no memory’ of hit-and-run crash in Yokosuka
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 18, 2021
KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a deliveryman for online food service Uber Eats over a hit-and-run incident in Yokosuka City last month that seriously injured an elderly woman, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 17).
On January 4, Ryo Kato, 32, allegedly struck the woman, 86, with his motorbike at a crossing for a city road near Yokosuka-Chuo Station. He then fled the scene.
The woman suffered a broken left foot that is expected to require three months to heal, police said.
An Uber Eats deliveryman seriously injured an elderly woman in Yokosuka City last month (Twitter)
NHK staff member accused of assaulting taxi driver in Shinjuku
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 16, 2021
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a staff member at public broadcaster NHK over the alleged assault of a taxi driver in Shinjuku Ward on Monday, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 15).
At around 2:20 a.m., Ryosuke Sayamoto, 32, allegedly punched the driver in the face and kicked him in the leg on a road in the Yaraicho area.
The driver suffered light injuries to a leg, the Ushigome Police Station said.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of inflicting bodily injury, Sayamoto denied the allegations. “Since I was drunk, I do not recall [the matter],”