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Since late January, Japan has been gripped by a spate of robberies and the subsequent revelations that social media appears to have made it possible for a disparate group of individuals organized from overseas to carry them out.
A post office in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, was robbed at knifepoint on Feb. 16 by a man who fled on foot with around 50,000 yen ($373), according to police
The Philippines is set to deport the remaining two of four Japanese detainees believed to be involved in a string of robberies across Japan.
The Philippines deports to Japan two of four Japanese men suspected of planning and coordinating a string of robberies across Japan beginning last year.
The Philippines is expected to repatriate at least two of the four Japanese detainees believed to be involved in a string of robberies across Japan as early as Feb. 7, investigative sources say.