GUNMA –
A 32-year-old Japanese man has been arrested on suspicion of making an attempt to rob a comfort retailer in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, after allegedly posing as a foreigner and demanding cash in damaged Japanese whereas threatening the shop supervisor with a knife.
The suspect, Atsushi Goto, is accused of coming into the comfort retailer as a buyer on August 18 earlier than pulling a knife on the supervisor and demanding cash.
Police mentioned Goto advised the supervisor, “Please give me money,” however fled with out taking something after the supervisor resisted.
According to investigators, Goto has advised police that he pretended to be a foreigner and intentionally spoke in damaged Japanese when making the demand.
Police are additionally investigating whether or not Goto was concerned in an identical theft yesterday at one other comfort retailer about 22 kilometers away.
In that incident, a person threatened the shop supervisor with a knife whereas saying, “Please give me money,” and escaped with about 30,000 yen in money.
Police consider Goto might have been accountable for each incidents and are persevering with their investigation.
Source: FNN