Police raid Nichiei's head office over threat allegations

Police raid Nichiei's head office over threat allegations

KYOTO, Japan - Police officers enter the head office of loan company Nichiei Co. in Kyoto on Dec. 8 on suspicion that two former employees used threatening loan-collection tactics in October. Police also raided a Nichiei office in Osaka. A Japanese law on money lending prohibits the use of threats to collect loans.

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