(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(230305) -- TOKYO, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners fill the street in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building at the start of the Tokyo Marathon 2023 in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2023. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Xinhua)

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-MARATHON

(230305) -- TOKYO, March 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Athletes on their wheelchairs compete during the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2023. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Xinhua)

Man in Japan also employed "Luffy" username to organize robberies

Police suspect that a man in Japan also employed the "Luffy" online username to organize a string of robberies in the country, in addition to the alleged ringleader who is currently detained in the Philippines, sources close to the matter said Saturday. Japanese police have requested that the four men in Manila be transferred to Japan, after obtaining arrest warrants for fraud. The police plan to investigate the possible involvement of the four men in the spate of robberies since last year. According to Japan's National Police Agency, there have been at least 20 cases of theft and robbery in 14 prefectures since last year, including a murder-robbery at the home of 90-year-old Kinuyo Oshio in the city of Komae in western Tokyo on Jan. 19. Over 30 suspects have been arrested in connection with the crimes.

Komae mayor

Komae mayor

File photo shows Kunihiko Takahashi, mayor of Komae city, western Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor in western Tokyo accused of repeated sexual harassment

Mayor in western Tokyo accused of repeated sexual harassment

Kunihiko Takahashi (R), the mayor of Tokyo's Komae city, receives a letter from a municipal assembly member there on March 12, 2018, demanding that a third-party investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him be carried out and measures taken to prevent harassment if the allegations are true. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo