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Philippines says it has learned lessons from "Luffy" crime ring case

MANILA, Jan. 22 Kyodo - The Philippines has taken steps to ensure foreign nationals detained in its main immigration facility in Manila cannot conduct criminal activities the way the "Luffy"-led Japanese crime ring organized burglaries until they were busted a year ago, the country's justice secretary said recently. "We have pinpointed the weaknesses in the system" of immigration detention, Jesus Crispin Remulla said in an interview with Kyodo News last Thursday, adding the Philippines has learned lessons from the case, in which four leaders of the ring orchestrated crimes in Japan in 2021 and 2022 while inside the facility. (Kyodo)

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Police, bankers, guards discuss steps to fight ATM burglaries

TOKYO, Dec. 25 Kyodo - National Police Agency official Hidenori Yoshida addresses a meeting of bankers and security guards convened Dec. 25 to fight a wave of burglaries targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) using power shovels and other heavy machinery.

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Lock business thrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Locksmith business is thriving in Japan -- along with a surge of break-in burglaries around the country. Manufacturers of locks featuring special safety devices, such as one shown in the photo (R), are finding it hard to keep pace with demand as homeowners are rushing to replace their door locks, just in case. At left is a conventional lock.

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Night-time chopper patrol in Aichi

An Aichi prefectural police helicopter flies over Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, central Japan, for a night-time patrol aimed at reducing crime in Aichi, which has been Japan's worst prefecture for the number of burglaries for the past 11 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Night-time chopper patrol in Aichi

An Aichi prefectural police helicopter is about to take off from Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, central Japan, for a night-time patrol aimed at reducing crime in Aichi, which has been Japan's worst prefecture for the number of burglaries for the past 11 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Night-time chopper patrol in Aichi

An Aichi prefectural police helicopter takes off from Nagoya airport in Toyoyama, central Japan, for a night-time patrol aimed at reducing crime in Aichi, which has been Japan's worst prefecture for the number of burglaries for the past 11 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, bankers, guards discuss steps to fight ATM burglaries

TOKYO, Dec. 25 Kyodo - National Police Agency official Hidenori Yoshida addresses a meeting of bankers and security guards convened Dec. 25 to fight a wave of burglaries targeting automated teller machines (ATMs) using power shovels and other heavy machinery. (Kyodo)

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Lock business thrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Locksmith business is thriving in Japan -- along with a surge of break-in burglaries around the country. Manufacturers of locks featuring special safety devices, such as one shown in the photo (R), are finding it hard to keep pace with demand as homeowners are rushing to replace their door locks, just in case. At left is a conventional lock.