A joint task force will re-arrest six individuals, including four teenage boys and a couple suspected of directing the crime, for attempted robbery-murder of the victim's sons in a case in Kamikawa Town, Tochigi Prefecture.
Japan's Foreign Ministry ordered the revocation of a passport for Kazuhiko Masuda, 48, a suspect in a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture where a woman was killed. Masuda is believed to be hiding in Southeast Asia via China.
The National Police Agency has ordered the Metropolitan Police Department to join the investigation into a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture where a family of three was attacked. This is the first time the agency has invoked a special provision of the Police Act to direct police forces beyond their jurisdiction for a robbery-murder case, aiming to consolidate and analyze information related to a suspected "tokuryu" (anonymous, fluid criminal group).
Kanagawa Prefectural Schools held a meeting on May 22nd to discuss student guidance. Officials urged teachers to warn students about 'dark part-time jobs' following the arrest of four 16-year-old boys on robbery-murder charges.
In a robbery-murder case in Kamikawamachi, Tochigi Prefecture, a couple believed to be the ringleaders allegedly instructed a high schooler they knew to gather other perpetrators. Police are investigating the involvement of a "tokuryu" (anonymous, fluid crime group) and a higher-level leader.
