By TOSHIYA OBU/ Correspondent
January 27, 2023 at 18:30 JST
Investigators gather at a home in Komae, western Tokyo, where a 90-year-old woman was brutally murdered on Jan. 19. (Minami Endo)
BANGKOK--“Luffy,” the suspected mastermind behind a string of robberies in Japan, including Tokyo, has been detained at an Immigration Bureau facility in Manila, authorities in the Philippines said Jan. 27.
The suspect’s real name was not released.
The authorities said procedures are being taken to deport the man to Japan. He is currently prohibited from using communication devices in the detention facility.
Another Japanese national believed to be part of the burglary ring has also been detained in the Philippines, they said.
After police in Japan analyzed records of phones seized from suspects arrested in connection to violent robberies, they found that a person using the name Luffy provided instructions from the Philippines.
The country code for the Philippines was found in the phone number used by Luffy.
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.