THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 30, 2024 at 16:45 JST
A poster warning against malicious touts is seen at an entrance of a Torikizoku restaurant in Tokyo's Kabukicho on Jan. 27. (Arata Mitsui)
Tokyo police said they have arrested a gang of touts who pretended to be working for a well-known “izakaya” pub chain to lure customers to unrelated eateries that charged exorbitant prices. [Read More]
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