By SHIMPACHI YOSHIDA/ Senior Staff Writer
February 3, 2025 at 15:45 JST
Takashi Kakimi, former director-general of the National Police Agency’s Criminal Affairs Bureau, during an interview in Tokyo in May (Shimpachi Yoshida)
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