As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do

Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do by glandium on Sunday December 17, 2017 @06:11AM (#15945273)

There's actually an increase in e.g. theft by elders.

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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do by vardhanw on Sunday December 17, 2017 @07:46AM (#15945539)

This recent news of a 74 year old "ninja-thief" comes to mind http://time.com/4997946/ninja-of-heisei-thief-japan/

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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do by gozur88 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @01:38PM (#15946984)

"The police said before he was caught he was able to run on top of the walls with ease, rather than in the street."

That's... pretty impressive for a guy that old.

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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do by arca_vorago on Sunday December 17, 2017 @08:34AM (#15945702)

I just imagine somewhere Masaaki Hatsumi telling one of his old friends hes getting too old to be up to his old tricks...

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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do by ch4s3 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @10:35AM (#15946112)

And the purple hair is a dead giveaway

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