TOKYO, Jan 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A team of three robbers stole suitcases holding $2.7 million in cash on a busy street in central Tokyo, police and media said Friday, a rare crime in the Japanese metropolis that prides itself on safety. She declined to give further details of the case, but local media said the victims were a group of five Chinese and Japanese nationals who were trying to place suitcases containing some 420 million yen ($2.7 million) in a vehicle. It was not immediately clear why the group was carrying the money. Fuji Television said the victims told investigators that the cash was being delivered to currency exchange stations. Police were investigating the link between the two attacks, broadcaster TBS said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 30, 2026 03:00 UTC