Suspects flee with likely haul of B85m in robbery in Tokyo's UenoListen to this articleInvestigators work in the area of a suspected robbery in Tokyo's Taito Ward in the early hours of Friday. (Photo: Kyodo)A group believed to be made up of three suspects robbed a group of five men on a street in Tokyo's Ueno district on Thursday night, taking and fleeing with luggage containing some 420 million yen (85 million baht), investigative sources said. As the suspects sped away from the scene, their vehicle struck an unrelated man, who did not sustain life-threatening injuries, the sources said. The suspects allegedly used pepper spray on the men before taking the luggage. The suspected robbery occurred in an area in Taito Ward near JR Okachimachi Station.

Source: Bangkok Post January 30, 2026 02:16 UTC