Yukari Yokoyama was abducted from a pachinko parlor in Ota City on July 7, 1996
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Suspect told police, 'I was troubled by living expenses'
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a member of a yakuza organization over the sale of a fake remedy for the infectious disease hepatitis C
Suspect embezzled ¥65 million through the creation of 12 fake account cards between May of 2010 and this past March
Police believe the suspects helped arrange for five residences to be used for headquarters for the fraud ring
Parlor collected about ¥120 million in revenue since opening in July of last year, police said
In having the female employees sit on the floor, the suspect thought he could bypass the law and stay open later
Suspect allegedly passed 1.1 grams of marijuana on to a man, aged in his 30s, in a parking lot in Yokohama in exchange for ¥5,000 yen two years ago
Suspects sold second-hand items, including t-shirts and shoes, containing logos that infringe upon the copyright of such brands as Gucci and Chanel
A video showing a man believed to be missing journalist Junpei Yasuda surfaced on Friday