Suspect told police, 'I did not confirm whether her age was 18 or over'
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Operation involved a series of stages that required the victim to pay a number of persons between his encounter with the tout on the street and an eventual arrival at a hotel
Real estate firm sold land to government at price four times what it paid the year before
Casino has accumulated ¥50 million in sales since opening two years ago
Victim wrote on Twitter, 'I was crying for an eternity as I did not want to die'
Suspects are believed to have created about 800 fake identification cards while accumulating ¥4.6 million in sales
Both the victim and the suspect had previously consulted with police about a problem related to an inheritance
Neighbor tipped off police about an 'offensive smell' coming from the residence
'If you scream, I'll kill you,' the suspect reportedly threatened the victim
Sumiyoshi-kai member threatened the victim after he expressed reluctance to join the gang and perform tasks