Neither suspect was aware of the actions of the other until the start of the investigation, police said
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Suspect told police, ‘ I was trying to impersonate a police officer’
Kentaro Takaoka claims, ‘ The transactions were just’
Suspect told police, ‘I wanted money’
Suspects surrendered at the Yokosuka Police Station on Wednesday
Ringleader said, ‘ I was not involved in the forgery of documents, but I received a share of the defrauded funds’
Suspect told police, ‘I did it to cover living expenses’
Suspect, who was accused of confinement, denies the allegations, saying the woman consented
Suspect told police, 'I drugged her and took her to the hotel, but I did not do anything obscene'
A metropolitan ordinance enacted last October prohibits the payment of protection money to gangsters