Body of Tamaki Omomo was found near the tracks of the Echigo Line after it was hit by a train on the night of May 7
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Body of Tamaki Omomo, 7, was found near the tracks of the Echigo Line after it was hit by a train on the night of May 7
Suspect allegedly sent 18 grams of two types of narcotic drugs, including MDMA, or Ecstasy, through the postal mail from Canada to Japan via Narita International Airport
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