Allegedly demanded 1 million yen from a taxi driver in a coffee shop last year

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Allegedly demanded 1 million yen from a taxi driver in a coffee shop last year
Clubs were providing entertainment services in violation of the adult-entertainment law
Found hanging from a necktie in an office toilet by a staff member
Suspect told police, 'I did it for the benefit of old people'
Since 1999, the clubs serviced 18,600 customers and garnered 3 billion yen in revenue
Lent rooms to a Chinese woman who ran massage parlors
Suspect allegedly claimed a right-wing van would cause a disturbance on tower's opening day in May
Suspect allegedly mixed sleeping powder into a tea beverage consumed by a woman in her 20s
7 customers were inside when the suspect allegedly attempted to set the club ablaze