Victim said, 'I hope this reduces the number of men who do this sort of thing'
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Prosecutors said the decision was 'based on the content of the relevant evidence'
Suspects targeted business owners desperate for cash
One suspects aid, 'We thought it would go viral'
Suspect allegedly acted as a recruiter for the break-in team and issued directives to the perpetrators
Suspect allegedly broke into a secondhand store in Tachikawa City in February
Takeshi Kamiyama went missing last September
Theft was made possible by a glaring security loophole
Suspect threatened, 'Give me money or I'll kill you'
Authorities suspect the duo may be members of Natural, Japan's largest illegal scouting syndicate