Two men broke into an apartment in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district on Monday afternoon and stole three million yen in cash after spraying the male occupant with a substance.
According to police, the incident occurred just before 5 p.m., Kyodo News reported. The man in the apartment is an employee of a company that rents and operates out of the apartment. He was working alone at the time. Police said he did not suffer any injuries other than eye irritation from the spray.
The crime scene is about 400 meters north of JR Ikebukuro Station in an area lined with restaurants and condominiums.
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Elvis is here
I find that confusing. "Who rents" might be a better choice of words.
RareReason
It's not confusing. The company rents it. Just like my company rents my house and leases my car and pays my driver.
ElecFixer
The company rents the apartment.
The company operates out of the apartment.
The man works for the company, and was working alone at the time.
What's so confusing about that?
Elvis is here
Why would a company rent and work out of an apartment?
And why did two people feel the need to enlighten me?
ElecFixer
Maybe because you felt the need to enlighten us all with your corrections first. Nothing wrong with correcting a mistake.
As for why they operate out of an apartment? Not uncommon. Lots of small companies start that way. Cheaper than office space, and with toilet and all utilities
kaimycahl
Perhaps the article should have read as “The man in the apartment is an employee of a company that rents and operates the company’s business out of the apartment”.
wallace
There are many webcams in that area.
Japantime
It sounds like the Chinatown area in Ikebukuro.
garypen
The thieves most likely knew there would be much cash there.
theFu
I might have ¥100,000 here, but certainly not ¥5M. If a legal business deals with more costly payments, they should require/request cashless payments for the protection of their employees. It isn't like people pay their mortgages in cash ... well, except in "certain" countries. We pay be bank draft or some electronic method.
While I prefer cash for small expenses, it has been a few weeks since I spent any cash. Grocery shopping was over ¥20,000 last week. I didn't use cash.
NotThe One
Two men knew that a third men would be working alone. Do they cater to foreigners since it is Ikebukuro? Is it located in Chinatown in Ikebukuro? They guessed that the company carries a lot of cash on hand. Did they do reconnaissance first? They would have to come and visit the business. Or did the worker inform them of the set-up ? The worker was subdued with a simple pepper spray with not much injury. Three million yen split two ways is 1.5 million yen. Split three ways with an inside man is 1 million yen.
njca4
Would be interesting to know what kind of company that have. That's a lot of money for a Monday afternoon - most people deposit on Fridays before the banks break for the weekend.
Blattamexiguus
It’s yen not dollars.
$20,000 isn’t a king’s ransom