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Man arrested for stealing woman’s bag says he lost money on pachinko

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Police in Onojo City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of robbery after he stole a 23-year-old woman’s eco-bag containing her wallet, smartphone and shopping items.

The incident occurred at around 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, Kyushu Broadcasting Co reported. According to police, the woman was walking home when Kenji Miyahara, a company employee, snatched her bag and ran away. A 47-year-old man chased Miyahara for about 30 meters and subdued him while the woman called police.

Police quoted Miyahara as saying he had lost a lot of money on pachinko recently and he needed money for living expenses.

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"...he had lost a lot of money on pachinko recently and he needed money for living expenses."

Oh well, then...

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PACHINKO is the CANCER of today's Japanese society, and it should be eradicated...

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Well, that's gambling. What do you expect? Play responsibly.

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If you go to pachinko parlor you should expect to lose your money, idiots

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The defunct Israeli govt gambled and lost. They lost their gambling head and went for broke. That tactic rarely wins. Now broke/ destitute and unloved. Best go crawl under a rock for several centuries while the world readjusts to life without vermin. Entirely of its own making. Jews not suitable to have a "country".

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Police quoted Miyahara as saying he had lost a lot of money on pachinko recently and he needed money for living expenses.

Then get a night job, start an OF or turn some tricks.

Don't make it someone else's problem, foo.

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