<figure id="attachment_368576" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368576" style="width: 1764px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a5677859"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/259878b9883ff439e7f31eebd1f233be.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368576" class="wp-caption-text">Watanabe, the suspect who was arrested.</figcaption></figure>
<p> The man sitting in the back seat of the transfer vehicle had his eyes closed for a long time, as if in resignation.</p>
<p> The suspect, Tsutomu Watanabe, 50, a gang leader affiliated with the designated gang &#8220;Kanto Sekine-gumi,&#8221; was sent to the police station on the morning of April 10. The Metropolitan Police Department&#8217;s Anti-Gang Division arrested Watanabe on suspicion of confining the man. The suspect has admitted to the investigation, saying, &#8220;There is no doubt about it.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The alleged trouble occurred on March 15. The victim was a man in his 50s, Mr. A. Mr. A demanded repayment (several million yen) to a gang member who had caused an accident with a car he had rented more than 20 years ago. He and the suspect, Watanabe, had been discussing the matter at a coffee shop in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Mr. A was taken away by car and abducted to a union office in an apartment building in Shibuya Ward, where he was held for eight days until March 22.</span></p>
<p> (A reporter from a national newspaper) &#8220;Mr. A was beaten and otherwise assaulted at the gang&#8217;s office.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> According to the police, the details of the confinement were horrifying: Mr. A&#8217;s hands and feet were tied with cable ties and he was locked in a room in the office. After that, he was left in a storage room on the balcony. A resident of a neighboring room called 110 for help, and the incident was discovered.</span></p>
<p> The police raided two locations, including the union office, and the full extent of the incident came to light. Fortunately, Mr. A is said to be in stable condition.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_368577" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368577" style="width: 2900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="85eb93b8"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/83488e2892ab0d84ae5c1d9a48bf0595.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368577" class="wp-caption-text">In the transfer vehicle, his eyes were closed the entire time.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_368578" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368578" style="width: 1145px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f188883d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/1bd73323fcdaaaf78a852c9a7091b900.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368578" class="wp-caption-text"> A man was held captive in a union office for eight days (some photos have been redacted)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_368579" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368579" style="width: 1722px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ccd71b94"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/1cd56ae500e0d25410f67e1568322eef.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368579" class="wp-caption-text"> The gang member also had financial problems with the man&#8230; (Some photos have been modified.)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_368580" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-368580" style="width: 5568px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="335e67ef"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/04/29a386c1ff7a2bbd39944c99400e0d79.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-368580" class="wp-caption-text"> He confessed to the charges upon investigation.</figcaption></figure>
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 Shinji Hasuo

 A man in his 50s was abducted and confined. A gang leader was arrested for assaulting him. A gang member got into financial trouble with the man and had difficulty in discussing the matter. The gang member took the man to the gang's office by car. The following is a report on the horrifying details of the confinement.

Bound hands and feet with cable ties and placed in a shed on a balcony&#8230; Gang leader &#8220;abducts and assaults a man in financial trouble,&#8221; horrifying details of confinement.

Bound hands and feet with cable ties and placed in a shed on a balcony… Gang leader “abducts and assaults a man in financial trouble,” horrifying details of confinement.

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