A Vietnamese man in his 40s reported to police outside Nippori Station, Tokyo, on the afternoon of 18/8 that he was approached from behind and spoken to by two men while walking on a road near the station around 6 p.m. that day.

The man said that when he turned around, the men snatched his shoulder bag and repeatedly punched and kicked him. He tried to retrieve the bag, but the robbers continued their assault before fleeing.

Nippori Station in Tokyo, Japan, 6/2024. Photo: AFP

Nippori Station in Tokyo, Japan, 6/2024. Photo: AFP

The victim reported that the bag contained approximately one million yen in cash (about 180 million Vietnamese dong). He believes the two suspects are foreigners.

This incident is considered rare, as Japan has a very low robbery rate, only about 1.2 cases per 100,000 people, according to government data. Tokyo is also considered one of the safest cities in the world, where violent crime and robbery are uncommon.

Police are investigating the incident as a robbery causing injury and are searching for the two suspects.

Duc Trung (Mainichi, FNN, Sankei)