An employee at the Workman Plus Toyota Yoshiwara store in Toyota City was threatened with a knife and robbed of approximately ¥650,000 in cash. The suspect remains at large. He is believed to be approximately 170 cm tall and was wearing dark-coloured clothing.
Police said that on the night of 31 October, an employee at the Workman Plus Toyota Yoshiwara store in Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, was threatened with a knife by a man who then stole approximately ¥650,000 in cash.
When the store manager opened the cash register, the man took the cash and placed the knife on the counter, allowing the manager to seize it before the man fled. The manager was not injured.
According to police, the man at the scene was approximately 170 cm tall and was wearing a black hoodie and trousers. He is still at large, and police are searching for him.
As of the latest update, police are investigating the circumstances at the time and the surrounding area, and are organising the information while monitoring further developments.