{
  "id": 17923355,
  "title": "Thief returns $292,000 luxury watch stolen in Tokyo with handwritten apology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/thief-returns-292-000-luxury-watch-stolen-in-tokyo-with-handwritten",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T05:45:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/thief-returns-292000-luxury-watch-stolen-in-tokyo-with-handwritten-apology-1.500733676"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: A luxury watch worth $292,000 stolen from a Tokyo shop last week, has been mysteriously returned by courier along with a handwritten apology, although police are still hunting the suspect who fled with it, Japanese media reported. The Audemars Piguet watch was delivered to the same store in Tokyo's Nakano district on Sunday morning, just days after a man allegedly stole it while pretending…",
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      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Stolen $291,000 watch comes back to Tokyo shop by courier with handwritten apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/stolen-291-000-watch-comes-back-to-tokyo-shop-by-courier-with",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:01:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Stolen R4,8 million watch returned with apology note",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/stolen-r4-8-million-watch-returned-with-apology-note",
        "published": "2026-11-03T05:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sorry about that: Stolen US$290,000 Audemars Piguet watch returned to Tokyo shop with apology note",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/sorry-about-that-stolen-us-290-000-audemars-piguet-watch-returned-to",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:14:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Thief returns US$290k Audemars Piguet watch with 'sorry' note",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/thief-returns-us-290k-audemars-piguet-watch-with-sorry-note",
        "published": "2026-11-03T07:16:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}