{
  "id": 19723752,
  "title": "Kabukicho karaoke bars raided as police crack down on tourist-targeted ‘rip-off’ schemes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/kabukicho-karaoke-bars-raided-as-police-crack-down-on-tourist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:39:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/kabukicho-karaoke-bars-raided-as-police-crack-down-on-tourist-targeted-rip-off-schemes/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Both establishments relied on foreign touts to lure unsuspecting tourists into the bars The post Kabukicho karaoke bars raided as police crack down on tourist-targeted ‘rip-off’ schemes appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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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."
}