{
  "id": 3220106,
  "title": "Thief swipes ¥200 million worth of luxury watches from Tokyo shop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/thief-swipes-200-million-worth-of-luxury-watches-from-tokyo-shop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T07:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/25/japan/crime-legal/watch-theft-nakano/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a brazen theft, a suspect smashed the display case of a luxury watch shop in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on Tuesday, stealing four high-end timepieces valued at a combined ¥200 million. The crime was executed in a mere 10 seconds, according to NHK. The perpetrator was apprehended and at large as of the report. The theft occurred in the Nakano Broadway shopping complex, situated approximately 400 meters north of Nakano Station on the Chuo Line. Police are actively searching for both the main suspect and an alleged accomplice who fled with him.",
  "summary": "A male suspect was still on the run after smashing a showcase housing the timepieces and stealing the merchandise in an incident that took just about 10 seconds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}