{
  "id": 4311980,
  "title": "Police crackdown on Kabukicho’s ‘Toyoko Kids’ drives vulnerable runaways into overseas fraud rings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/police-crackdown-on-kabukichos-toyoko-kids-drives-vulnerable-runaways",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:36:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/police-crackdown-on-kabukichos-toyoko-kids-drives-vulnerable-runaways-into-overseas-fraud-rings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One insider says, 'Because of the patrols, the youths are scattering' The post Police crackdown on Kabukicho’s ‘Toyoko Kids’ drives vulnerable runaways into overseas fraud rings 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."
}