- A ramen restaurant manager in Saitama Prefecture falsely reported a knife-point robbery to police.
- Surveillance footage and a search history containing terms like "staged robbery victim" led police to suspect the manager.
- He confessed to staging the robbery to embezzle money for personal expenses and was arrested for making a false report and obstructing police duties.

A: Did you hear about the news? Crazy story!
B: No, what happened? Tell me!

A: Okay, so there was this ramen restaurant manager in Saitama…
B: Saitama? Wow, really?

A: Yeah! He pretended he got robbed at knife point. Called the police and everything!
B: No way! Seriously? He faked a robbery?

A: Totally! He said someone stole like, $4,300. But the police were suspicious.
B: Why? Did he act weird?

A: Well, there were no cameras showing anyone matching the robber's description anywhere!
B: Oh, that's suspicious. Japan has so many cameras!

A: Exactly! And then they checked his phone…
B: What? What did they find?

A: He was searching for things like "staged robbery victim"!
B: Seriously?! He was planning this?

A: Yep! He confessed. He stole the money to spend on living and pachinko.
B: Pachinko? That’s a bit much!

A: And get this... he said he punched himself in the face to make it look real!
B: He punched *himself*?! That’s… ridiculous!

A: I know! They arrested him now. They’re investigating the money he stole.
B: Poor ramen restaurant! That’s so embarrassing for them.

A: But, strangely enough, the restaurant is getting some good publicity from it all!
B: That’s amazing! Maybe more people will go there now!

A: They’re saying everyone should support their local ramen shops. You know, before the managers start punching themselves!
B: Haha, right! Let’s go get ramen this weekend!