Philippine-returned suspect also allegedly had scam base in Thailand

A man suspected to be behind a string of robberies across Japan that were coordinated from the Philippines also allegedly committed fraud remotely from Thailand, investigative sources said Friday.Police sent Yuki Watanabe, 38, and another apparent senior member of the group, Tomonobu Kojima, 45, to prosecutors Friday after they were deported to Japan from the Philippines this week. Among the robberies being investigated is one that resulted in the murder of a 90-year-old woman in Tokyo in January.Watanabe, whose immigration record shows he was in Thailand in 2017, allegedly collaborated wit…READ FULL ARTICLE