The woman admitted to the allegations, stating, “I was struggling with living expenses and had no money, so I ended up stealing.”
It is suspected that around 4:20 PM on November 18, at the Aeon Nayoro Shopping Center in Tokuda, Nayoro City, the woman stole a total of seven items, including agedashi tofu, packaged milk, and oyako-don bento, with a total retail value of 2,350 yen.
According to police, the woman entered a restroom with the stolen items in a shopping cart basket, transferred them to her own eco-bag, and then left the store.
A security guard witnessed her exiting the store without paying and confronted her, leading to the discovery.
Police are investigating the detailed methods and motives.
Aeon Nayoro Shopping Center
The Aeon Nayoro Shopping Center is a modern retail complex located in the city of Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan. It was developed to serve as a key commercial and social hub for the local community, providing a wide range of shops, services, and a supermarket. As part of the national Aeon mall chain, it represents the post-war expansion of large-scale retail centers in regional Japanese cities.
