Report of Suspicious Approach to a Minor

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• Updated date: 0:20 May 20, 2026
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• Contents: The following is a "Mail Keishicho" from the Mita Police Station.
  On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at around 8:30 p.m., an elementary school student (girl) was
  approached by a man on her way home on a street at 4-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku.
  Details of the accosting, etc.
  He said, "Let me take your picture, I want to put it on my Instagram."
  (She got scared when she was approached by a strange man.)
  Characteristics of the suspicious person
  Male, age 20s, about 175 cm tall, medium build, black parted hair, Japanese, beige long-
  sleeved sweater, dark jeans
  If your child feels even the slightest fear, please instruct him or her to run away immediately
  by yelling for help or sounding an anti-crime buzzer.
  Patrols by blue crime-prevention patrol vehicles will be strengthened during the time and
  near the location of the incidents.
  For inquiries, please call 03 (3578) 2273.