"Just see if you can get in touch with the Tokyo police, okay?"

"I found the Tokyo police for you," he said.

Stoddard read through the information from the Tokyo police.

The Tokyo police said the four men and a woman were arrested Friday.

Yoshinkan aikido is one of the martial arts that has been taught to the Tokyo police.

Tokyo police found a handgun which had been dropped by one of Kuwata's subordinates after a drive-by shooting.

These firms are also deputized by the Tokyo police to aid them whenever a major situation develops.

The Tokyo police strenuously deny having cozy ties with the sound truck operators or receiving pressure from above to go lightly on them.

The Tokyo police said today that they were considering an investigation.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the investigation, led by the Tokyo police.