{"id":107601,"date":"2026-11-03T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stolen-luxury-watch-worth-290000-returned-to-store-in-tokyo-with-handwritten-apology\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:30:03","slug":"stolen-luxury-watch-worth-290000-returned-to-store-in-tokyo-with-handwritten-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stolen-luxury-watch-worth-290000-returned-to-store-in-tokyo-with-handwritten-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen luxury watch worth $290,000 returned to store in Tokyo with handwritten apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A Swiss luxury watch worth about $290,000 that was stolen from a Tokyo store last week has been returned with an apology note, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p> The theft occurred when a man posing as a customer tried on the Audemars Piguet timepiece and then fled the shop in the Japanese capital while it was still on his wrist.<\/p>\n<p> But the case took a twist when the store received a package containing the watch &#8212; and a handwritten note saying sorry, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/17017502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asahi Shimbun newspaper<\/a> and other media reported on Monday, citing unnamed investigative sources.<\/p>\n<p> The watch&#8217;s serial number reportedly identified it as the stolen item.<\/p>\n<p>A name and address were also written on the package, but police believe the information is fake, the Japan Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2026\/11\/02\/japan\/crime-legal\/stolen-luxury-watch-returned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shop declined to comment when contacted by AFP.<\/p>\n<p> Tokyo police are still searching for the man on suspicion of theft, according to the Asahi Shumbun.<\/p>\n<p> In August, four luxury watches worth 200 million yen ($1.3 million) were stolen from another store in the same shopping complex. Two Chilean nationals were arrested on suspicion of theft in connection with the incident and subsequently indicted, the Japan Times reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/03\/b5dc9ce6-640d-4ec4-a154-c6fd33f6ac48\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d9a124d167e959deb737e12ad815d6b4\/gettyimages-2291442271.jpg#\" alt=\"Luxury watch store robbed at Tokyo\u00e2s Nakano Broadway \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/03\/b5dc9ce6-640d-4ec4-a154-c6fd33f6ac48\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d9a124d167e959deb737e12ad815d6b4\/gettyimages-2291442271.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/03\/b5dc9ce6-640d-4ec4-a154-c6fd33f6ac48\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/79e36ef4ab1501c615cd24fe737e962e\/gettyimages-2291442271.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A man gestures as he speaks with a Japanese television reporter in an alley outside Nakano Broadway, reportedly used by the suspects to flee following a robbery at the Time Walker luxury watch store, in Tokyo&#8217;s Nakano district, Japan, August 25, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                David Mareuil\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that robbery, police conducted a crime prevention session for watch store owners, advising that they only display replicas, the Asahi Simbun reported. 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