Society
High-End Melon Thefts in Shizuoka and a Vietnamese Man's Arrest
Two men — a 22-year-old Vietnamese national and a 19-year-old — were arrested on suspicion of breaking into a greenhouse in Kikugawa, Shizuoka, to steal premium 'Aroma Melon,' after more than 50 were stolen from local farms. Reactions mixed sympathy for growers with distrust of non-prosecution and anger at Japan's technical-intern scheme, though a link to organized crime is unproven.