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Dating

The report is stamped "September 11, 2026" and says the arrests were reported "Friday". It says the women "arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport from New York last Saturday", which the item reads as Saturday 5 September. The report does not give the date of the arrest.

Quantities

The police spokesman gives no weight in the report. The weight and value come from media: "The dried cannabis weighed around 30 kilograms (66 pounds) and is valued at about 150 million yen ($970,000), media reported." The headline rounds the value to "$1 million". The item gives the weight as around 30 kg and states the value as reported by media.

Attribution

The two women's accounts come from Japanese media, not from police. One "told police she took the job for the money", according to Nippon TV, and the other "denies the allegation", according to the Tokyo Shimbun. The item does not carry either account. The women are not named in the report and this news item does not name them.

Place

Haneda airport lies in Ota ward, Tokyo. The report names only Tokyo and Haneda.

These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 02:30, 7 November 2026 (+07)