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'When Your Turn on the List Comes, You Can Go Home' — Police Break Up Scheme Targeting First-Generation Drifters
Police announced on the 28th that they had referred two men living in the East district to prosecutors on suspicion of fraud, accusing them of collecting registration fees from elderly first-generation Drifters by claiming that signing up for an 'observation cooperation list' would secure priority for returning to one's home world line. As previously reported, Yuragi crossings run one way only; no institutional or physical means exists for a Drifter to return. An estimated dozen-plus first-generation victims in Fukagawa and Kameido are believed to have lost roughly 21 million yen in total.
Lineage 64 Leak: Voluntary Questioning Begins for the Narrowed-Down Worker
In the case of the leaked leather pouch (Lineage 64) from the Third Appraisal Center's storage building, voluntary police questioning of the contract worker whose access pattern was narrowed down on the 23rd began on the 27th, it was learned on the 28th. The worker's actual involvement remains unconfirmed, and police continue to investigate cautiously on both theft and property-damage grounds.
Kameido's 'Three Minutes Slow': One Couple and Their Grandfather Clock — 'Three Minutes Was Just Enough Time to Meet Him at the Door'
Among the 28 households in Kameido 3-chome's 'three minutes slow' block, previously reported on the 13th and the 20th, covert patrol officer Iori Kiryu, 29, previously reported in these pages, paid a third routine visit on the night of the 26th to one of the homes where the delay was first found — that of an 81-year-old woman who lost her husband four years ago. The cause and mechanism of the delay remain unexplained and left to stand, but this time, this paper asked one resident of the block how she has come to feel about those three minutes.
The Two Identical Faces Meet Again — This Time, the Same Table, Still Without Words
The two 'identical faces' previously reported on the 16th — a man who drifted ashore through a Yuragi, unable to speak any identifiable language, and the local, 37-year-old office worker whose photograph matched his almost exactly — met for a second time under TDA supervision on the evening of the 25th. Their first meeting lasted only a few minutes and consisted of gestures alone; this time, the two sat for nearly two hours over a meal staff had prepared. Once again, no conversation took place.
Unlicensed Healer in Oshima Referred to Prosecutors — What the 'Warming Technique' Actually Was Remains Unidentified
In the previously reported case of unlicensed exogenous-technique treatments at the Oshima facility 'Seijutei,' police referred the operator, a 56-year-old man, to prosecutors on the 24th on suspicion of unlicensed use, it was learned on the 25th. Even after the investigation, authorities say they still cannot determine whether the burn suffered by a 78-year-old customer resulted from an exogenous technique or simply from some physical device.
'Awakening Retreat' Missing Pair: Fabric Fragment 'Matches a Mass-Produced Item' — Not Enough to Confirm Ownership
Fiber-composition analysis of the fabric fragment found in the mountain stream, previously reported on the 16th and 17th, was completed on the 24th, in the case of a man and woman in their twenties who went missing after a retreat held by the self-development group 'Kaerigishi no Kai.' The color and weave matched a mass-produced lightweight jacket fabric, but because that same type is widely sold, it falls short of confirming the fragment as one of the missing pair's own belongings. Police said they would continue the stream-bed search at a reduced scale.
Lineage 64 Leak: Investigation Narrows to One Contract Worker's Access Pattern; Involvement Still Unconfirmed
In the case of the leaked leather pouch (Lineage 64) from the Third Appraisal Center's storage building, the internal investigation into the previously reported gap in entry logs (the 18th) has narrowed the list of outside contract workers present during the affected week from several to one, it was learned on the 23rd. The center says the worker's actual involvement remains unconfirmed and has not disclosed identifying details.
Bayside Monorail's Phantom Umbrella: For the First Time, a Passenger Watches It Appear Mid-Ride
A passenger directly witnessed the moment an unrecorded long umbrella appeared in a Bayside Monorail seat during a regular daytime run on the afternoon of the 20th, this paper has learned. The five previously reported cases were all 'found' during end-of-shift depot inspections after the last outbound run; this time, the umbrella suddenly appeared in a seat that had been empty minutes earlier, aboard a normally operating train with passengers aboard. The operator took the train out of service once its run ended.
Kameido's 'Three Minutes Slow' Block: The Clocks Across the Street That Used to Mark Its Edge Now Slow Too
In the Kameido 3-chome block where every clock was found to run three minutes slow, previously reported on the 13th, a routine TDA re-measurement on the night of the 19th turned up the same three-minute delay at a shop across the road that had, until now, marked the block's edge. The size of the delay has not changed, but the affected area has grown for the first time, and covert patrol officer Iori Kiryu, 29, previously reported in these pages, was again on the rounds that found it.
A Nine-Day Fog Records Box, Misfiled for 23 Years, Surfaces During the Lineage 64 Records Review
The Third Appraisal Center said on the 19th that a box misfiled under the wrong classification number for 23 years turned up during the previously reported building-wide records review prompted by the Lineage 64 leak. Its contents were a bundle of measurement record sheets removed by a TDA observation team during the 2003 Bay Ninefold Fog lockdown, along with one damaged piece of small equipment — not personal belongings of the 12 missing, so the previously reported fact that only two pairs of shoes were ever recovered stands unchanged. But the records gap itself has raised a fresh question of its own.
Lineage 64 Leak: Gap Found in Entry Logs Points to an Outside Contract Worker's Access
The Third Appraisal Center disclosed interim findings on the 18th from its internal investigation into the previously reported leak of drift objects (first confirmed on the 12th, with a second missing item found during a shelf audit on the 15th). A review of entry and exit logs for the storage area found a gap — an inconsistency in the records — during the time window suspected for the leak, involving an outside contract worker who had temporary access. This points to one possible avenue for how the items left the building, though the specific worker involved, and whether they had any role at all, remain unconfirmed.
"Awakening Retreat" Missing Pair: Clothing Fragment Found in Mountain Stream, First Lead in 40 Days
Police disclosed on the 16th that hikers viewing autumn foliage had found a fragment of clothing in a mountain stream about 600 meters downstream from the rented house tied to the self-development group "Kaerigishi no Kai," whose retreat precedes the disappearance of a man and woman in their twenties. It is the first lead in roughly 40 days since the 8th, when the case had seen no notable progress for over a week after disclosure. Analysis found the fragment closely resembles the fabric of a jacket one of the missing pair is said to have worn when leaving for the retreat.
A Face Like His Own — A Man Who Drifted Through a Yuragi Meets a Local Office Worker Who Looks Identical
In the predawn hours of the 15th, a man unable to speak the local language was found near a seawall on the Fukagawa waterfront, and the TDA took him into protective custody as a drifter under the Dimensional Boundary Management Act. A photograph taken during registration turned out to be nearly identical to a 37-year-old local office worker, and on the 16th, under TDA supervision, the two met for the first time. No blood relation has been confirmed, and the drifted man's origin remains unexplained.
Third Appraisal Center Completes Emergency Shelf Audit — One More Item Found Missing
The Third Appraisal Center announced on the 15th that it had completed the emergency audit of all its storage shelves, launched after the previously reported (12th) discovery that a Lineage 64 leather pouch had turned up on the black market, and found that a wooden stopper registered as Lineage 90 could not be accounted for either. The timing and route of either item's disappearance remain unknown, and the Center's internal investigation continues.
Unlicensed Exogenous-Technique 'Treatment Room' in Ojima Burns an Elderly Client
A facility called Seijutei in Ojima in the East ward, which offered elderly clients a treatment it called an exogenous 'warming technique,' sustained a minor burn on a 78-year-old woman client in September who was briefly hospitalized, sources told this paper on the 14th. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Exogenous Technique Promotion Division says the operator holds no registered license. Police have opened an investigation on suspicion of unlicensed practice.
In One Kameido Block, Every Clock Reads Three Minutes Slow
In one block of Kameido 3-chome, home to 28 households, it has emerged that every clock — from the public clock to the ones in each home — reads three minutes slow against the correct time. A covert patrol officer on night rounds noticed the discrepancy against standard time, and the TDA has opened an inquiry, but the cause remains unknown. It is a new mystery found in the same Kameido district as the previously reported 'vanished alley.'
A Drift Object Meant to Be in Storage Turns Up in an Etsuyo Market — Center: 'Investigating How It Got Out'
A small leather pouch — a drift object registered in 2019 as Lineage 64 and supposedly sitting in a storage rack at the Third Appraisal Center — has turned up in auction photographs from a port city in Etsuyo. The Center confirmed on the 12th that the item is in fact missing from its rack and has opened an internal inquiry into how it got out. Neither the route nor the timing is known.
A Secret Annex to the Window Treaty? Foreign Ministry Says 'None Exists' — but a Leaked Remark Lingers
A suspicion has reached this paper — sparked by a remark from a ruling-party source — that a non-public annex setting out priority supply terms for allied nations is being drawn up separately from the previously reported Window Treaty talks. The Foreign Ministry flatly denies any such document exists, but how far the 'separate-track discussions' mentioned in earlier reports have actually progressed remains unclear. The claim could not be confirmed either way.
Nine-Day Fog: Early Analysis Finds a 'Voice-Like Sound' for One of the Missing — Whose Voice Remains Unconfirmed
The TDA reported findings from the previously announced early analysis of a single reel, part of the Bay Ninefold Fog observation re-analysis project, to the Nine-Day Fog family association at its regular monthly roll call on the 9th. Within audio data recorded during the first few hours of the lockdown, the analysis team identified one short cluster of sound judged to resemble a human voice — but nothing indicates whose voice it might be, and there is no scientific basis for calling it a voice at all. Twenty-three years on, the effort to find a lead on the fate of the 12 missing remains, once again, unresolved.
Suzaki Housing 'Knocking': Preliminary Finding on the Cloth Bundle — 'Matches No Known Fiber'
The Third Appraisal Center disclosed a preliminary finding on the 8th regarding the previously reported damp cloth bundle recovered at the Suzaki Third Housing complex on the 2nd. Fiber composition analysis found no match with any commercial product or known domestic material. Full appraisal, including whether the item will be formally registered as a lineage, remains months away, and its nature is still unexplained. No new 'knocking' reports have come in since the bundle was recovered.
A Kameido Alley Exists on the Old Ward Map but in No One's Memory; Ward Office to Investigate on Site
An alley recorded on a ward-issued 1983 map of Kameido 3-chome turns out to be remembered by not a single current resident asked. The ward's property ledger also still records the alley, but a building now stands without any gap at the exact spot, and no trace of the alley's existence remains on the surface today. The ward office said on the 7th that it would conduct an on-site inspection.
Old Second Bay Signal Station's Foghorn Returns After a Month, Confirmed by a Night-Patrol Officer
A low, foghorn-like sound heard around the decommissioned Old Second Bay Signal Station was confirmed again after nearly a month by a night-patrol officer on duty late on the 5th. The previous confirmed instance was on August 31, with no notable reports since. The station was decommissioned in 1983, and no warning equipment remains on site. The TDA says it has identified neither the source nor the cause.
Edagawa Exclusion Zone, More Than a Month On: Bait Still Vanishes, Identity Still Unknown
More than a month has passed since the TDA's Biological Management Division and police began nightly exclusion measures on August 30, after two nighttime workers were injured at a materials yard in Edagawa. The cordon, previously about 600 meters, has since narrowed to roughly 350 meters, but the bait set out to lure the target has disappeared overnight three more times since, and the target itself has never once been captured on camera or thermal sensor. This report includes an interview with a shop owner still operating near the site under the prolonged closure.
Bayside Monorail's Phantom Umbrella: A Fifth Appears in a Different Seat — Wet for the First Time
A fifth unrecorded umbrella has been confirmed on the Bayside Monorail's last outbound run, found on the night of the 2nd, this paper has learned. The previously reported four instances were all found in the same left-side window seat, but this one turned up three rows away in a different seat — and while all four earlier umbrellas were dry, this one was wet for the first time. The operator has temporarily taken the car out of service; the cause remains unknown.
Suzaki Housing Block: A Resident Knocks Back for the First Time — Next Morning, Something Is Left at the Door
In the early hours of the 1st, a resident of the Suzaki No. 3 housing block knocked back three times in response to the pre-dawn 'knocking' previously reported there — for the first time. On the morning of the 2nd, a damp cloth bundle was found left outside the resident's door, and the No. 3 Appraisal Center has recovered it. The TDA has imposed the building's first-ever nighttime entry restriction. The management association says it will stop issuing incident-count updates after this report.
Suzaki 'Knocking': A Resident Knocks Back for the First Time — A Drift Object Found Outside the Door by Morning
Early on the 30th, a resident of Suzaki Complex No. 3 knocked back three times in response to the ongoing 'knocking' phenomenon for the first time — and by the next morning, a damp cloth bundle was found left outside the front door. The Third Appraisal Center has recovered it, and the TDA says it will restrict nighttime entry to the building for non-residents for the time being. The management association called it 'a different order of thing entirely.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Resumes After Two Silent Nights — Comes in Threes for the First Time
The 'knocking' reports at Suzaki Complex No. 3, silent for two straight nights on the 28th and 29th, resumed before dawn on the 30th. The cumulative total now stands at 41 — but for the first time, the previously consistent pattern of two knocks changed to three, leaving the management association puzzled by the new variation.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Resumes at Report No. 40 — Starting From the Third Floor This Time, Breaking the 'Second Pass' Order
The 'knocking' reports at Suzaki Complex No. 3, which fell silent before dawn on the 26th, resumed before dawn on the 27th — but this time starting from the third floor, breaking from the order of the previously reported 'second pass' that had circled sequentially from the first floor. The report brings the cumulative total to 40. The management association says, 'We expected it to start over from the beginning, but that's not what happened.'
Suzaki Complex No. 3 'Knocking' Falls Silent Before Dawn on the 26th, a Day After the Second Pass Came Full Circle
The pre-dawn 'knocking' reports that have continued at Suzaki Complex No. 3 produced not a single report before dawn on the 26th. As previously reported, the 'second pass' completed a full circuit from the first to the fifth floor without breaking order on the 25th — and this marks the first night without a report since the reports began in early September. The management association says it does not consider the matter over.
Suzaki Complex No. 3 'Knocking' Reaches 39 Reports — 'Second Pass' Completes a Full Circuit
Suzaki Complex No. 3's ongoing pre-dawn 'knocking' reports rose from 38 to 39 before dawn on the 25th. This time it came from the fifth floor, the fifth report in the previously reported 'second pass' (1F on the 21st, 2F on the 22nd, 3F on the 23rd, 4F on the 24th) — meaning the second pass has now completed a full circuit from the first floor to the fifth without once breaking order. The management association held its 'still within the range of coincidence' position, but for the first time went slightly further: 'Now that a full circuit has lined up, I suppose we do have to think about it a little.' A covert patrol officer, again stationed on a different floor, could not detect anything.
Suzaki Complex No. 3 'Knocking' Reaches 38 Reports — Fourth Straight Match to the First Round's Order
Suzaki Complex No. 3's ongoing pre-dawn 'knocking' reports rose from 37 to 38 before dawn on the 24th. This time it came from the fourth floor, the fourth report in the previously reported 'second pass' following the first, second, and third floors — meaning the order has now matched the first pass four times running. The management association again held its cautious line: 'It looks like a pattern is forming, but it's still within the range of coincidence.' A covert patrol officer stationed on the third floor was again unable to detect anything.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 37 — The Second Loop's Third Report Comes From the Third Floor, Order Still Matching So Far
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Daisan Housing rose from the previously reported 36 to 37. The latest occurred in a third-floor unit in the early hours of the 23rd, following the first floor on the 21st and the second floor on the 22nd as the third report of the 'second loop,' again tracing the same order as the first. The management association says, 'Three in a row matching the order is still, in our view, within the range of coincidence.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reports Reach 36 — Second Loop Also Starts on the Second Floor, Pattern Still Unclear
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Daisan Housing rose from the previously reported 35 to 36. The second loop, which began on the first floor on the 21st, moved to a second-floor unit in the early hours of the 22nd, tracing the same order as the first loop. The management association says, 'It looks like it's following the same sequence, but two reports aren't enough to say for sure.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 35 — After a Full Circuit of All Floors, It Starts Over on the First
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 34 to 35. Just a day after it was confirmed that every floor from the first to the fifth had received at least one report, the early hours of the 21st brought a report back on the first floor. The management association says, 'It looks like a full circuit that's returned to where it started, but we can't say that's a real pattern.' As before, the truth of the matter remains unresolved.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 34 — This Time the Second Floor, Completing a Report on Every Level
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 33 to 34. In the early hours of the 20th, a report came from the second floor for the first time, meaning every level of the five-story building has now recorded at least one report. The management association said, 'Having touched every floor doesn't mean we've learned anything.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 33 — First Report on the Fifth Floor, and a Resident Who Answered: 'The Air Was Cold'
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 32 to 33. In the early hours of the 19th, a report came from the fifth floor for the first time, and one resident answered the door despite the management association's standing advice not to. The resident says, 'There was nothing outside the door, but the air alone was cold.' The association has again urged residents not to respond.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 32 — Two Reports the Same Night, First and Fourth Floor
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 31 to 32. In the early hours of the 18th, reports came in from the first and fourth floors at nearly the same time — the first time two reports have been confirmed on the same night. The management association admits to being puzzled: 'The floors being scattered is nothing new, but two at once is a first.' As before, the truth of the matter remains unresolved.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 31 — This Time It Starts on the First Floor Again, Breaking the Pattern Once More
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 30 to 31. Just a day after the pattern first broke to the third floor, this report came from the first floor again. The management association said, 'It isn't climbing upward, and it isn't settling on the third floor either. Whatever we thought was a pattern has slipped out of view again.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 30 — New Camera Catches a Brief Blur, but 'Not Something We Can Call a Figure'
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 29 to 30. During the early-hours incident on the 16th, the newly installed security camera — operating since the night of the 12th — recorded what management described as a roughly 0.2-second blur, the first such capture so far, though the management association said it 'cannot be called a figure.'
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reaches 29 — No Presence Detected Even With a Covert Patrol Officer on Site
Reports of 'knocking' at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 28 to 29. A covert patrol officer, on site as part of the night watch that began on the 14th, reported detecting no presence or sound whatsoever during the window when the knock was reported. As before, the truth of the matter remains unresolved.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reports Reach 28; For the First Time It Starts on the Third Floor, as a Covert Patrol Officer Joins the Night Watch
Reports of "knocking" at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 27 to 28, this paper has learned. The new incident, in the early hours of the 14th, broke for the first time from the pattern of starting at the lowest floor and moving upward — this time beginning on the third floor. At police request, a covert patrol officer joined the night watch starting the same day.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reports Reach 27; New Cameras Online, but 'Nothing in Particular'
Reports of "knocking" at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 26 to 27, this paper has learned. Newly installed security cameras began operating on the night of the 12th, but their first day of footage showed "nothing in particular," according to the management association.
Suzaki 'Knocking' Reports Reach 26; Extra Cameras to Go In Next Week
Predawn "knocking" reports at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from 25 to 26, previously reported, with one new incident in the early hours of the 12th. The management association said it has begun bringing in equipment ahead of installing additional security cameras next week, as previously announced.
Suzaki Knocking Reports Reach 25; Camera Installation to Begin Following Two More Incidents
Predawn reports of "knocking" at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 23 to 25, with two new incidents in the early hours of the 10th and 11th. The pattern remains unchanged and the permeation index stays at normal levels, but the management association notified residents on the 11th that it will proceed with installing additional security cameras, a step it had earlier said it was only considering.
Bayside Monorail's Phantom Umbrella: A Fourth Appears, Even Under Two-Crew Watch
A fourth unrecorded umbrella has been confirmed on the Bayside Monorail's last outbound run, this paper has learned, discovered on the night of September 6 — the second such find since two-person crewing began on August 20. The operator says it will take the seat in question out of service for the time being.
Suzaki No. 3 Housing Block's Predawn 'Knocking' Reports Reach 23; Management Weighs More Cameras
Predawn reports of "knocking" at the Suzaki No. 3 housing block have risen from 21 to 23, previously reported, with two new incidents in the early hours of the 8th and 9th. The management association said it is considering installing additional security cameras, though the pattern of reports and the surrounding permeation index remain unchanged.
"Kaerigishi" Leader Traced to an Earlier, Now-Dissolved Group; Two Missing Still Not Found
Police confirmed by the 8th that the person who identified himself as the leader of the self-development group "Kaerigishi no Kai" had, five years earlier, operated a now-dissolved group under a different name. More than a week after the disappearance was first disclosed, the search for the two people in their twenties who went missing after attending the group's retreat has produced no leads.
Knocking Reports Reach 21 as Two More Come In Around the Memorial Day, Pattern Unchanged
Reports of the pre-dawn "knocking" at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 19 to 21, with the two new instances falling on the mornings of the 5th and 6th — around the Arrival Remembrance Day. The management association is maintaining its instruction not to respond, and the permeation index remains at normal levels.
Five Days After Disclosure, Mountain House Tied to Missing "Awakening Retreat" Pair Remains Empty
Police searching the mountains around a rented house tied to a self-development group's "awakening retreat" have deployed roughly 140 personnel in total over five days, but have found no leads on the two people in their twenties who went missing after attending. The individual named on the house's lease cannot be confirmed to exist, and the landlord says he never met the person face to face.
Late-Night Knocking Reports Reach 19 as Management Association Holds Its Line
Reports of the pre-dawn "knocking" at Suzaki Third Housing have risen from a previously reported 17 to 19. The management association is maintaining its earlier instruction not to respond, and the permeation index remains at normal levels. Neither police nor TDA have changed their earlier assessments.
After the last deadhead run, an umbrella: three lost items that match no ledger on the bay monorail
Since late August, umbrellas whose presence cannot be accounted for have been found on three occasions during end-of-service inspections at the bay monorail depot, it was learned on Sept. 3 — each beneath a left-window seat, and none reconcilable with crew logs, the lost-property ledger, or in-car camera footage. The company treated the matter internally as "ledger management deficiencies" and did not disclose it; the finds came to light through a safety report by the crew union. One case has occurred since the final deadhead run went to two-person crewing on Aug. 20.
Midway through thirty-six: student injured in rooftop fall during "Moon-Ring Breathing"
Around 12:40 a.m. on Sept. 1, a second-year junior high school student, 14, fell from an apartment rooftop in the eastern wards to a ledge one floor below and was seriously injured. Her life is not in danger. She and four classmates had been practicing Moon-Ring Breathing — apparently testing a spreading folk claim that "the higher you are, the easier it is to see."
Only the bait was gone: Edagawa removal operation extends closure to 600 meters
In the Edagawa case in which two night workers were injured at a materials yard, the TDA's biological management division announced on Sept. 2 that bait in a containment enclosure had diminished overnight — while the video unit mounted beside it recorded nothing in the relevant hours. The nighttime closure has been extended from about 400 to about 600 meters. The subject remains unidentified.
Seventeen reports of knocking before dawn at a Suzaki housing block, nothing on camera
Residents of Suzaki Third Housing, an apartment block in the Suzaki district, have filed 17 reports since mid-August of hearing knocking at their front doors before dawn. By the residents' association's tally, the sounds cluster around 3 a.m. and always come in twos. Corridor security cameras show no one in the corridor at those times. Police have stepped up night patrols; no cause has been identified, and the TDA says the permeation index in the area has been at normal values with nothing in its records corresponding to the reports.
Two in their twenties missing after an "awakening retreat"; mountain house found empty
Two people in their twenties who attended a retreat advertised as "awakening permeation sensitivity" have been out of contact with their families, it emerged on Sept. 1. The retreat was run by a self-development group calling itself the Society of the Returning Shore, in a rented house in the mountains west of the metropolitan area; when police checked the site in late August, the building was empty. The group's representative cannot be reached. Police are searching for the two as missing persons and examining the organization, with possible violations of the Specified Commercial Transactions Act in view.
A foghorn on nights without fog: 11 reports this month near the old Second Bay signal station
Eleven reports of "a low sound like a foghorn" have been made this month near the old Second Bay signal station, closed since the Bay Ninefold Fog of 2003. The port authority says the station's foghorn was disconnected from power in 2004. The TDA says the permeation index in the area has been at normal values and that its instruments hold no corresponding record.
Two workers injured at Edagawa materials yard; removal operation begins with no subject identified
Two men working the night shift at a materials yard in Edagawa were injured around 11 p.m. on Aug. 30, one of them seriously. From traces at the scene, the TDA's biological management division judged a contact incident with a drift organism likely and began a joint removal operation with police. The subject has not been sighted; the area including the yard is sealed.
A passenger on the empty last train: Bayside Monorail investigates figure on cabin camera
It has emerged that the operating company has launched an investigation after a passenger-like shadow was repeatedly recorded on the interior camera of the Bayside Monorail's empty final out-of-service run. There should be no passengers aboard an out-of-service train, and the shadow has reportedly been recorded only within the slow-speed section between Fukagawa and Kameido.
Guard seriously injured in bay warehouse district; TDA launches first nighttime removal operation
At around 2 a.m. on the 30th, a security guard, 52, patrolling a bay-area warehouse district was attacked and seriously injured in the arm and back. Based on traces left at the scene, the TDA's Biological Control Division believes the injury was caused by an unidentified drift species over two meters long, and launched a joint nighttime removal operation with police — the division's first-ever nighttime removal operation.
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