New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- A woman in Japan's capital was apprehended for placing thousands of online orders and then cancelling them, causing the retailer massive losses. According to Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV News 24, the 32-year-old woman, identified as Mayu Yoshida, placed more than 2,000 online orders with anime publisher Shueisha using multiple fake identities before cancelling them after they had been shipped.

Between 2024 and 2025, she reportedly ordered Naruto and One Piece merchandise worth around 4.3 billion yen (about $2.7 million or nearly Rs.258 crore).

Investigators said Yoshida selected cash on delivery as the payment option but never completed the purchases. In many instances, she refused to accept the parcels when they ...