Japan police arrest notorious ‘Bag Master Yamaguchi’, who has picked pockets on Tokyo subway since 1965

Police in Tokyo have arrested a veteran pickpocket who has made a living from unsuspecting commuters on the city’s public transport system since at least 1965.

Kazutoshi Yamaguchi, who is 69 years old and also drawing a pension, was taken into custody on Monday after allegedly attempting to steal a purse containing Y6,000 (US$55) from a 19-year-old woman on a train on Tokyo’s Toei Oedo Line.