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A 31-year-old man accused of trying to rob a convenience store while disguised in a monkey costume denied a charge of attempted theft as his trial opened in the Yokkaichi branch of the Tsu District Court on Monday.

Speaking against the charge, the man, Takashi Ishimitsu, said he hadn’t even visited the store in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

“I didn’t do anything. I didn’t go to the store either,” he said.

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