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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Has a Smorgasbord of Silly Side Activities
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii does appear to be diving off at the deep end tonally – or should that be diving off the wooden plank? Nevertheless, it’s the side-content that tends to take the SEGA series in a particularly silly direction, and the latest entry will be no different.
In addition to the usual suspects like karaoke and baseball (with a nautical twist), you’ll also find the long-awaited return of Dragon Kart, the Mario Kart-inspired combat racing minigame.
The main sub-activity this time is named Maseru’s Love Journey, and it’ll see you throwing a party so your crewmate can fulfil his dream of hanging with the Minato Girls. Judging by the screenshots, there’ll be some FMV involved here, featuring various models, streamers, and more.
As for the sub-stories, you’ll deal with a variety of colourful characters, including one man who’s uncertain of whether to join an idol’s bus tour.
Elsewhere, buried treasure 1998 SEGA arcade game The Ocean Hunter will be added to the Club SEGA arcades, while the Master System will be getting a new trio of playable titles, including Poseidon Wars 3-D, Space Harrier 3-D, and Star Jacker.
There’s a ridiculous amount to do and see, then, as is always the case with this series. Which minigames are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi has been ‘found safe,’ family says: ‘Incredibly relieved’
Missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi has been “found safe” days after mysteriously disappearing, her family has said. The 30-year-old went missing while heading to New York City after missing a connecting flight to New York and being stranded in Los Angeles. Later, she was caught on camera crossing into Mexico, and was declared a voluntary missing person by police. Her family was investigating the possibility that she may have been involved in an immigration marriage scam.
“We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe,” Hannah’s sister and mother, Sydni Kobayashi and Brandi Yee, said in a statement to PEOPLE through their attorney, Sara Azar, on Wednesday, December 11i. “This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family, and we kindly ask for privacy as we take the time to heal and process everything we have been through.”
“We want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us during this difficult time. Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us,” the family added.
Where was Hannah Kobayashi found?
No details have been provided about when, where or how Hannah was found. Lt. Doug Oldfield, with the L.A. police’s missing persons unit, said that Azari separately notified authorities that Hannah had been located, and added that police do not know when, where or how she contacted her family.
“We have not seen her and at this point we have no reason to compel her to see us,” Oldfield said. “It’s a big news story so she may decide to come with a lawyer, but she is not obligated to speak to us. We’ll see what happens next.”
Oldfield further said that Hannah’s family has not shared her current location and “we have not received notification that she’s had contact with CBP [Customs and Border Protection] or crossed back into the U.S.”
“When she crosses back, she’ll show as a missing person,” Oldfield added. “We usually want law enforcement to determine a person is safe and make contact — in this case CBP could provide us with that info to take her out of the system.”
Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, reportedly jumped to his death amid the search for his daughter. The 58-year-old had travelled to Los Angeles to help in the search.
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Missing Hawaii woman, Hannah Kobayashi, has been found safe more than a month after she disappeared, according to the family’s attorney. Her family said in a statement they were “incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe.” Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters on Wednesday that Kobayashi was unharmed and there was no evidence she was the victim of trafficking. Kobayashi had been declared a “voluntary missing person” after authorities reviewed surveillance video of her appearing to miss her connecting flight from Hawaii to New York in Los Angeles on November 8. She told family members she would sleep at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after missing the flight. The next day, however, she texted that she was sightseeing in LA, with plans to visit The Grove shopping destination and other places.On November 11, her family reported receiving “alarming” text messages from her phone. Kobayashi’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, traveled from Hawaii to Los Angeles to assist in the search. However, he was found dead on November 24, two weeks after Hannah’s disappearance. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled his death as a suicide caused by multiple blunt-force injuries, leaving his family devastated.
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What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? A timeline
November 8, 2024: Hannah Kobayashi misses her connecting flight in Los Angeles, from Maui to New York. Police said they believe she tried to rebook her flight but the price was too high.
November 9, 2024: Kobayashi is seen at The Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles. She later returned to LAX and called her aunt, who she was due to visit in New York City, to tell her she was trying to book another flight.
November 10, 2024: Kobayashi returns to The Grove and is seen in footage of the LeBron XXII Trial Experience, at the Nike store.
November 11, 2024: Kobayashi returns to LAX. This is the last time her family hear from her. She spent the day with an unidentified man and was later seen leaving the airport with him and boarding the Metro. Police were able to track down the man who they ruled out as a danger. He told officers that he’d had dinner with Kobayashi and they’d discussed their lives. He described Kobayashi as a free spirit but did not appear to be in mental distress.
November 12, 2024: Kobayashi is seen in surveillance footage taking a bus to Mexico. She arrived at the border and crossed into Tijuana on foot around 12 p.m. local time. Her phone had been left in LAX.
November 24, 2024: Kobayashi’s father Ryan dies by suicide. His body was found in a parking lot near LAX after he flew to help the search for his daughter.
December 2, 2024: Kobayashi is declared a voluntary missing person after police reviewed footage of her crossing into Mexico.
December 11, 2024: Kobayashi is found. Her family confirmed in a statement that she was safe and well and asked for privacy to “take time to heal.”
GoFundMe for Kobayashi family has raised nearly $50,000
A GoFundMe, set up to assist with the search for Hannah Kobayashi, raised almost $50,000 before her family confirmed she had been found safe today.
The purpose of the GoFundMe was later extended to cover the costs of a funeral for Hannah’s father Ryan Kobayashi who died by suicide during her search.
The GoFundMe, which remains active today, raised $47,472 – 95% of it’s $50,000 goal.
In an update on December 3, after Hannah Kobayashi’s disappearance was ruled “voluntary” by police, her sister Sydni said the family were still “extremely concerned” and were hiring an attorney and a private investigator to locate her.
However, she did offer any donor who wanted a refund, to submit a claim by December 18th which “will be promptly honored.”
Father of Hannah Kobayashi died by suicide while she was missing
AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
Hannah Kobayashi’s father died by suicide during his daughter’s disappearance.
Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was found dead in a car park near Los Angeles International Airport in the early hours of Sunday, November 24, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told Newsweek
He had been in L.A. looking for his missing daughter after she missed her connecting flight from L.A. airport to New York on November 8.
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed his cause of death as multiple blunt force traumatic injuries and ruled the manner of death was suicide.
Kobayashi’s family called his death “a devastating tragedy” in a statement issued via missing persons support organization The Rad Movement.
“After tirelessly searching throughout Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life,” the statement said. “This loss has compounded the family’s suffering immeasurably.”
Kobayashi family received death threats while she was missing
Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
Missing persons support organization The Rad Movement said the Kobayashi family had made a formal report to the FBI after receiving threats and made a decision to remove a Facebook page dedicated to locating Kobayashi.
“While Sydni and her mother believe the greater majority of the individuals on this page genuinely care, and are interested in helping find Hannah, the negativity and attacks on their family have become more than they can bear,” the organization said in a post on the page.
“As recent as yesterday, there were threats against their lives and the lives of their small children,” they said in the statement on December 2.
“This has prompted them to make formal reports to the FBI and make the difficult decision to remove this page.”
Why Hannah Kobayashi’s still listed as ‘missing’ after family confirmed she’s found safe
A missing person is officially stopped being listed as missing when police confirm their safety through a welfare check – typically an in-person contact to verify they are not in danger.
The L.A. Police Department’s missing persons unit said they had not yet seen Hannah Kobayashi, after her family said today she had been found safe.
Kobayashi will still show as a missing person until that safe and well check could be performed, but in this case, the Customs and Border Protection agency may be able to perform it when Kobayashi reenters the U.S. from Mexico.
‘We don’t have her side of the story,’ say police
AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
L.A. police have said that while Hannah Kobayashi has no legal obligation to speak to them, they are urging her to get in touch.
“Everyone else is very invested in this now, and just what her thought process through all this was and what her end game or goal was,” Detective Franco told People.
Lt. Doug Oldfield, from the department’s missing persons unit, added, “We don’t have her side of the story.”
Where was Kobayashi found?
The family of Hannah Kobayashi have not confirmed exactly where she was found, police say.
But it is believed she is still in Mexico.
During the investigation into her disappearance, police discovered that she had crossed the border into Tijuana, Mexico on foot, on November 12.
She does not appear to have returned into the United States but she was able to get in touch with her family to confirm she was safe.
Police ‘haven’t seen Hannah Kobayashi themselves but won’t compel her to see them’
The L.A. Police Department say that haven’t seen Hannah Kobayashi but they “have no reason to compel her to see us.”
Lt. Doug Oldfield, from the department’s missing persons unit, told People that they discovered Kobayashi had been found from her family’s attorney.
“We have not seen her and at this point we have no reason to compel her to see us,” he told the outlet.
“It’s a big news story so she may decide to come with a lawyer, but she is not obligated to speak to us.”
He added that police do not have many further details about her disappearance.
Who is Hannah Kobayashi?
Hannah Kobayashi, 30, is a budding photographer from Maui, Hawaii, whose disappearance last month triggered prompted a massive search.
She was heading to New York City, from Hawaii, on November 8 for a new job and to visit relatives when she missed the connecting flight in LA International.
Her “alarming” messages over the next few days panicked her family.
When she stopped responding entirely, they reported her missing.
Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, had flown to LA to help with her search but has since been found dead in a car park near the airport.
The LA county coroner’s office gave the cause of death as suicide.
KALIHI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Farrington High School remains closed Wednesday after a shooting that left a school security guard seriously injured, officials said.
“An early morning incident occurred at Farrington High School this morning. The school’s administration is working with the Honolulu Police Department,” the state Department of Education said in a statement.
They added that the campus will be closed to faculty and students on Wednesday as a precautionary measure.
Honolulu police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the campus around 4 a.m. on North King Street.
According to Honolulu EMS, a 21-year-old man was shot in the leg and rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition.
We’re told the victim is a school security guard.
It’s unclear if the shooting happened on school grounds and there’s no word yet on the suspect.
HNN has reached out to HPD for more details.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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