Boys busted for splattering schoolgirls with raw eggs and tomatoes
News On Japan -- Sep 22

Two boys have been arrested after throwing raw eggs and tomatoes at two 17-year-old schoolgirls while they were returning home from a high school in Chiba City on Thursday.




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