“He was very friendly and it didn’t take long for us to get to know each other,” Jun told NBC News via text message Wednesday. “He was very happy to sit at our table,” Jun recalled, and said he told Mangione he would treat him to some food and drinks. Obara Jun and Luigi Mangione in Tokyo in February. It was not clear how many total visits Mangione made to Japan or the total time he spent in the country. “The main impression I got of Luigi when I spoke with him was that he was a deeply curious individual,” Bhogal said.

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