Overview

• Tokyo police arrested the 24-year-old on suspicion of jointly possessing about 0.4 grams of dried cannabis at Hiroya Shimizu’s Suginami apartment around September 1.
• Kenshin Endo has denied the allegation, telling investigators he saw something like cannabis at the home but said it was not his and that he has never possessed or used it.
• A man in his 20s who was also arrested admitted purchasing about 2 grams from a dealer for use by four people, according to investigative accounts.
• Officers searching Shimizu’s residence on September 3 found bagged dried cannabis, prompting inquiries into people who had visited the apartment.
• Prosecutors indicted Shimizu on September 22, a cohabiting woman was not prosecuted, and Shimizu was released on bail on September 24 after a court approved a 2 million yen bond.