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Tokyo Police Arrest Aぇ!group Member Kusama Richard Keita on Public Indecency Suspicion

Officers opened an investigation after a passerby reported an early-morning exposure near a Shinjuku building entrance.

Overview

  • The incident was reported around 5:40 a.m. on Oct. 4 at the first-floor entrance of a building in Shinjuku 2-chome, according to police.
  • A male passerby called 110 to report a man exposing his lower body, prompting the police response.
  • Investigators say Kusama voluntarily went to the station for questioning before they sought a warrant and carried out a formal arrest.
  • Police say he was likely intoxicated at the time of the alleged exposure.
  • Media accounts differ on whether he was clothed when officers arrived, and police have not disclosed his acknowledgment or denial.