Overview

• The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Security Division announced on Sept. 29 that the student was referred on suspicion of distributing obscene images and simple gambling.
• He is accused of listing AI-generated sexual-image posters on auction sites in Aug.–Oct. 2024, pricing them at ¥300–¥2,000 and earning about ¥280,000.
• Police say he admitted selling the posters to raise betting money and believed online gambling was a gray area.
• Investigators estimate he wagered about ¥630,000 between Feb. 2024 and July 2025, ending with a loss of roughly ¥200,000.
• Reporting indicates the proceeds were used on offshore platforms licensed in Curaçao, including Sportsbet.io, according to police accounts cited by media.