Overview

• On July 28, a six-year-old boy was found face-down in the pool at Sports Club Megalos Musashikoganei about five minutes after entering the water.
• Koganei police have launched a professional negligence investigation, interviewing two club employees and two after-school care staff who were monitoring the session.
• The pool’s depth at the incident site measured about 1.2 meters—taller than the boy’s roughly 113-centimeter height—and he was not wearing a flotation device, while depth-adjustment platforms were only in shallower areas.
• In March 2024, the same facility saw a near-drowning when a child’s flotation device was not properly used, prompting the operator to apologize for safety lapses.
• Nomura Real Estate Life & Sports has suspended all pool operations and will conduct a root-cause analysis before implementing enhanced safety protocols and reopening.