Japan police arrest suspects in Miyagi threat case and Miyazaki sexual assault

On July 15, police in Miyagi Prefecture arrested an unemployed man in his 80s after he shouted threats, including “I want to kill you,” at a woman he knew inside a building in the city of Tome. He admitted the allegations.

On July 14, police in Miyazaki Prefecture arrested four individuals – a 22‑year‑old man, a 21‑year‑old woman and two teenage boys – accused of non‑consensual sexual assault and causing injuries to a teenage girl in a public square in Kadogawa town in April. They were charged with indecent assault resulting in injury.