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Finance Ministry Official Arrested for Upskirting in Tokyo - News Directory 3

Finance Ministry Official Arrested for Upskirting in Tokyo

December 16, 2024 Catherine Williams Business
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Original source: nippon.com

Finance Ministry Official arrested⁣ for Alleged Upskirting in Tokyo

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (NewsDirectory3) ⁢- A 44-year-old official from Japan’s Finance Ministry has been arrested by Tokyo Police for allegedly engaging in upskirting at a train station in Tokyo.‍ Yasutaka⁤ yoneta,who also holds a temporary⁣ associate professor⁢ position at Tokyo Metropolitan University,denies ⁣the allegation,according to police sources.

Yoneta ‍is suspected of approaching a woman in her 20s from ‍behind on an escalator at Minamiosawa Station in Hachioji around ⁤10 ⁢a.m. on October 23rd.⁢ Police⁣ allege he⁤ slipped a smartphone under her ⁤skirt and filmed her underwear.

[Image of Minamiosawa Station escalator]

The ⁤incriminating photo was ⁤discovered when police‍ officers examined Yoneta’s smartphone ⁢during a separate investigation in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward in late October.

Yoneta, a graduate of ⁢Tokyo ⁤Metropolitan University, joined the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in 2005. He assumed his current position at the university in April of this year.

This incident has sparked outrage ⁤and concern among the⁤ public, raising questions about the safety of women in public spaces and⁢ the accountability of individuals in⁣ positions of authority.

Finance Ministry Official Arrested‍ for alleged Upskirting, Denies Wrongdoing

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (NewsDirectory3) – ⁤ A 44-year-old official from Japan’s Finance Ministry, Yasutaka Yoneta, is facing⁢ accusations of ⁣upskirting after⁤ his ⁣arrest by Tokyo police. ⁢Yoneta, ‍who also holds a temporary associate⁢ professor position at Tokyo Metropolitan University, ⁤vehemently denies these allegations.

Police allege that on October 23rd⁢ around 10 am, Yoneta targeted a woman in her 20s at Minamiosawa Station in ⁣Hachioji. He is suspected of positioning himself behind⁣ the ‍woman on an escalator adn using his ‍smartphone to film under her skirt.

The incriminating ⁤evidence surfaced when police officers, conducting a ⁣separate examination in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward in ⁤late October, examined Yoneta’s smartphone.

Yoneta,‍ a graduate of Tokyo Metropolitan university, ⁢ joined the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau⁣ in 2005 and began his current position at the university in ‍April⁢ of this year.

This ⁢case has ignited‍ public outrage and concern, raising serious questions about the safety of women in public spaces and the accountability of individuals ⁣in positions of power.

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