TOKYO (TR) – Today Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that a staff member of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been accused attempting to take illicit footage up a woman’s skirt inside JR Tokyo Station, reports NHK (Apr. 3).
At around 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Yusuke Tanaka, a 41-year-old specialist in the Waterworks Division of the Water Management and Disaster Management Bureau, allegedly used a small camera to attempt to take tosatsu (voyeur) footage up the skirt of the woman, aged in her 20s, inside a convenience store in the station.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of violating the Act on the Punishment of Filming Sexual Activity, Tanaka, who lives in Katsushika Ward, admitted to the charges.
According to investigators, the incident occurred while the woman was waiting in line at a cash register. A male commuting standing nearby noticed the suspicious behavior of the suspect, apprehended him and handed him over to the Marunouchi Police Station.
A METI official commented, “It is truly regrettable that an employee was arrested. We would like to confirm the facts and take strict action.”
