TV Asahi employee arrested Suspected of theft etc. "I was in financial trouble"

An employee of TV Asahi was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for invading a condominium room in Tokyo and stealing earphones.

It means that he stated that he was "financially in trouble" in response to the investigation.

The person arrested was Yasuki Shinomiya, a 28-year-old employee of the TV Asahi Business Produce Bureau.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, there are suspicions of theft, alleging that they invaded a room in an apartment in Minato-ku, Tokyo in the early morning of May 30 and stole wireless earphones worth about 10,000 yen.

At that time, the front door was not locked, and a man in this room noticed and reported it.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, he admitted the suspicion to the investigation and stated that he was "financially in trouble".

TV Asahi commented, "We are very sorry that the employee was arrested and we deeply apologize. We will take strict measures after confirming the facts."