Reporters wait outside Tsuyoshi Kusanagi’s home as police search it on Thursday.

Kusanagi's arrest sparks media frenzy in Japan and S Korea

Friday 24th April, 12:39 AM JST

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Nessie at 01:58 PM JST - 24th April

Thanks, LFRA
kwatt at 01:58 PM JST - 24th April

If police found any person drunk on street/park even if dead drunk at any place in Japan, they must take good care of the person under the law. Police can neither interrogate the person (but can ask questions) nor raid home/house with warrant even if the person is suspicious about illegal drugs or something. Regarding Kusanagi's case, why police did it without any evidence, absolutely nothing?
chuckers at 01:59 PM JST - 24th April

Also from the Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure:

Article 102 (1) The court may, when it is necessary, search the body, articles, residence or any other place of the accused. (2) The body, articles, residence or any other place of a person other than the accused may be searched only when it is reasonably supposed that articles which should be seized exist.
cow76 at 02:07 PM JST - 24th April

Is anyone really shocked? Let's try to find one person on JT so prove the headline isn't sensationalism.

Japanese men are drunk and naked all the time. It's a way of life here.
cactusJack at 02:29 PM JST - 24th April

I bet they found some illegal substance at the scene or had suspicion of use of an illegal substance, hence the search warrant. It all adds up.
Nessie at 02:38 PM JST - 24th April

bet they found some illegal substance at the scene or had suspicion of use of an illegal substance, hence the search warrant. It all adds up.

I imagine they would have said so if that were the case.
SaitamaGaijin at 03:06 PM JST - 24th April

Lets be real.

When janet jackson showed one littlw tiny nipple during the half time show of the SuperBowl. What happened Same thing...............

When Clinton had his storry with Lewinsky,,, Same thing

As said Spiderman, "with great power comes great responsibilities"
LFRAgain at 03:22 PM JST - 24th April

chuckers,

That provision you quoted in the law refers to the courts, not the police, and what the courts' rights and responsibilities are. Under those provisions, the courts have the right to issue search warrants, which the police execute.

Kusanagi's apartment may have been searched without a warrant, which is clearly illegal. But if he gave permission to search, then the police broke the law again by obtaining permission from a person who was in no state of mind to give informed consent. He was supposedly 5 times over the legal limit, couldn't remember where his clothes were, why he was naked, or how he got there. So I doubt very sincerely he was in any condition to knowingly give the anyone permission to ransack his apartment.
shreeree at 03:27 PM JST - 24th April

All I can say is please...please do not kill yourself over this. This too shall pass. sigh Must be hard trying to appear perfect all the time for the delicate public's sake in the first place.
shreeree at 03:31 PM JST - 24th April

He was supposedly 5 times over the legal limit, couldn't remember where his clothes were, why he was naked, or how he got there. So I doubt very sincerely he was in any condition to knowingly give the anyone permission to ransack his apartment.

Mmm, wouldn't needing to go inside to get him something to wear be "just cause" It's like DUI, it gives them "just cause" to search the vehicle for open containers, and or drugs.
Coolasapool at 03:34 PM JST - 24th April

alleged indecency

no it wasnt. it was entertainment.
jackseoul at 03:35 PM JST - 24th April

At least he wasn't with someone having sex in the park or doing lewd things on a public urinal, as have happened to other stars in the past. Let's all just give him a break.
LFRAgain at 04:20 PM JST - 24th April

Mmm, wouldn't needing to go inside to get him something to wear be "just cause" It's like DUI, it gives them "just cause" to search the vehicle for open containers, and or drugs.

Wow. No, no, and an extra no in there just for good measure. The privacy and rights violation implications boggle the mind if you were to run that logic to its full conclusion in every case.
ca1ic0cat at 09:12 PM JST - 24th April

Even Reuters has picked up on this scandal. Oh well, guess it's kinda old news. Time to let him sleep it off.
peachy871 at 11:37 PM JST - 24th April

soldave - you took the words right out of my mouth! LOL