Musician arrested for flashing high school student in Saitama

Thursday 03rd September, 08:41 AM JST

SAITAMA —

Police on Thursday arrested 44-year-old saxophone player Yasushi Arai on a charge of public obscenity after he reportedly flashed a female high school student at a shopping arcade in Saitama’s Honjo city.

According to police, the girl was on her way home when Arai is said to have unzipped his pants and flashed her. The girl ran when she saw Arai, and he chased her for about 100 meters before a police officer saw the chase and arrested him. Arai has admitted to the charge, police said.

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Disillusioned at 11:31 AM JST - 3rd September

LoveUSA - One more sick man with deep sexual complexes.

I have similar feelings towards every middle aged Japanese guy standing in the combini drooling over a sexually explicit comic. - I wonder how far this loon would have chased this girl and to what end if the cop didn't spot him?
bamboohat at 11:34 AM JST - 3rd September

Good thing the cops caught this perv in the act. Otherwise I doubt that the cops would do anything even if the girl reported it.

Yet another example of cops only capable of doing their jobs when the crime, perpetrator, and confession is literally handed to them on a platter.
Damien15 at 12:10 PM JST - 3rd September

What has him being musician has anything to do with this crime? Why do they always have to mention criminals proffesions? If he was a teacher or something, it'd be understandable, but him playing sax has nothing to do with his sexual interests.
timorborder at 12:20 PM JST - 3rd September

But is he really a saxophone player or does he just call himself that? Has anybody checked to make sure he is registered with the Japanese Pro Surfer Association, sorry, Japanese Saxophone Players Association?
Makun at 12:24 PM JST - 3rd September

I can't imagine the horror of being chased by a man with his skin flute.
scoobydoo at 12:58 PM JST - 3rd September

They don't get it, if a woman flashed a man it would be more likely he would get excited and she wanted him but these fellas have not worked out it does not work the other way, in fact opposite.
TokyoLurker at 01:03 PM JST - 3rd September

hahaha, everyday is entertainment
Freddy5 at 01:55 PM JST - 3rd September

They say bad sax is better than no sax at all.
BritAsianinJap at 02:01 PM JST - 3rd September

I expect the only reason why the police caught up with him was that he couldn't run too had with his pants at half-mast.... oops
sharky1 at 06:00 PM JST - 3rd September

They are sure to lock this guy up in a penile institution.
gogogo at 06:14 PM JST - 3rd September

what are moron... the world is full of them
nipponreddog at 09:45 PM JST - 3rd September

Was alcohol involved? The article doesn't say. But most likely it was. This sax player was probably stoned out of his mind on booze. He won't even remember the incident. Certainly traumatic for the girl (or maybe not so), but if you read the autobiography of Eric Clapton, this would be "normal" stoned musician behavior...
GAYMAN at 12:30 AM JST - 4th September

so what? she doesn't like brass
dasyhard at 06:01 AM JST - 4th September

Maybe he took an overdose of Viagra and wanted to show it off, HA! Or maybe he can only make it rise by playing his Sax, HA!
bemused at 03:18 PM JST - 7th September

What has him being musician has anything to do with this crime? Why do they always have to mention criminals proffesions? If he was a teacher or something, it'd be understandable, but him playing sax has nothing to do with his sexual interests.

It's because musicians have armadillos in their trousers.