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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Metropolitan Police Department is seen in Tokyo in October 2023.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
21:18 JST, January 15, 2025
A man, who was arrested on suspicion of slapping a female employee at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, was angry that he had missed his flight, police said Wednesday.
The man, 58, a doctor from Matsue, allegedly slapped the woman, who is in her 20s, twice near a boarding gate of Terminal 2 at the airport around 8:10 p.m. on Monday.
The woman was left with a bruise that is expected to take about a week to heal, according to the Tokyo airport police station, which is a part of the Metropolitan Police Department.
He denied the allegation and was quoted as saying, “I didn’t hit [her].”
The man was on a business trip and had missed his flight.
According to police, he was heard saying, “Why wasn’t there an announcement? Put me on [the plane].”
The police received a call and dispatched officers, who arrested the doctor at the scene.
The police sent him to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Wednesday.
