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Man Arrested for Threatening Voice Actress Aya Hirano
posted on by Egan Loo
24-year-old allegedly wrote on 2ch that he would harm Hirano, "blow up Fuji TV"
Police arrested Tomokazu Furuichi, a 24-year-old male worker from Sapporo, Hokkaido, on suspicion of writing on the Internet forum 2channel (2ch) that he would harm 23-year-old voice actress Fuji TV" and other means of "forcible obstruction of business" (an arrestable offense in Japan). According to the police investigation, Furuichi itted to the charges.
A person who identifies himself as "Tomokazu Furuichi" has been Twitter to send messages about killing Hirano and her fans.
The news source FNN posted a video report on the news.
Sources: FNN, Rocket News
Update: More background information added. The suspect's given name is pronounced "Tomokazu."
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