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The Mainichi
22-05-2025
- The Mainichi
Japan Post worker arrested after allegedly phoning woman via number on package
TOKYO -- A Japan Post Co. employee was arrested May 21 after allegedly using personal information from a shipping label on a package to call a woman and tell her he was spying on her. Yoichi Nose, a 39-year-old resident of Tokyo's Ota Ward, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s Kamata Police Station on suspicion of attempted coercion and violating the Postal Act. He is specifically accused of accessing the mobile phone number of a woman in her 20s written on the shipping label on a Letter Pack envelope while on delivery duty between Jan. 28 and 29, when he was working at Kamata Post Office in Ota Ward. He then allegedly called the woman on Jan. 31, saying things like, "I'm secretly filming your apartment," and, "Can I upload a video of you changing clothes on YouTube?" He also reportedly told her, "If you want me to stop, how about we meet at Kamata Station?" Investigative sources say the package was addressed to an airline company, where the woman was recently hired. According to the MPD, there was no prior relationship between Nose and the woman. He reportedly admitted to the charges, telling police, "I would have called any woman. I just wanted a reason to talk." Nose also ended the call without conveying a detailed meeting location, and reportedly told investigators, "Saying things to a woman one-sidedly got me excited." Police believe that Nose took photos on his smartphone of postal items addressed to or sent by women that showed their phone numbers and then calling them over the past four or five years. Around 100 pictures of such items, apparently taken since July 2023, were found on his confiscated smartphone. In response to inquiries, Japan Post told the Mainichi Shimbun, "We are still in the process of confirming the facts, so we will refrain from issuing any comments. We will cooperate with the investigation and take strict measures if the allegations are confirmed."
Japan Times
22-05-2025
- Japan Times
Postal worker accused of making threatening call to woman using delivery info
A Tokyo postal worker was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of placing a threatening phone call to a woman by using personal information found on her mail, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Suspect Yoichi Nose, of the city's Ota Ward, was taken into custody by the Kamata Police Station on suspicion of violating the postal law and attempted coercion. Nose, a 39-year-old Japan Post employee, allegedly called the woman using a phone number found on a delivery item addressed to her and said, among other things, 'Would it be okay if I uploaded a hidden camera video of you?' Nose has admitted to the allegations, telling investigators, 'I wanted a reason to talk to women, so I started doing this four or five years ago. I've called more than 100 people. I felt a thrill and sexual excitement from talking to them one-sidedly.' Nose is accused of calling the mobile number listed on a delivery package sent to the woman, who is in her 20s and lives in Tokyo. In the call, he reportedly said, 'I've been secretly filming your home for a year. Can I upload your videos to YouTube?' 'If you want me to stop, why don't we meet at the station tomorrow?' he added. According to police, the incident took place between Jan. 28 and Jan. 31. Investigators found approximately 100 images stored on Nose's smartphone of women's personal information — including phone numbers and addresses — photographed directly from their mail. However, no actual hidden camera footage has been discovered. The case came to light after the woman contacted police, reportedly saying, 'A man I don't know called from a blocked number and said he's been secretly filming me.' Japan Post said it is 'currently confirming the facts' and added it would cooperate fully with the police investigation. Translated by The Japan Times
