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Japan Today
6 days ago
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- Japan Today
Japanese social media user held over ¥3 mil extortion to delete post
A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen in exchange for removing his private details from the internet, Tokyo police said Monday. Yuki Azuma, 29, who posts as Entertainer Orihara, is known for exposing apparent secrets of famous people on social media, according to the police. He allegedly uploaded the personal information and headshot of a 30-year-old man to X, and extorted the money from him at a Tokyo restaurant in October last year. Azuma hinted at further posts, telling the man he was considering releasing "everything," the police said. He has remained silent about the allegations, they said. © KYODO
Japan Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Japanese social media user held over $21,000 extortion to delete post
A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen in exchange for removing his private details from the internet, Tokyo police said Monday. Yuki Azuma, 29, who posts as Entertainer Orihara, is known for exposing apparent secrets of famous people on social media, according to the police. He allegedly uploaded the personal information and headshot of a 30-year-old man to X, and extorted the money from him at a Tokyo restaurant in October last year. Azuma hinted at further posts, telling the man he was considering releasing "everything," the police said. He has remained silent about the allegations, they said. © KYODO
Kyodo News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
Japan social media user held over $21,000 extortion to delete post
KYODO NEWS - 40 minutes ago - 17:22 | All, Japan A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen ($21,000) in exchange for removing his private details from the internet, Tokyo police said Monday. Yuki Azuma, 29, who posts as Entertainer Orihara, is known for exposing apparent secrets of famous people on social media, according to the police. He allegedly uploaded the personal information and headshot of a 30-year-old man to X, formerly Twitter, and extorted the money from him at a Tokyo restaurant in October last year. Azuma hinted at further posts, telling the man he was considering releasing "everything," the police said. He has remained silent about the allegations, they said. Related coverage: Man sent to prosecutors over naked trespassing, suspected in 20 cases North Korean hacker group identified in theft of DMM Bitcoin assets
The Mainichi
6 days ago
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- The Mainichi
Japan social media user held over $21,000 extortion to delete post
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen ($21,000) in exchange for removing his private details from the internet, Tokyo police said Monday. Yuki Azuma, 29, who posts as Entertainer Orihara, is known for exposing apparent secrets of famous people on social media, according to the police. He allegedly uploaded the personal information and headshot of a 30-year-old man to X, formerly Twitter, and extorted the money from him at a Tokyo restaurant in October last year. Azuma hinted at further posts, telling the man he was considering releasing "everything," the police said. He has remained silent about the allegations, they said.
Kyodo News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
Japan social media user held over $21,000 extortion to delete post
KYODO NEWS - 7 minutes ago - 17:22 | All, Japan A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen ($21,000) in exchange for removing his private details from the internet, Tokyo police said Monday. Yuki Azuma, 29, who posts as Entertainer Orihara, is known for exposing apparent secrets of famous people on social media, according to the police. He allegedly uploaded the personal information and headshot of a 30-year-old man to X, formerly Twitter, and extorted the money from him at a Tokyo restaurant in October last year. Azuma hinted at further posts, telling the man he was considering releasing "everything," the police said. He has remained silent about the allegations, they said. Related coverage: Man sent to prosecutors over naked trespassing, suspected in 20 cases North Korean hacker group identified in theft of DMM Bitcoin assets
