TOKYO (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a person employed by main common buying and selling firm Sumitomo Corporation for illegally getting into the U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka.
According to police, Yoshitaka Mizuno, 45, additionally stayed at a resort on the bottom for round two weeks, experiences the Mainichi Shimbun (Feb. 19).
On October 23 final yr, he suspected of utilizing a faux identification card to enter the U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka and lease a automobile.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of violating the Special Criminal Law referring to the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement on Thursday, Mizuno acknowledged that he “admired the U.S. military and wanted to have even a little contact with them.”
According to police, the faux I.D. claimed he was a U.S. Army sergeant. He additionally stayed at a resort on the bottom for a number of days.
Mizuno is a Sumitomo Corporation worker residing within the United Arab Emirates and stationed in Iraq. He additionally has a residence in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Police imagine Mizuno used an identical technique to enter and exit U.S. navy amenities in Kanagawa Prefecture, resembling Yokosuka Air Base and Atsugi Air Base, a number of occasions up to now.
Police are presently investigating how he obtained the faux identification card.
The particular regulation prohibits entry into U.S. navy amenities with restricted entry. To enter a base, one usually wants to make use of an I.D. card issued by the U.S. navy, or receive prior permission and be escorted by a U.S. navy personnel.