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Police in Tokyo are questioning Japanese actress Mariko Ishihara, 53, on suspicion of stealing a bento (boxed lunch) and several food items from a convenience store in Tokyo.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on July 22 when Ishihara was in a convenience store in Sumida Ward. She attempted to leave the store without paying for the bento and a bottle of tea, Fuji TV reported. A clerk who witnessed the alleged shoplifting notified police by phone, and the actress was apprehended and taken to the police station.
Police said Ishihara has admitted to the allegation but has not yet been charged.
In her acting career, Ishihara was notorious for losing her temper and was publicly called "looney" and “an actress who can’t control her short fuse” in the media. However, in recent years, she has dropped out of view.
© Japan Today
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TumbleDry
Not the best way to come back in the spot light...
theeastisred
Estimated value of goods: Y1,200. Estimated value of lost reputation: priceless.
Alex Einz
She hasnt been working or seen for over 8 years... maybe she has no money anymore.
blahblah222
Japanese female actresses make very little money even when they are employed.
When they are dumped by their agency they have no other skills so it's really kinda sad.
sensei258
Well, you can rest assured that there will be no suspended sentence, because they won't even bother to charge her.
Alexandre T. Ishii
Actress?
Monozuki
Considering she was presumably in financial need and her own unique personality or looney, if you will, it's not difficult to understand that she ended up shoplifting. Incidentally, she once studied psychology and astronomy in a university in the U.S...
dcog9065
I guess it's hard times for the entertainment industry as well
Goodlucktoyou
i have an issue about touching the dirty screen to buy alcohol but I'm clearly over 20. some 800yen an hour staff can be aggressive. i hope she is not a victim. if not, stealing is a crime.,
mmwkdw
One only has to look at the recent expose of the BBC Pay gender gap, and now wonder what the situation is like in Japan...