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A manager at a Uniqlo shop in Tokyo has been arrested for allegedly secretly taking photos of eight female customers as they were changing in fitting rooms earlier this year, police said Thursday.
Kohei Takahashi, 35, who was arrested on Tuesday, has admitted to the allegations, with the police quoting him as saying, "I could not resist the urge to look at women's underwear."
Takahashi allegedly used a smartphone to secretly take pictures of the women from under doors and curtains in July and August at the Uniqlo shop in Toshima Ward, the police said.
Secret videos he allegedly made at the shop have also been found, according to the police.
His arrest came after the police were investigating him for a separate incident in which he was suspected of taking an upskirt photo of a female high school student on a train on Tokyo's JR Yamanote loop line in August, they said.
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Yohan
What an idiot, if he wants to see women changing their clothes he can look at pictures and download movies as much as he likes for free from the internet. Ruining his future, for what?
Fighto!
This type of crime is very common in all Western nations.
Hopefully Takahashi is jailed - and is banned from ever working in any environment with females.
wallace
Throwing his life and career away over underwear.
piskian
Not common in Western countries.
Highly prevalent here.
Offwithyourarrogance
'Fighto!'..This type of crime is very common in all Western nations."
No. We have girlfriends and wives, not to mention a life.
Michael Corleone
apparently some of these sites let customers view a certain number of images for free after which they must provide new material themselves for others to enjoy.
kohei takahashi is not the first person to destroy his life after becoming addicted to something...
Meiyouwenti
@ Fighto!
“This type of crime is very common in all Western nations.”
Yes indeed. Sexual abuse by Catholic Church has been prevalent for years and well documented. They even have the word “pervert” in their vocabulary.
Mike_Oxlong
He's probably talking shop with the cops and trading tips right now.
Daniel Neagari
@piskian
Your naiveness makes me laugh
Legrande
What an idiot, if he wants to see women changing their clothes he can look at pictures and download movies as much as he likes for free from the internet. Ruining his future, for what?
Not unlikely that he has been providing material to those sites.
Daniel Neagari
@Offwithyourarrogance
sure... your opinions comes from the idea that your culture and society is perfect. Elitism?, Snobisim?, R..sim?
But no... if you are honest enough you will see that these type of thing is common every where.
or did you think that "voyeur" is a Japanese word??
kurisupisu
I’ve always been tempted too…
Nuno Teixeira da Cunha
Any hobby ?