Overview
- Harajuku Police Station sent a police file on Nijiro Murakami to prosecutors on June 24, 2026 as part of a injury (assault) investigation.
- Police say the referral alleges four attacks at Murakami's Shibuya residence between March and May 2024 that included punching, grabbing the woman's hair and slamming her head into a window.
- The alleged victim is a woman in her 20s who had lived with Murakami at the time and later reported the abuse to the Metropolitan Police earlier this year.
- Reporting says Murakami has acknowledged injuring the woman, telling investigators there is no doubt he caused her injuries.
- Prosecutors will now decide whether to indict or seek another outcome and the case could affect Murakami's acting career and public standing if charges proceed.