Overview
- Keiryu Mizuno, who pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Yokohama District Court, now faces a prosecution request for a 10‑month detention sentence with a verdict due June 18.
- Prosecutors said he bought a fake U.S. military ID around 2021 and entered Yokosuka and other facilities about 30 times, using on‑base restaurants, lodging and rental cars.
- They also said he purchased a forged card in his wife's name and at times went in with his wife and pet to use base services.
- In court he said he acted out of long‑held admiration for the U.S. military after failing to join an Army officer program, and he apologized.
- The charges draw on a special criminal law connected to the Japan–U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, and prosecutors argued the pattern of breaches endangered base security and could spur tighter entry checks.