Overview
- The Second Tokyo Bar Association announced a three-month suspension on February 6, effective the same day.
- Investigators found that from October 2021 the lawyer touched and kissed his client and sent messages inviting sexual relations.
- In January 2022 he was found to have compelled sex after signaling he would not act in line with her litigation wishes.
- He had served as an adviser to a group advocating against sexual harassment and abuse in the theater and film industries.
- The client sued in March 2023 and reached a May 2025 settlement that included an apology and a payment, and the bar has not disclosed the lawyer’s statements during its inquiry.