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Japan volleyball player arrested over suspected cannabis
Filed: May 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM ET
Summary: Tokyo police arrested national men’s volleyball player Shunichiro Sato for suspected cannabis possession.
WHO: Tokyo police; Shunichiro Sato
WHAT: Arrested on suspicion of cannabis possession under Japan’s narcotics control law
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM ET
WHERE: Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, Japan
WHY: Police allege he possessed dried cannabis at a pachinko pinball parlor and forensic testing identified plant fragments as cannabis.
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